FA CUP FINAL 2021 MATCH ANALYSIS: CHELSEA VS LEICESTER CITY

by on May 17, 2021

Tielemans strike from outside the box to win the FA Cup Final for Leicester City

Chelsea and Leicester City put aside their push to secure a top four finish to slug it out in the Final of the FA Cup and it was Leicester who came off tops thanks to a sublime strike from Youri Tielemans. The XG of 1.13 vs 0.56 suggests that Chelsea had the better chances, however […]

AFCON 2019 MATCH ANALYSIS: NIGERIA VS GUINEA

by on June 27, 2019

MATCH ANALYSIS: NIGERIA VS GUINEA AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS (AFCON) 2019 GROUP GAME    FORMATIONS  The Nigerian Manager, Gernot Rohr was always likely to make changes to the side after the injuries suffered and the impact of the substitute players in the game vs Burundi. He made 5 changes to the side with Odion Ighalo […]

AFCON 2019 MATCH ANALYSIS: NIGERIA VS BURUNDI

by on June 25, 2019

MATCH ANALYSIS: NIGERIA VS BURUNDI AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS (AFCON) 2019 GROUP GAME  Nigeria played its first game of the AFCON 2019 against debutants Burundi after missing out on the last two editions of the tournament . The Nigerian side, brimming with confidence and loaded with attacking talent were expected to take down Burundi comfortably. […]

Chelsea FC 2019/20 Squad Analysis and Transfer Targets 

by on June 9, 2019

Chelsea FC 2019/20 Squad Analysis and Transfer Targets    Chelsea finished the season as the best of the rest in 3rd place behind Manchester City and Liverpool, lost to City in the League Cup Final and beat Arsenal to win the UEFA Europa League. Though on paper you would think this was a relatively successful […]

EPL MATCH ANALYSIS GAMEWEEK 9: CHELSEA VS MANCHESTER UNITED

by on October 24, 2016

MATCH ANALYSIS: CHELSEA VS MANCHESTER UNITED ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE GAMEWEEK 9 This had been a difficult week in terms of fixtures for Jose Mourinho and his team. However on the back of a steady defensive performance vs Liverpool in the previous game week and an excellent attacking performance in midweek in the Europa League, a […]

EPL TACTICAL ANALYSIS GAMEWEEK 1: PEP’S INVERTED FULL BACKS AND MORE

by on August 15, 2016

heat map of Clichy and sagna in first appearance under Guardiola

Welcome to the first review of the 2016/17 English Premier League season. In this article, we would look at Guardiola’s use of inverted full back, Conte ‘s dynamic twin strikeforce amongst other things from the first week of EPL games. PEP GUARDIOLA’S USE OF INVERTED FULL BACKS Guardiola’s debut at MCFC was hugely anticipated by […]

EURO 2016 MATCH ANALYSIS: ITALY vs GERMANY

by on July 4, 2016

MATCH ANALYSIS: ITALY vs GERMANY EURO 2016 Billed as the final before the final and the biggest game of the European Championships, Italy vs Spain did live up to expectation as a tactical masterclass and a chess game between two  great footballing nations.  It was the calm, assured and body-sniffing Low versus the animated, enthusiastic and mouthy […]

EURO 2016 MATCH ANALYSIS: ITALY VS SPAIN

by on June 29, 2016

MATCH ANALYSIS: ITALY vs SPAIN   Pure tactical masterclass put on display by Antonio Conte and the Azzuri versus the new generation of Spaniards led by an aging Vincent Del Bosque. The Italians dominated possession in the key moments of the game and relied on their defensive nous in the closing moments to see off a famous […]

EURO 2016 MATCH ANALYSIS: GERMANY vs UKRAINE

by on June 14, 2016

MATCH ANALYSIS: GERMANY vs UKRAINE Quality offensive interplay from the World Champions was the hallmark of this game. Germany’s constant offensive rotation and interplay made their attacks unpredictably save for some spells of defensive instability. Some more work required at defending set pieces. FORMATIONS With Mat Hummels unavailable and Rudiger sent home due to injury, […]