by Coach Deeone on May 17, 2021
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 […]
by Coach Deeone 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 […]
by Coach Deeone 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. […]
by Coach Deeone 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 […]
by Coach Deeone 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 […]
by Coach Deeone on August 15, 2016
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 […]
by Coach Deeone 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 […]
by Coach Deeone 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 […]
by Coach Deeone 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, […]
