Scout Report: How Manchester United should use Jadon Sancho

Scout Report: How Manchester United should use Jadon Sancho – originally posted on Sportslens.com After over a year’s worth of reports, rumours, and the deal being this close to completion, Jadon Sancho is finally set to be joining Manchester United. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽. We have agreed a deal in principle for the transfer of Jadon Sancho to […]

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Tactical Analysis: How England found a way past Germany in the Euros

Tactical Analysis: How England found a way past Germany in the Euros – originally posted on Sportslens.com After three days of tournament football at its chaotic and unpredictable best, the UEFA European Championship‘s round of 16 drew to a close. The last two matches involved Sweden and Ukraine in the late kick-off slot, but the […]

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Opposition Analysis: What England should expect to see from Germany

Opposition Analysis: What England should expect to see from Germany – originally posted on Sportslens.com The group stage of Euro 2020 is done and dusted, so now it’s time for the really serious business – the knockout phase. We are getting straight into them with some huge matches in the round of 16, including a […]

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Euro 2020 Matchday 3 Review: Danish delight, unstoppable Italy, & much more

Euro 2020 Matchday 3 Review: Danish delight, unstoppable Italy, & much more – originally posted on Sportslens.com The last round of the group stage in Euro 2020 certainly was the most dramatic, as there were 13 qualification spots up for grabs (Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands got the job done on matchday 2) for 21 […]

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Euro 2020 Matchday 2 Review: Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands progress, Scotland hold England, Germany blow Portugal away & much more

Euro 2020 Matchday 2 Review: Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands progress, Scotland hold England, Germany blow Portugal away & much more – originally posted on Sportslens.com The second matchday of Euro 2020 once again featured 24 nations participating in 12 fixtures across the six groups, and there is lots to unpack from the week’s action. […]

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Tactical Analysis: How Scotland’s in-match adjustments contained England in the Euros

Tactical Analysis: How Scotland’s in-match adjustments contained England in the Euros – originally posted on Sportslens.com For the 100th time in a competitive football match, less-than-friendly neighbours England and Scotland prepared to face each other. This was their first clash at the Euros since (look away Scottish readers) 1996, which was also at Wembley Stadium, […]

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Tactical Analysis: How Manchester City undid themselves against Chelsea in the Champions League final

Tactical Analysis: How Manchester City undid themselves against Chelsea in the Champions League final – originally posted on Sportslens.com After three encounters this season in the Premier League and FA Cup, Manchester City and Chelsea squared off in the biggest match of the European club football season – the Champions League final. Pep Guardiola’s side […]

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Analysis: How Villarreal’s adaptability helped them beat Manchester United

Analysis: How Villarreal’s adaptability helped them beat Manchester United – originally posted on Sportslens.com In the second-last match of continental football in Europe for the 2020/21 season, Villarreal and Manchester United prepared to square off for the UEFA Europa League trophy. Ole Gunnar Solskjær was leading the Red Devils into his first-ever final as a […]

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Scout Report: How Ibrahima Konaté can bolster Liverpool’s defence

Scout Report: How Ibrahima Konaté can bolster Liverpool’s defence – originally posted on Sportslens.com Another transfer window, another chance for Liverpool to add a centre-back or two to their squad. After injuries stripped them of all of their senior central defenders, Liverpool made a couple of late moves in the January transfer window to bring […]

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Analysis: Why Chelsea’s tactics weren’t enough to stop Leicester magic

Analysis: Why Chelsea’s tactics weren’t enough to stop Leicester magic – originally posted on Sportslens.com Just more than two weeks prior to this day in 2016, Leicester City were celebrating a miraculous Premier League title after Chelsea halted Tottenham Hotspur’s title charge for good at Stamford Bridge. Fast forward five years, and those two accidental […]

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