Tactical Analysis: How Manchester City overcame Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup final – originally posted on Sportslens.com Just a week after he officially took over from José Mourinho on an interim basis as Tottenham Hotspur manager, Ryan Mason found himself in a cup final against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. The visitors were certainly hungry, having […]
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Tactical Analysis: How Real Madrid overcame Barcelona in El Clásico
Tactical Analysis: How Real Madrid overcame Barcelona in El Clásico – originally posted on Sportslens.com Real Madrid and Barcelona may be two falling giants of European football, but their reputation remains high despite their struggles. Therefore, their clash – El Clásico – is still one of football’s biggest attractions, even if not the best from a […]
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Analysis: Liverpool’s poor pressing and TAA horror show ensured resounding thrashing by Real Madrid
Analysis: Liverpool’s poor pressing and TAA horror show ensured resounding thrashing by Real Madrid – originally posted on Sportslens.com As far as UEFA Champions League quarter-final ties go, they don’t get much bigger than this. Real Madrid hosted Liverpool at the Alfredo Di Stéfano in the first leg of the repeat of the 2018 Champions League […]
Tactical Analysis: Perfect Lille outclass PSG in potential Ligue 1 title-decider
Tactical Analysis: Perfect Lille outclass PSG in potential Ligue 1 title-decider – originally posted on Sportslens.com For the first time in four seasons, we have a serious title race in Ligue 1 with someone other than Paris Saint-Germain in pole position. Monaco and Lyon are fairly close in the mix, but the side leading the […]
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Analysis: How Manchester City broke past Everton’s resolute defence in the FA Cup
Analysis: How Manchester City broke past Everton’s resolute defence in the FA Cup – originally posted on Sportslens.com With one hand effectively on the Premier League trophy, Manchester City shifted focus to the FA Cup, where they faced Everton in the quarter-finals. The Cityzens had won their last three matches after the derby defeat in […]
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The Mislav Oršić masterclass that eliminated Tottenham Hotspur from the Europa League
The Mislav Oršić masterclass that eliminated Tottenham Hotspur from the Europa League – originally posted on Sportslens.com With a 2-0 home advantage in hand from the first leg, Tottenham Hotspur visited Dinamo Zagreb with the simple objective of getting the job done. They had stumbled after their success at home, though, as Arsenal beat them […]
How Atlético Madrid’s tactical missteps cost them huge against Chelsea
How Atlético Madrid’s tactical missteps cost them huge against Chelsea – originally posted on Sportslens.com With a 1-0 deficit to overturn, Atlético Madrid visited Stamford Bridge to face Thomas Tuchel’s still-undefeated Chelsea in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash. Coming back from a goal down was not Atlético’s game – they […]
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Tactical Analysis: How Tottenham Hotspur’s poor gameplan played into Arsenal’s hands
Tactical Analysis: How Tottenham Hotspur’s poor gameplan played into Arsenal’s hands – originally posted on Sportslens.com The North London Derby has always been quite an important match of football, but it usually has a telling impact on the top-four besides the local bragging rights it offers. This time, though, Tottenham Hotspur went into the clash […]
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Tactical Analysis: Pep Guardiola’s experimental field day for Manchester City against Fulham
Tactical Analysis: Pep Guardiola’s experimental field day for Manchester City against Fulham – originally posted on Sportslens.com After returning to winning ways in an emphatic manner against Southampton, Manchester City travelled to Craven Cottage to face a resurgent Fulham. Just after Thomas Tuchel’s failed experiment against Leeds United, Pep Guardiola decided to cross the back […]
Tactical Analysis: The long ball fest that saw Chelsea beat Liverpool
Tactical Analysis: The long ball fest that saw Chelsea beat Liverpool – originally posted on Sportslens.com It was a tale of two trajectories as Liverpool took on Chelsea. The hosts had ended their league losing streak with an away win over Sheffield United, but at Anfield, they had lost their last four and failed to […]
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