Adopting the Right Mindset: How Mental Tactics Can Create Champions
Football is a funny old game and, like all sports, the margins between victory and defeat are often razor thin. In fact, as the old saying goes, the biggest games are often won and lost even before the players step onto the pitch. When skills are evenly matched, the difference between victory and defeat can […]
Everton 0-3 Manchester United- Player ratings,Tactics and Highlights
Manchester United forgot their humiliation against Arsenal in quick time as they were able to beat Everton at Goodison Park quite easily. Ander Herrera’s inclusion from the start was a surprise given that the Spaniard never seems to be able to convince Van Gaal in playing him although he is easily one of the most […]
Man United Striker set to leave club in January
Manchester United striker James Wilson is set leave the club for Celtic in a loan deal. The young striker has failed to get any chance in the first team with Anthony Martial’s arrival. On the other hand Wayne Rooney’s struggles have been a constant from the beginning of the season but Van Gaal has refused […]
Arsenal’s expected 4-2-3-1 formation against Watford-Star player misses out
Arsenal on the back of their 3-0 victory over Manchester United visit Watford this weekend. Wenger’s team is full of confidence after their comprehensive victory over the red devils. Although Arsenal’s season so far has been up and down the manner of their victory over Van Gaal’s side must give them immense confidence especially in […]
Manchester United player involved in a training ground altercation
Robin Van Persie and Memphis Depay were involved in a training ground altercation when they were with their national team. Van Persie who has lost his place in the national team to Huntelaar has also found it tough to break into the first team for his club Fenerbahce. The former Arsenal and Manchester United striker […]
4 Liverpool players likely to be sold by Jurgen Klopp
Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool will step into a new era full of hope and promise as the German takes charge of his first game for Liverpool against Spurs. Liverpool fans will be hoping that the German finds success with them and stays on for a long time. Klopp on the other hand will straight head […]
How will Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool lineup against Spurs
The starting eleven of Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp is something every Liverpool fan is excited to know. Klopp is expected to bring some radical changes to Anfield at least in the playing style which has been quite boring for sometime now except during the two years when Luis Suarez was at his peak. Klopp’s Dortmund […]
International Break Injury List- Man Utd,Man City,Chelsea stars suffer the most
The international break this time around has given many a headache to club managers and fans all over the world. With stars travelling far distances to play for their countries in midst of the full season,players will be prone to injuries. Manchester City seems to be the most affected as their two key players David […]
Fresh injuries to 3 stars rocks Man United- Blessing in disguise?
Generally football fans all around the world hate the international break as the quality of football drops considerably and many fans are just not invested with their international team. But this international break has given many fans much to worry with a string of injuries. City fans must be cursing their luck as Sergio Aguero […]
4 Players Jurgen Klopp should buy in January for Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp has been officially confirmed as the next Liverpool manager. Easily the most exciting signing Liverpool have made over the past few years, Klopp exactly fits the requirements for the merseyside club. Liverpool are a club on the downward trajectory but have passionate fans and a great history a combination similar to Dortmund when […]
4 players Jose Mourinho should buy in January
Chelsea has endured one of their worst ever starts and certainly Mourinho’s worst ever start in his career. They look knackered,completely out of form and even their most reliable performers like Hazard and Terry have looked off colour. Mourinho urgently needs to stop this rut atleast until January when he can and surely will call […]
Man Utd Expected starting lineup against Everton
Manchester United’s international break came at a wrong time according to Van Gaal as he didn’t have time with the players after the devastating loss against Arsenal. Van Gaal tactics were under immense scrutiny after the humiliation at the emirates.
4 Chelsea players who should be dropped by Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho has had an amazing career all across Europe but the rut Chelsea are in at the moment threatens to ruin his reputation. He has to recover from this blow before he is dismissed from his job. Let us take a look at few players who have been playing badly and who need to […]
An Extensive Analysis of Van Gaal’s tactics against Arsenal
Pre-Game/0-0 • The front four are fairly well established at this point and the tactics up front were pretty much what we’ve seen since Martial’s arrival. Memphis playing as a mostly traditional winger with the exception of an emphasis on ball control over crossing. Rooney playing mostly as an Attacking Midfielder but quite frequently pushes […]
4 Players who should be dropped by Van Gaal
Manchester United were destroyed by Arsenal 3-0 at the Emirates. Van Gaal’s selection was questioned especially his midfield pairing of the Michael Carrick and Bastian Schweinsteiger. United’s midfield and defence failed to contain Arsenal’s blistering pace and energy especially from the likes of Sanchez,Walcott and Ozil. Alexis Sanchez tore apart Matteo Darmian and scored two […]
Gary Neville on Anthony Martial
Anthony Martial was a surprise and unexpected last day transfer to Manchester United. Before he even kicked the ball for the red devils,the media wrote the teenager off. But what a signing he has turned out to be. The lone bright spot against Arsenal, Martial looks like he has everything to become a world beater. […]
Barcelona’s build-ups vs Leverkusen-Part 2
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Barcelona’s build-ups vs Leverkusen-Part 1
Barcelona are switching sides. Tempo is low . Leverkusen are so compact, it takes time for their midfield to shift. Iniesta, Neymar, Mathieu combine to get the ball into the wings. Once the ball gets to Neymar however the defensive & offensive movements are very different fom bayern.For one look at the speed at which […]
Liverpool 1:1 Sion- Tactical Analysis
There were a few tactically interesting selections and changes about this game. Liverpool’s initial lineup featured a double pivot which is a modification of their league formation 3-4-3 into more of a 3-2-3-2. Liverpool were set up to defend in the below manner. Transition like : And attacked like so: This led to quite a few problems in […]
Gary Neville analyses Chelsea’s problems this season
Although Chelsea managed win against Arsenal,their performance showed no signs of improvement. A combination of Diego Costa and Arsenal’s poor first half saw Chelsea win comfortably in a controversial match where Mike Dean’s refereeing was the central talking point.
