Book Review
Zonal Marking: From Ajax to Zidane, the Making of Modern Soccer
In life, it takes time to create successful ideas and concepts. Scientists and researchers spend years, even decades, analyzing and studying data to create trials or...
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Arsenal
/ 9 years agoAnalyzing Zonal Marking, Man Marking and Mixed Zonal Marking
In England, it’s not uncommon to hear the saying that “Zonal marking is not defending.” But, what the fact that these...
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Leagues: EPL
/ 10 years agoManchester City 3:0 Sunderland
Sunderland’s trip to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon was not very rewarding. Aleksandar Kolarov contributed a goal and an assist...
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Blackburn Rovers
/ 10 years agoBlackburn Rovers 0 – 2 Manchester United: Tactics
In an instant, an impending stalemate at Ewood Park became another step to the title for Manchester United, as Antonio Valencia...
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Leagues: MLS
/ 10 years agoTactically Speaking: 3 At The Back
Two centerbacks, two fullbacks. The modern convention of “four at the back,” is so standard that any time a team adds...
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Leagues: MLS
/ 10 years agoTactically Speaking: POR 3:1 PHI
The first ESPN2 match of the season turned out to be a rainy affair from Jeld-Wen Field in Portland, as the...
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Blackburn Rovers
/ 10 years agoManchester United 2-3 Blackburn Rovers: Tactics
In their second surprise result of the campaign, Blackburn Rovers proved opportunistic, spoiling Sir Alex Ferguson’s 70th birthday at Old Trafford...
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Everton
/ 10 years agoEverton 1-1 Norwich City: Tactical Review
Norwich City grabbed a 1-1 draw in their trip to the northwest to face Everton on Saturday. The home squad lined...
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Houston Dynamo
/ 11 years agoTactics Talk: About That Five…
There have been some raised eyebrows across the Major League Soccer punditry about Peter Nowak and his choice of formation to...
Jordan Harvey
/ 11 years agoTactics in MLS (And/Or The Supplemental Nature Of OptaStats)
I tend to consider tactics and Major League Soccer like an unabridged dictionary in a fourth grade classroom. While the study...
