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How matches are actually won, explained with the data.

Illustration for the Tactics article “Break down an Italy–Turkey Nations League tie step by step”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing an empty training ground at dawn with cones and markers laid out, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Break down an Italy–Turkey Nations League tie step by step

The Nations League turns Italy against Turkey into a competitive fixture with promotion,…

28 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Pescara v Spezia: the tactical shape of a Serie B fixture”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing an empty training ground at dawn with cones and markers laid out, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Pescara v Spezia: the tactical shape of a Serie B fixture

Pescara against Spezia is a league meeting between two Italian clubs from opposite…

28 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Why does a Portugal v Norway meeting pose a tactical puzzle?”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing an empty training ground at dawn with cones and markers laid out, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Why does a Portugal v Norway meeting pose a tactical puzzle?

Because the two sides are built to ask opposite questions. Portugal are organised to…

28 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Why Germany v Greece is a test of patience, not power?”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing an empty training ground at dawn with cones and markers laid out, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Why Germany v Greece is a test of patience, not power?

A meeting between Germany and Greece is rarely a contest of raw strength. It is a…

28 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield