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How matches are actually won, explained with the data.

Illustration for the Tactics article “What does Ashley Williams add to Bellamy's Wales staff?”: 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
What does Ashley Williams add to Bellamy's Wales staff?

The BBC reports that former Wales captain Ashley Williams is returning to the national…

21 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Analyse the Madrid derby: a step-by-step tactical method”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing a scene illustrating the subject of the article, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Analyse the Madrid derby: a step-by-step tactical method

A derby is easier to read when you decide in advance what you are looking at. This is a…

20 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Read Manchester City versus Sunderland like an analyst”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing a scene illustrating the subject of the article, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Read Manchester City versus Sunderland like an analyst

Manchester City against Sunderland is a meeting of two different intentions rather than…

20 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Track the inverted winger in Sevilla versus Barcelona”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing a scene illustrating the subject of the article, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Track the inverted winger in Sevilla versus Barcelona

Sevilla against Barcelona is a wide-area problem before it is anything else. This guide…

20 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield