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How matches are actually won, explained with the data.

Illustration for the Tactics article “What will Zidane actually change as France's head coach?”: 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 will Zidane actually change as France's head coach?

The Guardian reports that France will now be guided by Zinedine Zidane. Tactically,…

19 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “What system does Thomas Tuchel want England to play?”: 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 system does Thomas Tuchel want England to play?

Tuchel's club teams were built on a back three, ball-oriented pressing and heavily…

19 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Juventus v NEC: how does the Europa League league phase work?”: 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
Juventus v NEC: how does the Europa League league phase work?

A Juventus meeting with NEC Nijmegen would sit inside the Europa League's single…

19 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Why does a winless early meeting matter for Villa and Spurs?”: 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
Why does a winless early meeting matter for Villa and Spurs?

The BBC reports that Aston Villa and Tottenham are both winless in the Premier League…

19 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield