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Illustration for the Tactics article “Read a squad announcement the way an international coach does”: 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
Read a squad announcement the way an international coach does

A squad list is a tactical document before it is news. Here is how to read one —…

18 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Fix a goalless attack the De Zerbi way, step by step”: 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
Fix a goalless attack the De Zerbi way, step by step

BBC Sport reports that Roberto De Zerbi's Tottenham have yet to score a Premier League…

18 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Read Atlético Madrid vs Osasuna like a tactical 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 Atlético Madrid vs Osasuna like a tactical analyst

Atlético Madrid against Osasuna is a meeting of two organised, compact sides in Spain's…

18 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Celtic v Ferencváros: The Tactical Shape of a European Tie”: 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
Celtic v Ferencváros: The Tactical Shape of a European Tie

Celtic of Glasgow and Ferencváros of Budapest are two of the most established clubs in…

17 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield