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How matches are actually won, explained with the data.

Illustration for the Tactics article “Read an Old Firm Match: A Tactical Viewer's Guide”: 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 an Old Firm Match: A Tactical Viewer's Guide

The Old Firm is less a fixture than a recurring tactical exam: two clubs with dense…

14 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “A derby changes the league table twice, not once”: 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
A derby changes the league table twice, not once

Both clubs are based in Greater Manchester, so the fixture is a city derby: two…

13 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Why penalty rules shape tactics, from F1 to the touchline”: 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 penalty rules shape tactics, from F1 to the touchline

A penalty decision at a grand prix and a tactical foul on the edge of the box are the…

13 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “How Bodø/Glimt's Compact Block Tests Bayern's Half-Spaces”: 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
How Bodø/Glimt's Compact Block Tests Bayern's Half-Spaces

European nights between a German heavyweight and a Norwegian side built on a narrow,…

12 Sep 2026 · Tom Whitfield