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How matches are actually won, explained with the data.

Illustration for the Tactics article “Analyse Napoli v Frosinone: Reading a Serie A Tactical Mismatch”: 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 Napoli v Frosinone: Reading a Serie A Tactical Mismatch

To read Napoli against Frosinone well, treat it as a contest between sustained…

5 days ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Barcelona v Getafe: positional play against the compact block”: 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
Barcelona v Getafe: positional play against the compact block

Barcelona against Getafe is a La Liga fixture that pits a possession side against a…

5 days ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “What tactical problem does Augsburg against Bayern actually pose?”: 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
What tactical problem does Augsburg against Bayern actually pose?

Augsburg against Bayern sets a compact, physically intense club against a side built to…

5 days ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Why does Gasperini's man-marking struggle against Lautaro Martínez?”: 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 Gasperini's man-marking struggle against Lautaro Martínez?

Gasperini's Roma mark man-to-man all over the pitch. That suits most opponents, but a…

5 days ago · Tom Whitfield