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How matches are actually won, explained with the data.

Illustration for the Tactics article “Borussia Dortmund against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga”: 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
Borussia Dortmund against Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund against Werder Bremen is a long-standing Bundesliga fixture between…

6 days ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “What can the USWNT learn from two friendlies against Spain?”: 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 can the USWNT learn from two friendlies against Spain?

The main lesson is how to play against elite positional football. The US will learn how…

6 days ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Should young players wait for a first-team place or move on?”: 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
Should young players wait for a first-team place or move on?

Emile Heskey argues that young players have to outperform whoever holds the shirt and be…

6 days ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Coach a relational build-up modelled on Fernando Diniz's ideas”: 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
Coach a relational build-up modelled on Fernando Diniz's ideas

Fernando Diniz's teams build attacks by crowding players near the ball rather than…

9 Oct 2026 · Tom Whitfield