How teams are stopping Leicester, Beerschot's tactics that could mean promotion, why Nkunku and Shaw's returns could be key + Scaloni
Good morning analysis fans and welcome to the?#TacticalThursday?newsletter - full?of analysis, scouting and tactics. Fill up on your football knowledge - follow the?Total Football Analysis?page and be part of the squad that want more than just a match report.
In her weekly column, Alexandra Hunt looks at the EFL Championship promotion battle - teams are starting to find ways of combatting Leicester City and that approach gets explained in full.
Austrian Andreas Wieland is leading Beerschot back to the Belgian top flight - Brandon Liss talks about his tactical approach.
ICYMI yesterday, it was our Women's Football Wednesday - City secured a statement win in the Manchester derby -?David Astill?explained where and how victory over United was secured.
In Sweden's Damallsvenskan, Hammarby ended a 38-year wait for the title -?Jamie Steenberg?looked at Pablo Pi?ones Arce's tactical approach over the course of their successful campaign.
Staying in Sweden,?Selim Ben Hmida?had a match analysis of BK Hacken's recent Champions League win over Paris FC.
Fintan O'Reilly has these from the archives today;
Salma Paralluelo bagged a brace to help Barcelona Femení defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League last night — a perfect time to revisit our TFA 23 for 23 scout report highlighting her as one to watch this year.
Christopher Nkunku is said to be nearing his return from injury — how will he fit into Mauricio Pochettino’s tactics? In 2021, we highlighted why the then-RB Leipzig man was one of Europe’s leading attacking talents.
Meanwhile, Luke Shaw is also reportedly close to a return from injury, how big of a boost would that be for Erik ten Hag’s side? Back in 2020, we analysed why the left-back was a vital solution to Manchester United’s problems at the time.
Lastly, Lionel Scaloni — will he stay on as Argentina boss or not? In our 2022 analysis, we looked at how he restored his national team’s tactical identity.
And that's it for today - we'll be back tomorrow with more pieces old and new about everything analysis in the football world.
#football?#analysis?#scouting?#tactics?#soccer?#tactical?#recruitment?#data?#analytics?#viz