Nunez and Diaz FTA, why AC Milan are bad at defending set-plays, an under-the-radar coach in Germany explained + tactics from Bulgaria!

Good morning analysis fans and welcome to the?#TFAFriday?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.

Markus Anfang is leading the resurgence of Dynamo Dresden says Luis Kircher - find out exactly what tactical style this impressive under-the-radar coach employs.

AC Milan have one of the worst three xG conceded numbers in Serie A this season and set-pieces are part of the problem - Marcel Seifeddine gets under the bonnet and explains the issues they have.

ICYMI yesterday, we launched the November TFA SCOUTED magazine - 12 under-the-radar talents identified using xGOLD, fully video scouted and then matched to clubs who should be looking at them closely and 2x big xGOLD dossiers showing how our data-driven tools + video scouting can help clubs be more efficient in their process.

Alexandra Hunt had an excellent article on how different coaches react to a red card - stay high or drop deep? Looking at examples from the top 5 leagues, read what she surmises.

Brandon Liss broke down the philosophy of Aleksandar Tomash who has turned Lokomotiv Plodev into one of Bulgaria's most entertaining sides.

Fintan O'Reilly, as ever, got into the archives and found these for you;

Athenea del Castillo is one of several Real Madrid players whose contract is currently set to expire in 2024. We highlighted her as Spain’s key player ahead of their successful 2023 World Cup campaign.

Tuesday’s UEFA Women’s Champions League win over Benfica saw Jonatan Giráldez take charge of his 100th game for Barcelona Femení — a perfect time to recap our analysis of how he crafted a near-unstoppable force in Catalonia.

Darwin Nú?ez sealed Uruguay’s 2-0 win over World Champions Argentina last night. We looked at how the striker could be key for a tactical evolution at Liverpool in this article — will he also prove vital to Marcelo Bielsa’s side?

Luis Díaz bagged a brace to ensure victory for Colombia over Brazil — a perfect time to revisit our 2021/22 scout report on the then-Porto attacker.

And that's it for today - we'll be back on Monday with more pieces old and new about everything analysis in the football world.

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