Football analysis
Thomas Muller has remerged as a key man at Bayern under Hansi Flick. The evidence points toward ‘the master of space’ benefitting from a new system.
When asked what makes him special, he simply replied, “Ich bin ein Raumdeuter” which translates to “I am a space interpreter”. There couldn’t be a better description of Thomas Muller’s role. He finds space and exploits it.
For better or for worse, the 2019 – 2020 Premier League season is an unforgettable one. Here are the Tactical Times Players of the Season.
‘The decibels reached similar levels to those heard when Aubameyang scored his majestic first goal. ‘I just don’t think you understand’ they sang. I certainly didn’t understand.’
1 of 103, no.9. The Emirates Stadium, North London. Arsenal FC vs. Everton FC.
What do you get when you bring together xG, PPDA, Number of goals and number of shots? You get a Power Ranking. A new way to look at things.
I spoke with football blogger Davide this week to answer a few questions on football, the website, and player analysis.
How does the Liverpool captain galvanise his team, unsettle opponents – opponents of the highest calibre, on this occasion – display technique, guile, tenacity and passion, and most importantly, how does he lead by example?
Headlines often aren’t given to those who repeatedly quell attacks, support the press, disrupt momentum or anticipate the action before it happens; Fabinho did all of this and more.
A sign of Liverpool’s transformation under Jürgen Klopp is that their home games against Arsenal are now judged not by whether they win, but by how many goals they put will past the Gunners.
Todd Cantwell vs. Newcastle United – Positioning, movement, awareness and intelligence.
We could spend hours writing, and days reading, the superlative words produced by Sports Writers in the attempt to describe the indescribable; but we won’t. Instead, over the next few days, we will focus on the four goals.
Part 3: Georginio Wijnaldum 3:0 55th minute