NEW TACTICAL TRENDS THAT MIGHT HAVE GONE UNDER THE RADAR A BIT POST 2012

The game of football is forever evolving as no gameplan or philosophy in football (or indeed any other sport) can ever be full-proof which is why the tactical battles between managers are forever interesting. This piece focuses on two major tactical developments which I feel the game has seen quite recently (post 2012 to give a specific timeframe). A NEW MEANS OF CONTROL: Between 2009 and 2012, most systems employed by managers (of essentially...

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A PROTOTYPE OF 2014? RODGERS IS GOING BACK TO TAKE LIVERPOOL FORWARD

The 2013/2014 will was fill Liverpool fans with joy but ultimately disappointment. With 3 games to go, the reds only needed 7 points to win their first league title in 24 years. However an untimely slip and a naive display at Selhurst park left the reds with 4 points from the final 3 games and eventually failed to win the league title. The 2014/2015 season was the complete antithesis of the 2013/2014. Bar a period between February and early April,...

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