Tactical analysis on matches, teams and players and occasionally other articles. Thursday, 3 October 2013. The same thing is starting to happen with Bayern Munich. Man City lose the ball in midfield, Ribery plays it right back to Neuer in goal so Bayern can recycle possession from the back.

Monday, 6 November 2017. Are Premier League referees biased against Arsenal? In the wake of yet another contentious penalty decision given against Arsenal, I thought it would be interesting to dive into the numbers to see whether Premier League referees do actually discriminate against Arsenal at either end of the pitch. All statistics are sourced from OPTA, via Statbunker. On the face of it this contrast would make sense - penalties are often won during transitions, when tricky, pac.

A Football Blog that thinks tactics. The complete football manager pressing and possession package, not Barcelona. Continuing on from this article explaining the long journey towards this tactic, this article focuses solely on the tactical system.