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It’s probably still too early to judge from the results, but which boat are you in?
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Not one you'd lose in most cases, but definitely not a convincing performance either. šŸ‡©šŸ‡Ŗ
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Interesting to see this was perceived as mostly a poor Dutch performance. Never easy against a low block, and the numbers look quite good overall. 🦁
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The final score — and the final xG — flatter Tottenham here. Villa had this game won long before Spurs made it look close. #THFC #TOTAVL
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Brighton didn’t just beat the champions. They took the game away from them. Statement performance. #BHAFC #BHAARS
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Sassuolo’s 4-4-2 in action. Matić stepped forward but the deep jump from Berardi, off GonzĆ”lez’s pass, meant that he could shadow the ball to Alajbegović, whilst encouraging Koop move it outside. Tough night for Juve, @Joelazzo with the analysis: betweentheposts.net/sassuolo…
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It's an Eredivisie novelty, but what about other leagues? Both of Telstar's goals were scored by Ronald Koeman Jr. Yes, Ronald Koeman's son. Also: Telstar's goalkeeper.
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Enzo Maresca: "Ili [Ndiaye] just had two sessions. He needs to understand how to move. Most of the time he was moving the wrong way, wrong position. But again, he needs to learn, and for sure he's going to learn... "When Marc Guehi had the ball, he was dropping a lot. We don't need that. We need him in the last third so he can be a little higher. That space was more for Josko Gvardiol. It's the same this side; when [Abdukodir] Khusa had the ball, sometimes Antoine [Semenyo] was dropping, but Antoine has to stretch. That space is for Enzo [Fernandez]. But it's normal. With time they're going to learn the way we want them to play... (That's where the goal came from!) "Exactly: Enzo wide, and then Antoine receiving in-behind, and we score..."
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Monaco’s in-possession shape. Nazinho looks for the rotation and makes the run into the half-space from the backline. Golovin switches wide instead of playing it short.Ā  @NickHartland_ with all the tactical details of Monaco’s big win away to PSG: betweentheposts.net/paris-sa…
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PSG’s slump continues.
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Betis brutally brrr JosƩ, his first defeat since his return.
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Lille created space in behind PSG’s defence through successive drops from MbappĆ© (decoy) and Haraldsson. The latter dragged Pacho higher while the former was already attacking the space left vacant, before receiving Santos’ long pass. āœšŸ» @andrefqm betweentheposts.net/lille-ps…
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Elversberg’s aggressive press. Mokwa putting pressure on Tapsoba as Petkov prepares to jump on GutiĆ©rrez. Far-side winger Campbell shifts towards Fernandez as Onyeka closes down Garcia. Tapsoba with no short options.Ā  @Classicadez01 covers the shock of the weekend: betweentheposts.net/sv-elver…
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Como’s positional play pierced through a disorganised Napoli block. Couto and Da Cunha placed tensions in the second line, free outside the block but creating a dilemma for Napoli wingers. Two-v-one’s created, diagonal runs to attack the last line and free to crash the box at the back post. @Joelazzo with the full analysis: betweentheposts.net/napoli-c…
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Barcelona's dominant win over Athletic Club, in four tactical themes.
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Here Malen plays another trick from the same book, dropping into midfield. It create a temporary overload, and space to exploit at the same time.
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