Tag: Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola’s First Man City Starting XI: Where Are They Now?
By Jack Patmore.
Pep Guardiola has made Manchester City a winning machine ever since he arrived at the Etihad Stadium in 2016.
In that time, the [...]
The Return Of The Tortured Genius: Guardiola’s Overanalysis Leads To Man City Champions League Misery
By Raj Das.
It seemed destined to be Manchester City’s night. The narrative, even before a ball was kicked, was that after a decade of hurt and mis [...]
Space – The Problem With Pep Guardiola’s Defenders
By Nicó Morales.
It’s pretty easy to define what makes a good attacker. Perhaps, not so much because there’s any single action that we can hold up [...]
Tortured Genius: Is Pep Guardiola Too Clever For His Own Good?
By Raj Das.
Pep Guardiola is undoubtedly one of the most decorated managers in the history of club football. But there have been moments when he ha [...]
Analysis Of Barcelona’s Historic 6-2 Victory At Real Madrid In May 2009
In 2009 Barcelona triumphed in the Copa del Rey, La Liga, the Champions League, the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup, [...]
Sampdoria vs Barcelona 1992 European Cup Final – A Snapshot Of Football History
By James Nalton.
Europe’s biggest and most prestigious continental club competition had been going for 36 years, but Barcelona were yet to win it.
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Play Up Or Play Out: The Myths And Legends Of Playing Out From The Back
Playing out from the back, or POFTB as it isn’t known, has become the go-to phrase for coaches, pundits, or fans for a style of football which isn’t r [...]
Pep Ticks Off New Tactics As Manchester City See Off Arsenal
It was a lineup not dissimilar to one of Jurgen Klopp’s post right-back experiments, not in shape or style, but in the questions it posed pre-match.
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The Ederson Effect: The Story of a Goal Kick
Football is full of unpredictable moments: battles between individuals and teams the outcome of which, in most cases, is not known before the game, wr [...]
How a Classic Two up Top is Allowing Man City to Reach ‘Peak Pep’
Manchester City’s formation and application on a murky Wednesday night in Rotterdam and a breezy afternoon at Vicarage Road in front of Elton John saw [...]