Lionel Messi is a Shotgun Quarterback
A younger, faster Argentina is making Messi the deep-lying distributor everyone thought he'd become.
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What Spain Knows About Scanning
Keeping your head on a swivel isn't about escaping pressure. It's about mapping out space.
Do Tactical Adjustments Work?
Some coaches change shapes to outsmart opponents. Others stick to one system. Who's right?
Il Barnsley sta praticando il Moneyball e sta rovinando il calcio
Il segreto per trovare talenti sottostimati è giocare un altro gioco.
Barnsley is Doing Moneyball Right and It's Ruining Soccer
The secret to finding undervalued talent is to play a whole different game.
The Way We Play Now
Tactics trends. Rule changes. Pandemic weirdness. Nerds ruining the game. Soccer is changing, and the numbers can show us how.
Zidane's Galáctico Brain Plan to Break Down Chelsea
How a coach who's usually more vibes than tactics deconstructed his buildup.
How Passing Vertex Angles Explain Chelsea
To appreciate how Thomas Tuchel finally made Jorginho and N'Golo Kanté make sense together, watch how they turn on the ball.
11 Better Ways to do a Super League
If we’re going to replace the Champions League, we need to get creative.
What's Tackles? Defense is About Denying Space
A new pass prevention model measures how players defend off the ball.
Time for a Soccer Newsletter Sale! (Two, Actually)
Plus a state-of-the-newsletter report, Instagram and Facebook accounts, a reader survey, and a special paid newsletter.
How Bob Bradley Sees Soccer
An interview on tactics, coaching, data, the influence of Sacchi's Milan, the evolution of Guardiola's City, and everything in between.