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Tactical Breakdowns.
Every tactical breakdown I do gets its full version here, with the boards in motion.
Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal
Premier League · Sun 1 Nov 2026
Arsenal just know how to lock it down
Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal. No team had held Liverpool to zero shots on target in a Premier League game at Anfield since records began in 2003-04.
Read the breakdown →Tottenham Hotspur
2026-27 · Three games
How Spurs play out from the back
De Zerbi’s Spurs want it short from the keeper. Three games, four things to watch every time a team plays out.
Read the breakdown →Arsenal 2-0 Everton
Premier League · Sat 24 Oct 2026
Set Piece FC return, but there’s more
Arsenal 2-0 Everton. Both goals came from balls into the box, but this game was won in a lot more places than the corners.
Read the breakdown →Aston Villa 2-1 Man City
Premier League · Sat 24 Oct 2026
How Villa ended City’s perfect start
Aston Villa 2-1 Man City. Suzuki baited the press, Villa went vertical, and Cash shut Doku down.
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Man City
Premier League 2026-27 · Gvardiol and O’Reilly
Why City’s left-back plays as a ten
On the teamsheet, Gvardiol and O’Reilly are left-backs. On the ball, you’ll find them where the number 10 lives.
Read the breakdown →Bayern 2-2 Arsenal
Champions League · Wed 21 Oct 2026
Man for man, all over the pitch
Bayern 2-2 Arsenal. Both teams went player for player everywhere, and three of the four goals came from someone skipping, dragging or losing a marker.
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