The Manchester Clásico
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City won their first derby against José Mourinho’s Manchester United this past Saturday in a game that was more tactically conventional than had been anticipated, at least in […]
Category Archives: Analysis
Tactical analysis of a team, player, or game.
NKOTB 2: Mazz-Puel-Karanka
Last week I looked at the biggest new names in Premier League management; this week, it’s the undercard. Though Walter Mazzarri, Claude Puel, and Aitor Karanka don’t have quite the […]
NKOTHB: Pep – Mou – Tony C
With the possible exception of Manchester United’s mega-signings of Zlatan Ibrahimović, and Paul Pogba, the most exciting additions to the Premier League this season are a trio of managers. Pep […]
Olympics (Women): United States 1, Sweden 1 (3-4 SO)
The United States dominated Sweden but lost on penalties, failing to reach the finals for the first time since the introduction of Women’s football to the Olympics. On balance, Sweden […]
Olympics (Women): Colombia 2, United States 2
The United States dominated their final group stage game with a substantially rotated squad, but errors by Megan Rapinoe and Hope Solo allowed Colombia to tie. In all likelihood, the […]
Olympics (Women): United States 1, France 0
The United States qualified for the knock-out rounds by defeating a French side that were the better team for most of the game. Even so, it was an impressive win […]
Olympics (Women): United States 2, New Zealand 0
The United States were impressive in defeating a solid New Zealand team, living up to the claims that this is a stronger side than last year’s World Cup winners. The […]
Euro 2016: Germany 0 – France 2
A deserved penalty gave France an undeserved lead, and they held on to overcome Germany in the game of the tournament. Despite missing key players, Germany were definitely unfortunate not to […]
Euro 2016: Portugal 2 – Wales 0
Cristiano Ronaldo won an otherwise tight contest in a commanding 3′ spell against Wales, earning himself and Portugal their first appearances in a major tournament final. Though both teams had […]
Euro 2016: France 5 – Iceland 2
France won this game in the first half, but no one told Iceland, who went on to “win” the second half in a fitting finish to their historic run. For the fifth straight […]
