10 Games in September
With the Bundesliga set to kick off this Saturday, now seems as good a time as any to restart my series of posts on the best games of the discontinued […]
Category Archives: Manchester City
The Mixer Project: Chapter 4
Between the Lines This is my fourth installment of a chapter-by-chapter companion to Michael Cox’s tactical history of the Premier League, The Mixer. It also marks the beginning of the […]
10 Games in August
For the past few years, I’ve had the idea of trying to capture the story of a European season in 100 games. So between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, […]
A Real Manchester Clásico
At the beginning of last season, I wrote an analysis of the first Guardiola-Mourinho Manchester derby, a game that now seems remarkably distant, a relic of a bygone era. The […]
Games to Watch in October
There are so many exciting games this month, it seemed silly to try to whittle them down to a top ten. So here’s a quick list of the best 25+ […]
10 to Watch in September
September arrives in the midst of an international break this year, and I couldn’t resist adding a bonus CONCACAF showdown alongside the best of European football in the coming month. […]
10 More to Watch in December
Two of the best games this month happened this morning, but there’s plenty of exciting games left in a promising December schedule. Water Under the Bridge 3rd Manchester City 1-Chelsea […]
Ten to Watch in November
Life at the day job is busy right now, so this will have to be quick (except for yesterday’s game, which demands an account): 1st Manchester City 3 – Barcelona 1 […]
Ten to Watch in October
Last month’s list worked out pretty well, producing six of nine games (see below) well worth the watching. Here are my suggestions for next month. 1st – Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia […]
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 […]
