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 […]
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The Mixer Project: Chapter 3
SAS and the Entertainers After a long break, we’re back in business with our chapter-by-chapter exploration of Michael Cox’s The Mixer (if you missed the first two installments, you should definitely […]
Replay: 2006 FA Cup Final
With so many of us at home and football cancelled, now seems like a good time to dust off some of the classic games floating about the internet. And they […]
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, […]
The Mixer Project: Chapter 2
Cantona and Counters This is the second of 25 blog posts devoted to Michael Cox’s The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines. In […]
Season’s End
The final round of club soccer in Europe, spread over the previous two weekends, produced a surprising number of genuinely great encounters, good games with real consequences. Here’s a quick […]
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 […]
European Apetura Review (Aug 2017)
With the new year right around the corner, it seems like a good time to reflect on the opening half of the 2017-18 season (often referred to as the “apetura” […]
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. […]
Stoopid American 