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THREAD:Optimisation of talent at the highest level is a major key to success. In football discourse it's common to find statements like “he can play [insert position]” in the sense

Put it this way:You know how Fernandes plays w/o Pogba? The amount of creative load he has in those games? Well, it's ~30% of the team by himself. Sancho has

*CB is protected well by a good defensive team structure and ticks boxes within his role*= “He was so good!”*CB is exposed by a poor defensive team structure and is

Thread:We performed quite well against Burnley as a whole despite some problem areas for the first hour. Here is a full analysis of the game.NOTE: This thread will be consistently

Being able to perform in a particular position or role for a game or two does not mean it is your position or role. Rooney was superb as a LW

The narrative on Pogba is ridiculous but I don't expect anything else. Pogba was excellent in 16/17 and was criticised. When he led us in 18/19 during that poor season,

Midfielders in Europe (19/20) who averaged at least 8.0 passes into the final third and 1.5 passes into the box per 90:1 – Marco Verratti (9.82 + 2.61)2 – Paul

Short Thread:Simplifying tactical instructions in bigger games when you are the ‘underdog’ is wise. The second biggest reason why weaker teams struggle on the ball vs better teams — the

THREAD:Analysing Scott McTominay's performance vs Newcastle: the good and the bad. Note: quality of performance is attached to roles. We don't say a CB played poorly because he didn't score.Scott's

There is a lot of tactical analysis on here but the vast majority of it is theoretical — X can do this, Y can play in this position, they can

A Fundamental Tactical Flaw:Solskjær continued to press Tottenham with 10 men after going 3-1 down and it was naive. Fans were blaming the players’ positioning but it was, simply put,

Thread:Alex Telles. This thread will cover:1) archetype2) strengths3) weaknesses4) suitabilityDespite it being 25 tweets, it is a summary as there is much more that could be mentioned. ArchetypeFirstly, Telles is