Between The Posts

We break down AC Milan vs Inter Milan, played in Serie A on February 21st, 2021. Among other topics, we discuss:

- Lukaku & Lautaro simplify transition tactics
- Milan's 4-2-3-1 & Inter's 3-5-2 mirrored each other
- Inter moving from high press to deep block
- Milan's struggles in possession and attack
- 2nd half: Milan and Zlatan start strong
- Barella's and Lukaku's movements on the counter
- Are Inter the best team in Italy?

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We break down Real Sociedad against Manchester United, played in the Europa League on February 19, 2021. Among other topics, we discuss:

- Why United was a poor matchup for la Real
- United's 4-4-2 pressing trap plan
- Bruno and Rashford in transition
- Real Sociedad's attacks not threatening United
- Ole's squad rotations
- La Real stubbornly sticks to their high line
- Do La Liga teams have a problem handling fast transitions?

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We break down Manchester City against Tottenham Hotspur, played in the Premier League on February 13 2021. Among other topics, we discuss:

- Cancelo in a slightly different role
- Spurs squad selection: why Moura and Lamela?
- Manchester City's excellent counterpressing
- Mourinho's tactical choices at half-time
- Gundogan
- Why this was "Not your usual Pep versus José"

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We break down Liverpool - Manchester City, played in the Premier League on February 7th, 2021. Among other topics, we discussed:

- Both teams pressing conservatively
- Cancelo's impact as an inverted fullback
- City's 4-4-2 mid-block
- Liverpool's fluid midfield structure
- 2nd half: Bernardo and Foden lead the press
- Alisson's bloopers
- How Pep and Klopp have become more like each other

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We break down Arsenal against Manchester United played in the Premier League on January 30 2021. Among other topics, we discuss:

- How both teams pressed.
- Manchester United's buildup.
- Rashford's decision making.
 - Pépé's important role during counterattacks.
- Difference between McTominay - Fred and Pogba - Fred.
- Ødegaard.
- Arsenal's process

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We break down AC Milan vs Atalanta, played in Serie A on January 23rd, 2021. Among other topics, we discuss:

- Milan's initial flurry of chances
- Atalanta's pressing takes over
- The Iličić show
- Brahim Diaz's impact on the 2nd half
- Discussing Milan's midfield options
- Mandzukic and why Milan didn't use more long balls
- What are Atalanta's title chances?

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We break down Roma vs Inter Milan, played in Serie A on January 10th, 2021. Among other topics, we discuss:

- A bit of background on Fonseca's Roma
- Roma's buildup with Vertout and Villar
- Roma in transition situations
- Inter's aggression and Lukaku's movement
- Inter steps back too much with the subs
- The impact of set pieces in this game

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We break down Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo, played in La Liga on January 3rd, 2021. Among other topics, we discussed:

- The tactics of Coudet's Celta
- How Real scored early
- Real's fascinating pressing plan stops Celta
- Celta's excessive verticality
- 2nd half: Aspas injury and 2nd goal kill the game
- Atletico vs Real: what does the title race look like?

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We break down Bayer Leverkusen vs Bayern Munich, played in the Bundesliga on December 19th, 2020. Among other topics, we discussed:

- Both teams go direct
- Leverkusen's pressing plan dominates at first
- Bayern's adjustments in possession turn the tables
- Second half: Game state doesn't change
- The impact of Musiala and Kimmich as subs
- What does the Bundesliga title race look like now?

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We break down Liverpool - Tottenham Hotspur, played in the Premier League on December 16th, 2020. Among other topics, we discussed:

- The methods Liverpool used to isolate Serge Aurier.
- How Spurs adapted to these methods
- Tottenham targeting Williams to create chances
- Liverpool resilience and expose old set-piece habits

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