With three official matches for TSV 1860 München, the Portuguese manager has 2 defeats and 1 victory, having been eliminated from the German Cup by the 3rd division sensation team, Lotte, that also left behind Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. Despite the poor results so far, Vítor Pereira is a man […]
Juventus FC and AC Milan faced each other in the quarter-finals of Coppa Italia, which can be seen as a rematch of the Supercoppa that Milan won in penalties. This time it was Juventus who came out laughing with a 2-1 win that took them to the semi final against Napoli. […]
After the Portuguese “Clássico” on 4th February between FC Porto and Sporting CP, besides the sensational debut of Tiquinho Soares with the “Dragões” shirt, the goal scored by Alan Ruiz will remain in memory. From that goal, the issue that FC Porto have been coming across this season, especially in […]
2016 was an emotional year for the “Tricolor” fans. After a terrible startup at Campeonato Carioca, with only 2 victories, a draw and 3 defeats, coach Eduardo Batista was dismissed from office on February 25. The experienced Levir Culpi replaced him, leading Fluminense to win the Primeira Liga 2016 in less than two months, […]
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has been one of the biggest surprises in European football. Until recently, they were the only unbeatable team in Europe and currently, they are fighting for a Champions League spot in Bundesliga. All this while being led by Julian Nagelsmann, the youngest coach in Bundesliga history. Nagelsmann, […]
Performance and Video Analysis is a relatively recent activity within the coaching processes but is spreading very fast and becoming a commonly used tool within technical teams. Performance and Video Analysis allows you to: Evaluate individual player performance Evaluate own team performance Analyse opponent team Learn with the best Explore […]
Camera specifications First of all, we highly recommend an HD Camera. Why? Because it allows you to have a frame size (the size of the frame of the video) of 720p or 1080p. This resolution will enable a better image quality and therefore a better understanding of the actions on […]
“We have an idea of how to play. Triangulations, speed on the ball. Build from the back, even when pressured. We have to keep control of the ball, sometimes resisting the urge to penetrate right away.” – Tite This sums up Tite’s ideas. He wants to implement a more collective approach, […]
In situations of offensive side free kick, from those attacking perspective, there´s often the possibility to explore the area in front of the opponent´s box, through a pass for that area. From a zonal defensive perspective (defensive line creation), the most common way to defend this kind of tactical scheme is […]
There are two clear facts about Cristiano Ronaldo. First, he is undoubtedly one of the best players ever in soccer history. Second, he is a rather different player than the one who first appeared on the world stage. He is no longer that type of player who liked to have the ball on his […]
New coach, same players, different approach – this is the best way to describe FC Porto start to the 2017/18 season. The pre-season indicators were confirmed in the first official game, a resounding 4-0 home win over Estoril. Without new players so far (except some key returns from loan and the […]
Soccer is getting more and more competitive each day and most teams use similar methods and tools in their preparation. Collecting basic statistics, recording the match and making some kind of video analysis is also common nowadays, but most teams are still using Video Analysts instead of Match Analysts. The majority of teams […]
AC Milan has changed to a 3-5-2 ever since the 4-1 defeat against Lazio. The Italian team has now 4 wins and 1 loss, having scored 12 goals and conceded 6. We now present our analysis on the AC Milan’s defensive organization, after watching the match against Sampdoria. The Italians […]
“We live in a world surrounded by technology and soccer can’t avoid it”. The words are from Pierluigi Collina and it shows the importance of technology in today’s soccer, as it is an important tool for all sporting agents which is used in several ways and with different purposes, like […]
It is very common in today’s game to have a team defending in a 1-4-4-2 shape. This trend is not new and it reached the peak of perfection with Simeone’s Atlético Madrid. This structure is very effective defensively because of the existence of two lines of four, which makes it easier to […]