Archive

2026

1. 22 Sep
   Double Pivot: Two Players, One Job — Guarding the Space in Front of the DefenceFormations and roles · 5 min
2. 22 Sep
   Inverted Full-Back: The Defender Who Walks Into Midfield When His Team Has the BallFormations and roles · 5 min
3. 22 Sep
   False Nine: The Striker Who Leaves the Centre-Backs With Nobody to MarkFormations and roles · 5 min
4. 22 Sep
   Back Three: Why So Many Teams Now Defend With Three and Attack With ThreeFormations and roles · 5 min
5. 22 Sep
   3-5-2 Formation: Three at the Back, Two Up Front, and Everything Depends on the FlanksFormations and roles · 5 min
6. 22 Sep
   4-4-2 Formation: Two Banks of Four — The Formation Everyone Learns FirstFormations and roles · 5 min
7. 22 Sep
   4-2-3-1 Formation: The Shape That Put a Bodyguard Behind Every Number TenFormations and roles · 5 min
8. 22 Sep
   4-3-3 Formation: Three in Midfield, Three Up Front, and Why It Took OverFormations and roles · 5 min
9. 19 Sep
   Shot Quality: Why the Average Chance Matters as Much as the TotalGlossary · 6 min
10. 19 Sep
    Goals and Assists Credit Two Touches a Move. Possession Value Models Rate the RestGlossary · 6 min
11. 19 Sep
    Pass Network: The Diagram That Shows Who a Team Actually Plays ThroughGlossary · 6 min
12. 19 Sep
    Build-Up Play Is a Plan for Beating the Press, Not a Preference for Short PassingGlossary · 6 min
13. 19 Sep
    Transitions: The Few Seconds After the Ball Changes HandsGlossary · 6 min
14. 19 Sep
    Pressing Triggers: The Cues That Tell a Whole Team to Press at OnceGlossary · 6 min
15. 19 Sep
    Rest Defence: The Shape You Keep While You AttackGlossary · 6 min
16. 19 Sep
    The Third Man: How a Pass You Can't Play Becomes One You CanGlossary · 6 min
17. 19 Sep
    Zone 14: The Rectangle in Front of the Box Where Assists Come FromGlossary · 6 min
18. 19 Sep
    Line-Breaking Passes: The Pass That Takes a Whole Defensive Line Out of the GameGlossary · 6 min