Category Archives: Tactical View
The Tactical View: Against Manchester United & Real Madrid, Is Attack Is The Best Form Of Defence?
There’s a danger that The Tactical View will spend the rest of the season writing about two teams, seemingly so much better organised than the rest of the league, running away with the competition so that the only meaningful games … Continue reading
Filed under Football, International Football, La Liga, Premier League, Tactical View
What Can Football Learn From … Rugby Union?
This is the first in an occasional series from the Tactical View, born of the conviction that the sport of football has something to learn from other sports, beyond tangibles such as cardiovascular fitness and hand-eye (or foot-eye) co-ordination. Football, … Continue reading
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The Tactical View: Arsenal & Tottenham – Where Did It All Go Wrong?
Such is the ethereal nature of Twitter that a few of the gibes written on Sunday afternoon will even now be forgotten: the hoo-hawing at Arsenal not having conceded 7 goals in a match since the 1920s, only for the … Continue reading
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The Tactical View: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Wow. If that’s how the EPL is going to be this season, we say we should have more of it. More exciting midfield players, more space-finding, more dynamic, intelligent attacking play, more brilliant defensive work, more shot-stopping. This was a … Continue reading
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The Tactical View: Manchester City vs Swansea
All those who loved Robert Mancini as a player may be starting to feel rewarded for their faith in his abilities as a manager. In fact, with the addition of Sergio Agüero to the side and the news of his … Continue reading
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