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Site editor Fintan O’Reilly takes us to Switzerland today to learn about FC Winterthur under Patrick Rahmen, his tactical approach and why they are so efficient in attack.

Then Karim El-Shesheiny dips us into 2. Bundesliga for a report on Greuther Furth and how their set-piece strategies are underpinning their push for promotion.

ICYMI yesterday, Jack Manship got into the data to look at suitable Klopp replacements at Anfield. Who, other than Xabi Alonso, could be on the list?

Over in Ligue 2, Caen are impressing under Nicolas Seube – Anantaajith Raghuraman unveiled his tactical approach that has the club dreaming of a return to the top table.

Beth Limb continues to monitor the Academy world for players who could become household names in the future – she looked at Senegal’s Generation Foot and highlighted three prospects.

The high line is something many teams now use tactically – but how do you coach it effectively? Coach Kevin Martin returned with a how-to article.

From the archives, Fintan recommends;

Lewis Miley has penned a new long-term deal at Newcastle United; read all about the midfielder, why the Toon are so keen to tie him down and why we tipped him for a big 2024.

Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini has now scored in both of his first two Serie A games under Daniele De Rossi; take a trip back to 2019 and see why we called the now-27 y/o midfielder ‘key to the club’s fortunes’.

Francisco Trincāo scored two as Sporting beat Casa Pia 8-0 last night, with the ex-Barcelona man now scoring five in his last four league games! Our 2020 scout report went into detail on why some had the wrong impression of the Portuguese winger at the time.

Though Mali have failed to progress beyond the Round of 16 in any of the last four AFCON tournaments, they have a chance to do so this evening versus Burkina Faso. Read all about Eric Chelle’s side via our tactical analysis.

And that’s it for today – we’ll be back tomorrow with more pieces old and new about everything analysis in the football world.

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