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If you can name the team top in Colombia right now, fair play. If you could explain how they set up tactically, even better. It’s more likely you need to read Rui Martins‘ excellent piece explaining how Cesar Farias has got Rionegro Aguilas dreaming of the title.

With newspaper reports suggesting Borussia Dortmund might be interested in a cut-price return for Jadon Sancho, it’s a good time to look at their current English hot prospect – Jamie Bynoe-Gittens. Alexandra Hunt with the analysis.

And with Sancho’s Manchester United career seemingly hanging in the balance, recap how the attacker initially burst onto the scene in the Bundesliga with Dortmund via our original scout report.

Excelsior are the Eredivisie overachievers so far this season and Brandon Liss explains how Marinus Dijkhuizen has them thriving in the Netherlands top flight.

Newcastle United have enjoyed a stellar start to 2023/24, emphasised by last night’s dominant home win over PSG in the UEFA Champions League. Review our pre-season tactical preview of Eddie Howe’s side and decide Howe accurate we were.

Meanwhile, Jérémy Doku scored his first UEFA Champions League goal as Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 3-1 away from home. In the past, it was believed that he was destined for Jürgen Klopp’s side, not Pep Guardiola’s. We have a scout report on the mercurial talent from November 2020.

Defending champions Urawa Red Diamonds earned a 6-0 win over Hanoi FC in the AFC Champions League yesterday, recap how coach Maciej Skorża sacrificed his ultra-attacking principles to deliver the title to the J1 League side last time out.

Last Saturday, the latest Total Football Analysis Magazine hit the digital shelves – 27 articles packed full of tactics, analysis, scouting and data viz included in the monthly membership of just €5.99.

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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