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We start in Spain where Jack Chippendale looks back at five January window transfers that need your attention.

Derek McInnes has given Kilmarnock an edge – Fintan O’Reilly explains the Scottish Premiership side’s wing play.

What are the successful styles of play in the USA’s NCAA D1 men’s soccer structure? Coach Scott Martin knows and lets you in on it.

Beth Limb is in Morocco this week, using data to unveil the best attackers playing in the Botola Pro League.

From the archives, Fintan suggests;

In a weekend packed with derby games, Benjamin Pavard played a crucial role in Inter’s 1-0 Derby d’Italia win over Juventus in Serie A yesterday — a perfect time to take a trip back to 2019 and remind yourselves of how he stood out during his first few months with FC Bayern.

Luuk de Jong’s goal ensured PSV Eindhoven maintained their unbeaten record in the 2023/24 Eredivisie season as they earned a 1-1 draw away at Ajax on Saturday. Read about De Jong and two other key players for Peter Bosz’s table toppers in our November scout report.

Marcos Llorente came back to haunt Real Madrid as he scored in stoppage time to salvage a point for Atlético in yesterday’s Derbi Madrileño clash. Go back to 2019 and check out how he caught the eye as part of Zinedine Zidane’s Los Blancos side at the time.

Nicolás Larcamón continued his unbeaten start to life as Cruzeiro boss as he oversaw a 2-0 win at Minas Gerais rivals Atlético Mineiro. Revisit our tactical analysis of how he guided Mexico’s Club León to the CONCACAF Champions League title last year.

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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