Good morning analysis fans and welcome to the #Wednesday newsletter – full of analysis, scouting and tactics. Fill up on your football knowledge – follow the Total Football Analysis page and be part of the squad that want more than just a match report.

Last Sunday, we launched the October TFA Scouted magazine – 12 under-the-radar talents fully scouted by our consultancy team plus two in-depth pieces fully showing off the power of xGOLD. If you are a TFA member you can download your copy today.

In his weekly column, Head of Women’s Football Analysis David Astill looks closely at Brann and how Martin Ho has made them offensive, energetic and high-pressing.

Alexandra Hunt examines Empoli and their steady progress under Aurelio Andreazzoli.

ICYMI yesterday, Birmingham City moved quickly after Wayne Rooney departed DC United – we asked Jack Manship to go back over every game Rooney has coached and see what that might mean tactically given the players he has available at St Andrews.

In his weekly set-piece column, Karim El-Shesheiny looked at nods and flicks at corners and explained how to prevent them leading to goals.

From the archives, Fintan O’Reilly has found…

Mark Parsons has been sacked by Washington Spirit after they missed out on the 2023 NWSL playoffs. We analysed some of the club’s tactical problems this season.

We recently analysed why Mike Williamson is ready for the EFL, just before the now-former Gateshead boss took charge of MK Dons in League Two. Our head coach analysis is a must-read for League Two viewers — especially MK Dons fans.

Aleksandar Mitrović bagged a brace to help Serbia beat Montenegro in their EURO qualification clash last night; we analysed what makes the striker so dangerous in a scout report from 2022.

Darwin Núñez scored to help Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay earn a 2-0 World Cup qualification victory over Brazil — a perfect time to revisit our article highlighting why Núñez was set to boom as we entered 2022.

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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