Good morning tactics fans and welcome to the #TacticalThursday 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.

Rangers are having to rebuild again after the sacking of Michael Beale – Alexandra Hunt looks at the tactical failings so far and how they can be improved.

RFC Liege are one of the historic clubs of Belgium and Gaeten Englebert is in charge of their current revolution – Brandon Liss explains his on-field philosophy.

RB Bragantino are on course for their best-ever finish in Brazil – Rui Martins explains the main reasons behind Pedro Caixinha’s success.

Filipa Santos Patão has created a formidable force at Benfica Feminino, as Apollon discovered in the UEFA Women’s Champions League yesterday, suffering a 7-0 defeat to the Portuguese side. Read what made Benfica unstoppable in the league last season via David Astill’s analysis.

Manuela Giugliano scored as Roma stormed to a 3-0 UEFA Women’s Champions League victory over Vorskla last night. Selim Ben Hmida told us all about the ‘Italian Jess Fishlock’ in a previous player analysis piece.

Staying in Italy, Antonio Conte has been heavily linked with the Napoli job – revisit his tactical masterclass versus Pep Guardiola from February 2022.

With Álvaro Morata extending his Atlético Madrid contract, it’s a good time to check out how Diego Simeone has revamped his side to make them a scary sight going forward this term.

On Sunday, we will be releasing the October TFA Scouted Magazine which will call out several under-the-radar talents that smart clubs should be looking at – watch this space!

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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