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There are issues a-plenty at FC Basel in Switzerland and Alexandra Hunt has gone on a deep dive to explain the tactical fixes Fabio Celestini needs to employ to turn the ship around.

In Belgium, Leuven have turned to Oscar Garcia to change the course of their season – Brandon Liss explains what you can expect to see on the pitch.

In Paraguay, Libertad are on the verge of winning the championship – Rui Martins gets under the hood of their tactics and explains why they are title winners in waiting.

ICYMI yesterday, Arsenal beat Man City in the WSL’s big clash last weekend – Jamie Steenberg had a full match analysis of this battle, looking at Jonas Eidevall’s out-of-possession tactics.

David Astill had a team analysis of German giants Turbine Potsdam.

Switzerland Women aren’t in the best moment and Selim Ben Hmida went deep into the reasons why.

As ever, Fintan O’Reilly has spent the night in the TFA archives and has found these pieces of relevance today;

Set to take his side into the Playoff Final this weekend, Gotham FC’s Juan Carlos Amorós has been named the NWSL Coach of the Year for 2023. This comes after the 39 y/o gave Houston Dash a new lease of life in 2022, as we discussed in a recent tactical analysis.

Real Madrid are said to retain interest in Everton’s Nathalie Björn, with the Swede reportedly open to a January transfer; read about why Las Blancas are keen on the defender.

FC Copenhagen earned a 4-3 UEFA Champions League win over Manchester United last night; a perfect time to revisit our article highlighting Jacob Neestrup as one of Europe’s brightest young coaches.

It’s Alfred Schreuder out, Hernán Crespo in at Al Ain — check out how Crespo implemented his positional play philosophy with Qatari side Al-Duhail last season.

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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