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Albert Riera is a coach we have followed for some time and today Fintan O’Reilly explains his Bordeaux tactics that equal goals – lots of goals.

And Brandon Liss is in Belgium, scouting another top talent coming out of KRC Genk.

From the archives, Fintan has some suggested reading;

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored two and assisted one as Napoli destroyed Sassuolo 6-1 away from home last night — a perfect time to revisit our October 2022 scout report on ‘Kvaradona’.

Erling Haaland scored five as Manchester City beat Luton Town 6-2 in their recent FA Cup clash. We broke down the Norwegian striker’s movement, a key element of his attacking game, in an analysis piece.

“We will bring in stars but also find a way to promote player development” — new FC Bayern director Max Eberl has been shedding light on his goals at the Bavarian giants, one of which is clearly greater integration of the club’s academy and first team. One coach who’s demonstrated the art of developing young players this season is Frosinone’s Eusebio Di Francesco — could Bayern’s next coach take a thing or two from his approach?

Roony Bardghji has been frozen out of FC Copenhagen’s squad in recent months due to his desire not to sign a long-term deal. We detailed why he could become world-class in the future in a player analysis piece.

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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