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Alexandra Hunt heads to Turin to try and understand Juventus’ title charge coming to such an abrupt halt.

Almeria have a new coach and a new thing in their season – three points from one game. Jack Chippendale analyses the win to see what it might tell us about the rest of their season.

Troy Lesene is in charge of DC United this season and Brandon Liss looks at their tactical set-up so far, plenty of high-pressing and creativity.

We like it when Marcel Seifeddine discovers the set-piece brilliance of teams we have never heard of and today he looks at Patro Eisden and their secret weapon.

Luis Kircher explains the financial wisdom underpinning Athletic Club’s strategy.

If you want some extra reading, Fintan O’Reilly suggests the following from our archives;

Barcelona director Deco has declared the Catalan side doesn’t “want to sell many players” this summer, but will they need some changes to fix their defensive deficiencies as outlined in this team analysis?

Matías Soule, lighting up Frosinone on loan from Juventus, has claimed his “dream is to play in the Premier League one day” — we discussed how he’s developing, especially in the chance creation department, under Eusebio Di Francesco this term.

Xavi Simons’ performances with RB Leipzig have caught the eye of Luis Enrique — manager of his parent club, PSG — this term. Will Simons stay at Le Parc des Princes next season? Remind yourselves of how he made waves in the Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven in 2022/23.

Luciano Rodriguez scored his second Primera División goal of the 2024 season last weekend to help Liverpool Montevideo earn a point against Boston River. We profiled the then-19 y/o and four of his young compatriots who Uruguay boss Marcelo Bielsa will be excited to work with.

That’s it for this week – we’ll be back on Monday with more pieces old and new about everything analysis in the football world.

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