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Are corner kicks becoming irrelevant in football?

So, the key to taking better corners: use in-swingers, move the ball-placement back and commit an extra player to the…

2 days ago podcast

Sensible Transfers: Who should your club buy

“He has a dream in which he was a football scout. He scouteth the land for fine prospects. And none…

5 days ago video

Would João Félix fit at Manchester City?

With key players suffering from injury and the ageing process, Manchester City need long-term solutions in midfield. João Félix could…

3 weeks ago video

The history of the football transfer system explained

There is more of an ‘unwritten rule’ of respect between players and owners. Players willingly sign longer contracts so that…

4 weeks ago video

Does Pep Guardiola “overthink” big games?

Maybe the truth is that Guardiola thinks as much about these games as he does any other, but that Klopp,…

2 months ago podcast

Football Leaks | James Montague

James Montague & Joe Devine on how the 'Football Leaks' exposed us to the dark underbelly of football.

3 months ago feature

Liverpool and the complexity of winning and losing

Charging defeated sides with accusations of mental fragility is nearly always a reductive criticism.

4 months ago video

Who could replace Fernandinho at Manchester City?

Whoever Manchester City choose, they will have significant shoes to fill. What is certain is that City will not just…

5 months ago podcast

City v Liverpool & Solskjaer's Manchester United

Alex and Joe discuss Manchester City's victory over Liverpool, and the new look at Solskjaer's Manchester United.

5 months ago video

Thiago Motta's 2-7-2 formation explained

He’s not thinking about the ‘keeper playing ahead of the defenders – that’s the sort of mistranslation that just makes…

5 months ago feature

How Guardiola harnessed the power of the Rondo at Barcelona, Bayern and - now - Manchester City

Callum Rice-Coates explains how Pep Guardiola has used the Rondo, a basic training-ground exercise, to encourage technical and spacial improvements…

6 months ago video

How Pep Guardiola improves his players

The Rondo is an encapsulation of Pep Guardiola’s coaching philosophy, a conduit through which his basic principles are channelled onto…

6 months ago podcast

Ralph Hasenhüttl & Identity

Alex and Joe get all excited about Ralph Hasenhüttl at Southampton, after Arsenal suffered a surprise loss at St Mary's…

6 months ago feature

Premier League Weekend Review: Pre-Christmas Slog

Our review of the Premier League weekend: Hasenhuttl's spiritely Southampton derailed Arsenal, while Liverpool cantered beyond a predictably disappointing Manchester…

6 months ago feature

Would Leo Messi be successful at Manchester City?

We will surely never know, but - hypothetically - how would Manchester City accommodate Leo Messi's extraordinary range of abilities?

6 months ago podcast

How did Chelsea beat Manchester City?

Joe and Alex discuss how Manchester City were defeated in their recent trip to Stamford Bridge by an excellently drilled…

6 months ago video

What if Lionel Messi played for Manchester City?

What if Lionel Messi played for Manchester City? Yes, Messi is under contract at Barcelona until 2022, not to mention…

6 months ago video

Manchester City and the 'Football Leaks' explained

Manchester City's success was all thanks to an unlimited supply of money – yes – but also to the prudence…

6 months ago video

Finance & Law | How the global financial crisis changed football

Since 2008, we have seen the creation of an elite band – a bulge bracket, to use financial market terminology…

7 months ago feature

FFP breaches show the moral decay across football's entire spectrum

Der Spiegel's allegations are yet to be proven, but their substance suggests a sport completely out of control and out…

7 months ago