Felt like going back and analysing a game of Sarri’s Napoli, chose their game at City in 2017

ended up being just as much about how good City were

⚽️ City’s buildup
↔️ Use of width
➕ Napoli’s overloading style

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Analysing Man City v Arsenal in the WSL

⏩High pressing
⚽️Arsenal's ambitious possession
⬆️City's directness

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📰Tactical analysis of Jose Mourinho's FC Porto

💎Midfield diamond
⚽️Defence and attack in wide areas
🔑Key players - Costinha, Deco, Carlos Alberto

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Retro Analysis: FC Porto - 2004 Champions League Winners

Looking at key themes in Mourinho's 4-4-2 diamond system at FC Porto

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Been watching some games from Mourinho's Porto side

we associate Jose with centre-backs dropping off, deep defending

was interesting to see his Porto side very occasionally pull out the offside trap

not something many people would expect from his teams

Porto article soon ✍️

United’s midfield issues were exposed against City

unable to cope with Doku/Foden/Reijnders drifting between the lines

especially when a center-back gets pinned as Shaw did in the buildup to the goal