Maand: april 2021
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SET-PIECE ANALYSIS: SWEDEN WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OFFENSIVE CORNERS
I’ve only written one set-piece article on women’s football before this one and I want to write more. It’s a corner of the football world that deserves more attention and I genuinely find their set-pieces fascinating. That’s why I also wanted to focus on national teams. They don’t play as many games are domestic clubs,…
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SET-PIECE ANALYSIS: DUNDEE UNITED OFFENSIVE CORNERS
O Flower of Scotland. When will we see your like again? The first lines of the Scottish anthem and they are beautiful. I always relate them to Scottish football in relation to the rest of Europe, but I’m well aware of the historical significance of the song. I’m saying this because I think that there’s…
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SET-PIECE ANALYSIS: LINKÖPING FC OFFENSIVE CORNERS
Since I’ve started writing about set-pieces I’ve only concentrated on set-pieces in men’s football. This has no specific reason other than there is broader variety of leagues with good coverage. This, however, is starting to change. Thankfully. There are loads of interesting sides in the women’s game and that’s why I’m writing about them, because…
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SET-PIECE ANALYSIS: PARIS FC DEFENSIVE CORNERS
Until now I’ve based my analysis on attacking corners of several clubs that don’t feature in the top-5 leagues in Europe, but that’s just one part of set-piece analysis. As we all know they are attacking routines to master, but also a defensive set up to master. In this analysis, I will focus on the…
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WHAT THE SUPER LEAGUE NEGLECTED: COLLECTIVE IDENTITY AND REGIONALISM
Something slightly different today. As many of you have done too, I have watched the news surrounding the Super League with great surprise. I was not surprised that the Super League was introduced, not at all, because it has been in the works for quite some time now – but I was surprised by the…
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SET-PIECE ANALYSIS: MONZA OFFENSIVE CORNERS
Analysing set-pieces is what I’ve been doing the most over the past week or two, and it’s very interesting to see different levels and different deliveries in set-piece. Previously I’ve analysed Hansa Rostock, Dundalk FC and Grulla Morioka – but this time my focus went to a league that has been overshadowed by it’s bigger…