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Arsenal moved Rice deeper to get Saka inside.
Rice joined the back three, freeing White to push high and Saka to leave the touchline. On the left, Calafiori stepped into midfield.
How Arsenal found space against Chelsea’s compact block:
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Harry Kane should win the Ballon d’Or.
73 goals for club and country in 2025/26. Here, he drops into midfield and releases Díaz behind PSG’s defence.
Why that combination gives him the edge over Mbappé and Yamal:
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Hull City have matched Liverpool’s open-play xG: 6.37 after five games.
Early balls towards the flanks shift the contest to aerial duels and second balls.
What Hull gain by bypassing the build-up, and the trade-offs:
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Sevilla’s left-side overload ends with their right-back shooting.
Guridi draws a midfielder out, Peque drops into the gap, then the switch frees Juan Iglesias to carry forward.
How Luis García Plaza creates that space, and the balance it demands:
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Prosper Peter’s Brian Brobbey resemblance starts before the finish.
He creates separation from his marker, then bursts in behind.
The gap shows when he comes short: a heavy touch or misplaced lay-off can stall the attack.
How he can close that gap:
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Croatia made Lamine Yamal play backwards without retreating into their box.
Perišić and Vlašić dropped into midfield, keeping the lines close and cutting off his forward options.
How Croatia disrupted Spain, and why it didn’t last:
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Reggie Walsh uses the pass wide to attack through the middle.
He spins behind his marker, takes the return and draws a defender before releasing a runner.
How the Chelsea loanee creates at Wigan, and where his game still needs work:
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Scotland’s press left Hendry one pass away from a race with Ndoye.
Manzambi’s flick and Amdouni’s lay-off opened the route through. Hendry’s foul then cost Scotland a defender and a goal.
How Switzerland took control:
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Bournemouth are waiting for Jérémy Jacquet to pass short to his right.
He goes long to Gakpo instead. One pass takes Liverpool into the final third before the press can reset.
Why his passing range matters to Iraola’s Liverpool: tacticalfootballanalysis.com…
Shaw, Dalot and Mazraoui all rank above the 90th percentile aerially in our model.
Their defensive 1v1 percentiles: 46.8, 9.0 and 53.8.
Manchester United need more balanced full-back profiles. We assess four potential recruits:
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Pascal Groß is a problem you can’t solve by backing off.
Protect the run in behind and he has room to shoot. Follow Brighton’s striker and he arrives as the extra man.
Four goals. Four assists. Eight games.
How Brighton are exploiting both threats:
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Bruno Fernandes: 30 line-breaking passes into the final third.
Enzo Fernández + Bruno Guimarães: 25 combined.
Opening five PL matchweeks, with unequal minutes played.
How Fernandes turns midfield possession into chances:
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Álex Baena’s freedom to drift inside has a condition: someone must replace his width.
Cucurella does it for Spain. Lookman can do it for Atlético, while a second striker pins defenders.
What that tells us about his role: tacticalfootballanalysis.com…
Havertz lets Arsenal go over a press or play through it with the same No. 9.
Here, he receives between the lines, turns and releases a runner. The target man still has a midfielder’s instincts.
What that gives Arteta, and where it falls short:
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Inter kept watching Malen. Koné scored twice.
Roma occupied defenders with their striker, then attacked the space behind him. Dybala’s quick deliveries punished the hesitation.
The pattern behind Roma’s goals in the 2-2 draw:
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Morgan Rogers has returned in every gameweek. He's still only eighth among FPL midfielders for points.
At £7.7m, the case for buying him rests on what comes next: Brentford, Bournemouth, Everton.
Our GW5 transfer and captaincy guide:
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Toulouse’s double pivot escapes the press by sending one midfielder towards his own goal.
He draws his marker in. His partner slips into the space behind him to receive free.
How Askou adapts the pattern, plus two practices to coach it:
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Leeds’ second goal: a centre-back crossing, a wing-back scoring.
Bogle wins it high. Justin fills the flank. Calvert-Lewin attacks the gap between Newcastle’s centre-backs, and his header goes in off Bogle.
How Farke’s roles clicked:
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City had 10 men. United still faced a 3v3 on their right.
Semenyo dropped into the back line as Dalot advanced, turning City’s 4-4-1 into a 5-3-1.
How Maresca protected that flank and kept a route to Haaland:
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Brighton’s new ball-winner needs protection of his own.
Chema Andrés averaged 2.21 interceptions per 90 at Stuttgart, but struggles to cover large spaces quickly.
Why the player beside him could define his Brighton fit:
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