The Football Analyst

The Best Counter-Pressing Drills: A Practical Guide for Coaches

Counter-pressing is one of the most decisive behaviours in modern football. The moment possession is lost often determines whether a […]

Ricardo Baier / January 13, 2026

Modern football has evolved dramatically over the last two decades, particularly from a tactical perspective. Coaches have refined their game

Anes Mravac stepped into the role of interim head coach at Malmö FF during a demanding period for the club,

Modern football is too complex, fast, and unpredictable to be controlled through constant instruction. Every moment presents players with new

The 5-3-2 has become one of the most dependable defensive structures in modern football. Far from being a purely reactive

Breaking down a low-block is one of the most demanding problems in modern football. When an opponent defends deep with

Football has always struggled to measure influence. Goals and assists tell us who finished actions, but they rarely explain how teams

“Control” has become one of the most commonly used — and most misunderstood — concepts in modern football analysis. Teams

The 2-2-5-1 formation is not a conventional starting shape but an in-possession attacking structure that appears once a team establishes control in

Daniel Peña / December 7, 2025

In modern football, players who can operate comfortably on both feet have a clear advantage in almost every phase of

Relationism has become one of the most influential ideas in modern attacking football. Instead of relying on fixed positions, predetermined

Expected Goals Added — often written as xGA or xG Added — is one of the most valuable modern metrics for analysing how individual