Tactics
Why pressing high is costing Ashford points
The best defence in the league has one weakness, and Rovers found it twice.
Tactics
Shapes, presses and the things you can see from the stand.
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Tactics
How to read expected goals without losing your mind
What xG measures, what it misses and how to use it without becoming unbearable.
Tactics
The back three is back
Five of ten clubs now use three centre-backs. Why the shape returned, and where it breaks.
Tactics
Set pieces: the cheapest goals in football
A third of the league’s goals come from corners and free kicks. Most clubs practise them for an hour a week.