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🚨 The Overlap Breakdown Podcast ft. Laurie Whitwell 🚨

—Dan Ashworth Saga Unpacked
—SJR In Full Control At United?
—Liam Delap Target For Centre-Forward
—Sancho/Rashford Loan Details
—Can United Actually Spend In Summer?

And Much More… OUT NOW. WATCH BELOW! 📎👇
April 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🚨 Flick’s Barcelona: The Most Exciting Team In Europe 🚨

—Youngest Squad In La Liga
—Flick’s Philosophy + Barca’s DNA
—Counter Movements
—Generate + Manipulate Space
—Attacking Teams From Inside
—‘Building The Ladder’
—Use Of Diagonal Lanes

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April 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
🚨 Luis Enrique’s Tactical Revolution: PSG’s New Era 🚨

—Freedom Within a Structure
—Constant Wide Rotations
—Counter & Double Movements
—Has Enrique Changed His Philosophy?
—Luis Campos’ Squad Composition
—Youthful Core Aiding Out of Possession

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March 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Reposted
Don't know how I missed this when it first came out but it's really good. Explains a lot about the kind of defensive setups Arsenal often struggle against most (and what we use too - hence it's so important our wide players work hard without the ball)
⛓️ The Back 5 Chain.

🗒️ A concept based on how to defend against numerical advantages on your defensive line without losing attacking personnel.

🔁 A modern approach in response to positional play through the use of hybrid roles.

ENJOY ❤️. t.co/fknQYXi2ul
https://medium.com/@HTO_/the-back-5-chain-dfe5420cca51
t.co
March 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
⛓️ The Back 5 Chain.

🗒️ A concept based on how to defend against numerical advantages on your defensive line without losing attacking personnel.

🔁 A modern approach in response to positional play through the use of hybrid roles.

ENJOY ❤️. t.co/fknQYXi2ul
https://medium.com/@HTO_/the-back-5-chain-dfe5420cca51
t.co
March 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨 Have Modern Football Tactics REALLY Ruined The Game? 🤔

—Pragmatism vs. Idealism in Coaching
—Less Individual Freedom Within Structures
—Results-Driven vs. Entertainment Value
—Physical-First Recruitment Processes
—The Modern Tactical Trade-Off

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March 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚨 Amorim’s United: Better With Less Possession & Arteta Too Risk-Averse 🚨

— Amorim Drops Into 5-4-1
— Tactical Short-Term vs. Long-Term Goals
— Ongoing Structural & Personnel Issues
— Arsenal’s Recent Struggles
— Arteta’s Risk-Averse Tactics

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March 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🚨 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Besiktas: A New Tactical Identity? 🚨

—4-2-4 With Staggered #10 and CF
—How Well Ole’s Profiling His Players
—How Ole Is Changing The Culture
—Fast, Unpredictable Attacking Combinations
—Wide Rotations & Narrow Forwards

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March 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚨 Overlap Breakdown Post ft. Liverpool’s Head Recruitment Analyst 🚨

—How Liverpool Sign Players
—The Methods Behind Mane, Firmino & Salah
—Scouting And Analysing For Van Dijk
—The Biggest Challenges Of Scouting
—The Transition Between Slot/Klopp

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March 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
🚨 THE OVERLAP BREAKDOWN FT. AXEL TUANZEBE 🚨

—Man Utd with Mourinho & Ole
—Defending vs Neymar & Mbappe
—Napoli & Why Serie A Is Underrated
—Ipswich Town & McKenna’s Philosophy
—The Reality Of The PL’s Physicality
—Cristiano Ronaldo’s Advice

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February 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨 Why Strikers Are Disappearing From Modern Football 🚨

—Death Of Split-Strikers
—Lack Of Individuality In Youth Coaching
—Modern Football Is A Battle Of Space
—CFs Asked To Do More Than Score Goals
—Importance On Structure On/Off The Ball

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February 21, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚨 Why Ruben Amorim’s Tactics Aren’t Working At Manchester United 🚨

—Lack Of Profiles To Fit System [CB + WB]
—Sub-Optimal 5-2-3, Why Not The 5-4-1?
—Build-Up/Possession Shape Too Rigid
—Why United Can’t Press Reliably
—How Amorim Should Adapt

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February 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨 EVERTON 2-2 LIVERPOOL: TACTICAL ANALYSIS 🚨

—Liverpool's Lowest xG/Shots Under Slot
—Moyes' 4-4-2 Mid-Block
—How They Nullified Ryan Gravenberch
—Reserved Approach From Slot?
—Narrow Directness To Attack Space
—How Everton Set Pressing Traps

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February 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨The Overlap Breakdown Podcast ft. Abdoulaye Doucoure! 🚨

—Ancelotti’s Philosophy
—How Ancelotti Coached Freedom
—Adapting To Different European Leagues
—Sean Dyche Being Misunderstood
—David Moyes’ Everton Tactics
—Importance of Faith in Football

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February 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🚨 How Arsenal’s Tactics Humbled Manchester City 🚨

—Arsenal's Out of Possession Structure
—Odegaard-Havertz Leaders
—Why City Struggled After Scoring
—MLS The Key To Unlocking City
—Left-Sided Overloads To Create Space
—Same Problems Again For City

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February 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🚨 Why Patrick Dorgu Is Ruben Amorim’s First Man Utd Signing 🚨

—Data & Tactical Analysis of Dorgu
—Potential For Left-Sided Rotations
—Physical, Mental & Technical Abilities
—Why I Think He Could Be 'Amazing' For Amorim
—Positives & Negatives

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January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨 Could Andoni Iraola Be Europe’s Next Managerial Superstar? 🚨

— Iraola's Principles & Tactical Philosophy
— The Most Fast Paced Team In The League
— Modern Football Shifting Back To Directness
— Less Positional Rigidity
— Out of Possession Structure

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January 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I don’t mind it on loan. Most fans have to be realistic on what is possible this window, I don’t think some actually understand how poor our financials are. If Rashford/Garnacho leave we need a stopgap forward—Nkunku does this whilst suiting one of the #10 but still not amazing. It’s just okay.
Thoughts on Nkunku as one of the 10s?
January 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I don’t think that other application has ever been as bad as it is right now. Hope to up my output on here even if it’s just the same stuff!
January 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sulemana was moving like a player I would want in one of them 10 slots, by the way. His physicality and sharpness on the turn was so so impressive, bounced off everyone, quick bursts of speed, ball striking, direct and attacks the box well. Lovely player him. Hope he stays consistent under Juric.
January 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Released a piece on The Overlap Breakdown picking one player for every club in the PL, here’s some of my favourites;

—Eiran Cashin -> Leicester City
—Jeremie Frimpong -> Aston Villa
—Callum Doyle -> Wolves
—Samuele Ricci -> Man City
—Maxim De Cuyper -> Palace
—Lamine Camara -> Bournemouth
January 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There’s a conversation to be had about risk variance at the TOP level and why it’s becoming more and more of a wider margin season on season—Arteta has somewhat struggled to win narrow game states but I also see the same ‘lack of numbers’ and risk adverse nature in Amorim. The gap? Player quality.
January 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
🚨 Eintracht Frankfurt Scout, Tom Reynolds on Ralf Rangnick, Omar Marmoush and AI 🚨

—How To Scout In Bundesliga
—Will AI + Data Put An End To Scouting?
—The Power Of AI In Football
—Frankfurt's Recruitment Model + Process
—Lokomotiv Moscow w/ Ralf Rangnick

WATCH NOW BELOW! 👇
December 23, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Having a short [+short limbed] CB is pretty horrid for defending even when it’s 1v1 on the deck and not the air. Martinez cannot physically get across his man, players take two steps and they’re across him. Very rarely gets himself between man—ball and if he does, it’s usually a foul.
December 19, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Morning from Scotland guys! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
December 18, 2024 at 11:00 AM