Lawrence Ostlere
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Lawrence Ostlere
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Sports Writer for The Independent ✍🏼⚽️🥇🚵🏼‍♀️
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True, not a good look at all, but I suspect new investors are more concerned about financial health than brand image at this stage
June 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
All of which might be worthy of mockery if it wasn’t quite so effective, like Tottenham but with points.

So will Hansi Flick’s radical tactics catch on or are Barca starting to get found out? Piece:
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Why Barcelona’s kamikaze offside trap could change European football
Barcelona have caught more players offside than any other team in Europe by a remarkable distance, writes Lawrence Ostlere. So will Hansi Flick’s radical tactics catch on or are Barca starting to get ...
www.independent.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Their kamikaze high line gives matches a bizarre look and similarly bizarre things seem to unfold: last week goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny impaled his own defender with his kneecap; in the same game, captain Raphinha scored from outside the box with his face...
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A piece on what Hansi Flick is doing at Barcelona and whether it might soon start to be mimicked across Europe: www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Why Barcelona’s kamikaze offside trap could change European football
Barcelona have caught more players offside than any other team in Europe by a remarkable distance, writes Lawrence Ostlere. So will Hansi Flick’s radical tactics catch on or are Barca starting to get ...
www.independent.co.uk
January 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM