Tactics

Manchester City have enjoyed the best start to a season in the club’s recent history. With a total twenty-eight points from their first ten games and an unbeaten start in the Champions League, the Citizens are currently one of the most in form teams in world football. Yet are...

Phillippe Montanier has faced criticism from myself and many other Forest fans in the past few weeks. Results had been poor, with the defence being carved open by any team who put on a half decent show. The most convincing performances had come against teams who never really showed...

Ockham’s razor dictates that the simplest explanation is generally the correct one. That could well be true regarding Arsenal’s poor start to the season. They moved on three defenders during the summer (Sagna, Vermaelen, Jenkinson) and only signed two (Debuchy and Chambers). This has left them extremely light on...

A friend of mine once commented, ‘I just love watching goals being scored’. A simple pleasure, it has to be said. Though in his way he was right; football would be a pretty joyless vocation if we didn’t see the ball disturb the net with at least a degree...