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Last week Chelsea v Liverpool became the biggest tactical talking point of the season. Liverpool revived the the 3 man defence that Kenny debuted against Stoke. While with the introduction of Torres for £50m Ancellotti was forced to crowbar in El Nino into the side and returned back to his 4-4-2 Diamond which seemed to define his time at AC Milan […]

The modern full back is quickly becoming one of the most important players on the team sheet, infact even back in the days of Brian Clough, fat ed’ argued that because of the space these players get in the final third thet players could be the most important. I have found that having great full backs in my sides have […]

When we think about modern football trends, we think about the fall of the 4-4-2, the introduction of inverted wingers and the rise of the 4-5-1. But there is one other tactical rise that seems to have been used with caution with by a few of the top managers, many abandoned just as quickly. Roma have executed the 4-6-0 brilliantly, […]

So much has been said over the past 6 weeks about the death of the 4-4-2, the rise of the 4-2-3-1 and that England would be better to get rid of a formation that has been a stable of its footballing culture for over 30 years. It is also a discussion that even in modern football at the top it […]

The following conversation between Gareth Millward (Millie) and Jordan Cooper is a transcript from Part 5 of the audio compliment for Communication and Psychological Warfare ’10. Both of them sit down to discuss the finer points of Squad Gelling and how it is essential if you are looking to gain long-term success at any level. Gareth explains the importance of […]

England v USA The game billed by the Americans as if they were the massive underdogs, one billed by the UK press with ignorance of USA sport. But neither could have been more wrong as both sides were equally matched, the strong US team were never going to be any push over’s and tactically could have called the game a […]

Argentina vs. Nigeria A lot has been said about Argentina and Maradona in the lead up to the World Cup. But what he has formed in the squad is togetherness and fight; he could be demonstrating the importance of Communication and Psychological Warfare better than any other manager at the World Cup. His tactics could still be questionable, but with […]