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The 2024 version of The Mixer is out now. The most comprehensive account of the Premier Leagueās on-pitch development over its first 32 years.
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An excellent gameplan from Mourinho to exploit the gaps in Barcelona's defence brought a 2-1 Real Madrid win in the Clasico. Quick switches of play, runners into the channels, slick passes from out to in. š½
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new project: the Women's World Cup finals. Here's 1991, and technically the '1st FIFA World Championship for Womenās Football for the M&Ms Cup'. Both sides using a sweeper. 40mins each way. Mia Hamm in defence. Lots of backpasses. No visible M&Ms. ā¬ļø
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A Premier League weekend of ferocious tackles and pretty lenient refereeing. Weāre told that this is what fans want, which is possibly true. But the long-term effect of too much āletting the game flowā is actually that games donāt "flow" at all. ā¬ļø
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A Premier League weekend of ferocious tackles and pretty lenient refereeing. Weāre told that this is what fans want, which is possibly true. But the long-term effect of too much āletting the game flowā is actually that games donāt "flow" at all. ā¬ļø
nytimes.com/athletic/7704488ā¦
Four winning goals in the Premier League this weekend, and three of them took a touch off a defender on the way in. The Isak one wasn't *really* a deflected goal, but the Iwobi & Madueke winners were classics of the genre. Why is it happening more? ā¬ļø
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Here's a lengthy investigation into what many are calling the biggest scandal in Premier League history: the huge number of deflected goals these days. 14% of all goals so far this season. What's going on? ā¬ļø
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Fulham 1-0 Hull. An absurdly dominant 1-0 for Fulham, who completed the fourth-most passes in the PL this season (behind Man City x 3). Jakirovic made all five subs before Arbeloa made any. King & Affengruber very good. The same needed next weekend. ā¬ļø
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Very much agree with this. It's been excellent in recent years. Murphy's analysis is often really interesting. Rooney is a good addition. All the presenters are good. It's obviously no longer the only way to watch highlights but it's adapted pretty well.
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Man City 2-4 PSG. In isolation, a sensational game of football.
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England/Wiegman going 2-3-4-5 across the defence this week - traditionally the preserve of Dutch/Belgian sides - having previously respected the English numbering system is, for me, gameās gone territory.
After 15 years at Atletico we take Diego Simeone's presence for granted. But very few South American coaches have had his success or longevity in Europe.
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I basically think that teams based primarily around pressing are (a) vulnerable to cheap bookings and (b) largely incapable of āsitting inā with 10 men. Gravenberchās changed the game but should it have meant three concessions in 15min?
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As a fan of a southern non-league team who has had heard lots of "Man City will be in your league next year!", it's finally time to speak up. Havant are in the Southern League. If promoted: National South. They wouldn't be in the same region as Man City.
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āAnfield or Havant, weāll be thereā ā defiant fans go bananas for Man City. Gauging the mood of City and Liverpool fans before and during yesterday's match w/@willisbennett11
Big thanks to @mcfc_lw for his help.
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Here's a lengthy investigation into what many are calling the biggest scandal in Premier League history: the huge number of deflected goals these days. 14% of all goals so far this season. What's going on? ā¬ļø
nytimes.com/athletic/7648810ā¦
An outlier due to a small sample size, or a genuine long-term trend? The classic answer is, of course: a bit of both.
This tallies with something I've never heard mentioned at all, but is really quite crucial to football: the considerable rise in the percentage of blocked shots over the last 20 years. Read on for more:
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A seemingly unpopular view but I really enjoyed that international break. I watched a really good game almost every night. I never regretted my Ā£2.49 PPV purchase (and there's no higher praise than that)
First time I saw Messi play live (2011), the thing that struck me most was how suddenly he could stop. From top speed to completely still, while others were still slowing down. He'd always get to the loose ball first. That is his most underrated quality.
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Bad news for the rest of the WSL, as it turns out London City Lionesses are cohesive, tenacious, disciplined and all the things that you suspected they might not have been. ā¬ļø
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He never served that three-game ban for being sent off in the 2006 World Cup final, because he was retiring anyway. He should be serving a three-game touchline ban now. Justice must be done.
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In Paris for Zinedine Zidane's first home game as France coach, at the scene of his greatest triumph.
Huge feelgood factor around his appointment āĀ the only job he wanted after Real Madrid. Two wins out of two. All seems so natural for him. It always has
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Less than a month in, Arsenal are on the verge of being out of contention for the WSL title. They often start seasons slowly but with this squad it feels much more worrying. ā¬ļø
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