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EFL Championship Play-Off Final 2024/2025 Tactical Analysis & Maxence Caqueret Scout Report
Today, we have a post-match tactical analysis piece focusing on the EFL Championship Play-Off Final between Sunderland and Sheffield United along with a player analysis piece on Maxence Caqueret at FC Como under Cesc Fàbregas.
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After eight years away—four spent in England’s third tier, EFL League One—Sunderland will return to the Premier League in 2025/2026.
Régis Le Bris’ side defeated Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United 2-1 in the EFL Championship Play-Off Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to secure their return to England’s top flight.
They did so in dramatic fashion, with Tom Watson netting the winner in stoppage time ahead of the teenager’s summer move to Brighton & Hove Albion.
The 19-year-old’s 95th-minute strike ensured his current club would be making the jump up to the country’s elite competition along with him for the 2025/2026 campaign.
In this post-match tactical analysis, we’ll provide an in-depth analysis of both teams’ respective tactical setups on Saturday.
Our analysis details both teams’ tactics in attack and defence, with a particular focus on our key battle of the game: Sheffield United’s press versus Sunderland’s build-up play.
Maxence Caqueret is a French player who recently joined the newly promoted Serie A club FC Como 1907 on a four-and-a-half-year contract that started in January 2025.
Therefore, Caqueret is expected to spend the near future in Serie A, especially given that Como have been doing very well following their promotion, finishing the season in 10th place.
This is unlike most newly promoted teams, who usually struggle to keep up with the Serie A level and play to avoid relegation.
Head coach Cesc Fàbregas and the whole team had a different philosophy and played impressive football this season.
Although Caqueret came in mid-season from Olympique Lyonnais, he also contributed to the team’s performances.
If he keeps progressing, he is expected to become even more important and central to the team in the coming seasons.
In this tactical analysis and scout report, we will discover why Caqueret has the potential to become more important for Como, what makes him special as a midfielder, and why he can be more central to Como’s tactics.
Therefore, the analysis will illustrate his goalscoring, playmaking, dribbling, and ball protection traits to explore his possible roles and positions.
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