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EFL Championship Play-Off Final 2024/2025 Tactical Preview & Three Under-The-Radar Bundesliga Standouts
Today, we have a tactical preview of the 2024/2025 EFL Championship Play-Off Final along with
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On Saturday, 24th May, two of northern England’s most storied football clubs, Sheffield United vs Sunderland, meet in what is called the most expensive game in football: the EFL Championship Play-Off Final.
Promotion to the Premier League is at stake, along with a financial windfall that can reshape a club’s future.
Sheffield United see this fixture as a chance to return to the top flight at the first attempt after last season’s relegation.
Sunderland, in contrast, carries the weight of eight years away from the English Premier League.
This tactical preview is organised to provide a phase-by-phase analysis of both teams.
The structure is split into sections for Sunderland and Sheffield United.
Each part will examine the teams’ approaches in possession, the key individuals and collective battles.
It will also cover how each side can mitigate the other’s possession game model.
This preview aims to show where the match could be won or lost by linking tactical details to each club’s season.
Last Saturday, the 2024/2025 Bundesliga season came to a close.
34 matchdays, many surprises, many non-surprises and many emotions were once again the driving force behind one of the most exciting leagues in European football.
In the end, most of the end results came as expected, with Bayern Munich winning the title and Harry Kane winning the Torjägerkanone for the best goalscorer in the Bundesliga.
Behind that, a lot of things happened that many people did not expect before the season started.
There were a lot of big storylines this season, like Omar Marmoush turning into a world class striker for Eintracht Frankfurt and leaving for Manchester City in the winter transfer window, Borussia Dortmund’s rise back to the UEFA Champions League under Nico Kovač or the end of the career at FC Bayern for Bundesliga legend Thomas Müller, but that’s not what we are going to focus on in this article.
What makes the Bundesliga so special and so dear to its fans is the fact that the small clubs are pouring their hearts into the seasons, and players who love their clubs and teams surprise the expectations due to their hard work.
Therefore, in this tactical analysis and scout report, we will examine four players who had great seasons in the Bundesliga over the past year but did not get the attention and media coverage they deserved.
We will take a look at Werder Bremen skipper Marco Friedl, SC Freiburg midfielder Maximilian Eggestein and FC St. Pauli full-back Philipp Treu, explore their value and class they showed this season and how they were crucial to the success of their respective teams.
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