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Newcastle United Vs Liverpool Tactical Analysis & Tottenham Hotspur Corner Tactics 2025/2026
Today, we have a post-match tactical analysis article on Liverpool's away win at Newcastle along with a set-piece analysis of Spurs corners in 2025/2026.
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The Premier League witnessed one of the most entertaining games of the season so far with a crucial last-minute win for Liverpool against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park after a continuous chase that lasted throughout the game.
Liverpool secured their second win of the season following their initial win against Bournemouth, which allows them to keep progressing and improving their weaknesses with less pressure, even though the team has been receiving criticism regarding their performance against Newcastle.
Winning such complicated games is very important for the team to gain confidence and play without intense pressure.
It is also very useful for the advantage they are trying to get at the expense of their rivals for the title, knowing that all of Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea failed to collect six points out of the two initial games.
It is true that the value of these two wins cannot be sensed at the moment, but their importance will certainly matter at the end of the season, when each point of advantage matters at the top spots.
Newcastle’s loss was painful and did not really reflect what this team deserved, as they put on a powerful performance against a tough opponent.
Some individual mistakes, such as the red card, punished Newcastle despite their late comeback in the match and their ability to score two goals to equalise the score.
Attacking-wise, Newcastle were good enough to exploit Liverpool’s defensive mistakes, especially in the air and during set-pieces, and that’s how they succeeded in scoring their two goals.
However, that was not enough for them to avoid the loss.
They failed to resist Liverpool’s last-minute attempts and, due to a marking issue, allowed Rio Ngumoha to score the decisive goal.
In this tactical analysis of the match between Newcastle and Liverpool, the focus will be centred on Newcastle United tactics to exploit their superiority in aerial duels in open play and during set-pieces.
The analysis will also shed light on the Liverpool style of play, efficient shooting from distance and finishing accuracy since that was the aspect that ultimately made the difference for the Reds.
The decision to dismiss Ange Postecoglou as Tottenham Hotspur manager over the summer, following the club’s UEFA Europa League triumph, was certainly controversial.
Despite an unprecedented 22 Premier League defeats, Postecoglou had ultimately ended Spurs’ 17-year trophy drought.
That would certainly lead to Postecoglou being the man to lead Tottenham into the UEFA Champions League, right?
Daniel Levy had other ideas and landed first-choice managerial target Thomas Frank from Brentford in June.
This appointment is intriguing, given that it is the Danish coach’s first ‘top’ job after previously managing Brentford, Brøndby, and Denmark’s youth sides.
Frank has enjoyed a very promising start at the helm in North London.
Spurs applied themselves very well in the UEFA Super Cup defeat to Paris Saint-Germain before thrashing Burnley 3-0.
One of the clearest changes in this new-look Tottenham is the much more considered approach to set-pieces, with Frank reaping the rewards when his side scored from two of them in the PSG defeat.
This tactical analysis will examine Tottenham Hotspur’s attacking corner tactics under Thomas Frank, as implemented in recent competitive fixtures.
This Tottenham Hotspur set-piece analysis will highlight common issues exploited against zonal marking and man-marking defensive systems.
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