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Robin Van Persie's High Press Problems At Heerenveen & Solving Las Palmas' Tactical Issues
Today, we analyse Robin van Persie's Heerenveen and why they've had issues with their high press in 2024/25 as well as try to fix LaLiga strugglers Las Palmas' tactical flaws.
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Today’s TFA Posts ⚽
Back in May, Heerenveen made an exciting decision to appoint Robin van Persie, a Dutch footballing legend and the nation’s all-time leading scorer, as their head coach.
However, eight games into the 2024/25 campaign, De Superfriezen sit 15th in Eredivisie and according to Edin Halilović, they can lay plenty of the blame with problems in their high pressing approach.
Las Palmas currently sit rock bottom of LaLiga, winless in their opening nine games of the 2024/25 campaign.
Jack Chippendale investigates their tactical flaws this term and suggests solutions as they seek a path out of the relegation zone.
From the October 2024 TFA magazine, we analyse the rise of Luis Henrique at Olympique Marseille!
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Fluminense play a big match against Flamengo today in the Brazil’s Serie A!
Take a look at their tactics from the start of the season as they aim to turn things around from their rough start.
With Corinthians playing Athletico Paranaense today in the Brazilian Serie A, take a look at a Memphis Depay scout report from when he first joined Barcelona to see how he could help the Brazilian side rise from the bottom half of the table.
“I would like to keep on playing here.”
Vitor Roque is loving life at Real Betis — we scouted him at Athletico Paranaense back in 2022 right here, check out that piece to see why we called him “the next big star out of South America” at the time!
“It’s not me that needs to speak, the pitch will do the talking.”
Paul Pogba is fired up ahead of his return to the pitch in 2025.
Back in 2018, we analysed why he was more effective for France than Manchester United — check out that piece here.
Can Thiago Motta get the best out of Pogba at Juve?
