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West Ham Vs Leicester City Tactical Analysis & Barcelona Vs Atlético Madrid Set-Piece Analysis
Today, we have a post-match tactical analysis on West Ham United versus Leicester City along with a set-piece analysis of Barcelona versus Atlético Madrid.
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We were treated to another exciting period of midweek Premier League action, with the London Stadium playing host to the final match on Thursday night.
West Ham United welcomed Leicester City‘s visit in a match in which both sides were desperate to collect all three points.
Graham Potter’s Hammers have experienced mixed results thus far but would’ve felt as confident as ever off the back of a hard-fought victory against Arsenal.
With West Ham once again putting a dent into Mikel Arteta’s title aspirations, the focus for Ruud van Nistelrooy was unfortunately on the opposite end of the table, with the Foxes heading towards an almost inevitable relegation.
Unfortunately for Leicester, there were no surprises on the night.
West Ham controlled the match to earn a deserved 2-0 win—the first time West Ham have achieved back-to-back Premier League victories all season.
While Potter’s side will find optimism in their tactical principles evolving, once again, defensive mistakes allowed West Ham to breach Leicester’s defence in the first half.
Jack Chippendale’s tactical analysis will highlight how both sides set up to minimise each other’s attacking threat, with special consideration for how Potter’s 5-3-2 formation could adapt and shift in possession.
Last Tuesday, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid played an exciting match in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
Both teams delivered an exciting match that resulted in eight goals.
The game ended in a four-four draw, taking scores level heading into the second leg.
It was very clear in this match that both teams focused heavily on set-pieces, which resulted in three goals from corners—two for Barcelona and one for Atlético Madrid.
In Karim El-Shesheiny’s tactical analysis, we will explain how both teams exploited set-piece tactics to score goals and how the tactical competition between coaches Hansi Flick and Diego Simeone played out in this aspect.
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Inter take on Napoli today in an important Serie A clash.
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