Analysis

Liverpool’s decline is not about missed chances alone but a deeper loss of identity, intensity and balance that must be corrected this summer. Liverpool’s season has unfolded in a way few anticipated. From champions to uncertainty in the space of a year, Arne Slot’s side have gone from setting the standard to searching for answers.… The post How Liverpool Can Fix Their Structural Problems This Summer first appeared on Breaking The Lines.

Bayern's cohesion, and their ability to carry out a well-crafted gameplan, makes them strong favourites to progress to the semi-finals

Enzo Fernandez has given Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior the first major internal disciplinary issue of his brief tenure at Stamford Bridge - BBC Sport analyses the situation.

A couple of weeks ago, Total Football Analysis produced a scout report on one of the EFL Championship’s in-form attackers, Harvey Vale, who was on the verge of making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland at the time of writing. We used weighted combinations of raw Wyscout data to build custom metrics tailored […] The post Carlos Forbs Scout Report At Club Brugge 2025/2026: A Direct Wide Threat Built For Transitions – Player Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

The Premier League has guaranteed itself a fifth Champions League slot for next season. English sides have been rewarded for their place in the UEFA Coefficient Table by being handed a European Per…

Arsenal have put one foot in the Champions League semi finals with their slender victory against Sporting Lisbon in Portugal but club icon Thierry Henry still has a major concern

Maxence Lacroix made a big move from VfL Wolfsburg to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2024 for an €18m fee, which was below his market value of €20m at the time. He recently received his first call-up to the France national team in March and played quite well, suggesting he could be called up […] The post Maxence Lacroix Scout Report At Crystal Palace 2025/2026: Ready For The Next Step? – Player Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

Manchester United are on course to secure Champions League qualification after England secured a fifth place in the competition thanks to Arsenal's win over Sporting

Attacking and creativity problems remain but all that matters now is results

The striker has a “night to forget” back at his former club

Napoli hosted AC Milan at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for Gameweek 31 of Serie A 2025/2026 in a clash that was decisive for the second spot in the league. The match ended with a late 1-0 win for Napoli following an intense tactical contest that saw numerous in-game adjustments from both sides as they tried […] The post Napoli Vs AC Milan [1–0] – Serie A 2025/2026: Antonio Conte Adjustments Break The Deadlock – Tactical Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

Jamie Carragher explained why Arsenal could miss out on the Premier League title after the Champions League quarter-final win over Sporting.

Football Predictions: This week’s betting tips & match analysis Pulse Sports Nigeria

Bayern Munich and Freiburg's European ties against Spanish opposition in the 2025/26 quarter-finals will be extra important as the Bundesliga look to secure an extra UEFA Champions League qualifying spot for the following season.

Two leagues in Europe can now earn an extra UEFA Champions League qualifying spot for the following season. The Bundesliga had five teams in the competition as a result in 2024/25 and is well placed to repeat the feat in 2026/27.

Thierry Henry has revealed Arsenal's biggest strength and weakness as the Gunners beat Sporting in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Gunners’ victory in Lisbon had more than one beneficiary in bid for Champions League

After the second Bayern Munich goal went in, Real Madrid left-back Alvaro Carreras could be seen arms outstretched before the restart, desperately urging those around him to provide some help. He was simply unable to cope with Michael Olise alone.

After the second Bayern Munich goal went in, Real Madrid left-back Alvaro Carreras could be seen arms outstretched before the restart, desperately urging those around him to provide some help. He was simply unable to cope with Michael Olise alone.

Mikel Arteta has been warned Arsenal are ‘not at the level’ of two Champions League rivals despite their quarter-final win over Sporting.

Arsenal won it very late against Sporting CP, continuing a pattern of what to expect from the Gunners this season.

Matt Pyzdrowski identifies and analyses the high-ball claimers, the punchers and the goal-line protectors

After the early exit in the Champions Cup, Lionel Messi's Inter Miami suffered a drop of four places in the CONCACAF rankings. Inter Miami have struggled to live up to the expectations that surrounded them heading into the season, suffering an early setback with an earlier-than-expected elimination from the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Herons’ inconsistent run has now cost them in the standings, with Lionel Messi‘s side dropping four places in the CONCACAF club rankings. Ahead of the start of both the 2026 MLS season and the Champions Cup back in February, CONCACAF published their updated club rankings with Inter Miami sitting third, ahead of every MLS side and trailing only Toluca and Cruz Azul. Two months on, the picture looks considerably different for the Herons. Cruz Azul has since overtaken Toluca as the top-ranked club in CONCACAF, while Inter Miami have tumbled from third down to seventh in the same two-month span. The Herons have been leapfrogged by Seattle Sounders, LAFC, Club America and Tigres UANL, all of whom have boosted their standing by advancing to the quarterfinals of the current Champions Cup. Nashville’s series: the biggest blow for Inter Miami As CONCACAF explains, its rankings are calculated using a weighted system that factors in performances across domestic leagues, national cups, continental tournaments and global competitions. Inter Miami had climbed to third on the strength of their 2025 MLS Cup triumph, but their recent results have steadily eroded that standing. Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF dribbles the ball against Jeisson Palacios #4 of Nashville SC. The most damaging blow came in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, where Messi and company entered directly at the Round of 16 and were promptly knocked out by Nashville SC in a shocking upset. Combined with an inconsistent MLS campaign featuring three wins, two draws and one defeat, the Herons have seen their status as one of the continent’s dominant clubs take a significant hit. Are Inter Miami relying too much on Messi? Inter Miami’s slide in the CONCACAF rankings is also a reflection of a broader concern about the team’s overall trajectory, having fallen short in one of their primary objectives for the 2026 season. The issue is not a decline in Messi’s individual level, but rather the extent to which the team has become dependent on him to produce. Through six MLS games, Inter Miami have scored 11 goals, with Messi leading the way as the team’s top scorer with five. No other player has managed more than one goal, with the rest of the tally spread across six different scorers including Mateo Silvetti, Telasco Segovia, Rodrigo De Paul, Gonzalo Luján, Micael and most recently Luis Suárez, while designated strikers Tadeo Allende and German Berterame have struggled to find the net. The lack of firepower from the supporting cast is further highlighted by Messi’s own numbers, as the Argentine has yet to register a single assist through five MLS appearances despite posting an expected assists figure of 1.71 on SofaScore and averaging 2.2 key passes per game. After finishing the 2025 regular season with 81 goals in 34 games, a rate of 2.4 per match, Inter Miami’s current average of 1.8 goals per game is a sign of a team running well below its capabilities, and a problem head coach Javier Mascherano will need to address sooner rather than later.

Before travelling to the Parc des Princes for their Champions League quarter-final, Liverpool's analysts will have pored over what happened when Chelsea made the same trip last month.

The Gunners were far from convincing vs. Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16, and a late 1-0 win at Sporting on Tuesday brings questions about a team expected to dominate

Thomas Tuchel's doubts about Trent Alexander-Arnold and reliance on Harry Kane are confirmed on the England manager's Madrid mission.

Liverpool attacker Florian Wirtz does "not agree directly" with captain Virgil van Dijk's belief that they gave up in their FA Cup humiliation at Manchester City.

A stark look at the LA Galaxy's upcoming schedule predicts a series of losses. Can they turn it around? Only a strong change can alter this bleak outlook. #LAGalaxy #MLS #SoccerPredictions #FootballAnalysis

The FA Cup has a habit of intruding where it is least invited. Clubs tell themselves that the league is separate, that knock‑out football exists in a parallel universe where consequences end at the final whistle. Every so often, though, a cup weekend tears that illusion apart. This felt like one of those moments. Manchester […] The post One Weekend, Two Shockwaves: Could the FA Cup Results Impact the Premier League Title Race? appeared first on Soccer News.

Arsenal may be the ones competing in the Champions League tonight, but their result will have a huge impact on many teams in the Premier League

Whether they wish to or not, modern managers must embrace big data on the beautiful game, and Graham Gartland can see the fruits of the positive metrics that Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has pointed to as a reason for the team's improvement.

With Arsenal currently bookmakers' favourites to win this year's competition, Daily Mail Sport takes a look at some of their most devastating Champions League exits.

Napoli beat AC Milan in a big clash at the top of Serie A with a mixed verdict delivered by the Italian press on Scott McTominay's performance

Habib Beye was given the Marseille job as he knows the club but his style is smothering the team’s attacking flair By Get French Football News Habib Beye quoted Pape Diouf, the late former Marseille president, when he was appointed as the club’s new manager in February, saying: “Pape Diouf, who I considered my spiritual father, always told me: ‘When the fire burns in Marseille, sometimes you have to let it burn because it will go out on its own.’ This club brings you immense emotions but from time to time you have to be able to stay cool, calm, and collected.” The club was ablaze when Roberto De Zerbi’s tumultuous reign came to an end. His exit heralded a wave of fan discontent and incited change in the boardroom. Beye spoke about letting the fire burn out, but he would have been better advised to keep the flame alive. Under the Italian, Marseille were imperfect and inconsistent, but capable of brilliance. He played to the strengths in the squad. The attack was scintillating at times; the problem was the goals they shipped at the other end. Beye has not played to his squad’s strengths. Instead, his radical departure from his predecessor’s style has only accentuated Marseille’s weaknesses.

Ray Parlour doesn't want to see Max Dowman in Arsenal's starting lineup against Sporting CP despite the teenager's impressive showing in the FA Cup at the weekend.

Arsenal are nine points clear at the top of the Premier League but Rio Ferdinand has warned Mikel Arteta's side could come undone against one opponent

Femi Azeez has made a name for himself since arriving at Millwall in 2024. In the 2025/2026 season, he has become one of the top performers in the EFL Championship. The Englishman leads his team in goal contributions, scoring eight goals and providing seven assists, proving to be a lethal weapon for Alex Neil. With […] The post Femi Azeez Scout Report At Millwall 2025/2026: A High-Output Transition Winger – Player Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

With 16 assists and eight goals in just 1,537 Premier League minutes so far this season, Bruno Fernandes is currently averaging a goal contribution nearly every single game for Manchester United. At 31 years of age, the Portuguese captain is undergoing a tactical renaissance that has seen him move from chaotic hero-ball to a refined, […] The post Bruno Fernandes Scout Report At Manchester United 2025/2026: The Premier League’s Ultimate Hybrid Creator – Player Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

Losses to Belgium and Portugal in World Cup tuneups do not bode well for Mauricio Pochettino's plans to reach at least the World Cup semifinals.

Monday Night Club's Rory Smith explains why the quadruple was too much for Arsenal.

Inter Milan hosted AS Roma at the San Siro and successfully protected their Serie A lead following a difficult period. Inter Milan exploited the international break in the best possible way as they have prepared some of their starting players who were absent for a long period and the goal was to make them ready for this decisive […] The post Inter Milan Vs AS Roma [5–2] – Serie A 2025/2026: How Cristian Chivu Tactics Restored Attacking Cohesion At San Siro – Tactical Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

Liverpool travel to Paris on Wednesday with head coach Arne Slot needing to find answers to a multitude of issues to keep their disappointing season alive.

Alvaro Arbeloa's team were flying during a recent injury crisis. With their galacticos back, they slumped to defeat, with Bayern Munich next

Although the Champions League quarter-finals might steal plenty of Tuesday’s attention, we have some potentially season-defining showdowns from across England. As Wrexham welcome a high-flying Southampton to the Racecourse Ground for a blockbuster Championship battle, there is plenty of midweek action on the cards. For those of you looking to stick on a Tuesday acca, […] The post April 7th: Tuesday’s English Accumulator – 5/1 Special, Betting Tips & Analysis appeared first on Soccer News.

Robert Sanchez is still Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper under Liam Rosenior, but according to Football Insider, that’s not expected to be the case for much longer. The 28-year-old Spaniard is quickly losing the faith of the manager, as well as the club hierarchy, especially after his very poor performance in the 3-0 loss to Everton in […] The post Chelsea in two minds about goalkeeper to replace struggling Sanchez appeared first on Soccer News.

Jamie Carragher said Virgil van Dijk was "too good for the highest level of football" but now the Liverpool captain no longer appears to be an elite defender

During his tenure as Arsenal manager, Arteta has been known to implement unique or unorthodox strategies in an effort to get the best out of his players.

Arsenal dressing room leaders must take it upon themselves and end any self-pity from their teammates after defeat at Southampton. That’s the view of Gunners legend Ray Parlour, who believes …

Targeted after Italy’s failure and for his dive in the Derby d’Italia, Alessandro Bastoni returned to form against Roma Italy were too afraid to play a World Cup qualifying playoff at San Siro, hosting their semi-final against Northern Ireland in Bergamo instead. Gennaro Gattuso explained it as a choice to protect his players, noting that the nation’s biggest football stadium was home to two rival clubs – Milan and Internazionale – and suggesting this dynamic might lead fans there to turn more quickly on players who struggled. Instead, on Sunday, it was San Siro that offered comfort to one who has become the scapegoat for yet another collective failure. Italy made it past Northern Ireland only to lose to Bosnia on penalties in Zenica. Alessandro Bastoni’s first-half red card, at a time when his country were winning 1-0, was a pivotal moment in the game and perhaps his entire career.

The mid-block is a well-established tactic and will be seen at some point during most games at all levels. A mid-block can be broadly defined as players being positioned zonally rather than in response to the oppositions positioning, and occupying the middle zone of the pitch. Being positioned relative to one another, rather than in […] The post Unlocking A Mid-Block: Tactical Solutions From Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta & Unai Emery – Tactical Theory appeared first on Total Football Analysis.