In this week’s edition of Premier League Tactics Corner, we analyze Diego Costa’s movement and pressing, as well as Stoke City’s defensive tactics against Manchester City. Chelsea’s Costa Costa does three things really well. He presses, he uses his speed, and he finishes. He’s as old school as center forwards come and as simple as […]

Every off-season a big name is sold in European football – often even two or three. From Tottenham selling Gareth Bale to Porto moving James Rodriguez and Joao Moutinho to Monaco, players are sold for huge sums of money. While the players sold have profound impacts at their new clubs, the bigger impact comes from […]

The worst kept secret this season has been Jose Mourinho and Chelsea's pursuit of Atletico Madrid’s star striker Diego Costa. Reports have linked the Brazilian-born forward to the London club since before the January transfer window. The main reason Costa hasn’t moved sooner is because his loss would have been catastrophic to Atletico Madrid’s current season. […]

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has repeated time and time again that his team lives "game by game.” That has been the Argentine’s philosophy since he took over leadership of the club two years ago. Every day, Los Colchoneros train for an intense 45 minutes with Simeone overseeing the entire process, and they train the […]

The summer transfer of Radamel Falcao from Atletico Madrid to AS Monaco has been well documented. The world class striker was sold to the French club for £52.8 million ($85.4 million). Over the course of two seasons with the Spanish club, Falcao had scored 52 goals in 67 appearances and helped the club win the […]