Fintan O'Reilly is the Editor-In-Chief for TFA. A French football enthusiast who is passionate about all things scouting, recruitment, and tactics.
Data Analysis
The 2025/2026 Premier League season saw several major story arcs throughout the campaign. Last year’s champions, Liverpool, experienced a fall from grace while Arsenal rose to the top of the table to finally claim the title for the first time since 2003/2004. Manchester United recovered from a
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Match Analysis
After a week of controversy following the spygate drama, which resulted in Southampton’s expulsion from the EFL Championship Playoff Final, Hull City defeated Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium this past weekend to earn their way back to the Premier League for the 2026/2027 campaign. Saturday’s contest was a
Team Analysis
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ended the 2024/2025 Bundesliga campaign down in 15th place. That campaign saw Pellegrino Matarazzo sacked as manager in November, when he was replaced by Christian Ilzer, who had developed a glowing reputation for himself as a league and cup winner in Austria with SK Sturm Graz.
Player Analysis
A product of the Hertha Berlin youth academy, Anton Kade (185cm/6’1”, 72kg/159lbs) left Germany with just a handful of Bundesliga appearances to his name in the 2022 summer transfer window to join the most dominant Swiss side of the 2010s, FC Basel 1893. There, he played an
Player Analysis
Olympique Lyonnais have one of the most prolific academies in world football. Les Gones seemingly have a never-ending pipeline of talent emerging from the youth system into their first-team setup. This season, 19-year-old Khalis Merah (178cm/5’10”) made his first-team debut at Groupama Stadium. At the time of writing,
Player Analysis
Nicolas Jackson has long frustrated fans with inconsistent finishing, placing a notable blemish on what is otherwise a very exciting centre-forward profile. This season, he’s performed well when on the pitch for Bayern Munich. He’s scored seven Bundesliga goals, having generated 6.12 xG in the league, while
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Match Analysis
Since taking over ahead of January’s Manchester Derby win over Manchester City, Michael Carrick led Manchester United to a seven-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, which ended against 10-man Newcastle United at St. James’ Park in March. That game marked the start of a turbulent four-game run, which
Player Analysis
Josh Acheampong is a 19-year-old centre-back who plays for Chelsea and represents the England U21 national team. Standing at 6’3”, Acheampong has progressed through Chelsea’s academy and is widely regarded as one of the club’s most promising defensive prospects. He has already accumulated 23 senior appearances this
Player Analysis
Micky van de Ven joined Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2023 from VfL Wolfsburg for a €40m fee and looked to be a young centre-back to lead the club into the future at the time of his signing. Now, it’s looking unlikely he will stay past this season,
Tactical Analysis
The best forward players in the game have the intelligence and guile to perform movements that draw defenders into positions where they don’t want to be before exploiting the space created. Some coaches prefer to focus on how their midfield can gain superiority by moving the opposition’s midfield
Tactical Theory
What Is A Rondo In Football? The next time you attend a live football match, try to see if you can catch players performing the 'rondo'. It's almost like a game of piggy in the middle. The players in the drill with the ball must circulate
Scouting Report
In the historical corridors of Borussia-Park, the echoes of the Fohlenelf identity, defined by youthful exuberance and technical audacity, have found a modern vessel in Wael Mohya. At just 17 years of age, the Germany U18 international has not merely transitioned into Eugen Polanski’s first-team setup; he has effectively