🚨 The Overlap Breakdown Podcast ft. Laurie Whitwell 🚨 —Dan Ashworth Saga Unpacked —SJR In Full Control At United? —Liam Delap Target For Centre-Forward —Sancho/Rashford Loan Details —Can United Actually Spend In Summer? And Much More… OUT NOW. WATCH BELOW! 📎👇

🚨 Flick’s Barcelona: The Most Exciting Team In Europe 🚨 —Youngest Squad In La Liga —Flick’s Philosophy + Barca’s DNA —Counter Movements —Generate + Manipulate Space —Attacking Teams From Inside —‘Building The Ladder’ —Use Of Diagonal Lanes OUT NOW. WATCH BELOW! 👇📎

🚨 Luis Enrique’s Tactical Revolution: PSG’s New Era 🚨 —Freedom Within a Structure —Constant Wide Rotations —Counter & Double Movements —Has Enrique Changed His Philosophy? —Luis Campos’ Squad Composition —Youthful Core Aiding Out of Possession OUT NOW. WATCH BELOW 📎👇

Don't know how I missed this when it first came out but it's really good. Explains a lot about the kind of defensive setups Arsenal often struggle against most (and what we use too - hence it's so important our wide players work hard without the ball)

⛓️ The Back 5 Chain. 🗒️ A concept based on how to defend against numerical advantages on your defensive line without losing attacking personnel. 🔁 A modern approach in response to positional play through the use of hybrid roles. ENJOY ❤️. t.co/fknQYXi2ul

🚨 Have Modern Football Tactics REALLY Ruined The Game? 🤔 —Pragmatism vs. Idealism in Coaching —Less Individual Freedom Within Structures —Results-Driven vs. Entertainment Value —Physical-First Recruitment Processes —The Modern Tactical Trade-Off OUT NOW. WATCH BELOW. 🔗👇

🚨 Amorim’s United: Better With Less Possession & Arteta Too Risk-Averse 🚨 — Amorim Drops Into 5-4-1 — Tactical Short-Term vs. Long-Term Goals — Ongoing Structural & Personnel Issues — Arsenal’s Recent Struggles — Arteta’s Risk-Averse Tactics WATCH BELOW. OUT NOW. 👇🔗

🚨 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Besiktas: A New Tactical Identity? 🚨 —4-2-4 With Staggered #10 and CF —How Well Ole’s Profiling His Players —How Ole Is Changing The Culture —Fast, Unpredictable Attacking Combinations —Wide Rotations & Narrow Forwards WATCH BELOW. OUT NOW.👇📎

🚨 Overlap Breakdown Post ft. Liverpool’s Head Recruitment Analyst 🚨 —How Liverpool Sign Players —The Methods Behind Mane, Firmino & Salah —Scouting And Analysing For Van Dijk —The Biggest Challenges Of Scouting —The Transition Between Slot/Klopp OUT NOW. WATCH BELOW! 🔗👇

🚨 THE OVERLAP BREAKDOWN FT. AXEL TUANZEBE 🚨 —Man Utd with Mourinho & Ole —Defending vs Neymar & Mbappe —Napoli & Why Serie A Is Underrated —Ipswich Town & McKenna’s Philosophy —The Reality Of The PL’s Physicality —Cristiano Ronaldo’s Advice OUT NOW, WATCH BELOW 👇📎

🚨 Why Strikers Are Disappearing From Modern Football 🚨 —Death Of Split-Strikers —Lack Of Individuality In Youth Coaching —Modern Football Is A Battle Of Space —CFs Asked To Do More Than Score Goals —Importance On Structure On/Off The Ball WATCH BELOW. OUT NOW! 👇🔗

🚨 Why Ruben Amorim’s Tactics Aren’t Working At Manchester United 🚨 —Lack Of Profiles To Fit System [CB + WB] —Sub-Optimal 5-2-3, Why Not The 5-4-1? —Build-Up/Possession Shape Too Rigid —Why United Can’t Press Reliably —How Amorim Should Adapt OUT NOW. WATCH BELOW 👇📎

🚨 EVERTON 2-2 LIVERPOOL: TACTICAL ANALYSIS 🚨 —Liverpool's Lowest xG/Shots Under Slot —Moyes' 4-4-2 Mid-Block —How They Nullified Ryan Gravenberch —Reserved Approach From Slot? —Narrow Directness To Attack Space —How Everton Set Pressing Traps OUT NOW. WATCH BELOW! 🔗👇

🚨The Overlap Breakdown Podcast ft. Abdoulaye Doucoure! 🚨 —Ancelotti’s Philosophy —How Ancelotti Coached Freedom —Adapting To Different European Leagues —Sean Dyche Being Misunderstood —David Moyes’ Everton Tactics —Importance of Faith in Football WATCH NOW. DOWN BELOW 🔗👇

🚨 How Arsenal’s Tactics Humbled Manchester City 🚨 —Arsenal's Out of Possession Structure —Odegaard-Havertz Leaders —Why City Struggled After Scoring —MLS The Key To Unlocking City —Left-Sided Overloads To Create Space —Same Problems Again For City WATCH BELOW. OUT NOW. 🔗👇

🚨 Why Patrick Dorgu Is Ruben Amorim’s First Man Utd Signing 🚨 —Data & Tactical Analysis of Dorgu —Potential For Left-Sided Rotations —Physical, Mental & Technical Abilities —Why I Think He Could Be 'Amazing' For Amorim —Positives & Negatives WATCH BELOW. OUT NOW! 🔗👇

🚨 Could Andoni Iraola Be Europe’s Next Managerial Superstar? 🚨 — Iraola's Principles & Tactical Philosophy — The Most Fast Paced Team In The League — Modern Football Shifting Back To Directness — Less Positional Rigidity — Out of Possession Structure WATCH BELOW. OUT NOW🔗👇

I don’t mind it on loan. Most fans have to be realistic on what is possible this window, I don’t think some actually understand how poor our financials are. If Rashford/Garnacho leave we need a stopgap forward—Nkunku does this whilst suiting one of the #10 but still not amazing. It’s just okay.

I don’t think that other application has ever been as bad as it is right now. Hope to up my output on here even if it’s just the same stuff!

Sulemana was moving like a player I would want in one of them 10 slots, by the way. His physicality and sharpness on the turn was so so impressive, bounced off everyone, quick bursts of speed, ball striking, direct and attacks the box well. Lovely player him. Hope he stays consistent under Juric.

Released a piece on The Overlap Breakdown picking one player for every club in the PL, here’s some of my favourites; —Eiran Cashin -> Leicester City —Jeremie Frimpong -> Aston Villa —Callum Doyle -> Wolves —Samuele Ricci -> Man City —Maxim De Cuyper -> Palace —Lamine Camara -> Bournemouth

There’s a conversation to be had about risk variance at the TOP level and why it’s becoming more and more of a wider margin season on season—Arteta has somewhat struggled to win narrow game states but I also see the same ‘lack of numbers’ and risk adverse nature in Amorim. The gap? Player quality.

🚨 Eintracht Frankfurt Scout, Tom Reynolds on Ralf Rangnick, Omar Marmoush and AI 🚨 —How To Scout In Bundesliga —Will AI + Data Put An End To Scouting? —The Power Of AI In Football —Frankfurt's Recruitment Model + Process —Lokomotiv Moscow w/ Ralf Rangnick WATCH NOW BELOW! 👇

Having a short [+short limbed] CB is pretty horrid for defending even when it’s 1v1 on the deck and not the air. Martinez cannot physically get across his man, players take two steps and they’re across him. Very rarely gets himself between man—ball and if he does, it’s usually a foul.

Morning from Scotland guys! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I don’t need a special reason to listen to @potshot.bsky.social podcast. But if you do, the episode with @htomufc.bsky.social is a great place to start if you’ve never heard about Pot Shot before

Love this podcast, I’ve been a fan for so long. To do this was brilliant, great group of lads behind it and some great chatter in here. I hope I did both sides justice but overall it was great to sit down and chat freely about football. Thanks for having me on.

Isak Hien absolutely screams of someone like Spurs, Villa or Brighton [niche recruitment] paying about £25/30m for him and then him turning out to be one of the best value for money signings in that season. Man mountain, comfortable stepping in to press, good 1v1 and a great box defender.

Watching Manu Kone right now wondering how he never got a BIG break in Europe, feel like he’s quite a perfect two-man midfield player especially next to more of a controller in front of a three back (how he’s being used now) always loved how he ran with the ball and how robust his ball-winning is.

🚨 How Slot’s Liverpool OVERPOWERED Man City’s Tactics 🚨 —A Change of Tactics From Guardiola? —Slot's Record-Breaking High Press —The Difference In Physical Quality —Liverpool's Deep Build-Up —Szoboszlai The Spare Man —The Press Is The Playmaker OUT NOW. Watch Below! 👇

Probably my most proud moment of my career so far. I absolutely love what I do for a living. This company is bloody fantastic. Thank you for making it reality lads, honestly, I appreciate it so much. And to everyone I met last night, it was great to finally meet—top people. All of you.

🚨 TACTICAL PREVIEW: Manchester City vs Spurs 🚨 —Both teams struggling —Transitions will be a key deciding factor —Spurs’ midfield construction —Can Man City capitalise on long ball situations? —Son-Solanke-Johnson perfect to face City OUT NOW watch the preview below! 👇

🚨 René Meulensteen Exclusive | The Overlap Breakdown 🚨 —08 Manchester United —Coaching Cristiano Ronaldo —Sir Alex's philosophy and tactics —Current Manchester United —Hypothetical 13/14 transfers —Technical/Tactical OUT NOW, see below for the full interview! 👇

Romain Esse is brilliant, if you want to get excited about a championship player, this is the one.

Hi guys. Happy Friday. Have a good weekend.