Huw Davies
Huw was on the FourFourTwo staff from 2009 to 2015, ultimately as the magazine's Managing Editor, before becoming a freelancer and moving to Wales. As a writer, editor and tragic statto, he still contributes regularly to FFT in print and online, though as a match-going #WalesAway fan, he left a small chunk of his brain on one of many bus journeys across France in 2016.
Latest articles by Huw Davies

David Beckham at Preston: "I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Moyes nearly squashed him"
By Huw Davies published
David Beckham The tale of how one of football's most glamorous figures ended up spending a month at third tier Preston...

The FourFourTwo Preview: Burnley vs Man United
By Huw Davies published
Premier League Premier League | Turf Moor | Sat 30 Aug | 12:45pm

The FourFourTwo Preview: Stoke vs Man United
By Huw Davies published
Premier League Premier League | Britannia Stadium | Sat 1 Feb | 3pm

The FourFourTwo Preview: Stoke vs Everton
By Huw Davies published
Premier League Premier League | Britannia Stadium | Wed 1 Jan | 3pm

The FourFourTwo Preview: Man United vs Everton
By Huw Davies published
Premier League Premier League | Old Trafford | Wed 4 Dec | 7:45pm

Play like Wayne Rooney
By Huw Davies published
Manchester United If you want to emulate Wazza, this simple drill will soon have you exploding past defenders and crashing the ball into the back of net, says Alf Galustian, co-founder of Coerver Coaching

Play like Robin van Persie
By Huw Davies published
Manchester United Take a touch and finish in a flash like Fenerbahce's Dutch maestro thanks to this drill from Coerver Coaching

Tosh Farrell: 2-step guide to 5-a-side corners
By Huw Davies published
Former Everton youth coach Tosh Farrell gives his 2-step guide to making the most of your corners in the 5-a-side game

The holding role: Make yourself available
By Huw Davies published
Manchester United In part eight of our holding midfield role special, Manchester United's Michael Carrick highlights the importance of providing an option when chasing a game

Nani: Take it to the next level
By Huw Davies published
Manchester United Raise your game when it really counts with advice from the Fenerbahce and Portugal winger

Nemanja Vidic: Maintaining concentration
By Huw Davies published
Manchester United Nemanja Vidic on how to stay focused when it really counts

The holding role: Know your job
By Huw Davies published
Manchester United The first installment in our eight part series on the art of playing the holding midfield role with Manchester United's Michael Carrick. Lesson one - know your job

Dealing with a dressing room feud
By Huw Davies published
Psychology Awkward silences in the dressing room? Former Manchester United and England psychologist Bill Beswick has the solution to your team being at war

Keeping focus in the last 15 minutes
By Huw Davies published
Manchester United Play until the final whistle without losing your focus in the last 15, with advice from former Manchester United and England psychologist Bill Beswick

Why Gareth Southgate might just be England’s best manager since Terry Venables
By Huw Davies published
England Tactical flexibility, a unique outlook on the England set-up and a refusal to suck up to the media – might Southgate be the Three Lions' best manager in 20 years? Huw Davies ponders...

UEFA Nations League explained: how does it work?
By Huw Davies last updated
UEFA Nations League What is it? Who's in it? And why it could mean the Faroe Islands at Euro 2020: Huw Davies explains the UEFA Nations League before this week's first matches. Do keep up...

Buffon's family affair: how many father-son duos has Gigi shared a pitch with?
By Huw Davies last updated
Gianluigi Buffon He might have made his Parma debut in 1995, but the legendary shot-stopper is still going strong in 2019. As a result, writes Huw Davies, opportunities to remind him of his age have been plentiful

10 top managers who bounced back after a disastrous first job
By Huw Davies published
Lists Some are born great, some have greatness thrust upon... and some just need a while to get the hang of it. After Thierry Henry's miserable stint at Monaco, Huw Davies delivers some dugout successes who took time to get going

Ranked! The 10 best Premier League signings in 2018/19 so far
By Huw Davies published
Premier League The season is 12 weeks old which means that, a bit like Fulham’s defence, it’s 31% complete. So, who of the league’s 100-plus summer signings are really earning their corn?

21 amazing things you'll learn in FourFourTwo’s Season Preview issue
By Huw Davies last updated
FourFourTwo It's here! Get your hands on our famous summer issue from Wednesday – where you'll learn incredible things like this...

Ranked! The (surprising) 20 best Premier League clean sheet machines
By Huw Davies published

13 strikers who've been too good for the Championship… but failed in the Premier League
By Huw Davies published

The bizarre history of football-inspired names: from German Kevins to the 600 Brazilians called Lineker
By Huw Davies published
Gary Lineker Can a moniker make or break a career? How did Mighty Mouse become the father of all German Kevins? Huw Davies uncovers the game’s bizarre and at times baffling nomenclature
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