Brian Clough

FourFourTwo The mercurial magicians whose only real goal was entertainment have gradually become extinct, writes Seb Stafford-Bloor

As Nemanja Matic reconnects with Jose Mourinho at Manchester United, Harry Dunning looks at the pick-me-up reunions for these stuttering stars

FourFourTwo Football phrases roll off the tongue so naturally that we barely stop to think about how weird and wonderful some of them are. Where do these odd idioms come from? And can FFT really stake a claim to one?

Carlo Ancelotti goes head-to-head with Zinedine Zidane as Bayern Munich take on Real Madrid, the latest in a long line of managers to take on a former assistant. But who’s had the upper hand?

Pep Guardiola Greg Lea looks at previous encounters between managers and their most well-associated ex-clubs. Turns out Chelsea won't let Mourinho win easily (again): who'd have thought? 

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Brian Clough Knowing how to handle a group of players has always been considered a cornerstone of management, but Alex Hess argues it's not all it's cracked up to be...

Brian Clough Brian Clough's first FourFourTwo column appeared in the July 2001 issue - allowing Old Big 'Ead to pontificate on Player of the Year 'Edward' Sheringham, tabloid sensation Brooklyn Beckham and the Alf Inge Haaland-injuring Roy Keane...