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The Trequartista: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated
TACTICS What actually is a Trequartista? Here's your handy tactical explainer

The Regista: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated
TACTICS Here's your tactical explainer on the regista, and what it means in the world of football

Attacking and defensive transitions: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated
TACTICS Here's your tactical explainer on why transitions sound simple – but why they're so critical for many of the best managers in the world

The target man: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated
TACTICS Why is the target man still important in modern football? Here's your tactical explainer on big men up top

The Playmaker: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated
TACTICS What actually is a playmaker? Here's your handy tactical explainer

The overload: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated
TACTICS What is an overload? Here's your handy tactical explainer

The overlap: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated
TACTICS An overlap has defined the career of many a full-back, but what is actually is it? Here's your tactical explainer

Numerical superiority: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton last updated
TACTICS What actually is numerical superiority? Here's your handy tactical explainer

‘Slot hasn’t come in and changed everything, making it all about himself – it’s been about the players he’s inherited, getting the best out of a system he likes’: Liverpool manager impressing former players with personality and tactical approach
By Ryan Dabbs published
Liverpool have been transformed under Arne Slot since his arrival, something not many would have thought possible following Jurgen Klopp's departure
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