Suspensions
Suspensions can happen for a variety of reasons, but they ultimately weigh the team down. When multiple suspensions happen, teams have to adjust abruptly to adapt to missing their key players.
Football Brawls
Brawls are a staple of ice hockey, but it happens in football too. When it happens, it can have a severe impact on the psychology of players.
Man-marking a Single Player
There are two defensive systems in football: zonal and man-marking. However, there is also a hybrid of the two. When the opposing team has one extremely dangerous player, teams often man-mark that player specifically, whilst the rest of the team sticks to the zonal-marking belief.
Super-Subs
Whether it'd be injuries, tactics, or precaution, star players might not make the starting lineup. However, when they are brought on later in the game, they can have a drastic impact.
The Defensive Gap
Maintaining a normal gap between the midfield line and defensive line is no easy task. How can the distance between the players be balanced?
Winning the Midfield Battle
What happens when your opponent has one more midfielder than you?
Against a Back-5: the Virtue of Patience
When playing against 5 defenders, it can often feel much more suffocating than playing against the traditonal 4 defenders. How can a team adapt to this change?