New: Coaching the Number 9 – Como's Tasos Douvikas

The Champions League's top scorer does his best work without the ball. Our latest tactical analysis breaks down how Douvikas gets beyond the defensive line, with clips from Como v RB Leipzig and Manchester United:

• Stretch: staying high on the diagonal and blind side of the centre-back, and drawing him deeper

• Spin: the triggers to run in behind, the side-on body shape and curving the run

• Show: dropping beside and below to link the play, then going again

• Where to stand, how to stand and when to go: the details worth coaching with your own 9

The full collection is ready and includes today's live class, where we go through all eight clips in detail.

👉 https://tactxcoach.com/programs/tasos-douvikas-number-9-role

What do you look for first in your own number 9? Let us know below.

New: Aston Villa v Man City – Narrow In, Narrow Out

Our latest tactical analysis is live. It's about how Emery's Villa used being narrow in and out of possession against City's man-to-man press:

• Playing through the press: the link pass, Manzambi dragging Khusanov inside, and the space either side of Jackson

• The central press and the jump: Gomez and Kamara

• A 3v3 in midfield and the space for McGinn

• The compact block: McGinn, Alysson and Manzambi's roles, and the lopsided 4-3-3

• Where the narrow shape can be weak: the early switch

The article is open to everyone. Subscribers can watch the full class, where David and Mikey go through every clip in detail.

👉 https://tactxcoach.com/programs/aston-villa-v-man-city-tactical-analysis

Which part of Villa's approach would you take into your own sessions? Let us know below.

PSG v Barcelona: How PSG Beat the Press

Hi everyone,

Our PSG v Barcelona analysis looks at how PSG adapted to Barcelona’s two pressing systems, using both their structure and individual quality to find solutions.

We explore Hakimi’s role, the positioning of the midfielders and how the front three played against a man-to-man press.

Alongside the article, there’s a full 35-minute class with David and Mikey, talking through some of the key points in more detail and what we can take from them as coaches.

It’s all together in the collection, available to all Tactx subscribers.

Explore the PSG v Barcelona collection

Thank you for joining us: Klopp's Germany and the counter-press

Hi everyone,

A big thank you to everyone who joined today's live class on Klopp's Germany, and for all the questions in the chat. It's the questions that make these sessions, so keep them coming.

We also enjoyed the split vote on whether you'd be happy with that counter-press. We were on the fence too. The reduce was brilliant, but the recover on the far side wasn't quite there.

If we didn't get to your question on the day, or one has come to you since, drop it below, and we'll answer it here.

The full analysis is up now, with three counter-pressing practices to use with your own team. The class recording will be available to Tactx subscribers shortly.

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/klopp-germany-counter-press-tactical-analysis

Thanks again, and see you at the next one

England 2-3 Spain | Live Class Recording Now Available 🔍

The recording is now live for subscribers. A full class breaking down the pressing analysis from a brilliant game between two sides with very different approaches out of possession.

Available for subscribers now 👇

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/england-2-3-spain-pressing-analysis

Any questions, drop them below 

Brighton 3-0 Arsenal | Recording Now Available 🔍

Over an hour of analysis and your questions answered. The recording is now live for all Tactx subscribers.

Thanks to everyone who joined us live 👊

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/brighton-3-0-arsenal-hurzeler-man-to-man-press

New Collection: Arteta & Arsenal | Midfield 3v2 vs Chelsea 🔍

Following on from our Chelsea live class, this collection looks at how Arsenal created and exploited the midfield 3v2 against Chelsea under Arteta.

If you watched the class and want to go deeper into the tactical detail from the Arsenal side of the game, this is the natural next step. The collection ties directly into the themes we covered and gives you a closer look at how Arsenal set up to create overloads and exploit the spaces that Chelsea's structure was leaving.

The article is free for everyone to read. The class itself is available for Tactx subscribers 

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/arteta-arsenal-midfield-3v2-chelsea

Any questions, drop them below 

Live class tomorrow at 10am UK time. This one is open to everyone, so pass it on to anyone who would find it useful.

We are going through Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea properly. The midfield 3v2 Arsenal built, why James and Lavia could not pick up a reference point, what Calafiori did by stepping inside, Acheampong's position as he advanced, and how Arsenal set themselves up to counter into that space, and where Chelsea's build-up came unstuck against the press.

Come with questions. That is usually where the best bits come from.

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/arsenal-chelsea-live-tactical-class

Live Class: Chelsea | Xabi Alonso | Game Model & System Shifts 

We are back with classes and are going live this Thursday at 1.30pm UK time with a class on Chelsea's game model and the shifts in system that define Alonso's approach.

Free for everyone to join. The recording will be available for subscribers afterwards.

Pre-register at the link below. See you Thursday 👊

https://tactxcoach.com/programs/chelsea-xabi-alonso-game-model