The Bundesliga season came to a conclusion with Bayern Munich running rampant as they closed out the season with 16 wins from their last 18 league games to steer ahead of their rivals and lift a record eighth consecutive Bundesliga title, scoring 100 goals from 34 games. On current form, The Bavarians are one of…
Following the confirmation of Timo Werner’s much-anticipated transfer to Chelsea, having activated his £48 million release clause, Football Castle takes a look at how the striker fits into Frank Lampard’s team. The striker set a number of appearances and goalscoring records for a young player in the Bundesliga and has steadily developed into one of…
In the summer of 2019, AC Milan with its ever-revolving project needed a defensive midfielder to anchor freshly-hired Marco Giampaolo’s well-known 4-3-1-2 formation. The Italian tactician had his eyes set on Lucas Torreira who had performed the same job for him at Sampdoria, gaining plaudits from different corners. Torreira had moved to English side Arsenal…
Besides the core of a successful team is also finding the appropriate balance of fullbacks to execute a philosophy as it were. The modern-day fullback has to fulfill more attacking responsibilities for the team whilst maintaining the primary duty of defending their flank. It is based on this premise that the wingback system…
Erling Haaland might have scored the first post-pandemic goal in top-flight football and inspired Borussia Dortmund to within a point of Bayern Munich in the Revierderby against Schalke on Saturday. Alphonso Davies and Bayern responded to the challenge showing no lockdown hangovers in their comfortable 2-nil victory away at Union Berlin on Sunday. The Bavarians…
The role of the modern-day fullback has been rethought into a more distinct attacking force. They are required to provide wide support for their winger on the overlap as much as stop attacking moves down their flank. Hence, the complete fullback is a rare quality in the game, one that often requires patience and development…
The left-footed player is one of the most dynamic phenomenons in football. With only a fraction of their kind in supply – only 20% of footballers are left footed – the left sided player is a must-have in most squads. Left footers are truly one-footed, with all their footballing ability in their left and the…
Christian Benteke has had quite the journey as a Premier League star. The unknown striker signed for Aston Villa from Genk in 2012 and earned the nickname Bente-goal by teammates and fans. After enjoying a goalscoring debut against Swansea, the Belgium international scored goals for fun as he quickly built a reputation of a fearsome…
Football, as the beautiful game that it is, constantly evolves. The beauty of the sport is the diversity in methods and ideas to winning. Therefore, the winger role has been re-thought over the years. Goal machines Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi effectively changed the perspective of a winger. The superstars who have won 11 of…
Amidst my daily quest to kill boredom during the lockdown, I found myself reliving an epic Champions League game earlier this week. It was the Tottenham vs Inter Milan Champions League group stage game, the tie which ultimately began Gareth Bale’s rise to one of the Premier League’s best players. As the 21-year-old utterly destroyed…
