Tolga YardimciBayern have made a huge tiny mistakeIt was definitely a very high-level game as anticipated between Man City and Bayern, the strongest two teams in the world right now…Apr 12, 2023Apr 12, 2023
Tolga YardimciWhat’s in the box?Using a box-structure in central area with a 3–2–2–3 formation (a.k.a. 3-box-3 or WM) has become common this season among the teams of top…Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Tolga YardimciBrentford vs. Leeds: When set-pieces get too efficientBrentford vs Leeds was a high-tempo entertaining game, but what decided the result were the set pieces. Five of seven goals of the game…Sep 5, 20221Sep 5, 20221
Tolga YardimciFC Bayern and the art of creating positional superioritiesFC Bayern Munich got off to a flying start to 22/23 season with their brand new 4-2-2-2, scoring 11 goals in 2 games. The way they created…Aug 10, 2022Aug 10, 2022
Tolga YardimciIntegrated Methodologies to Improve Efficiency and Efficacy of Set-Pieces22/23 season started with many goals from set-pieces. Bayern Munich already scored four goals from set-pieces in their first two games…Aug 6, 2022Aug 6, 2022
Tolga YardimciFootball must be conceived holisticallyIf we look at the greatest teams in history, we see even though most of these teams contain brilliant individuals, what made them still…Apr 19, 20221Apr 19, 20221
Tolga YardimciPositional Play Requires Structured TrainingI wanted to write about something I have been reading a lot recently: structured training, a recent training methodology developed by Prof…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Tolga YardimciBayern’s 4-line defensive structure against Salzburg’s launch and squishSalzburg vs Bayern didn’t end as majority of Bayern fans expected, Bayern didn’t really dominate the game. It was not the most creative…Feb 18, 2022Feb 18, 2022
Tolga YardimciHatayspor vs. Galatasaray: Dome’s first game — the Good, the Bad, and the UglyWe certainly saw some improvements in Galatasaray’s build-up but other problems in rest defense and goalkeeping caused another…Jan 17, 20221Jan 17, 20221
Tolga YardimciGalatasaray vs. Lazio: Winning the Center Midfield Brought Victory for CimbomAppointment of Sarri made many curious football fans to closely follow Lazio. Sarri’s original style (a.k.a. Sarriball) offers entertaining…Sep 18, 2021Sep 18, 2021
