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Has Manuel Pellegrini got Manchester City’s Tactics Right?

I’ve reproduce this article courtesy of Football Form Labs. It’s a nice piece.

Following Gary Neville’s recent piece in The Telegraph on Manchester City’s tactics in ‘big games’,we’ve done some statistical analysis in relation to Neville’s claims. Neville suggests that in big games if Yaya Toure plays with a central midfield partner, then Nasri and Silva can’t both play, nor can City play with two strikers. Similarly if City opt to play Silva and Nasri, then Neville

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