Albin Sheqiri, Author at Outside of the Boot

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Antonio Conte: Exploring Italy’s tactics at Euro 2016
By Albin Sheqiri on July 22, 2016
Football News 24/7 The tactical expert Albin Sheqiri is back with an exhaustive analysis of Antonio Conte’s tactical setup with Italy at Euro 2016. They...
Analysis: The genius of Lionel Messi | Offensive Pressing Traps, La Pausa and more
By Albin Sheqiri on January 21, 2016
Albin Sheqiri takes a detailed look at just what makes Lionel Messi so special including his tactical intelligence, penetrative passes, role in defensive transitions and...
Tactical Analysis: Roma 1-1 Barcelona | Busquets man marked and battle of the center
By Albin Sheqiri on September 22, 2015
The time has come and the Champions League 2015/16 has kicked-off! The first round of the group phases in the UCL started off with the...
Tactical Analysis | Atletico Madrid 1-0 Las Palmas: Simeone’s build-up system and pressing changes
By Albin Sheqiri on August 25, 2015
Atletico kicked off their 2015/16 La Liga campaign against newly promoted side, UD Las Palmas. The game had some interesting tactical strategies with the yellow...
Player Analysis: Sergio Busquets against Athletic Bilbao
By Albin Sheqiri on August 22, 2015
In the 1st leg of the Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona had huge problems dealing with the high-press of Bilbao in Barcelona’s own half-pitch, while also...
Tactical Analysis: Athletic Bilbao 4-0 Barcelona | Bilbao’s 4-4-2 and pressing exposes Barca’s vulnerabilities
By Albin Sheqiri on August 16, 2015
San Mames is a notoriously hard stadium to play in, as visiting teams often find themselves wavering in front of the intense Bilbo crowd and...
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Tactical Philosophy: Besnik Hasi
By Albin Sheqiri on July 17, 2015
While this website has made its name focusing on the lesser known youth of this beautiful sport, and combined it with a tinge of tactical...
Tactics: How Sweden beat Denmark at the U21 Euros
By Albin Sheqiri on June 30, 2015
It was time for the semi-final of the Euro U21, and the derby of Scandinavia. There was much talk (as Guidetti said after the game)...
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Tactical Analysis: Argentina 1-0 Uruguay | Argentina exploit width to win a tight game
By Albin Sheqiri on June 19, 2015
The classic clash of South America, had the favorites (Argentina) as the winners of the match. With Messi in charge, Argentina are the favorites to...
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Tactical Analysis: Juventus 1-3 Barcelona | Barcelona’s quality and poor positioning from Juventus make the difference
By Albin Sheqiri on June 8, 2015
We all waited for this fantastic evening, and what a game it was. Barcelona took on the lead very early after a pretty shaky period...
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UEFA Champions League Final: How will the teams tactically set-out?
By Albin Sheqiri on June 3, 2015
We have now finally come to the final stage of the Champions League, with a team that has not been good enough in the past...
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Tactical Analysis: Dnipro 2-3 Sevilla | Dnipro’s organization and Sevilla’s build-up play
By Albin Sheqiri on June 1, 2015
The Europa League final was played in Warsaw, where FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk from Ukraine, were up against last year’s Europa League winners Sevilla, in a...
Tactical Analysis | Lazio 1-2 Roma: How the Derby della Capitale was won and lost
By Albin Sheqiri on May 29, 2015
Another ‘’Derby de la capitale ‘’, another win for Roma. The fight for the Champions League spot is what made this clash even more special...
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Tactical Analysis: Real Madrid 1-1 Juventus | How the Italians reached the final
By Albin Sheqiri on May 16, 2015
Finally after 5 years, we will now see an Italian team on the final ‘’scene’’ of the Champions League. A pretty solid performance from both teams...
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Tactical Analysis: Real Madrid 2-2 Valencia | Valencia’s counter attacks and Real’s positional play
By Albin Sheqiri on May 13, 2015
The last clash between the teams ended in a 2-1 win for Valencia. This time in the Santiago Bernabeu, things didn’t quite turn out the...

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