Browsing: Set Pieces

When the whistle blows at the Azteca tomorrow, do not look for tactical masterpieces. The 2026 World Cup is going…

Mauricio Pochettino’s high-pressing system is built to dazzle, but the USMNT’s World Cup survival may ultimately hinge on the ugliest…

Set-piece chaos waits for Argentina in the one place Lionel Messi cannot rescue them: a crowded six-yard box. For eighty-nine…

The USMNT set piece problem starts with a sound, not a spreadsheet. The whistle cuts through the stadium, the ball…

A tugged shirt in the box. Harry Kane points into traffic. An entire nation holds its breath. Long before the…

Bukayo Saka will never wear Brazil’s famous yellow shirt. But watch the Seleção freeze against a low block on a…

Van Dijk’s influence on set pieces begins before the ball leaves the taker’s boot. The shirts bunch together. Studs scratch…

When the whistle blows for an 88th-minute corner at the 2026 World Cup, Thomas Tuchel will not have a 6-foot-4…

The Set Pieces Masterclass We Expect From Kane Against Argentina begins with a truth every tournament side eventually learns: Argentina…

The Set Piece Screen Game is easiest to see in Guglielmo Vicario’s face, not in the header that follows. Watch…