This season, I’m going to be writing a weekly football newsletter. Every Monday, I’ll be taking a brief, analytical look at two or three things from the previous week’s football which have piqued my interest.
On a Monday afternoon, when the main themes and storylines from the weekend have sunk in but you’re left wondering why your team’s golden boy hasn’t scored in seven games, or how Liverpool can get away with a higher line than Cirque du Soleil, or what on earth that manager meant by ‘rest defence’ or ‘cover shadow’, the newsletter will hit your inbox like a rising volley hits the top corner of the net: with force, precision and exquisite timing.
The aim is to dig a little deeper into the
