Decoding and demystifying football

Mark Thompson

EPL centre-back power rankings - THE TOP TEN

Welcome to Get Goalside!, glad to have you aboard. If you’re not already a subscriber to this top-notch content every Tuesday, sign up below. Sign up now Last week I ran down 20-11 in my centre-back power rankings (which is here, if you want it), with the headline news

EPL centre-back power rankings

Welcome to Get Goalside!, glad to have you aboard. If you’re not already a subscriber to this top-notch content every Tuesday, sign up below. Sign up now It’s two weeks into the season but it’s never too early for a power ranking. I’ve judged all 20

Interesting nuggets from EPL opening day

Welcome to Get Goalside!, glad to have you aboard. If you’re not already a subscriber to this top-notch content every Tuesday, sign up below. Sign up now The opening weekend of the Premier League season is like Christmas. Although, as Mike Goodman points out, it coming so soon after

Red cards

There’s something about the mechanics of tackling and what makes them dangerous that I’ve wanted to write for a while. Southampton vs Burnley finally provided the perfect example. In the modern age, we’ve grown used to the idea that studs high up on another person’s leg

Is this what we'll see from Man City this season?

Welcome to Get Goalside!, glad to have you aboard. If you’re not already a subscriber to this top-notch content every Tuesday, sign up below. If you work in football (I know you’re lurking!), let me know what you think. Sign up now Manchester City and Liverpool played out

The dangers of being frugal

Welcome to the Get Goalside! football analysis newsletter, glad to have you aboard. Like all historical figures, the legacy of Arsene Wenger will continue to be written and re-written for years to come. Given the warm glow that fell over the Arsenal fandom when he finally stepped aside, it may

The top teen centre-backs in Europe

Welcome to the Get Goalside! football analysis newsletter, glad to have you aboard. Every transfer window must have multiple sagas. It says something about how quiet summer 2019 has been that William Saliba, Saint-Etienne’s 18-year-old centre-back, was one of the main stories (at least in England) for a good