by Discount Football Kits | Apr 2, 2024
Whether you’re enjoying a simple kickabout in your garden or an experienced Premier League footballer, it’s crucial that you play with the right size balls that also have the correct air pressurisation. This can help to optimise the experience of playing football...
by Discount Football Kits | Mar 19, 2024
Given the tribal and emotive nature of football, it should come as no surprise that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and its associated technology has become a hot and often controversial talking point. However, many fans remain unsure about VAR and how it works,...
by Discount Football Kits | Mar 5, 2024
While most tactical setups that we see deployed in modern football are variations of the classic 3-5-2 or 4-4-2 shapes, each tend to be increasingly defined and dictate relatively specific roles to individual players. Take the 4-1-4-1 shape, for example, which has...
by Discount Football Kits | Feb 20, 2024
Ever since Sky Sports commissioned Opta to track Premier League team and player data ahead of the 1996/97 season, fans and pundits have been more tactically aware and more likely to use relatively technical terms. These include “passing through the lines”, which...
by Discount Football Kits | Feb 6, 2024
When coaching forums and discussions reference counterattacking, most of the focus is on how to execute this tactic rather than defend against it. However, counterattacking can be a devastating style of play, and one that’s particularly effective against offensive...
by Discount Football Kits | Jan 23, 2024
The tactical side of football is always evolving, although it can be argued that such trends tend to be circular in nature. For example, it wasn’t too long ago that players like Lionel Messi and even Kevin De Bruyne (briefly) were being successfully deployed as...