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Starting the Research
First, I grabbed my tablet and opened four different football news sites. Wanted to check recent lineups and stats, you know? Realized Tottenham’s injury list grew overnight after checking their official social media update. Had to scratch out three names from my initial star player list. Noticed Kulusevski’s form dipped too after digging into match reports.
Compiling Player Stats
Opened my spreadsheet software next. Made columns for:
- Goals/assists last 5 matches
- Heat map positions
- Head-to-head history
- Recent playing time
Got confused with Pedri’s defensive stats until I rewatched highlights from their derby match. Man tracking back like crazy! Cross-referenced three stats sites cause each showed different tackle numbers. Went with the average.
Drafting the Analysis
Started typing my observations around midfield battles. Got stuck comparing Frenkie de Jong and Bentancur’s styles. Watched four separate YouTube compilations of their recent games – not official match footage, just fan cuts. Noticed both tend to drift left under pressure. Added notes about how Dembele could exploit that space.
Struggled explaining Lewandowski’s off-ball movement without diagrams. Drew stick figures showing his diagonal runs on a napkin, snapped a photo with my phone. Later realized the coffee stain made it look like he was dodging defenders in a rainstorm. Left it in cause it felt authentic.
Final Touches and Double-Checking
Checked lineups one last time before publishing. Saw Xavi benched Raphinha last minute according to training reports. Cursed when discovering Araujo’s suspension news broke 20 minutes prior. Rewrote entire defensive matchup section. Remembered to verify through multiple sources this time.
Added bold tags for key tactical points like “watch Son cutting inside from left” and “Busquets must track runners.” Made font sizes inconsistent intentionally – looked like real handwritten notes. Finished with coffee number five while fixing three typos where autocorrect changed Xavi to “taxi.” Should really proofread when less tired.