Adam White

"Although blessed with talent, French success is down to Deschamps' astute navigation of the tactical and political landscape" France may not be easy on the eye but they remain the team to beat at #EURO2024, writes @_Adam_White_ : bit.ly/4bwH8Ru

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Introducing #WorldSoccer's Euro 2024 Special: 🧐 Inside story on all 24 teams ⚽️Tactics, fixtures, opinions, kits ❓Q&As with all 24 coaches 🖊️624 player profiles 📖116 pages 🗺️Wallchart Order a copy here: bit.ly/4bwH8Ru Find a copy here: bit.ly/3WvghRz

New from me on Ligue 1's relegation battle. 10 teams could yet be drawn in, who's best placed to survive? theguardian.com/football/2023/…

Premier League 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jim Holden La Liga 🇪🇸 @JaredTinslay Bundesliga 🇩🇪 Nick Bidwell Ligue 1 🇫🇷 @_Adam_White_ Serie A 🇮🇹 @PaddyAgnew Don't miss the 2023-24 European season update in our December issue: shop.kelsey.co.uk/single-issue/w…

New from me for @guardian_sport, a look at Ligue 1's surprise European challengers, Stade Brest. theguardian.com/football/2023/…

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My latest for the @guardian, Bruno Génésio worries for his job after Rennes lose to lowly Lyon in Ligue 1. theguardian.com/football/2023/…

Absolutely outrageous driving from Fernando Alonso. Amazing.

🖊️ | For @guardian, a look at Lyon's utter disarray - is relegation possible? theguardian.com/football/2023/…

Not sure Chelsea were all that good, as coverage suggests. They cleverly nullified Arsenal build up but didn't create much & only led via a dodgy pen and a fluke. Plus Arsenal were terrible for an hour+. Palmer/Sterling only intermittently had an affect, they set up like a side who know they're playing a superior force and got lucky.

@PSGTalk Absolutely. The first half was so timid. They looked completely over-awed by the game and Newcastle's aggression - which is pretty unforgivable for a defensive unit with so much experience. It's not like they couldn't predict what Newcastle would do either.

@_Adam_White_ I'm not sure if they're not the right profiles, but it's almost like they don't practice breaking presses in training. They look completely panic-stricken and devoid of ideas when opponents are closing them down.

Funny how PSG finally invested in defense but signed the wrong profiles. Hernandez, Skriniar & Ugarte are more defensively minded than progressive and (along with Gigi + even Hakimi/Marq) aren't remotely press resistant by CL standards as NUFC exposed. Start again?... Again?

Newcastle lead not a surprise, they're the perfect team to expose PSG who don't have the technical quality, boldness, experience or plan to break their press, or any decent press tbh.

Chelsea's last 35 PL games = a relegation season: P 35 W 6 D 12 L 17 Pts 30 The 0.86 points per game here works out to just 33 points over 38 games. Leicester went down with 34 last year.

🖊️ | For @guardian, Marseille are a managerless mess and their fans deserve much of the blame. theguardian.com/football/2023/…

@Woodao6 Give it Roasso.

@_Adam_White_ First save sorted!

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🖊️ | The Lens rise might be over, bringing disastrous consequences. bit.ly/3PJHiwS

🖊️ | Nice's defeat of PSG offers a simple blueprint for Paris' tough Champions League opponents - could PSG finish bottom of their group? theguardian.com/football/2023/…