The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines
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Aberdeen, 32, see also Rangers
AC Milan 79, 136, 199, 233, 234, 241–2, 243, 247, 282, 324, 325, 327, 331, 402, see also Arsenal, Liverpool
Adam, Charlie 355–6, 359, 382
Adams, Micky 155
Adams, Neil 396
Adams, Tony 7, 85, 86–7, 89, 90, 97, 122, 181, 184
Adebayor, Emmanuel 309, 372, 373
Adkins, Nigel 411
Agger, Daniel 246, 247
Agüero, Sergio 313, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 371, 375, 376, 395, 410, 436
Aimar, Pablo 231
Ajax 17, 72, 79, 80, 88, 104, 116, 119, 135, 358, 375, 384, 402, 415
Alaba, David 445
Alba, Jordi 345
Albelda, David 231
Albert, Phillipe 47, 51, 53, 134
Albrighton, Marc 427, 429, 432, 435
Alderweireld, Toby 415
Allardyce, Sam 144–58, 294, 301, 356, 423
Allen, Joe 382, 396, 400
Allen, Paul 8
Alli, Dele 415, 454
Allison, Malcolm 13
Almunia, Manuel 156, 404
Alonso, Marcus 450, 452 453
Alonso, Xabi 205, 237, 239, 241, 243, 246, 251, 265, 344, 345, 350, 352, 355, 423, 448, 450, 452, 453
Alves, Daniel 245, 404
Amartey, Daniel 435
Ambrosetti, Gabriele 128
Ancelotti, Carlo 60–1, 241, 243, 323–32, 334, 338–9, 341, 342, 353, 392, 406
Anderlecht, see Manchester Utd
Anderson 207, 287
Anelka, Nicolas 91, 92, 94–9, 103, 104, 105, 127, 151, 154, 181, 220, 288, 314, 326, 327, 328–9, 372
Argentina 82, 114, 208, 372
Arsenal 5, 9, 15, 60, 64, 77–92, 95, 104, 107, 121–2, 127, 152, 164, 167, 169–74, 179–84, 185, 195, 207, 213, 221, 224, 226, 236, 249, 273, 281–2, 301, 302, 304, 310, 314, 333, 352, 358, 363, 365, 369, 371, 373–4, 384–6, 392, 403, 415, 438, 441, 451, see also Arsène Wenger
drinking culture at 86–7
players’ diet 84–5
v AC Milan 282
v Barcelona 347, 404–5
v Blackburn 90, 95
v Borussia Monchengladbach 89
v Derby 171
v Everton 92, 180
v Leeds 90, 180, 190
v Leicester 97, 427, 437, 450
v Liverpool 90, 102, 184, 282, 369, 388, 390–1, 392, 393, 400, 401
v Newcastle 92, 95, 400
v Norwich 7, 29
v Portsmouth 170
v PSV 183
v Sheffield Weds 9
v Southampton 171
v Sunderland 169
v Wigan 369
see also Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Swansea, Tottenham
Arshavin, Andrey 314, 373
Arteta, Mikel 352, 391
Arveladze, Shota 69
Asanović, Aljoša 58
Aspas, Iago 399
Asprilla, Faustino 50–1, 53, 54
Assou-Ekotto, Benoît 307, 309
Aston Villa 14, 30, 33, 49, 83, 89, 113, 126, 174, 227, 246, 258, 315, 342, 401, 426, 441, see also Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Stoke City
Atkins, Mark 40
Athletic Bilbao v Manchester Utd 411
Atlético Madrid 69, 333, 396, 397, 422–3, see also Barcelona, Fulham
Aurélio, Fábio 245
Austria, see England
Azpilicueta, César 397, 432, 449, 452, 453, 454
Ba, Demba 398
Babayaro, Celestine 128
Babel, Ryan 245
Baggio, Roberto 60, 61, 79, 122
Baines, Leighton 315, 369
Bale, Gareth 304, 306–9, 312, 316–20, 409, 440
Ball, Alan 70, 71, 72, 73, 73–4
Ballack, Michael 286, 326, 327
Balotelli, Mario 331, 333–6, 337, 338
Bannister, Gary 10
Baraja, Rubén 231
Barcelona 45, 80, 104, 112, 116, 118, 119, 134, 216–17, 245, 324, 333, 343–9, 352–3, 363, 370, 372, 385, 403, 417, 419, 422, 442, 443, 445
v Atlético Madrid 392
see also Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester Utd
Baresi, Franco 136, 233
Barkley, Ross 391
Barmby, Nicky 64, 68
Barnes, John 120
Barnsley 82, see also Manchester Utd
Baroš, Milan 236, 238, 240, 242
Barron, Jim 18
Barry, Gareth 81, 227, 268–9, 332, 333, 334, 337
Barton, Joey 337
Barton, Warren 47, 52
Barzagli, Andrea 451
Bassett, Dave 8
Batty, David 36, 40, 51–2, 53, 54, 259
Bayer Leverkusen, see Liverpool
Bayern Munich 112, 268, 442, 445
v Borussia Dortmund 416
v Real Madrid 392
see also Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester Utd
Beardsley, Peter 23–4, 25, 46, 50, 53
Beasant, Dave 7, 70, 74
Beattie, James 220
Beck, John 145
Beck, Mikkel 66
Beckham, David 33, 41, 61, 81, 114–15, 122–5, 176, 178, 201, 253, 254, 260, 261, 263, 266–7, 277, 351, 356
Alex Ferguson on 28
Begiristain, Txiki 442
Belgium 255
Bellamy, Craig 192, 245–6, 309
Belletti, Juliano 286
Benali, Francis 82
Benayoun, Yossi 247
Benfica 216, 217, see also Celta Vigo, Chelsea
Benítez, Rafael 126, 142, 155, 206, 214, 215, 225, 226, 228, 229, 230–47, 248, 249, 251, 264, 265, 281, 306, 311, 317, 342, 343, 363, 368, 419, 441
and zonal marking 235–6
football as chess 231
Bentaleb, Nabil 414
Benteke, Christian 376
Berbatov, Dimitar 289, 348, 372–3
Beresford, John 47, 49
Berg, Henning 41, 44, 121, 122
Berger, Patrik 100
Bergkamp, Dennis 27, 59, 60, 62, 63, 67, 76, 86, 87, 88, 91–2, 97–9, 104, 121, 127, 171, 173–4, 181, 294, 343, 363, 389
impact on Arsenal/Premier League 79, 80–3
Berkovic, Eyal 58
Best, George 25
Biabiany, Jonathan 317
Bielsa, Marcelo 411
Birindelli, Alessandro 119
Birmingham City 318, 354, see also Chelsea, Manchester City
Bišćan, Igor 237, 241
Bjørnebye, Stig Inge 100
Blackburn Rovers 35–44, 111, 115, 144, 153, 312, 354, 413
v Coventry 39
v Everton 44
v Liverpool 36, 43
v Manchester Utd 14, 43
v Newcastle 41
v Southampton 40
v Trelleborg 42
see also Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham
Blackpool 354–6, 359
v Manchester Utd 355
v Newcastle 354
see also Bolton, Manchester City
Blackwell, Dean 62
Blanc, Laurent 163, 184–5, 217
Blomqvist, Jesper 121, 123, 124, 127
Boa Morte, Luís 205
Boateng, George 258
Bobic, Fredi 150–1
Boca Juniors 69
Bokšić, Alen 164
Bolton 69, 96, 144–58, 185, 277, 294, 301, 338, 354, 356–7, 450
v Arsenal 156–7
v Blackpool 356
v Chelsea 69, 220
v Everton 155
v Ipswich 151
v Leicester 144, 148, 155
v Liverpool 144, 148
v Middlesbrough 144
see also Stoke City
Bonucci, Leonardo 45
Borini, Fabio 382
Borussia Dortmund 118, 416,
418, 422, see also Bayern Munich, Manchester Utd
Borussia Monchengladbach, see Arsenal
Bosingwa, José 326, 340
Bosman, Jean-Marc 131
Bosnich, Mark 18
Bould, Steve 7, 85, 89, 90, 181
Bournemouth 426
Bowen, Mark 30
Bowyer, Lee 189–90
Bradford City viii
Braga, see Porto
Branfoot, Ian 25, 73
Bravo, Claudio 443, 446, 447
Brazil 63, 134, 213
v England 64
Brehme, Andreas 80
Bridge, Wayne 202, 226, 341
Bridges, Michael 189
Britton, Leon 359–60, 420
Brorsson, Jonas 42
Brown, Phil 300
Bruce, Steve 23, 29, 31, 32
Bullard, Jimmy 311
Burley, Craig 66
Burnley, see Chelsea, Tottenham
Busquets, Sergio 339, 345, 348
Butt, Nicky 28, 121, 124, 125, 126, 197, 253, 254, 259, 260, 261
Cabaye, Yohan 347
Cafu 243
Cahill, Gary 340, 397, 453, 454
Cahill, Tim 315
Cambiasso, Esteban 200, 201
Cambridge Utd 145
Campbell, Kevin 258
Campbell, Sol 82, 121, 141, 183, 184, 188, 192, 351
Campo, Iván 148, 149, 151
Canham, Scott 256
Cani 364
Canio, Paolo Di 59
Cannavaro, Fabio 238
Cantona, Eric 16, 50, 57, 61, 62, 63, 67, 71, 73, 74, 76, 79, 81, 104, 112, 115, 120, 122, 164, 205, 206, 254, 343, 363, 420, 455
career in England 19–24
influence at Man Utd 24–9, 31–4, 59–60
‘kung-fu’ kick 20–1
relationship with Ferguson 26
Capello, Fabio 238, 324, 341–2
Capoue, Étienne 410
Carbone, Benito 59
Cardiff, see Liverpool
Carlos, Roberto 64, 200
Carr, Stephen 318
Carragher, Jamie 104, 182, 185, 193, 233, 235, 241, 242, 246, 259, 267, 385
Carrick, Michael 251, 255, 267, 268, 274, 279, 284, 285, 333, 336, 348, 409
Carroll, Andy 375, 382
Carsley, Lee 201
Carson, Scott 269
Carvalho, Ricardo 220, 222, 276
Casillas, Iker 162
Catterick, Harry 455
Cattermole, Lee 318
Cazorla, Santi 363, 364, 365, 369
Čech, Petr 205, 220, 240, 265, 286, 325, 340, 407
Celades, Albert 199, 200
Celta Vigo 199, 258
v Benfica 199
v Juventus 199
Celtic 315
Chadli, Nacer 414
Chapman, Herbert 129
Chapman, Lee 7, 10
Charles, Gary 10, 49
Charlton 166, 202, see also Manchester Utd, Tottenham
Chelsea 29, 33, 60, 61, 96, 128–9, 132, 135, 152, 167, 185, 195, 200, 201, 208, 214–15, 219–28, 231, 246, 248–9, 257, 261, 263, 264, 265–6, 274, 281, 303, 304, 310, 312, 323–31, 332, 333, 334, 339–42, 358, 363, 368, 375, 385, 386, 392, 405, 410, 416, 424, 438, 441, 442, 448–55, see also Carlo Ancelotti, Antonio Conte, Ruud Gullit, José Mourinho
tactics to use against 454
v Arsenal 407, 450
v Aston Villa 224, 326, 328
v Barcelona 339–40, 347
v Bayern Munich 288, 319, 340, 368
v Benfica 339, 368
v Birmingham 327, 328
v Blackburn 222
v Bolton 220, 226
v Burnley 328, 450
v CSKA Moscow 222
v Everton 61, 138, 223, 327, 453
v Fulham 205, 223, 227, 327
v Ipswich 7
v Juventus 341
v Lazio 129
v Liverpool 139, 225, 226, 228, 238–40, 246, 248, 330, 368, 390, 396–9, 401, 450
v Manchester City 220, 221, 327, 408, 454
v Napoli 339, 408
v Newcastle 226, 400
v Norwich 220, 368
v Portsmouth 327, 330
v Scunthorpe 225
v Southampton 128, 412
v Sunderland 327
v Swansea 450
v Valencia 407
v Watford 450
v West Bromwich Albion 222, 331
v West Ham 327, 449, 450
v Wigan 326, 330, 331
v Wimbledon 62, 139
v Wolves 202
see also Leicester, Manchester Utd, Middlesbrough, Stoke City, Tottenham
Chiellini, Giorgio 451
Chung-yong, Lee 318
Cissé, Djibril 105, 242, 337
Clark, Frank 72, 133
Clark, Lee 47, 51, 251
Clarke, Steve 62
Clemente, Javier 346
Clichy, Gaël 81, 312, 404, 444, 445
Clough, Brian 10, 202
Clyne, Nathaniel 413
Colchester 30
Cole, Andy 46, 94, 112–13, 124, 125, 162, 175, 283
Cole, Ashley 81, 182, 183, 184, 286, 288, 326, 327, 351, 397
Cole, Joe 202, 205, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 228, 248, 255, 327, 328, 329, 351, 365
Coleman, Chris 205
Coleman, Seamus 317, 319
Collymore, Stan 52, 53, 100
Colonnese, Francesco 122
Conceição, Flávio 199, 200, 201
Conte, Antonio 119, 123, 441, 448–53, 455
tactics 450–3
Cork, Alan 7
Costa, Diego 422, 452, 453, 454
Costa, Rui 241
Costacurta, Alessandro 136
Costinha 215
Courtois, Thibaut 17
Coutinho 383, 395, 396, 397, 419
Coventry City 58, 89
v Manchester Utd 94
see also Blackburn, Liverpool
Cox, Neil 67
Coyle, Owen 356
Crespo, Hernán 202, 205, 242, 243
Croatia 58, see also England
Crook, Ian 30
Crossley, Mark 10
Crouch, Peter 309, 317
Cruyff, Johan 17, 20, 136, 345, 358
Cruyff, Jordi 121
Crystal Palace 396, see also Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester City, Swansea
CSKA Moscow, see Chelsea
Culverhouse, Ian 30
Ćurčić, Saša 69
Curle, Keith 51, 72
Curtis, John 91–2
Cygan, Pascal 157
Czech Republic, see Greece
Da Silva, Rafael 318
Dabizas, Nikos 82
Dalglish, Kenny 35–8, 39–40, 41–2, 43, 44, 54, 62, 253, 381, 383
Dani 58
Davids, Edgar 123, 344
Davies, Kevin 149, 153–4, 155, 166, 220
Davies, Mark 356
Davies, Simon 311, 312, 313
Dawson, Michael 410
De Bruyne, Kevin 443, 445, 447, 454
de Goey, Ed 128
de Jong, Nigel 332, 334, 337
De Laet, Ritchie 428
Deane, Brian 7, 24, 294
Defoe, Jermain 307, 308, 309
del Bosque, Vicente 200, 232, 346, 366, 370
Del Piero, Alessandro 119, 238
Delaney, Damien 437
Delap, Rory 294–302
Delph, Fabian 436
Dembélé, Moussa 409, 415
Demichelis, Martin 395, 436
Dempsey, Clint 313, 409
Denilson 207
Denmark v Germany 13
Deportivo La Coruña 135, 199
Derby County 58, 291, 294, 295
v Manchester Utd 94, 117–18
see also Arsenal, Middlesbrough
Deschamps, Didier 97, 123, 128, 204
Di Livio, Angelo 119
Di Matteo, Roberto 62, 66, 128, 139, 140, 331, 339, 341, 342, 353, 368, 408, 441
Diaby, Abou 282
Dibble, Andy 6
Die
r, Eric 415
Diop, Papa Bouba 220, 349
Diouf, El-Hadj 105, 107, 151, 154, 156
Dixon, Lee 89, 97, 181, 184
Djorkaeff, Youri 122, 148, 151, 154, 156
Domenech, Raymond 99
Dowie, Iain 74
Downing, Stewart 316
Drinkwater, Danny 426, 427, 431, 435, 436
Drogba, Didier 205, 225–6, 248, 288, 308, 325–30, 331, 339–40, 368, 372
Duberry, Michael 137, 190
Dublin, Dion 23, 93, 101
Dudek, Jerzy 234, 238, 243, 464
Duff, Damien 81, 202, 205, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 311, 312
Durban Alan 301
Dyer, Nathan 359
Dynamo Kiev, see Rangers
Džeko, Edin 333, 334, 335, 337, 338
Eboué, Emmanuel 282
Edu 181, 197
Ekelund, Ronnie 133
Elliott, Matt 98
Elliott, Robbie 47
Emerson 134–5
England 255, 257, 258, 260, 261–4, 266–70, 313, 341
v Austria 266
v Croatia 269
v Germany 102, 259
v Greece 260
v Hungary 267
v Iceland 442
v Israel 268
v Italy 75
v Jamaica 267
v Macedonia 268
v N. Ireland 267
v Poland 255
v Portugal 276, 287
v San Marino 11
v Scotland 255
v South Africa 254
v Ukraine 259
see also Brazil, France
Enrique, Luis 382
Enyeama, Vincent 17
Eriksen, Christian 369, 414, 454
Eriksson, Sven-Göran 79, 96, 103, 190, 250, 257, 259, 260, 261–3, 266–7, 342
Essien, Michael 251, 266, 285, 326
Eto’o, Samuel 313
Etuhu, Dickson 311
Evans, Jonny 193, 335
Evans, Roy 52, 53, 57, 100, 120
Everton 25, 68, 201, 304, 315, 352, 392, 441, 455, see also Arsenal, Blackburn, Bolton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle, Southampton, Stoke City, Tottenham
Evra, Patrice 274, 383
Fàbregas, Cesc 197, 345, 352, 370, 405, 438, 449, 450, 452
Faroe Islands, see Greece
Faye, Amdy 302
Fellaini, Marouane 315
Fenerbahçe 118, see also Manchester Utd
Ferdinand, Anton 193, 341
Ferdinand, Les 45–6, 50, 52, 53, 309
Ferdinand, Rio 11, 177, 185–8, 190–4, 208, 209, 255, 274, 278, 286, 288, 348, 351, 353, 458
Alex Ferguson on 192–3
Ferguson, Duncan 93
Ferguson, Alex 12, 19, 24, 30, 32–4, 43, 49, 54, 79, 84, 87, 101, 111, 112, 114, 115, 119, 131, 148, 157, 172, 185, 193, 197, 225, 250, 254, 262, 274, 275, 277, 278, 279–80, 282, 283–4, 285, 289, 314, 323, 327, 329, 335, 348–9, 351, 353, 355, 373, 383, 411, 434
and Eric Cantona 23–4, 26, 27, 28, 74
and Paul Gascoigne 25–6
and Roy Keane 197–8
compared with José Mourinho 218
criticises Premier League ix
on David Beckham 28