Alex Keble
@alexkeble.bsky.social
Football writer. Features / tactics for the Premier League, FourFourTwo, AVFC, Football 360
It’ll come good. The foundations are already being placed and, like Klopp, Iraola just needs time www.sportinglife.com/football/new...
Patience is required with Andoni Iraola's methods at Liverpool
Anfield was promised full-throttle football.
www.sportinglife.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
It’ll come good. The foundations are already being placed and, like Klopp, Iraola just needs time www.sportinglife.com/football/new...
Reposted by Alex Keble
Maresca reined in the chaos Enzo Fernandez created. The tactical story of how Man City beat Man Utd - and why Foden’s red card helped correct their flaws, four @fourfourtwo.com www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/manch...
Manchester City’s new midfield was a mess, but the tactical story of their win vs Manchester United is how Enzo Maresca's "plan" reined a certain key player in
Erling Haaland told Sky Sports that "Enzo gave us a plan" at half-time. FourFourTwo's resident tactician Alex Keble explains exactly what that plan was
www.fourfourtwo.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Maresca reined in the chaos Enzo Fernandez created. The tactical story of how Man City beat Man Utd - and why Foden’s red card helped correct their flaws, four @fourfourtwo.com www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/manch...
Maresca reined in the chaos Enzo Fernandez created. The tactical story of how Man City beat Man Utd - and why Foden’s red card helped correct their flaws, four @fourfourtwo.com www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/manch...
Manchester City’s new midfield was a mess, but the tactical story of their win vs Manchester United is how Enzo Maresca's "plan" reined a certain key player in
Erling Haaland told Sky Sports that "Enzo gave us a plan" at half-time. FourFourTwo's resident tactician Alex Keble explains exactly what that plan was
www.fourfourtwo.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Maresca reined in the chaos Enzo Fernandez created. The tactical story of how Man City beat Man Utd - and why Foden’s red card helped correct their flaws, four @fourfourtwo.com www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/manch...
The sky sports post-game analysis is such good telly. Really underrated part of their broadcasting.
Nevilleoff on one, Cates reining him in. Top draw 👌👌👌
Nevilleoff on one, Cates reining him in. Top draw 👌👌👌
September 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The sky sports post-game analysis is such good telly. Really underrated part of their broadcasting.
Nevilleoff on one, Cates reining him in. Top draw 👌👌👌
Nevilleoff on one, Cates reining him in. Top draw 👌👌👌
Reposted by Alex Keble
[explaining midfield reinforcements to an american owner] imagine a berge
Sander Berge?? It’s baffling enough Chelsea found themselves scrabbling around for a CM despite knowing for months Enzo would go, but you’d think with such an erratic and maximalist transfer policy they would have a spreadsheet full of £30m midfielders to sign off on
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www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Chelsea transfer news: Blues explored move for Fulham's Sander Berge
Chelsea showed late interest in Fulham's Sander Berge as they attempted to strengthen their midfield options before Enzo Fernandez's departure.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 8, 2026 at 8:16 AM
[explaining midfield reinforcements to an american owner] imagine a berge
New column for @fourfourtwo.com, a tactical notebook for the Premier League weekend:
- Alonso has a system problem, not a player problem, in central midfield
- Carrick’s football doesn’t have the patterns to succeed
- Isak shows the best and the worst of Iraola
www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/forge...
- Alonso has a system problem, not a player problem, in central midfield
- Carrick’s football doesn’t have the patterns to succeed
- Isak shows the best and the worst of Iraola
www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/forge...
Forget right-backs in midfield, Arsenal’s five-on-two shows Chelsea’s system is the problem
Alonso's fatal flaw, Iraola’s chaos-ball and Carrick's totem of terror. It's been a stressful week three for some Premier League managers
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September 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
New column for @fourfourtwo.com, a tactical notebook for the Premier League weekend:
- Alonso has a system problem, not a player problem, in central midfield
- Carrick’s football doesn’t have the patterns to succeed
- Isak shows the best and the worst of Iraola
www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/forge...
- Alonso has a system problem, not a player problem, in central midfield
- Carrick’s football doesn’t have the patterns to succeed
- Isak shows the best and the worst of Iraola
www.fourfourtwo.com/tactic/forge...
Sander Berge?? It’s baffling enough Chelsea found themselves scrabbling around for a CM despite knowing for months Enzo would go, but you’d think with such an erratic and maximalist transfer policy they would have a spreadsheet full of £30m midfielders to sign off on
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Chelsea transfer news: Blues explored move for Fulham's Sander Berge
Chelsea showed late interest in Fulham's Sander Berge as they attempted to strengthen their midfield options before Enzo Fernandez's departure.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Sander Berge?? It’s baffling enough Chelsea found themselves scrabbling around for a CM despite knowing for months Enzo would go, but you’d think with such an erratic and maximalist transfer policy they would have a spreadsheet full of £30m midfielders to sign off on
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
The celebrations at Spurs and Sunderland yesterday were a reminder that, for all the schadenfruede around these days, football is far better when we're open to vicarious joy.
Final day analysis from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, for Football 360 football360.com.au/totteham-wes...
Final day analysis from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, for Football 360 football360.com.au/totteham-wes...
Moment 52 years in the making that had generations in tears, 'diabolical' Hammers go down: what you missed on Premier League Final Day
A final day headlined by a devastating relegation was also laced with incredibly emotional highs, writers ALEX KEBLE.
football360.com.au
May 25, 2026 at 8:41 AM
The celebrations at Spurs and Sunderland yesterday were a reminder that, for all the schadenfruede around these days, football is far better when we're open to vicarious joy.
Final day analysis from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, for Football 360 football360.com.au/totteham-wes...
Final day analysis from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, for Football 360 football360.com.au/totteham-wes...
Analysis of Spurs’ victory at Villa. Conor Gallagher is the living embodiment of De Zerbi football, but this was not about Villa’s shocking performance football360.com.au/tottenham-as...
Spurs unleash a star who can keep them up AND who is classic De Zerbi but Villa display a dereliction of duty
Tottenham have won back-to-back games for the first time since the start of the season and the timing couldn't be more perfect.
football360.com.au
May 4, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Analysis of Spurs’ victory at Villa. Conor Gallagher is the living embodiment of De Zerbi football, but this was not about Villa’s shocking performance football360.com.au/tottenham-as...
Reposted by Alex Keble
Analysis from the Etihad, where Arsenal really did show up, gave us a Klopp-Guardiola epic, but left feeling that a Man City title is inevitable. Where was this performance a week ago? football360.com.au/manchester-c...
football360.com.au
April 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Analysis from the Etihad, where Arsenal really did show up, gave us a Klopp-Guardiola epic, but left feeling that a Man City title is inevitable. Where was this performance a week ago? football360.com.au/manchester-c...
Analysis from the Etihad, where Arsenal really did show up, gave us a Klopp-Guardiola epic, but left feeling that a Man City title is inevitable. Where was this performance a week ago? football360.com.au/manchester-c...
football360.com.au
April 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Analysis from the Etihad, where Arsenal really did show up, gave us a Klopp-Guardiola epic, but left feeling that a Man City title is inevitable. Where was this performance a week ago? football360.com.au/manchester-c...
Important thing about this offside isn’t the line, but that the freeze frame VAR used shows the ball already in motion!
If the tech doesn’t have the frame rate to capture the moment, then measuring the line is void, invalid.
PGMOL could at least use the freeze frame -1 to give attacker the advantage
If the tech doesn’t have the frame rate to capture the moment, then measuring the line is void, invalid.
PGMOL could at least use the freeze frame -1 to give attacker the advantage
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Important thing about this offside isn’t the line, but that the freeze frame VAR used shows the ball already in motion!
If the tech doesn’t have the frame rate to capture the moment, then measuring the line is void, invalid.
PGMOL could at least use the freeze frame -1 to give attacker the advantage
If the tech doesn’t have the frame rate to capture the moment, then measuring the line is void, invalid.
PGMOL could at least use the freeze frame -1 to give attacker the advantage
Reposted by Alex Keble
At Kidderminster Harriers, who are managed by Phil Brown. A lot of astros around. Not many suede shoes.
January 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
At Kidderminster Harriers, who are managed by Phil Brown. A lot of astros around. Not many suede shoes.
Not seen anyone else say it, so I will: Fabianski should be sent off for punching Gabriel in the face. Serious foul play: “endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality “
November 30, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Not seen anyone else say it, so I will: Fabianski should be sent off for punching Gabriel in the face. Serious foul play: “endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality “
Analysis: five ways Guardiola can fix Man City's woes
Tactical ideas for Pep, including bench the big lad
www.premierleague.com/news/4176852
Tactical ideas for Pep, including bench the big lad
www.premierleague.com/news/4176852
Analysis: FIVE ways Guardiola can fix Man City's woes
Alex Keble identifies what's going wrong with the champions and how manager could address it
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November 27, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Analysis: five ways Guardiola can fix Man City's woes
Tactical ideas for Pep, including bench the big lad
www.premierleague.com/news/4176852
Tactical ideas for Pep, including bench the big lad
www.premierleague.com/news/4176852
Analysis: What we learned from Amorim’s first match at Man Utd
Tactical review from Portman Road. Work to be done. A lot of work.
www.premierleague.com/news/4176341
Tactical review from Portman Road. Work to be done. A lot of work.
www.premierleague.com/news/4176341
Analysis: What we learned from Amorim’s first match at Man Utd
Alex Keble on what went right and what went wrong for the new head coach in the 1-1 draw at Ipswich
www.premierleague.com
November 25, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Analysis: What we learned from Amorim’s first match at Man Utd
Tactical review from Portman Road. Work to be done. A lot of work.
www.premierleague.com/news/4176341
Tactical review from Portman Road. Work to be done. A lot of work.
www.premierleague.com/news/4176341
Who will succeed under Amorim and who will struggle? A tactical breakdown of the new Man Utd manager, for BBC Sport
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Ruben Amorim tactics, style of play, formation & how Man Utd players will fit
With Ruben Amorim confirmed as the new Man United head coach, how will the current squad fit into his tactics?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Who will succeed under Amorim and who will struggle? A tactical breakdown of the new Man Utd manager, for BBC Sport
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
My tactical analysis of Spurs 4-0 Man City for the Premier League site.
Maddison brilliant, but Guardiola got it completely wrong with his initial setup
www.premierleague.com/news/4174800
Maddison brilliant, but Guardiola got it completely wrong with his initial setup
www.premierleague.com/news/4174800
Analysis: Maddison masterclass leaves Man City chasing shadows
Alex Keble on how Ange Postecoglou's tactics outsmarted Pep Guardiola to hand him fifth consecutive defeat
www.premierleague.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:59 PM
My tactical analysis of Spurs 4-0 Man City for the Premier League site.
Maddison brilliant, but Guardiola got it completely wrong with his initial setup
www.premierleague.com/news/4174800
Maddison brilliant, but Guardiola got it completely wrong with his initial setup
www.premierleague.com/news/4174800
Reposted by Alex Keble
Tactical analysis of what’s going wrong lately for Unai Emery and Aston Villa, for BBC Sport
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Aston Villa tactics: Four challenges for Unai Emery's faltering Premier League side
BBC Sport takes a tactical look at Unai Emery's Aston Villa struggles after four consecutive defeats.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Tactical analysis of what’s going wrong lately for Unai Emery and Aston Villa, for BBC Sport
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Both teams have been poor today. Leicester have barely shown up and I'd argue Maresca's dtrange 3-1-5-1 formation just hasn't worked. Chelsea are winning because they have better players - but they've been well below their best.
November 23, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Both teams have been poor today. Leicester have barely shown up and I'd argue Maresca's dtrange 3-1-5-1 formation just hasn't worked. Chelsea are winning because they have better players - but they've been well below their best.
Ankle-breaker from Ndidi. VAR relaly should have turned that into a red card.
November 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Ankle-breaker from Ndidi. VAR relaly should have turned that into a red card.
Terrible defending from Leicester for that goal. Hermansen kicking it long from a GK, after calling his CBs short, is what plays Jackson onside when the ball comes back... dreadful all round.
November 23, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Terrible defending from Leicester for that goal. Hermansen kicking it long from a GK, after calling his CBs short, is what plays Jackson onside when the ball comes back... dreadful all round.