Chile Analysis

South America Regroups After A Disappointing World Cup

by Yu Miyagawa

Jul 18, 2018 9:08 PM

Each of Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay and Peru may look vastly different from a managerial standpoint at the 2019 Copa America in Brazil. But whether a new manager implements a possession or counter attacking style, teams must be compact and balanced to win in South America, and even more so to win in the World Cup. Read more »

Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, World Cup

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Absolute Harmony, Team Spirit And Progressing Through CONMEBOL

by Yu Miyagawa

Sep 8, 2017 6:04 PM

The CONMEBOL table reflects a larger changing of the guard at play in analyzing the rise of Colombia and Peru, and the struggles of Argentina and Chile. Read more »

Tags: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, World Cup

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Chile's Golden Era Regroups For One Last Run

by Yu Miyagawa

Jul 6, 2017 6:38 PM

Chile's level of expectations were raised within a decade, as a generation of players and an overarching style molded into one. They were on the verge of three international trophies in three consecutive summers. Read more »

Tags: Chile, IQ

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Jorge Sampaoli Presses Sevilla Into The Future

by Yu Miyagawa

Sevilla will be entertaining to watch in a way that experiments with equal chance of large success or brutal failure often are. Read more »
Argentina Vs. Chile: The Rematch And Destiny

by Yu Miyagawa

It's Argentina this time around who are peaking at the right moment. Perhaps not necessarily in terms of a national playing style, but in team chemistry, their midfield and attack all in their prime, and figuring out how to play with and without Messi. Read more »
Bielsa, Sampaoli And The Anxiety Of Chilean Influence

by Yu Miyagawa

Bielsa and Sampaoli's revolution occurred on the fly, molding the small, technical, quick attackers the country already produced into results. The Copa America side represents the middle ground where tactics and players meet to overcome the trivialities of never having won in 99 years. Read more »
Tchau To All That

by Christopher Reina

The individual brilliance of the early matches was eventually neutralized by countries with better all-around squads and this was a World Cup that became reasonably predictable once we escaped the group stage. But every single minute was thrilling and worth it. Read more »
Messi, Suarez & Costa Rica: An Ode To The 2014 World Cup Group Stages

by Yu Miyagawa

The deluge of goals from Messi, Neymar, Müller, Robben and Van Persie, impressive play from Costa Rica and Colombia, and the bite seen round the world all overshadowed the changing of the era. Read more »
Group B: Aesthetics & Contenders

by Christopher Reina

Group B has three aesthetically appealing squads in Spain, Chile and the Netherlands that appear capable of going the distance on paper and merely getting out into the Round of 16 will be an important accomplishment. Read more »
The 2014 World Cup: A Tournament Of Transition

by Yu Miyagawa

The best attacker in this 2014 World Cup will be a country’s press. Of course, games are won by brilliant moments from individual players. Genius does still exist. But the modern game is less Steve Jobs than it is Wikipedia. Read more »

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