Archive - The Cutback

Rita Guarino's West Ham United: Formation, style of play and key players

Tactical deep dives on all 12 Barclays Women's Super League sides from The Cutback and Football Manager

19 hrs ago • The Cutback

The Business of Women's Football Download

A snapshot of the big deals and business stories that have happened across the women's game across the last month

Feb 5 • Callum McCarthy

Beyond the Top Four: Battleground at the bottom

Breakthroughs for Liverpool and Everton, but all teams are searching for consistency as WSL survival race enters a key period

Feb 3 • Réshma Rao

Manchester United's rising levels on show again in win over Liverpool

Goals start to flow for United side inspired by new arrivals and renewed attacking threat

Feb 2 • Conner Roberts

How Manchester City lifted the Chelsea curse

Tactical domination and game management behind huge win that leaves City on brink of WSL title

Feb 2 • Chiara Bozzarello

Gotham's Yael Averbuch: NWSL salary cap is 'still not enough'

Gotham GM speaks exclusively to The Cutback about the league's salary cap and new High Impact Player rule

Feb 1 • Flo Lloyd-Hughes

January 2026

Finding advantages in the margins: How WSL leaders Manchester City are profiting from set pieces

Dangerous variations and training-ground routines have added huge threat to City's already-enviable attacking armoury

Jan 31 • Joel

Eder Maestre's London City Lionesses: Formation, style of play and key players

Tactical deep dives on all 12 Barclays Women's Super League sides from The Cutback and Football Manager

Jan 30 • The Cutback

The Cutback's WSL Team of the Season so far

From Nnadozie's shot-stopping to Shaw's century, we pick the standout performers from the first half of the campaign

Jan 30 • Maya Shah

The fans that are taking over the Fifa Champions Cup

SC Corinthians and AS FAR fans sparked life into a competition that is trying to make a name for itself

Jan 28 • Flo Lloyd-Hughes

A closer look at Smilla Holmberg's impact on Arsenal

The 19-year-old Swedish international arrives from Hammarby with impressive attacking numbers – but can she adapt to the demands of the WSL?

Jan 28 • Maya Shah

A closer look at Brighton's three-point press

How Albion tailored intense out-of-possession approach to Everton's build-up and were rewarded with winning goal

Jan 27 • Chiara Bozzarello

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