Jack Lacey-Hatton
Jack has worked as a sports reporter full-time since 2021. He previously worked as the Chief Women’s Football Writer at the Mirror, covering the England Women’s national team and the Women’s Super League. Jack has reported on a number of major sporting events in recent years including the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on the ground in Australia. When not writing on football, he can often be spotted playing the game somewhere in west London.
Latest articles by Jack Lacey-Hatton
The high press: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What exactly is the high press? Here's our tactical explainer
Horseshoe: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
What actually is the horseshoe? Here's your handy tactical explainer
Half-space: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is the half-space? Here's your handy tactical explainer
Spare man: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What is the spare man? Here's our tactical explainer
Cover shadow: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is the cover shadow? Here's your handy tactical explainer
The low block: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS So, what is a low block? Here's your tactical explainer on an important defensive strategy
False nine: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is the false nine? Here's your handy tactical explainer
Numerical superiority: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is numerical superiority? Here's your handy tactical explainer
The Regista: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS Here's your tactical explainer on the regista, and what it means in the world of football
The Trequartista: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is a Trequartista? Here's your handy tactical explainer
The channel: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is the channel? Here's your handy tactical explainer
Shape: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is shape? Here's your handy tactical explainer
Blindside: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS So what exactly is the blindside in football? Here's your tactical explainer
Compact: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually does it mean for a team to be 'compact' - here's your handy tactical explainer
The Playmaker: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is a playmaker? Here's your handy tactical explainer
Box to box midfielders: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS Here's your tactical explainer on the midfield generals that can win a game
The No.8 role: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS So what is a No.8? Here's your tactical explainer on one of the most important roles in the game
The overlap: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS An overlap has defined the career of many a full-back, but what is actually is it? Here's your tactical explainer
Between the lines: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is between the lines? Here's your handy tactical explainer
The overload: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What is an overload? Here's your handy tactical explainer
The target man: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS Could target man Peter Crouch still thrive in today's game? Here's your tactical explainer on big men up top
The No.6: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS The No.6 is still very much a thing in football: here's our tactical explainer
The No.10: football tactics explained
By Jack Lacey-Hatton published
TACTICS What actually is the No.10 position? Here's your handy tactical explainer
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