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The 4 1 4 1 formation is often used by teams that like building from the back, which mean that the goalkepper must have great ball distribution ability. A great example of that is Neuer who allow his team to play in a high line since as a sweeper keeper he would be ready to close down any space made by the strikers and help the team to maintain control of the pitch. The 2 centerbacks need to have the ability to play under pressure and provide key passes forward and breaking the pressing lines. The idela combo would ahve one player capable ot carrying the ball forward while the other has a more versatile passing range, playing longer balls from deep but also providing more defensive cover. The centerbacks Carvalho and John Terry under José Mourinho set the record of conceding only 15 goals in the 2004 2005 season. Defensivly, the fullbacks will be tasked to cover the opposition's wingers. On the attack they will be required to push up to add width, creating overloads outwide and delivering the ball into the box. Ideally they will play on the side with their main foot. Some modern systems like Guardiola's one means that fullbacks can drift inside more frequently adding miedfield support and creating more passing angles. One holding miedfielder is one of the most crucial if not the most crucial position in this formation. He will be drifting side to side to help the team move the ball out of tight spaces. He will need to be great at progressing the ball but also have a strong physical presence to stop any run behind the miedfield line. Compared to similar lines up such as the 4 3 3, the holding miedfielder in a 4 1 4 1 does have a slightly more defensive mentality. Philipp Lahm executed this position to perfection.
He was also the focal point during the build up. The 2 more advanced center miedfielders need creativity and understanding with teamates as they need to join the attack and drop deep to help in the build up consistently during the whole match. They will rotate with the wingers or help to create overloads out wide. They must be technically gifted players while the wingers are usually the quickest players of the line up. The ideal line up would have the inverted wingers on both flanks. meaning they are more prone to dridft inside and freeing up the flanks for the fullbacks to stretch the backline. But having the wingers stretching the backline can also be benefical as it benefits the center miedfielders to attack. The wingers need to be good dribblers and excell in 1 v 1 situations. They must deliver balls into the box or making runs onto the back post. Finally the lone striker will sometimes be used as the focal point in front and will need to have excellent hold up play with the ability of laying out the ball for the center miedfielders of the wingers. The ideal striker here would be a false 9 vacating into the spaces in front of the backline and creating spaces for the players to attack ahead of him. Francesco Totti is a good example of that. This 4 1 4 1 formation is versatile allowing to have a lot of cover on the pitch from side to side meaning there will always be a passing line options available. When defending it can shift into either a 5 4 1 either a 4 5 1.
When attacking it could shift into a 3 4 3 if the holding miedfielder drop between the 2 centerbacks and the fullbacks are pushing up. Or if the wingers stay high and out wide, it can shift into a 4 3 3 formation. The presence of a lone striker mena that a long play from gk into the stirker is not ideal as the front 4 would need to push up to provide help and that means that if the team looses the ball, it can create a gap between the meidfield line and the defensive line. However if used in the right way to bypass a heavy press it can be quickly deadly and create counter attacks. If played against a 4 3 3 formation, it will be more difficult to outnumber the center. However it can quickly get the upper hand on the flanks given the fullbacks wingers combo. The wingers would need to start wide to pin the opposition's fullbacks and prevent them to adding to the press. This means fullbacks usually have space to receive the ball. However the team need to be patient in moving the ball to them. This is because if the team pass the ball directly into t fulback, the opposition can quickly read this and close off a back pass and forward option meaning the team is trapped on the flank. Realistically they would want to move the ball to the fullback indirectly throught the center to force the opposition to move closer to the center, givint the fullbacks more spaces and giving him time to push up past the winger to receive. To do this the holding miedfield will usually be shadow mark by the stirker so having one of the center mieds dropping either side of the striker
If the opposition plays as 4 4 2 it's much harder to gain an advantage on the flanks. However there is an extra player available on the pitch. The difficulty with this formation is the initial 2 v 2 with the centerbacks and the 2 strikers. So a goalkepper with the ability to play with his feet is crucial to help his team finding spaces. In this scenario, the fullbacks are not as useful during the build up. In the other hand, the holding meidfielder will be important by droppingdeep between the centerbacks to help creating a 3 v 2. If the holding miedfielder is pressed then one of the 2 others center meids will be free and will have space ahead of him to attack the backline.
Pourquoi le 4-2-3-1 est la formation la plus utilisée dans le football moderne | 4231 Tactiques expliquées |
4231 formation.
Guardiola and Klopp both used the 4 3 3 respectively for Barcelona and Liverpool because it's considered as one of the most stable and best defensive formation. PSG, Man City, Liverpool and Barcelona also prooved that this formation could be very lethal. Goalkepper need to participate to the build up and be able to pick a pass when under the pressure of the opposition. The centerbacks must also be excellent ball players able to move the ball up to the miedfield or pick a piass in this miedfield. They will also need to play long balls for the wingers or strikers in front if the opposite defense is not set up properly. The fullbacks will support both attack and defense throughout the whole match. When it comes to the miedfield, it can vary with a flat form, a triangle with 2 defensive miedfielders and 1 offensive miedfielder or 1 defensive miedfielder and 2 offensive miedfielders. All the 3 miedfielders need to have excellent passing precision to pick players between the lines. They need to support the defense between the build up and pick out the forwards during the attack. The cdm shield the back line 4. The controller is seen often as a box to box miedfielder. He sets the tempo of the game. The creator finally link up the miedfield with the forwards above him creating the most chances of the team. Finally in front the wingers need to be good dribblers and excell in 1 v 1 situations. They need to have egreat understanding with the striker but also the fullbacks either cutting inside to give space to the fullback either staying wide and allowing for the overlap. The striker can either be a 9 and act often like a target man to score or pass to the wingers or miedfielders. Either it can be a false 9 like in the case of Messi in Barcelona. Something to keep in mind is interchangability.
For this formation to work, it requires teamates constantly cover other teamates runs. For example if the fullback pushes up the cdm can shift outwide to cover any defensive hole. If the winger move inside, the center attacking miedfielder can move out to the wing to stretch the opposition. Constant moves and position changes are what make this formation effective. This formation tends also to create more passing lane directly in the central area of the field. If 2 strikers are pressing the 2 centrebacks, either the cdm can drop between them, either a fullback sit further back to beat the press. Either the goalkepper can be used as a centreback even if it's more risky. The winger can drop deep and drag a defender to free space for a miedfielder to come in. It allows the 9 to play deeper for either the other miedfield either for the other winger cutting inside.
The 4 1 4 1 formation is often used by teams that like building from the back, which mean that the goalkepper must have great ball distribution ability. A great example of that is Neuer who allow his team to play in a high line since as a sweeper keeper he would be ready to close down any space made by the strikers and help the team to maintain control of the pitch. The 2 centerbacks need to have the ability to play under pressure and provide key passes forward and breaking the pressing lines. The idela combo would ahve one player capable ot carrying the ball forward while the other has a more versatile passing range, playing longer balls from deep but also providing more defensive cover. The centerbacks Carvalho and John Terry under José Mourinho set the record of conceding only 15 goals in the 2004 2005 season. Defensivly, the fullbacks will be tasked to cover the opposition's wingers. On the attack they will be required to push up to add width, creating overloads outwide and delivering the ball into the box. Ideally they will play on the side with their main foot. Some modern systems like Guardiola's one means that fullbacks can drift inside more frequently adding miedfield support and creating more passing angles. One holding miedfielder is one of the most crucial if not the most crucial position in this formation. He will be drifting side to side to help the team move the ball out of tight spaces. He will need to be great at progressing the ball but also have a strong physical presence to stop any run behind the miedfield line. Compared to similar lines up such as the 4 3 3, the holding miedfielder in a 4 1 4 1 does have a slightly more defensive mentality. Philipp Lahm executed this position to perfection.
He was also the focal point during the build up. The 2 more advanced center miedfielders need creativity and understanding with teamates as they need to join the attack and drop deep to help in the build up consistently during the whole match. They will rotate with the wingers or help to create overloads out wide. They must be technically gifted players while the wingers are usually the quickest players of the line up. The ideal line up would have the inverted wingers on both flanks. meaning they are more prone to dridft inside and freeing up the flanks for the fullbacks to stretch the backline. But having the wingers stretching the backline can also be benefical as it benefits the center miedfielders to attack. The wingers need to be good dribblers and excell in 1 v 1 situations. They must deliver balls into the box or making runs onto the back post. Finally the lone striker will sometimes be used as the focal point in front and will need to have excellent hold up play with the ability of laying out the ball for the center miedfielders of the wingers. The ideal striker here would be a false 9 vacating into the spaces in front of the backline and creating spaces for the players to attack ahead of him. Francesco Totti is a good example of that. This 4 1 4 1 formation is versatile allowing to have a lot of cover on the pitch from side to side meaning there will always be a passing line options available. When defending it can shift into either a 5 4 1 either a 4 5 1.
When attacking it could shift into a 3 4 3 if the holding miedfielder drop between the 2 centerbacks and the fullbacks are pushing up. Or if the wingers stay high and out wide, it can shift into a 4 3 3 formation. The presence of a lone striker mena that a long play from gk into the stirker is not ideal as the front 4 would need to push up to provide help and that means that if the team looses the ball, it can create a gap between the meidfield line and the defensive line. However if used in the right way to bypass a heavy press it can be quickly deadly and create counter attacks. If played against a 4 3 3 formation, it will be more difficult to outnumber the center. However it can quickly get the upper hand on the flanks given the fullbacks wingers combo. The wingers would need to start wide to pin the opposition's fullbacks and prevent them to adding to the press. This means fullbacks usually have space to receive the ball. However the team need to be patient in moving the ball to them. This is because if the team pass the ball directly into t fulback, the opposition can quickly read this and close off a back pass and forward option meaning the team is trapped on the flank. Realistically they would want to move the ball to the fullback indirectly throught the center to force the opposition to move closer to the center, givint the fullbacks more spaces and giving him time to push up past the winger to receive. To do this the holding miedfield will usually be shadow mark by the stirker so having one of the center mieds dropping either side of the striker
If the opposition plays as 4 4 2 it's much harder to gain an advantage on the flanks. However there is an extra player available on the pitch. The difficulty with this formation is the initial 2 v 2 with the centerbacks and the 2 strikers. So a goalkepper with the ability to play with his feet is crucial to help his team finding spaces. In this scenario, the fullbacks are not as useful during the build up. In the other hand, the holding meidfielder will be important by droppingdeep between the centerbacks to help creating a 3 v 2. If the holding miedfielder is pressed then one of the 2 others center meids will be free and will have space ahead of him to attack the backline.
Pourquoi le 4-2-3-1 est la formation la plus utilisée dans le football moderne | 4231 Tactiques expliquées |
4231 formation.
Guardiola and Klopp both used the 4 3 3 respectively for Barcelona and Liverpool because it's considered as one of the most stable and best defensive formation. PSG, Man City, Liverpool and Barcelona also prooved that this formation could be very lethal. Goalkepper need to participate to the build up and be able to pick a pass when under the pressure of the opposition. The centerbacks must also be excellent ball players able to move the ball up to the miedfield or pick a piass in this miedfield. They will also need to play long balls for the wingers or strikers in front if the opposite defense is not set up properly. The fullbacks will support both attack and defense throughout the whole match. When it comes to the miedfield, it can vary with a flat form, a triangle with 2 defensive miedfielders and 1 offensive miedfielder or 1 defensive miedfielder and 2 offensive miedfielders. All the 3 miedfielders need to have excellent passing precision to pick players between the lines. They need to support the defense between the build up and pick out the forwards during the attack. The cdm shield the back line 4. The controller is seen often as a box to box miedfielder. He sets the tempo of the game. The creator finally link up the miedfield with the forwards above him creating the most chances of the team. Finally in front the wingers need to be good dribblers and excell in 1 v 1 situations. They need to have egreat understanding with the striker but also the fullbacks either cutting inside to give space to the fullback either staying wide and allowing for the overlap. The striker can either be a 9 and act often like a target man to score or pass to the wingers or miedfielders. Either it can be a false 9 like in the case of Messi in Barcelona. Something to keep in mind is interchangability.
For this formation to work, it requires teamates constantly cover other teamates runs. For example if the fullback pushes up the cdm can shift outwide to cover any defensive hole. If the winger move inside, the center attacking miedfielder can move out to the wing to stretch the opposition. Constant moves and position changes are what make this formation effective. This formation tends also to create more passing lane directly in the central area of the field. If 2 strikers are pressing the 2 centrebacks, either the cdm can drop between them, either a fullback sit further back to beat the press. Either the goalkepper can be used as a centreback even if it's more risky. The winger can drop deep and drag a defender to free space for a miedfielder to come in. It allows the 9 to play deeper for either the other miedfield either for the other winger cutting inside.
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How Spalletti's Tactics Have Turned Napoli Into Monsters | Napoli Tactical Analysis 2022/23 |
Napoli won Serie A in 2022 2023 season. Spalletti has a typical starting XI often lining up in 4 3 3. But Elmas, Ndombele, Simeone, and Raspadoni as subs should be not underestimated. Napoli averaged an almost 60% possession during this season. They look to build with short passes but against a avery agressive pressing team, Osimhen can act as a target men for long passes. Osemhen has enough speed and physicality to either run behind the defenders either running down the channels. Either opposition press high and Napoli play over them, either sit deep and they will be more than happy to beat them on the ground. Lobotka is mostly the deepest pivot with the responsability to begin the play if the opposition is agressive Anguissa tend to be the man who can drop deeper along the central pivot Zielinski is then the most offensive miedfielder. But during emergency situations, he is capable to drop deep as well. Napoli can use opposition's press to open spaces. Rui and Di Lorenzo, the fullbacks, both have the ability to either begin deep to be outlet options, or push high up to provide the width. But Mario Rui is often the deepest of the 2, forming a pseudo back 3 and drawing in the opposition's wingers. Kvara could stay high, menacing opposition's defense. But he could as well receive the ball deep. and draw the fullback higher. Then the dynamism of Napoli's miedfield come into the play as they can now run into the spaces vacated to get the ball into wider regions. If a centerback came across to cover then Osimehn would be 1 v 1 against the remaining centerback and then he would use his pace and physicality to cause problems.
Min Jae and Rrahmani had a key role with Min Jae standing out with his ability to whistand press and break the lines when it's required. If all the miedfielder's options are occupied, he can then he can move and carry the ball high up the pitch forcing the opposition to confront him and opening up more opportunities. The miedfield can be a dedicated 2 1 form where Zielinski is the most attacking of the 3. But Spalletti prefered them to be a 1 2 as it exploit better Anguissa's box to box ability. Labotka as the deepest men can be reliant on to retain possession,being enough press resistant to receive the ball in tigh regions. Even thought he has the ability to spread long balls, he tended to play short, allowing Napoli to maintain possession. The 3 others are more adventurous and Anguissa's ability ball to feet means that he can pick the ball in deeper regions then try to make his team going higher. He too can receive in these tight spaces and look to create for others. But for creativity, Zielinski is the one charged with most of that task with the most progressive passes and progressive passes received in his team. He likes to drive throught the defense and then try a bit riskier passes compared to the rest of the miedfield. He also doesn't hesitate to have a long shoot. But the sides are still the keys for Napoli in this season with Kvara holding the right side and Politano or Lozano holding the left side. Both Anguissa and Zielinski shift wide to help their wingers, forming triangles with their fullbacks, often creating overloads. They can also make runs into the half spaces to disrupt to opposition's shape. These interactions are particularly important in the right handside with the attacking Di Lorenzo quickly joining. At times we see Lozano or Politano drifting, allowing the fullback even more out wide and trying to create a central overload. Osihmen is also a threat into the center.
His incredible blindside movement and his excellent jump mean that he is a constant aerial threat. He scored more headed goals than anyone in Serie A. Kvara is on the left side unpredictable and his dribbles were effective not only thanks to his technical ability but also because they didn't know what would be their final goal. Cut infield to have a shoot? Crossing to the backpost for Osimhen? Attacking the touchline then cross for Osimhen? If the fullback stay deep, he can make his cross but if he stays close, Zielinsky can enter into action. More importantly, Kvara could dodge the defenders to attack the box. The combinations between Kvara and Osemhen had been the most prolific in this season But Napoli is not only about attacking. They had the best defense of Serie A. They had one of the most intense press on the league. They were very effective both at immediate counterpress and at a more structural and organized press. Here Osimhen would press a centerback. Depending on which one, either Zielinski or Anguissa would join to form a 4 4 2. The wingers are pressing the fullbacks and the rest of the team coming across. Lobtoka is still the deepest miedfielder with the most defensive responsabilities. Especially with 3 miedfielders formations he is patrolling behind both Anguissa and Zielinski to provide a good defensive cover. But defending in 4 4 2 means that the 2 central miedfielders can be outnumbered. Althought both centerbacks prefer to remain passive, Kim Min Jae can jump the lines to make a proactive tackle, preparing his team for the counterattack. Into their own third, Napoli dropped into a more compact 4 3 3 shape.
Inzaghi's Inter are not what you expect
Inzaghi's Inter Milan is all about his team being flexible both in and out of possession. Against Athlético in first leg, they were sitting in mid block, defending their penalty area Inter's 5 3 2 while defending was designed to be shifted immediatly into a man to man press. Barella would step to press the left center back. Çalhanoğlu had a double job because while he was pressing Koke he also had to worry about Griezmann behind him, who was doing a lot od dropping into these central areas. But when he was caught with that pressure and Griezmann was free, the center back, De Vrij, recognized this situation and would apply pressure to stop Griezmann turning. This kind of defensive awareness was happening all over the pitch. Sometimes the center backs can't follow since they have to track the center forward. It's worth noticing about how comfortable these players are at picking diferent positions in the pitch. Sometimes when De Vrij is applying pressure in front, rather than coming back, he see that the forwards are applying pressure in 1 v 1. So when the ball fall back to the right center back, Pavard, he is showing for the ball in space. It turns out that running center backs forward are a major theme of 2023/2023 season.
During build up, when the central miedfielders are deep, it frees space and to get into the space in the wide in the left, sometimes Di Marco drift inside so Bastoni, the left center back, pushes all the way up to a left wing position to exploit that space. As a result, Di Marco has among the highest expected assists among any players in the Serie A, while Bastoni is an important playmaker for his team, averaging as many chances or assists created than a fullback would do. Seeing Bastoni and Pavard running into their half spaces is not any diferent from an inverted fullback doing the same thing. They do it to open a passing line to a winger. To break compact blocks, when you try to pin your most creative miedfielders against the opposition's defenders, they tend to see less the ball compared to the deep miedfielders and defenders. So reversing the roles to a degree is quite interesting.
How Spalletti's Tactics Have Turned Napoli Into Monsters | Napoli Tactical Analysis 2022/23 |
Napoli won Serie A in 2022 2023 season. Spalletti has a typical starting XI often lining up in 4 3 3. But Elmas, Ndombele, Simeone, and Raspadoni as subs should be not underestimated. Napoli averaged an almost 60% possession during this season. They look to build with short passes but against a avery agressive pressing team, Osimhen can act as a target men for long passes. Osemhen has enough speed and physicality to either run behind the defenders either running down the channels. Either opposition press high and Napoli play over them, either sit deep and they will be more than happy to beat them on the ground. Lobotka is mostly the deepest pivot with the responsability to begin the play if the opposition is agressive Anguissa tend to be the man who can drop deeper along the central pivot Zielinski is then the most offensive miedfielder. But during emergency situations, he is capable to drop deep as well. Napoli can use opposition's press to open spaces. Rui and Di Lorenzo, the fullbacks, both have the ability to either begin deep to be outlet options, or push high up to provide the width. But Mario Rui is often the deepest of the 2, forming a pseudo back 3 and drawing in the opposition's wingers. Kvara could stay high, menacing opposition's defense. But he could as well receive the ball deep. and draw the fullback higher. Then the dynamism of Napoli's miedfield come into the play as they can now run into the spaces vacated to get the ball into wider regions. If a centerback came across to cover then Osimehn would be 1 v 1 against the remaining centerback and then he would use his pace and physicality to cause problems.
Min Jae and Rrahmani had a key role with Min Jae standing out with his ability to whistand press and break the lines when it's required. If all the miedfielder's options are occupied, he can then he can move and carry the ball high up the pitch forcing the opposition to confront him and opening up more opportunities. The miedfield can be a dedicated 2 1 form where Zielinski is the most attacking of the 3. But Spalletti prefered them to be a 1 2 as it exploit better Anguissa's box to box ability. Labotka as the deepest men can be reliant on to retain possession,being enough press resistant to receive the ball in tigh regions. Even thought he has the ability to spread long balls, he tended to play short, allowing Napoli to maintain possession. The 3 others are more adventurous and Anguissa's ability ball to feet means that he can pick the ball in deeper regions then try to make his team going higher. He too can receive in these tight spaces and look to create for others. But for creativity, Zielinski is the one charged with most of that task with the most progressive passes and progressive passes received in his team. He likes to drive throught the defense and then try a bit riskier passes compared to the rest of the miedfield. He also doesn't hesitate to have a long shoot. But the sides are still the keys for Napoli in this season with Kvara holding the right side and Politano or Lozano holding the left side. Both Anguissa and Zielinski shift wide to help their wingers, forming triangles with their fullbacks, often creating overloads. They can also make runs into the half spaces to disrupt to opposition's shape. These interactions are particularly important in the right handside with the attacking Di Lorenzo quickly joining. At times we see Lozano or Politano drifting, allowing the fullback even more out wide and trying to create a central overload. Osihmen is also a threat into the center.
His incredible blindside movement and his excellent jump mean that he is a constant aerial threat. He scored more headed goals than anyone in Serie A. Kvara is on the left side unpredictable and his dribbles were effective not only thanks to his technical ability but also because they didn't know what would be their final goal. Cut infield to have a shoot? Crossing to the backpost for Osimhen? Attacking the touchline then cross for Osimhen? If the fullback stay deep, he can make his cross but if he stays close, Zielinsky can enter into action. More importantly, Kvara could dodge the defenders to attack the box. The combinations between Kvara and Osemhen had been the most prolific in this season But Napoli is not only about attacking. They had the best defense of Serie A. They had one of the most intense press on the league. They were very effective both at immediate counterpress and at a more structural and organized press. Here Osimhen would press a centerback. Depending on which one, either Zielinski or Anguissa would join to form a 4 4 2. The wingers are pressing the fullbacks and the rest of the team coming across. Lobtoka is still the deepest miedfielder with the most defensive responsabilities. Especially with 3 miedfielders formations he is patrolling behind both Anguissa and Zielinski to provide a good defensive cover. But defending in 4 4 2 means that the 2 central miedfielders can be outnumbered. Althought both centerbacks prefer to remain passive, Kim Min Jae can jump the lines to make a proactive tackle, preparing his team for the counterattack. Into their own third, Napoli dropped into a more compact 4 3 3 shape.
Inzaghi's Inter are not what you expect
Inzaghi's Inter Milan is all about his team being flexible both in and out of possession. Against Athlético in first leg, they were sitting in mid block, defending their penalty area Inter's 5 3 2 while defending was designed to be shifted immediatly into a man to man press. Barella would step to press the left center back. Çalhanoğlu had a double job because while he was pressing Koke he also had to worry about Griezmann behind him, who was doing a lot od dropping into these central areas. But when he was caught with that pressure and Griezmann was free, the center back, De Vrij, recognized this situation and would apply pressure to stop Griezmann turning. This kind of defensive awareness was happening all over the pitch. Sometimes the center backs can't follow since they have to track the center forward. It's worth noticing about how comfortable these players are at picking diferent positions in the pitch. Sometimes when De Vrij is applying pressure in front, rather than coming back, he see that the forwards are applying pressure in 1 v 1. So when the ball fall back to the right center back, Pavard, he is showing for the ball in space. It turns out that running center backs forward are a major theme of 2023/2023 season.
During build up, when the central miedfielders are deep, it frees space and to get into the space in the wide in the left, sometimes Di Marco drift inside so Bastoni, the left center back, pushes all the way up to a left wing position to exploit that space. As a result, Di Marco has among the highest expected assists among any players in the Serie A, while Bastoni is an important playmaker for his team, averaging as many chances or assists created than a fullback would do. Seeing Bastoni and Pavard running into their half spaces is not any diferent from an inverted fullback doing the same thing. They do it to open a passing line to a winger. To break compact blocks, when you try to pin your most creative miedfielders against the opposition's defenders, they tend to see less the ball compared to the deep miedfielders and defenders. So reversing the roles to a degree is quite interesting.
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8
Number 8 is a football team's heart. The number 8 is in essence a central midfielder. And the role demands that the player both contributes to the attacking and defensive side, across the entire area between and sometimes into the 2 penalty boxes. A good 8 need to have a very good stamina, have a good spatial awareness so he can be able to win the ball and pass it effectively. He needs not only to be able to score and create goals but also prevent them. They must also possess the tactical awareness to anticipate the flow of the game and to know where on the pitch they are needed. It may be the most important position on the pitch.
Mezzala
The Mezzala were the 8 and the 10 back then, the players who sat behind the forwards in the M W formation. By essence the mezzala is a number 8, someone who joins the attack. It doesn't help that the term is interchangeable with interno, someone who plays inside, and incursore, someone making an incursion in the final third or opposition penalty area. Some see the mezzala as a central player who drifts wide, and purists might point to the flanking midfielders of the midfield 3. A confusion of its origins complicates the term. Plus its specific uses to describe a position and its broader use to describe a role. In a more straightforward way we can see the mezzala as a player who gets up to support the attack but does so largely by drifting into the half spaces from where they can prompt passing moves typically linking with inside forwards of forwards who drops off, before pushing up at times to get into the box. Generally they will form the flanks of a midfield 3 but it's as much about the cover and stability afforded by such system players who push on as it's an inherent quality of the position. Such flanking players could also be more destructive players. These are known as medianos, like Gattuso and Ambrosini who flanked Pirlo in the famous AC Milan team. However in a system not using them to protect a deep lying playmaker, these players will often drift to link with the fullbacks and wide forwards to create passing triangles as they seek to to create an overload to progress the ball. A second flanking midfielder and more defensively minded deeper midfielder can act as cover for when the mezzala pushes forwards.
They can also create overlaps themselve or create an overload in half spaces especially if playing with inverted wingers. A good example of this was Angel Di Maria was played as a left midfielder behind Cristiano Ronaldo under Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid. Ronaldo would cut inside to create a goal threat while Di Maria would either move into the wide spaces to overlap or attack from a deeper position in the half space behind Ronaldo. Balance is the key. That's why some teams have a midfielder acting as a mezzala, a player who is more a shuttling box to box midfielder and then a deeper player who either screens or create plays from quarter back positions. Chelsea's midfield under Conte then Tuchel with Jorginho, Kanté and Kovacic were a good example of that. Also France's slightly lop sided 4 2 3 1 in the 2018 World Cup saw Blaide Matuidi as a shuttling player nominally positionned as a left inside forward, Pau Lpogba as a mezzala, and Kanté screening. Also in Serie A we had the example of Milinkovic Savic at Lazio. Luis Alberto was arguably a mezzla too, getting between the lines to create altought not advancing forwards as much as Milinkovic Savic who ran more often into the half spaces to create and into the opposition's box as an additionnal forward by times. Both took on defnesive duties as well, helping to screen the deep midfielder Lucas Leiva. Piotr Zielinski of Napoli also played as a mezzala on the left but also sometimes right handside of the midfield 3, getting forward to support the attacks, keeping possession in wide areas and half spaces and having a great turn of pace to get forward after he worked the overload out wide. Aaron Ramsey from Juventus, Matias Vecino for Inter Milan, Mario Pasalic for Atalanta and Gaetano Castrovili for Florentina were also great examples ofr mezzalas. They could be described also as 8. The mezzla is a position and a role. It's creative industrious and multi faced.
10
Maradona, Riquelme, Zidane and Kaka are some of the most finest examples of talented number 10. This role is both one of a playmaker, connecting the midfield and the attack, basically either operating between the middle and attacking lie or in the hole. With defensive responsabilities, pressing, becoming more and more important in modern football, the traditionnal number 10 who could have little to no defensive responsability to focus mainly on his attacking ability, began to disappear. That's why it became antiquated. The modern attacking midfielders has now their share of defensive work to do. However it seems like it's slowly regaining in popularity. And it's mainly due to the fact that fullbacks tend to become more agressive, more athletics. It worth noting that the number 10's role in attack remains unchanged as he has to drop into positions to receive the ball and then use it to create chances through combinations of passing and dribbling, imagination and quick thinking and decision making.
Back 3
Advantages of using a back 3 formation is obvious. In cases of crosses, there are potentially more bodies to contest an aerial ball for example. And the wingbacks can also quickly be 2 v 1 against the opposition's wingers if the wide midfielder tracks to his side to help him in the 3 5 2 formation in particular. A reason why some weaker formations can also choose these kind of formations is that they excpect to have the ball less than their opponents and need to protect against that disparity. Additionnally the most likely way they can excpect to create chances is on the counter attack. So by sitting back and blocking space, then attacking with wingbacks, and a couple of forwards, they maximize their defensive output and exploit an opponent in a vulnerable attacking shape. Some others managers just want to play like this, not necessarly because their team is not as strong, but because it's more suited to their tactics and / or players. Belgium was for a long time ranked number 1 in fifa's ranking. Yet they used for a long time this back 3 system, mostly a 3 4 3 under Roberto Martinez. One of the reasons was that in order to play the sort of possession based, high press, attacking game he wants to, it's essential to ensure there is defensive balance or at least a safety net to guard against the counter attack. Playing on a 3 4 3 means that not only do they benefit from the same advantages as weaker sides is being far harder to break down and score against when out of possession, but because they are so good in attacking situations that they could enjoy the best of both worlds.
Belgium had central defenders like Vertonghen, Kompany, Alderweireld and Denayer comfortable on the ball who could play passes out from the back or carry it into the midfield to help create overloads. The wingbacks can get higher up the pitch froma higher starting position than the fullbacks requiring less defensive cover from midfielders which helps to gain control of opposition territory. One negative is that playing an extra center back means losing a more creative player higher up the pitch but in tentative, cagey international games, the more defensively solid teams have something of an advantage, like Greece in 2004 or Portugal in 2016 euros. For these teams, it only took 1 goal to win goals and for these kind of teams that was precisely what they wer elooking for. But a back 3 doesn't necesssarly means that the team is defensive. Johan Cruyff's Netherlands had a back 3 and still perfected total football back in 1974. And Manchester City under Pep Guardiola won the treble in 2023 using a back 3 in their 3 2 4 1 formation. Transitions to back 4 to a back 3 is also commonly used in Premiere League and in Italy with generally a fullback tucking in while the other advances. Some managers use them for the build up mostly and some otehrs to help less strong ides to defend in greater numbers to frustrate their opponents. It's easier to destroy than create and for some teams their best chance to win is by stopping and blocking the opposition, hoping the few opportunities they will get will result into goals.
Ramdeuter
Muller came in Bayern in 2009 when it was under the management of Van Gaal who recognized Muller's abilities so he gave him a key role in Bayern's team. It's not easy to identify why Muller is considered as that good. After all he is not particularly fast, strong, isn't a very good dribbler and his goal are not very flashy most of the time. He doesn't the traits that most of the attacking players usually have. However like a chess player, he is thinking ahead of his opponentss. He makes his living from being in the right place at the right time which requies excellent anticipation, intelligent movements and spatial awareness. A ramdeuter doesn't take a specific position but is rather rfree to roam around the pitch. He occupies different areas depending on the situations. Also their efficacity relies more on mental and tactical strenghts which are less visible to the human eye than extraordinary pace, physicality or technical qualities. Muller's most valuable asset is his ability to identify and exploit space in and around the final third. Dele Alli and Jose Callejon also acted as a Raumdeuter at times, playing a small role during the build up, focusing more on adding value in the final third, also preferring to operate between the lines and attack the vertical channels between opposing defenders, making them difficult to mark and they are also masters in the art of creating space through deception.
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8
Number 8 is a football team's heart. The number 8 is in essence a central midfielder. And the role demands that the player both contributes to the attacking and defensive side, across the entire area between and sometimes into the 2 penalty boxes. A good 8 need to have a very good stamina, have a good spatial awareness so he can be able to win the ball and pass it effectively. He needs not only to be able to score and create goals but also prevent them. They must also possess the tactical awareness to anticipate the flow of the game and to know where on the pitch they are needed. It may be the most important position on the pitch.
Mezzala
The Mezzala were the 8 and the 10 back then, the players who sat behind the forwards in the M W formation. By essence the mezzala is a number 8, someone who joins the attack. It doesn't help that the term is interchangeable with interno, someone who plays inside, and incursore, someone making an incursion in the final third or opposition penalty area. Some see the mezzala as a central player who drifts wide, and purists might point to the flanking midfielders of the midfield 3. A confusion of its origins complicates the term. Plus its specific uses to describe a position and its broader use to describe a role. In a more straightforward way we can see the mezzala as a player who gets up to support the attack but does so largely by drifting into the half spaces from where they can prompt passing moves typically linking with inside forwards of forwards who drops off, before pushing up at times to get into the box. Generally they will form the flanks of a midfield 3 but it's as much about the cover and stability afforded by such system players who push on as it's an inherent quality of the position. Such flanking players could also be more destructive players. These are known as medianos, like Gattuso and Ambrosini who flanked Pirlo in the famous AC Milan team. However in a system not using them to protect a deep lying playmaker, these players will often drift to link with the fullbacks and wide forwards to create passing triangles as they seek to to create an overload to progress the ball. A second flanking midfielder and more defensively minded deeper midfielder can act as cover for when the mezzala pushes forwards.
They can also create overlaps themselve or create an overload in half spaces especially if playing with inverted wingers. A good example of this was Angel Di Maria was played as a left midfielder behind Cristiano Ronaldo under Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid. Ronaldo would cut inside to create a goal threat while Di Maria would either move into the wide spaces to overlap or attack from a deeper position in the half space behind Ronaldo. Balance is the key. That's why some teams have a midfielder acting as a mezzala, a player who is more a shuttling box to box midfielder and then a deeper player who either screens or create plays from quarter back positions. Chelsea's midfield under Conte then Tuchel with Jorginho, Kanté and Kovacic were a good example of that. Also France's slightly lop sided 4 2 3 1 in the 2018 World Cup saw Blaide Matuidi as a shuttling player nominally positionned as a left inside forward, Pau Lpogba as a mezzala, and Kanté screening. Also in Serie A we had the example of Milinkovic Savic at Lazio. Luis Alberto was arguably a mezzla too, getting between the lines to create altought not advancing forwards as much as Milinkovic Savic who ran more often into the half spaces to create and into the opposition's box as an additionnal forward by times. Both took on defnesive duties as well, helping to screen the deep midfielder Lucas Leiva. Piotr Zielinski of Napoli also played as a mezzala on the left but also sometimes right handside of the midfield 3, getting forward to support the attacks, keeping possession in wide areas and half spaces and having a great turn of pace to get forward after he worked the overload out wide. Aaron Ramsey from Juventus, Matias Vecino for Inter Milan, Mario Pasalic for Atalanta and Gaetano Castrovili for Florentina were also great examples ofr mezzalas. They could be described also as 8. The mezzla is a position and a role. It's creative industrious and multi faced.
10
Maradona, Riquelme, Zidane and Kaka are some of the most finest examples of talented number 10. This role is both one of a playmaker, connecting the midfield and the attack, basically either operating between the middle and attacking lie or in the hole. With defensive responsabilities, pressing, becoming more and more important in modern football, the traditionnal number 10 who could have little to no defensive responsability to focus mainly on his attacking ability, began to disappear. That's why it became antiquated. The modern attacking midfielders has now their share of defensive work to do. However it seems like it's slowly regaining in popularity. And it's mainly due to the fact that fullbacks tend to become more agressive, more athletics. It worth noting that the number 10's role in attack remains unchanged as he has to drop into positions to receive the ball and then use it to create chances through combinations of passing and dribbling, imagination and quick thinking and decision making.
Back 3
Advantages of using a back 3 formation is obvious. In cases of crosses, there are potentially more bodies to contest an aerial ball for example. And the wingbacks can also quickly be 2 v 1 against the opposition's wingers if the wide midfielder tracks to his side to help him in the 3 5 2 formation in particular. A reason why some weaker formations can also choose these kind of formations is that they excpect to have the ball less than their opponents and need to protect against that disparity. Additionnally the most likely way they can excpect to create chances is on the counter attack. So by sitting back and blocking space, then attacking with wingbacks, and a couple of forwards, they maximize their defensive output and exploit an opponent in a vulnerable attacking shape. Some others managers just want to play like this, not necessarly because their team is not as strong, but because it's more suited to their tactics and / or players. Belgium was for a long time ranked number 1 in fifa's ranking. Yet they used for a long time this back 3 system, mostly a 3 4 3 under Roberto Martinez. One of the reasons was that in order to play the sort of possession based, high press, attacking game he wants to, it's essential to ensure there is defensive balance or at least a safety net to guard against the counter attack. Playing on a 3 4 3 means that not only do they benefit from the same advantages as weaker sides is being far harder to break down and score against when out of possession, but because they are so good in attacking situations that they could enjoy the best of both worlds.
Belgium had central defenders like Vertonghen, Kompany, Alderweireld and Denayer comfortable on the ball who could play passes out from the back or carry it into the midfield to help create overloads. The wingbacks can get higher up the pitch froma higher starting position than the fullbacks requiring less defensive cover from midfielders which helps to gain control of opposition territory. One negative is that playing an extra center back means losing a more creative player higher up the pitch but in tentative, cagey international games, the more defensively solid teams have something of an advantage, like Greece in 2004 or Portugal in 2016 euros. For these teams, it only took 1 goal to win goals and for these kind of teams that was precisely what they wer elooking for. But a back 3 doesn't necesssarly means that the team is defensive. Johan Cruyff's Netherlands had a back 3 and still perfected total football back in 1974. And Manchester City under Pep Guardiola won the treble in 2023 using a back 3 in their 3 2 4 1 formation. Transitions to back 4 to a back 3 is also commonly used in Premiere League and in Italy with generally a fullback tucking in while the other advances. Some managers use them for the build up mostly and some otehrs to help less strong ides to defend in greater numbers to frustrate their opponents. It's easier to destroy than create and for some teams their best chance to win is by stopping and blocking the opposition, hoping the few opportunities they will get will result into goals.
Ramdeuter
Muller came in Bayern in 2009 when it was under the management of Van Gaal who recognized Muller's abilities so he gave him a key role in Bayern's team. It's not easy to identify why Muller is considered as that good. After all he is not particularly fast, strong, isn't a very good dribbler and his goal are not very flashy most of the time. He doesn't the traits that most of the attacking players usually have. However like a chess player, he is thinking ahead of his opponentss. He makes his living from being in the right place at the right time which requies excellent anticipation, intelligent movements and spatial awareness. A ramdeuter doesn't take a specific position but is rather rfree to roam around the pitch. He occupies different areas depending on the situations. Also their efficacity relies more on mental and tactical strenghts which are less visible to the human eye than extraordinary pace, physicality or technical qualities. Muller's most valuable asset is his ability to identify and exploit space in and around the final third. Dele Alli and Jose Callejon also acted as a Raumdeuter at times, playing a small role during the build up, focusing more on adding value in the final third, also preferring to operate between the lines and attack the vertical channels between opposing defenders, making them difficult to mark and they are also masters in the art of creating space through deception.
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After 3 successfull seasons at Real Madrid, Makélélé comes to Chelsea in 2003. Here he redefined a position and an approach to playing it. To the point that his name became the synonymous to the function. His role consisted of being the deepest midfielder of the midfield tiro in generally a 4 3 3. While it's main purpose is defensive, the role has to fill an attacking purpose as well. Makélélé was a converted winger playing in a more offensive position at Nantes club. He was competent and quick. Then with Celta Vigo and Real Madrid, he played both with defensive and attacking responsabilities, playing generally in a midfield 2. Him and his partner would organize incursions forwards with oen covering and the other advancing. It fostered a positionnal discipline especially at Real Madrid where his work consistented mostly of protecting and feeding the balls to the talented attacking players of the Galacticos. At Chelsea, Makélélé was even more focused on defense, mostly due to a tactical shift being by Mourinho in 2004. While Makélélé already played as the deepest midifelder under the previous manager Claudio Raneri during his first season at Chelsea, in a 4 4 2 alongside Frank Lampard, so basically at the basis of the midfield diamond, Mourinho introduced the 4 3 3. Then Makélélé became the anchor behind 2 more attacking minded midfielders. 4 3 3 had been a predominant tactical set up in Europe's main leagues as it's advantages over the 4 4 2 was pretty obvious. Makélélé could sit between the defense and the midfield line, making him free if the 2 opposite midfielders picked up their opposite mens. If one pushed forward to take Makélélé then one of the other 2 was free. And if a forward made it 3 v 3, a fullback was free to push up. This facilitated transitions from defense to attack. Opposition found it difficult to stiffle a move forwards without adjusting systems to form either a 4 3 3 either a 4 4 1 1 where the attacking midfielder could mark Makélélé.
But in return it reduced its own attacking possibilities. The Makélélé role was not only about screening his defense or to cover for a fullback pushing high. It's a transition role between the defense and the midfield. He acted as a fulcrum avoiding punts forwards. Instead of bypassing the midfield with long balls or try to find midfielders who were man marked a player between the lines could take the ball, shileld it and turn it to the players forwardIf the player having this role was technically gifted and physically strong like it was the case for Makélélé then he could even drag opposition's midfielders out of position when they would try to close down, creating more space. Crucially, the role wouldn't have make the same impact without the 4 3 3 because ina 4 4 2 a player playign the same role would leave his midfield partner isolated when he dropped deeper either by letting him 2 v 1 either by forcing the wide players to tuck in. It works in a strict 4 2 3 1 with offensive fullbacks. THis role is both positional and functionnal. He must not only sit in front of his back line shielding central areas but also covering the flanks. It requires discipline, tactical intelligence awareness of his teammates movements : win the ball or receive it quickly without risk, trying to find teammate in space.
The Regista is one of the 2 most creative roles theorized by the theoricians of Italian football. The other is the trequartista and he plays in the hole behind the strikers. But the Regista is just equally important at least. The deep lying playmaker made his appearance already back when in the old 2 3 5 formation with a player capable ot making passes to the advancing wingers. Charles Roberts who won the Premiere League with Manchester United in 1908 and 1922 was known for his ability to play the ball long into the attacking players of his team. Vittorio Pozzo who managed the Italian national team and won 2 World Cups, admired his creativity from a deep position and he used Luisito Monti in a similar way. He has a screening role in his 2 3 2 3as a centro mediano. He was tasked with marking the deep lying forward but also to turn defenses into attacks with his long passing. In the 1950's, sides like Hungrary began to use this role as well. Nandor Hidegkuti was the example for that role. As Hungrary used inside forwards, defenses began deploying screening midfielders to track the forwards. This prevented the creativity of the centre half role. The Spanish Luis Suarez also played for Inter Milan under Helenio Herrera in this role, sitting in front of the back 4. He could carry the ball forward but was often content to play as a quaterback. The evolution of tactics with 2 4 2 4 and 4 4 2 tended to make the deep lying playmaker redundant. The creativity came from the driving box to box midfielders or from the wingers. Or overlapping fullbacks or from the number 10. However it's worth noticing that Brazil in 1970 used Gerson as a Regista alongside the combative Clodaldo. The athleticism compansated for the natural overloads who tended to occur when a central midfielder axis employs a Regista. When 3 5 2 and 4 1 3 2 were introduced, it created the screen of 2 defensive midfielders behind who a Regista could sit like Andrea Pirlo with AC Milan.
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Cruyff's tactics at Barcelona.
Cruyff came in Barcelona in 1988 when it was in debt and coming out of a crisis. Attendance numbers were dwindling. But Cryff brought success back in Barcelona. Cruyff was miles ahead of his peers tactically. Cruyff played in a 4 3 3 for the majority of his career. But he adapted this because he wanted a diamond in his midfield due to the angles that it created. A more conventionnal formation would have been a 4 1 2 1 2. But Cruyff believed it sacrificed too much width. He believed that his midfielders moving in his wide regions would result in a collapse of the diamond. As most of formations played with a front 2 he believed that a back 4 was not necessary. So he moved a defender into the midfield. All of this while having your wingers being wide.
However even the back 3 was not a flat traditionnal back 3. With Koeman often sitting deeper as a libero meaning that the team had now 2 diamonds. The 2 defenders alongside him were mobile and had to cover the width of the pitch. Ferrer and Sergi were naturally fullbacks rather than center backs. Of course when building up the priority was to maintain possession. And the keeper often looked to roll out to Koeman who was capable of finding outstanding passing angles when passing short for his teammates who looked to make the pitch big. Either that either hitting accurate long balls into the wingers. Having a back 3 allows to outnumber the front 2, allowing them to play out. If one of the forwards was pressing Koeman, the wide center backs could progress the ball themselveswhilst the defensive midfielder, often Guardiola, could drop into the back line in order to cover, inn the way of total football. Koeman himself could dribble out and be the primary playmaker with Pep covering again. It's worth noticing that at times, Cruyff used inverted fullbacks. In this case Cruyff lined up in a more traditionnal 4 3 3. In this new system, Ferrer and Sergi were happy to push alongside Guardiola into the midfield. As for Guardiola, he was the metronome of the team around which everyone functionned His vertical role was more limited, often moving horizontal to pick up and spread the ball. Ahead of him the wide central midfielders allowed great movements within the team as they had great fluidity and were important in manipulating the opposition from the half spaces. Eusebio had the most dynamic runs as he liked to run behind the front line, providing breaking movements behind the forwards at the right moments But when Guardiola needed assistance, he was more likely to drop as a second pivot
And he had a good passing ability. Laudrup could play often the wide left central midfielder and he was one of the best playmaker in the world during his time. He was capable of spreading the play as well as make through passes for one of the forwards to finish. The midfield at the tip of the diamond was often Bakero. He was acting more as a second striker, pushing up when necessary but also capable ot playing as a midfielder for the overload. But often, as the center forward had freedom of movement, when he dropped they would have opposing movements to hopefully create temporary spaces behind or in front of the opposition's back line. While the wingers typically stayed wide during the build up in order to stretch out the opposition and create more spaces for those in the centre, when the ball moved higher up the pitch, they came alive, looking to cut inside more. Begeristein and Stoichkov were the usual wingers under Cruyff's Barcelona. The front players functionned as an unit, wide central midfielders clogging the half spaces so the opponents could tuck in then isolate the wingers 1 v 1 against the fullbacks. But if the wingers made the central runs eerly, the wide central midfielders could push to make up the width. Even the centre forward could look to move up into the flank. The attacking midfielder could also drop to provide a wall pass tfor an advancing midfielder.
After 3 successfull seasons at Real Madrid, Makélélé comes to Chelsea in 2003. Here he redefined a position and an approach to playing it. To the point that his name became the synonymous to the function. His role consisted of being the deepest midfielder of the midfield tiro in generally a 4 3 3. While it's main purpose is defensive, the role has to fill an attacking purpose as well. Makélélé was a converted winger playing in a more offensive position at Nantes club. He was competent and quick. Then with Celta Vigo and Real Madrid, he played both with defensive and attacking responsabilities, playing generally in a midfield 2. Him and his partner would organize incursions forwards with oen covering and the other advancing. It fostered a positionnal discipline especially at Real Madrid where his work consistented mostly of protecting and feeding the balls to the talented attacking players of the Galacticos. At Chelsea, Makélélé was even more focused on defense, mostly due to a tactical shift being by Mourinho in 2004. While Makélélé already played as the deepest midifelder under the previous manager Claudio Raneri during his first season at Chelsea, in a 4 4 2 alongside Frank Lampard, so basically at the basis of the midfield diamond, Mourinho introduced the 4 3 3. Then Makélélé became the anchor behind 2 more attacking minded midfielders. 4 3 3 had been a predominant tactical set up in Europe's main leagues as it's advantages over the 4 4 2 was pretty obvious. Makélélé could sit between the defense and the midfield line, making him free if the 2 opposite midfielders picked up their opposite mens. If one pushed forward to take Makélélé then one of the other 2 was free. And if a forward made it 3 v 3, a fullback was free to push up. This facilitated transitions from defense to attack. Opposition found it difficult to stiffle a move forwards without adjusting systems to form either a 4 3 3 either a 4 4 1 1 where the attacking midfielder could mark Makélélé.
But in return it reduced its own attacking possibilities. The Makélélé role was not only about screening his defense or to cover for a fullback pushing high. It's a transition role between the defense and the midfield. He acted as a fulcrum avoiding punts forwards. Instead of bypassing the midfield with long balls or try to find midfielders who were man marked a player between the lines could take the ball, shileld it and turn it to the players forwardIf the player having this role was technically gifted and physically strong like it was the case for Makélélé then he could even drag opposition's midfielders out of position when they would try to close down, creating more space. Crucially, the role wouldn't have make the same impact without the 4 3 3 because ina 4 4 2 a player playign the same role would leave his midfield partner isolated when he dropped deeper either by letting him 2 v 1 either by forcing the wide players to tuck in. It works in a strict 4 2 3 1 with offensive fullbacks. THis role is both positional and functionnal. He must not only sit in front of his back line shielding central areas but also covering the flanks. It requires discipline, tactical intelligence awareness of his teammates movements : win the ball or receive it quickly without risk, trying to find teammate in space.
The Regista is one of the 2 most creative roles theorized by the theoricians of Italian football. The other is the trequartista and he plays in the hole behind the strikers. But the Regista is just equally important at least. The deep lying playmaker made his appearance already back when in the old 2 3 5 formation with a player capable ot making passes to the advancing wingers. Charles Roberts who won the Premiere League with Manchester United in 1908 and 1922 was known for his ability to play the ball long into the attacking players of his team. Vittorio Pozzo who managed the Italian national team and won 2 World Cups, admired his creativity from a deep position and he used Luisito Monti in a similar way. He has a screening role in his 2 3 2 3as a centro mediano. He was tasked with marking the deep lying forward but also to turn defenses into attacks with his long passing. In the 1950's, sides like Hungrary began to use this role as well. Nandor Hidegkuti was the example for that role. As Hungrary used inside forwards, defenses began deploying screening midfielders to track the forwards. This prevented the creativity of the centre half role. The Spanish Luis Suarez also played for Inter Milan under Helenio Herrera in this role, sitting in front of the back 4. He could carry the ball forward but was often content to play as a quaterback. The evolution of tactics with 2 4 2 4 and 4 4 2 tended to make the deep lying playmaker redundant. The creativity came from the driving box to box midfielders or from the wingers. Or overlapping fullbacks or from the number 10. However it's worth noticing that Brazil in 1970 used Gerson as a Regista alongside the combative Clodaldo. The athleticism compansated for the natural overloads who tended to occur when a central midfielder axis employs a Regista. When 3 5 2 and 4 1 3 2 were introduced, it created the screen of 2 defensive midfielders behind who a Regista could sit like Andrea Pirlo with AC Milan.
Cruyff's tactics at Barcelona.
Cruyff came in Barcelona in 1988 when it was in debt and coming out of a crisis. Attendance numbers were dwindling. But Cryff brought success back in Barcelona. Cruyff was miles ahead of his peers tactically. Cruyff played in a 4 3 3 for the majority of his career. But he adapted this because he wanted a diamond in his midfield due to the angles that it created. A more conventionnal formation would have been a 4 1 2 1 2. But Cruyff believed it sacrificed too much width. He believed that his midfielders moving in his wide regions would result in a collapse of the diamond. As most of formations played with a front 2 he believed that a back 4 was not necessary. So he moved a defender into the midfield. All of this while having your wingers being wide.
However even the back 3 was not a flat traditionnal back 3. With Koeman often sitting deeper as a libero meaning that the team had now 2 diamonds. The 2 defenders alongside him were mobile and had to cover the width of the pitch. Ferrer and Sergi were naturally fullbacks rather than center backs. Of course when building up the priority was to maintain possession. And the keeper often looked to roll out to Koeman who was capable of finding outstanding passing angles when passing short for his teammates who looked to make the pitch big. Either that either hitting accurate long balls into the wingers. Having a back 3 allows to outnumber the front 2, allowing them to play out. If one of the forwards was pressing Koeman, the wide center backs could progress the ball themselveswhilst the defensive midfielder, often Guardiola, could drop into the back line in order to cover, inn the way of total football. Koeman himself could dribble out and be the primary playmaker with Pep covering again. It's worth noticing that at times, Cruyff used inverted fullbacks. In this case Cruyff lined up in a more traditionnal 4 3 3. In this new system, Ferrer and Sergi were happy to push alongside Guardiola into the midfield. As for Guardiola, he was the metronome of the team around which everyone functionned His vertical role was more limited, often moving horizontal to pick up and spread the ball. Ahead of him the wide central midfielders allowed great movements within the team as they had great fluidity and were important in manipulating the opposition from the half spaces. Eusebio had the most dynamic runs as he liked to run behind the front line, providing breaking movements behind the forwards at the right moments But when Guardiola needed assistance, he was more likely to drop as a second pivot
And he had a good passing ability. Laudrup could play often the wide left central midfielder and he was one of the best playmaker in the world during his time. He was capable of spreading the play as well as make through passes for one of the forwards to finish. The midfield at the tip of the diamond was often Bakero. He was acting more as a second striker, pushing up when necessary but also capable ot playing as a midfielder for the overload. But often, as the center forward had freedom of movement, when he dropped they would have opposing movements to hopefully create temporary spaces behind or in front of the opposition's back line. While the wingers typically stayed wide during the build up in order to stretch out the opposition and create more spaces for those in the centre, when the ball moved higher up the pitch, they came alive, looking to cut inside more. Begeristein and Stoichkov were the usual wingers under Cruyff's Barcelona. The front players functionned as an unit, wide central midfielders clogging the half spaces so the opponents could tuck in then isolate the wingers 1 v 1 against the fullbacks. But if the wingers made the central runs eerly, the wide central midfielders could push to make up the width. Even the centre forward could look to move up into the flank. The attacking midfielder could also drop to provide a wall pass tfor an advancing midfielder.
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Haxball premier en septembre 2024 UFEG.
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Haxball premier en septembre 2024 UFEG.
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https://image.noelshack.c[...]ran-2024-11-01-105752.pngJ'EN PROFITE POUR LE REPETER ENCORE UNE FOIS! CE TOPIC EST INADMISSIBLE!
Flight was scheduled from Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris, to JFJ international airport near New York. 100 passengers and 6 cabin crew + 3 pilots Concorde was one of the beautiful aircraft, trully a feat of engineering. Concorde first flew on the 2nd of March 1969 and during its more than 30 years tenure, it never suffered a fatal accident. They had fantastic delta wings. Reason engineers used this is that a delta wing work well both in the subsonic, transonic and supersonic speed ranges. The issue of delta wing is that in order to provide enough lift for takeoff and landing you need to have both a very high speed and also a quite high angle of attack. Boeing 737 for example generally take off at a speed of between 140 and 150 knots. Concorde needed on the other hand abotu 200 knots. Those types of speed put enormous stress over the tires. Concorde used over 30 years 57 tire bursts. 12 of those caused structural issues as pieces of tires. In 6 cases the wing tanks had been penetrated Most serious incident happened in 1979 when Concorde took off from Washington. Entire pieces of tires penetrated the lwoer part of the wing and one of the wing tanks, causing a massive fuel leak, also bringing damage to the hydrualic system, making it impossible to retract the gear. After that recommandations were made over strenghtening, the types of tires used and protection of the hydraulic system in the landing gear. There was also some evaluations about the risk of fire. But investigation teams felt that the amount of fuel that could escape from a fuel leak caused by tire debris was relatively small and that risk of fire was very small as well.
Concorde had complicated fuel system consisting of 13 tanks, 12 of which housed by the wings and the body of the aircraft and the 13th tank is situated towards the very back of the body. That tank is used as a trim tank wher efuel ca transfer fuel into or out of depending where they wanted the center of gravity. which is important especially during take off. The engines on the Concorde were 4 Olympus twin spool turbo jet engine situated towards the back of the delta wing, outside and slightly behind the main landing gear. They had variable air intakes in order to be able to fly in supersonic flight and they had secondary air intakes on the lower side slightly behind the main intakes. All 4 engines were equipped also with full reheat or afterburner capability, giving aircraft a further 18% of thrust during the takeoff. Flight departed on July 25th 2000. This Concorde had an issue with one of its thrust reversers.
Flight was scheduled from Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris, to JFJ international airport near New York. 100 passengers and 6 cabin crew + 3 pilots Concorde was one of the beautiful aircraft, trully a feat of engineering. Concorde first flew on the 2nd of March 1969 and during its more than 30 years tenure, it never suffered a fatal accident. They had fantastic delta wings. Reason engineers used this is that a delta wing work well both in the subsonic, transonic and supersonic speed ranges. The issue of delta wing is that in order to provide enough lift for takeoff and landing you need to have both a very high speed and also a quite high angle of attack. Boeing 737 for example generally take off at a speed of between 140 and 150 knots. Concorde needed on the other hand abotu 200 knots. Those types of speed put enormous stress over the tires. Concorde used over 30 years 57 tire bursts. 12 of those caused structural issues as pieces of tires. In 6 cases the wing tanks had been penetrated Most serious incident happened in 1979 when Concorde took off from Washington. Entire pieces of tires penetrated the lwoer part of the wing and one of the wing tanks, causing a massive fuel leak, also bringing damage to the hydrualic system, making it impossible to retract the gear. After that recommandations were made over strenghtening, the types of tires used and protection of the hydraulic system in the landing gear. There was also some evaluations about the risk of fire. But investigation teams felt that the amount of fuel that could escape from a fuel leak caused by tire debris was relatively small and that risk of fire was very small as well.
Concorde had complicated fuel system consisting of 13 tanks, 12 of which housed by the wings and the body of the aircraft and the 13th tank is situated towards the very back of the body. That tank is used as a trim tank wher efuel ca transfer fuel into or out of depending where they wanted the center of gravity. which is important especially during take off. The engines on the Concorde were 4 Olympus twin spool turbo jet engine situated towards the back of the delta wing, outside and slightly behind the main landing gear. They had variable air intakes in order to be able to fly in supersonic flight and they had secondary air intakes on the lower side slightly behind the main intakes. All 4 engines were equipped also with full reheat or afterburner capability, giving aircraft a further 18% of thrust during the takeoff. Flight departed on July 25th 2000. This Concorde had an issue with one of its thrust reversers.
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19 SECONDS from Collision | Easyjet 6074
On September 15th, 2006, an EasyJet Airbus A319 en route from Alicante in Spain to Bristol in the UK, suffered a dramatic failure over North-West France. The pilots of the aircraft were effectively flying blind, as they tried to understand what had gone wrong. The captain was 42 years old and despite amassing 9 000 hours of flying time, he had only 400 hours on Airbus aircraft. Most of his experience had been biult up on the Boeing 737. First officer was newer to flying than captain with 3 000 hours of total experience but just a small portion on Airbus aircraft as wel, with 500 hours in his case. They would face an emergency above the french countryside. Before flight, the pilots swapped over with the crew who had flown the plane in. Captain of that flight told them about a problem identical with one of the aircraft's electrical generators. This generator was powered by the left engine and it provided electricity to a whole host of systems on board the plane. For the flight to Bristol it would have to be turned off. Problem was not deemed serious enough to hold the plane up at Alicante. However the plane had another electrical generator fed by the right hand engine. Besides it it could raw power from the auxiliary power unit or APU, which is a small engine in the tail of the plane. Pilots needed to keep the APU running for the entire journey as a precaution to provide an added layer of protection. 8 000 kg of fuel for the flight. Everything during the flight went okay until the pilots suddently heared a loud clunk. Suddently, all the captain's instruments went blank. The master warning alarm sounded as autopilot disconnected. Captain handed control over to first officer whose instruments were still working. Computerized projections normally keeping the plane safe were not working so he had to do it manually now, a hand on the side stick and the other on the thrust levers. Plane was 10 kilometers above Earth and had almost the speed of sound.
Captain assuemd the APU had either shot down or his generator had failed. The captain saw that the radio panel had gone completely blank. None of its lights were on and with no frequency displayed in the windows. Impossible to alert traffic control without radio. Captain followed the checklist which appeared on the Ecam one ( electronic centralized aircraft monitor ). It allows pilots to monitor all aspects of the plane's operation. Appearing on this list was one step that could restore power ot the aircraft It required the captain to switch the access feed to the alternate position. This would allow the plane to draw electricity from a different source Just before that item on the list, there was an item saying that the fualt light in the associated push button should be illuminated. For some reason it was off. Maybe the computer didn't detect there was a fault and therefore wasn't illuminating the fault light. It could also be that there was in fact no fault. However it was contradicted by the massive failure of the aircraft systems. It could be that the fault light like most other lights on the overhead panel simply had no pwoer supply. Captain had a decision to make. Either press this switch not knowing whether there was in fact default or not. At the end he decided that he didn't have much of a choice. He pressed the switch and waited but nothing happened. Light on push button remained on lit. No power was restored to the aircraft. Normally on airbus and boeing aircrafts when these buttons are pushed, they don't move but rather click then return to their original position. Only indication that button had been pressed is the caption light inside the button who illuminates. In this position where no power to the lights, these designs made it impossible to know the position of these switches. Pilots were kinda flying blind now. Captain thought that maybe the lights were off but the radio was working.
He keyed the microphone, trying to transmit a message using vhf1, his main radio set. No response so he tried using the second radio set vhf2 but no response again. He switched to international emergency frequence 121,5 megahertz and declared a mayday. He tried this frequency on both radio sets and still heard nothing in return. His first officer tried to use his radios but he didn't hear anything either. On cabin passengers didn't know what happened. Only sign that something might be bizarre were the fact that the no smoking sign on the left hand side of aircraft turned off and that the reading lights on this site also turned off. Beneath the plane, a Brest area control center was concerned. Flight suddently disappeared from radar screen. Immediatly the controllers called the pilots on radio but no response. Controller asked another easyjet pilot if he could get through his colleague by using the company's frequency. No success either. Last time plane had been seen on radar it was heading northwest at 32 000 feet of altitude. But to its north an America Airlines jet heads east to west flying at 32 000 feet of altitude as well. They were about to cross paths and they menaced to collide in a minute. Controller got hold of American Airlines flight, asking if they could see the Easyjet on a t cas display. T cas stands for traffic collision avoidance system. An onboard systems used by pilots as a last line of defense against mid air collisions. If the system detects that a collision is imminent, it says : traffic. And it issues an instruction to either climb or descend. But for t cas to work, both planes involve need to have it turned on. Because of electric failure on Easyjet flight, this system was without power. Crew of American Airlines scanned their displays but they saw nothing. Controller faced dilemma. Should he instruct American Airlines jet to change its altitude or is it better to keep it where it is?
He eventually instructed the American Airlines flight to descend from 32 000 to 31 000 feet. But just then the controller who had been handling the flight stepped away from its workstation, handing control to his colleague. American Airlines flight didn't begin to descend yet and crew was still looking for the jet on t cas or out of the windows. The new controller instructed them to descend. Then the American Airlines pilot spotted the plane out of their windscreen, passing just overhead. The 2 planes came within 19 seconds of collision. Back in the Easyjet, the pilots knew none of this. Controller was worried about possible hijack scenario while the pilots worried that the controller would think they had been hijacked. If fighter jet comes to intercept them, h ow to communicate? Captain continued the actions ilsted on the ecam. On of the last items involves switching from the number 1 transponder system to the number 2 transponder system. Transponder is what tells air traffic control the plane's position. Captain did this and all of sudden, displays came back to life; But that didn't guaranteed that the plane transmitted a signal. Digits reappeared but no other light on the panel were lit. Target was reappearing on tower control's radars finally. But still no answer upon calling the flight. The squak code is the identifying code that ari traffic control assigns to the flight as its outset so it can be distinguised from other aircraftsunder radar screens.Code had been set to 5376 but given the emergency, the pilots needed to update it. There are 3 emergency codes used in aviation, each of which used to signal a different kind of emergency. 7500 is the code for hijacking, 7600 is the code for radio failure and 7700 is the code for general emergency. Pilots decided that given the gravity of their situation, the radio failure code didn't cover well the severety of what happened. So the captain puts 7700 into the transponder in the panel and pressed IDENT.
Control tower received it. Next action ecom told was old trick book. : turn generator 1 off and then on again. He did this but no response. Without caption lights workin,g the captain couldn't be sure what position the switch was actually in. Only way to find out if APU or APU generator stopped working was by shutting down the APU and then starting it up again. Instruments still didn't come back to life. Problem wasn't the APU. They were out of options. Captain called the lead fighter tenant up to the cockpit, telling her that there was an emergency and that she would need to prepare the passengers for an emergency landing. For the first time, passengers knew what was going on. Now should the pilots continue to what was their original destination or should they divert somewhere closer? Given gravity of situation and the possibility that it could get worse at any moment, the second option seemed safer. But if they changed their course it could be interpretated by fighter jets as hostile actions. Bristol airport had one of the shortest runway of any international airport in the UK. In other aircraft systems like the spoilers flaps or thrust reversers stopped working as well. Would the plane go off the end of the runway on landing?
19 SECONDS from Collision | Easyjet 6074
On September 15th, 2006, an EasyJet Airbus A319 en route from Alicante in Spain to Bristol in the UK, suffered a dramatic failure over North-West France. The pilots of the aircraft were effectively flying blind, as they tried to understand what had gone wrong. The captain was 42 years old and despite amassing 9 000 hours of flying time, he had only 400 hours on Airbus aircraft. Most of his experience had been biult up on the Boeing 737. First officer was newer to flying than captain with 3 000 hours of total experience but just a small portion on Airbus aircraft as wel, with 500 hours in his case. They would face an emergency above the french countryside. Before flight, the pilots swapped over with the crew who had flown the plane in. Captain of that flight told them about a problem identical with one of the aircraft's electrical generators. This generator was powered by the left engine and it provided electricity to a whole host of systems on board the plane. For the flight to Bristol it would have to be turned off. Problem was not deemed serious enough to hold the plane up at Alicante. However the plane had another electrical generator fed by the right hand engine. Besides it it could raw power from the auxiliary power unit or APU, which is a small engine in the tail of the plane. Pilots needed to keep the APU running for the entire journey as a precaution to provide an added layer of protection. 8 000 kg of fuel for the flight. Everything during the flight went okay until the pilots suddently heared a loud clunk. Suddently, all the captain's instruments went blank. The master warning alarm sounded as autopilot disconnected. Captain handed control over to first officer whose instruments were still working. Computerized projections normally keeping the plane safe were not working so he had to do it manually now, a hand on the side stick and the other on the thrust levers. Plane was 10 kilometers above Earth and had almost the speed of sound.
Captain assuemd the APU had either shot down or his generator had failed. The captain saw that the radio panel had gone completely blank. None of its lights were on and with no frequency displayed in the windows. Impossible to alert traffic control without radio. Captain followed the checklist which appeared on the Ecam one ( electronic centralized aircraft monitor ). It allows pilots to monitor all aspects of the plane's operation. Appearing on this list was one step that could restore power ot the aircraft It required the captain to switch the access feed to the alternate position. This would allow the plane to draw electricity from a different source Just before that item on the list, there was an item saying that the fualt light in the associated push button should be illuminated. For some reason it was off. Maybe the computer didn't detect there was a fault and therefore wasn't illuminating the fault light. It could also be that there was in fact no fault. However it was contradicted by the massive failure of the aircraft systems. It could be that the fault light like most other lights on the overhead panel simply had no pwoer supply. Captain had a decision to make. Either press this switch not knowing whether there was in fact default or not. At the end he decided that he didn't have much of a choice. He pressed the switch and waited but nothing happened. Light on push button remained on lit. No power was restored to the aircraft. Normally on airbus and boeing aircrafts when these buttons are pushed, they don't move but rather click then return to their original position. Only indication that button had been pressed is the caption light inside the button who illuminates. In this position where no power to the lights, these designs made it impossible to know the position of these switches. Pilots were kinda flying blind now. Captain thought that maybe the lights were off but the radio was working.
He keyed the microphone, trying to transmit a message using vhf1, his main radio set. No response so he tried using the second radio set vhf2 but no response again. He switched to international emergency frequence 121,5 megahertz and declared a mayday. He tried this frequency on both radio sets and still heard nothing in return. His first officer tried to use his radios but he didn't hear anything either. On cabin passengers didn't know what happened. Only sign that something might be bizarre were the fact that the no smoking sign on the left hand side of aircraft turned off and that the reading lights on this site also turned off. Beneath the plane, a Brest area control center was concerned. Flight suddently disappeared from radar screen. Immediatly the controllers called the pilots on radio but no response. Controller asked another easyjet pilot if he could get through his colleague by using the company's frequency. No success either. Last time plane had been seen on radar it was heading northwest at 32 000 feet of altitude. But to its north an America Airlines jet heads east to west flying at 32 000 feet of altitude as well. They were about to cross paths and they menaced to collide in a minute. Controller got hold of American Airlines flight, asking if they could see the Easyjet on a t cas display. T cas stands for traffic collision avoidance system. An onboard systems used by pilots as a last line of defense against mid air collisions. If the system detects that a collision is imminent, it says : traffic. And it issues an instruction to either climb or descend. But for t cas to work, both planes involve need to have it turned on. Because of electric failure on Easyjet flight, this system was without power. Crew of American Airlines scanned their displays but they saw nothing. Controller faced dilemma. Should he instruct American Airlines jet to change its altitude or is it better to keep it where it is?
He eventually instructed the American Airlines flight to descend from 32 000 to 31 000 feet. But just then the controller who had been handling the flight stepped away from its workstation, handing control to his colleague. American Airlines flight didn't begin to descend yet and crew was still looking for the jet on t cas or out of the windows. The new controller instructed them to descend. Then the American Airlines pilot spotted the plane out of their windscreen, passing just overhead. The 2 planes came within 19 seconds of collision. Back in the Easyjet, the pilots knew none of this. Controller was worried about possible hijack scenario while the pilots worried that the controller would think they had been hijacked. If fighter jet comes to intercept them, h ow to communicate? Captain continued the actions ilsted on the ecam. On of the last items involves switching from the number 1 transponder system to the number 2 transponder system. Transponder is what tells air traffic control the plane's position. Captain did this and all of sudden, displays came back to life; But that didn't guaranteed that the plane transmitted a signal. Digits reappeared but no other light on the panel were lit. Target was reappearing on tower control's radars finally. But still no answer upon calling the flight. The squak code is the identifying code that ari traffic control assigns to the flight as its outset so it can be distinguised from other aircraftsunder radar screens.Code had been set to 5376 but given the emergency, the pilots needed to update it. There are 3 emergency codes used in aviation, each of which used to signal a different kind of emergency. 7500 is the code for hijacking, 7600 is the code for radio failure and 7700 is the code for general emergency. Pilots decided that given the gravity of their situation, the radio failure code didn't cover well the severety of what happened. So the captain puts 7700 into the transponder in the panel and pressed IDENT.
Control tower received it. Next action ecom told was old trick book. : turn generator 1 off and then on again. He did this but no response. Without caption lights workin,g the captain couldn't be sure what position the switch was actually in. Only way to find out if APU or APU generator stopped working was by shutting down the APU and then starting it up again. Instruments still didn't come back to life. Problem wasn't the APU. They were out of options. Captain called the lead fighter tenant up to the cockpit, telling her that there was an emergency and that she would need to prepare the passengers for an emergency landing. For the first time, passengers knew what was going on. Now should the pilots continue to what was their original destination or should they divert somewhere closer? Given gravity of situation and the possibility that it could get worse at any moment, the second option seemed safer. But if they changed their course it could be interpretated by fighter jets as hostile actions. Bristol airport had one of the shortest runway of any international airport in the UK. In other aircraft systems like the spoilers flaps or thrust reversers stopped working as well. Would the plane go off the end of the runway on landing?