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A thread on Declan Rice.
Along with Rodri, he is transforming the DM role from a defensive-minded position into one which controls all aspects of the game.
Here we take a look at
- Controlling the tempo of in-possession play
- Controlling defensive spaces
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Arsenal Against the Brighton Build Up
The De Zerbi build up play tested the tactical intelligence of the Arsenal players and staff.
Let's take a look at the SOLUTIONS they found to the questions Brighton asked.
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How Germany have dominated Scotland in the first half.
- 4-2-3-1 shift into a 3-3-1-3 when in possession
- Kroos dropping into LCB with time on the ball
- Wirtz and Musiala occupying Scotland wing-backs
- Germany full-backs high position to avoid being marked with time on the
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Mourinho on tactics and strategy.
‘The tactics are the model, the principles. So let’s say, day one, I come in, I want Chelsea to be a team that is always pressing, high up the field, high pressing, blocking, that is what I want. The basic tactics are made up of, say, twenty
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So much to learn from this video on how City and other teams work on keeping a cohesive high line.
Let's break it down…..
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The Newcastle set-up against Spurs yesterday may have set a blueprint for how to play against the inverted full-backs.
From a high-press man-to-man 3-4-3, Newcastle quickly shifted into a low block, zonal, 5-4-1.
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There's only 4 ways to high press a team who are playing a back 4.
Watch the video below to see these 4 presses.
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Using the touchline as a marker.
Arteta taking this tactic a bit too far.
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The Arsenal high press.
This is the intensity that comes week in, week out.
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The De Zerbi and Brighton Build Up
De Zerbi has looked to mix his build up play with Brighton to avoid predictability.
Below is how he links the play through the centre of the pitch with a 4-2-4 or 3-4-3 formation.
Look for these patterns tonight against Palace.
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Compared to the game at Anfield, Arsenal were happy to let the Liverpool CBs have the ball and keep a vertical and horizontal compactness.
At Anfield, Jesus stopped VVD from playing diagonal passes to Salah. Without that threat today, Arsenal were happy to drop and keep a
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Germany, under Nagelsmann, are proving to be one of the best-structured teams in the tournament.
Regular Positioning
- Kroos overloading on the defensive line
- Musiala, Gundogan & Wirtz looking to receive in red zone
- Width held by full-backs
Regular Patterns of Play
- Full
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An explanation of Brighton playing INTO pressure from De Zerbi.
Playing AWAY from pressure always seemed the logical coaching method.
Brighton make these patterns look very simple and free up a spare man to progress into the opposition half
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Arsenal's defensive record is down to a proper team effort. Their press is well organised and in Odegaard and Jesus they have two of the best pressers from attacking positions.
The pressing against Brighton ensured Brighton had to play into their last resort. Playing out wide.
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The Man City 'De Bruyne' Activation Practice.
- Receive in half space, pass inside of the full-back for winger's movement beyond
- Winger receives wide, make inside run beyond full-back before crossing/shooting
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'Control the centre, control the game'
Lets's take a look at the different possession tactics and positioning that teams are using to overload central areas.
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Man United In-Possession
- Mazraoui inverting as Casemiro dropping into back three. He picks up good positions. Attributes suited?
- Players coming towards the ball. Fernandes main threat in behind
Out of Possession
- Fernandes and Mount start deep. Unable to pressure ball.
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England Pressing v Denmark
- heavily outnumbered in advanced positions
- duel roles for Saka, Foden and Bellingham
- lack of pressing support from Rice and Trent
- large distances to cover to get pressure on the ball
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The De Bruyne Playing Pattern
A technical playing pattern that Pep Guardiola uses.
- Receive in the half-space between the lines
- Make runs in behind the full-back from the half-space
More Pep practices are available on our website.
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Arsenal didn't just park the bus. They went from a high press to a low block very quickly.
They turned the ball over a limited number of times due to City's control. Arsenal couldn't link the passes to create the opportunities from these turnovers.
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@David_Ornstein
@Edit_Kev
@TheAthleticFC
He didn't stand a chance.
Selling their best two players after promotion without ever replacing them.
Tough gig for the next manager and it will soon be about preparing for a promotion charge next season.
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Havertz ‘we train a lot for this situation’
Expect double figures with this type of Arsenal goal this season.
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Tielemans joining Watkins in the 4-4-2 press against City.
Villa turning the ball over with their well rehearsed pressing patterns.
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It’s offside.
It’s not about if the GK can save it.
It’s if the offside player is in the way of an opponent (the GK) to play or challenge for the ball.
It’s not even debatable.
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More Pep Guardiola technical passing activation practices?
Here you go ⬇️
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‘Pressing from the 7/11’
‘Pressing from central areas’
We will disect the build up patterns that Liverpool have used based on how they expect the opponent to press.
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The Atalanta Man-to-Man Press
A short thread on how Gasperini's tactics helped overcome Alonso and his Leverkusen team.
The animation below gives a visual of how both teams lined up and the strategy of the Atalanta team.
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Man City v Liverpool
Taking a look at some of the out of possession principles of Pep and Klopp over the years.
The players and formations may change BUT the principles remain the same
Liverpool first......
Thread below ⬇️
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𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬
- Playing against a back 4
- Playing against a back 5
- Possible performance problems and solutions
🚨Bookmark this
MEGA THREAD ⬇️
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𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠/𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠
It's a system that goes back to the beginning of football but man to man marking is becoming a common trend in the modern game.
What is it? How do teams use it? And why are so many teams using this strategy?
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Arsenal are jumping between two high presses.
A diamond press with Saka and Trossard coming really narrow.
A full press where they leave Maddison free with a centre back ready to jump (led to 1st goal)
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Despite losing the game and the tie overall, Porto and Conceição gave a defensive masterclass over the two games.
Last night, Porto took away 3 major threats of Arsenal.
- Set pieces
- Right-side build-up play
- The high press
A thread on how Porto did it 🧵
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𝐔𝐧𝐚𝐢 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐲 - 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬
- The high press
- Cohesive compact units
- Direct play into the forwards
- Counter attacking
- Combinations in central areas
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I miss Bielsa in England.
Being able to study his style of play on a weekly basis and tap into coaches and who worked under him at Leeds gave a fascinating insight.
Easy to see why he’s inspired a generation of top coaches.
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A bit more on Thomas Frank and his 5-3-2.
They managed to beat Man City twice last season and play a very similar set up against the bigger teams in the league.
Lets take a look at the roles and responsibilities and how they are coached⬇️
Thread below...
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Animating this to make it simple to view.
Notice the role of Alonso, as the coach, to add intensity and a realism to a technical practice.
Even at the top level it’s easy for players to go through the motions in repetitive practices.
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Arsenal want control, and they want the ball.
They pressed Villa yesterday and tried to take Martinez out as an option. This meant leaving TWO spare players on the opposite side of the pitch as Odegaard divided his position between his mark and the goalkeeper.
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Arsenal scored another two goals from corners yesterday from very similar set pieces against Newcastle.
The corner routine has been used consistently throughout the season. The details are well rehearsed, and the delivery is EXCELLENT.
🧵Thread
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Eddie Howe showed an adaptability last night as he changed his pressing structure.
It was a massive move for Newcastle. Their pressing structure has remained relatively unchanged since Howe joined the club.
Given time on the training ground, Howe can implement
new patterns
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England's system shift from 4-2-3-1 out of possession to 3-2-2-3 in possession.
- Walker is building in a three with centre-backs
- Trippier holding the left width with a high position (good positioning)
- Foden inside next to Bellingham
- Trent rotated with Saka initially
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Having worked under Red Bull staff for two years, I have developed an understanding of five key areas with 72 used concepts.
Jesse Marsch gave an insight into some of these last night on Sky.
We delve into the rest.
THREAD BELOW 🧵
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The discussion around leaving a player on the half way line is getting stronger.
Over to you Thomas Frank 😉
All 10 outfield players right before goal number five.
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Jesse Marsch recently appeared on Sky Sports, where he explained the Red Bull methodology and how he attempted to incorporate it into his training methods.
We have created an animation to showcase one of Marsch's preferred training exercises, which incorporates Red Bull's
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Brighton rondos leading to a goal.
Coaches - pick situations out like this and expand your rondos practices.
In this example, add an end zone where pass can go into for runners to finish.
*EXAMPLE IN POST BELOW
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This Pep Guardiola practice is part of our Pep Methodology collection on our website (link in bio)
This practice works on side rotations. This action has been consistently used to get De Bruyne on the ball in the wide areas and around the opponent's block.
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Overload the right, switch to the left.
Ipswich pattern of play giving them huge success this season.
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The Brighton build-up.
They have started with the 4-2-4 build-up tonight but De Zerbi is flexible with it.
The De Zerbi and Brighton Build Up
De Zerbi has looked to mix his build up play with Brighton to avoid predictability.
Below is how he links the play through the centre of the pitch with a 4-2-4 or 3-4-3 formation.
Look for these patterns tonight against Palace.
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With Arsenal's dominance on the ball, we have created practices based around Saliba and Gabriel with time on the ball.
SUPPORT collective movements behind the ball
STAY ON THE BALL to provoke pressure
STEP IN WITH THE BALL and fix an opponent
PASS DETAIL: Make the next pass
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Four Haaland finishing practices 👇
Haaland’s finishing in training is ridiculous. Imagine having to play against this beast
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8 Adaptations of 4-3-3 to Overload the Centre of the Pitch
- 4 adaptations from the attacking line
- 4 adaptations from the defensive line
🧵Thread including examples of the adaptations
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𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 - 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞
A thread on the offensive organisation of Newcastle in wide areas and a focus on the right-hand side
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@TheSecretScout_
A bit of a disservice to the level. There’s some excellent managers in these leagues.
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Arsenal are adding more attacking patterns and rotations to their play. Rotations cause confusion.
Simple exercises and practices that the players recognise.
- White on the ball
- A runner in behind full back marking Saka
- Saka moves inside
- Pass played into his path
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Roberto De Zerbi - Coaching Playing Out From the Back
Skill Practice - 12 players
PROVOKE - Bait the opposition to press the player on the ball
PLAY INTO PRESSURE - Look to link passes to find the free player where the pressure has come from
PLAY THROUGH THE PRESSURE - Find the
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A free 4-3-3 pressing bundle is available on our website. No subscription is needed.
Head to LIBRARY & EXTRA CONTENT.
As we add to it daily, there will be twenty pressing systems.
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Arsenal v Liverpool - The Changing Role of Trent
A thread on how Trent adjusted his position to find the space and hurt Arsenal.
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Arsenal's defensive record has improved this season and Declan Rice is a huge reason why.
His understanding of the DM position in incredible. It's very rare the Arsenal midfield line is broke. His protection of the centre half keeps Arsenal CBs in their structure.
Examples ⬇️
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Coaching the Liverpool Counter Press
Examples below of the Liverpool counter press. In the posts below we provide practices to coach the counter press.
The practices below help form counter press habits with consistent messages within the practice.
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Ipswich v Liverpool
- The narrow Ipswich pressing structure
- The low Liverpool full-backs
- The adjustments Slot made and could have made
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Mikel Arteta - Breaking the Defensive Block
We have added a goalkeeper to this practice from the Arsenal training practice video below.
Arsenal - 6v5 + 2
⚽️ - Trying to break block at edge of 18
🌬️ - Moderate Intensity
🗓️ - Any Day after Training
Arsenal are performing this 6v5 + 2 activity to simulate breaking a block of defenders at the edge of the 18. Defending team counters to 2 mini goals.
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@royaljosh
He’s not confusing it.
This is his terminology.
As long as it’s clear, consistent and understood,
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Chelsea v Man City
- the high risk, high reward back 3 build up
- the low risk press
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Spain Build-up Positional Play
Opposition Full man-to-man press
- Recognition as a team that the opponent is on a full press
- Stretch the pitch with the front 3, maintaining the width
- Rodri, Pedri & Ruiz drop deeper to attract pressure
- Direct passes to front 3
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Playing Out From the Back Practice
Based on the role of the goalkeeper when playing out against various pressing systems.
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One of the NINE technical activation practices used by Man City and Pep.
All are available on our website.
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The full back trap.
It’s been coached for years and in possession teams are finding solutions.
One solution - don’t have full backs in their traditional space.
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Enzo Maresca - Passing Practice
SCAN - Try always to see the ball, danger and the next pass
STEP IN - Step in with the ball and past the mannequin to progress
SUPPORT - Collective movements beyond and below
SUPPLY - Quick diagonal snap passes into the back foot
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Pep Lijnders and RB Salzburg are a perfect match.
So many of Lijnders beliefs and methods fall into the Red Bull model.
None more so than counter-pressing. If you read his book "Intensity,' you will understand his non-negotiable around counter-pressing.
A practice of his⬇️
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Spain were superb in the final against England.
Their build-up play allowed control throughout the first half. England set up in 4-2-3-1 and allowed Spain to control the play with their spare centre-back.
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Coaching this high line is going to take time.
Maresca won’t abandon it, so expect to see some high-scoring games with Chelsea early in the season.
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@Tactical_Times
To win anything you need elite players with a winning mindset.
Asking them to do anything but give their very best makes no sense at all.
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A lot of pointsto take from this video with Nagelsmann and Rangnick.
- structure to keep close distances for counter press
- structure to prevent counter attacks
- forcing counter attacks into wide areas
- positioned to lock half spaces
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The basic, unopposed practices that work towards building a defensive structure.
The balls represent an opponent on the ball and the City players shift accordingly.
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Another side rotation practice, this time a technical one.
The practice can be manipulated to work on collective movements related to your team. These may be between two or three players.
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 - 𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
Used in the wide channel when the player in possession is locked into a position creating a 2v2 scenario
Coaching session ⬇️
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Man United -Out of Possession Problems
A thread on the high-pressing strategy under Erik Ten Hag and the problems Man United have had as they bounced between pressing systems.
Included are coaching practices to help practice each of the pressing patterns.
High Press 1 ⬇️
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A Roberto De Zerbi Practice - Building Through the Centre of the Pitch
PROVOKE the press
PLAY INTO the pressure
PLAY THROUGH the pressure
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The full-back role when playing out from the back
- Individual movements
- Collective movements
- Side rotations
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Man United - build that team around Kobbie Mainoo
His ability in any situation in tight areas is outstanding. Yesterday I seen United, although only a few times, building through the centre of the pitch
Scanning, control under pressure and vision to play forward 👍🏻
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Pep tactically evolves each season, but the fundamentals of his press remain the same.
- Compact units (vertically and horizontally)
- One midfield player ready to jump to support centre forward
- Wide players taking position off the DM
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Pep Training Methodology - Game Practice
An animated game practice based on practices that Pep uses to encourage switching the play.
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Well coached teams are constantly looking to get a switch of play with throw ins.
Repeated practice (which the players hate) at retaining the ball from throw ins is a huge part of the game. Retain the ball and creating opportunities is an even bigger part!
- Leave the space on
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Marcelo Bielsa - 10 System Shifts to Create the +1/-1
The ten system shifts Bielsa uses to create his favoured +1 on the defensive line and -1 on the front line.
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