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5 @premierleague titles 🏆 in 6 years! The Mastermind behind it all Pep Guardiola and his tactical concepts are excellently explored in Lee Scott’s book “Mastering The Premier League”
See 🪡 for 5 key tactical detail insights
#SundayShare
See 🪡 for 5 key tactical detail insights
#SundayShare
1/ Playing Out From The Back
Initial ball out from the back has to accurate
Deepest sitting midfielder drops back to give additional passing options and provide numerical superiority
Each player looks for a vertical pass into midfield as a priority
Initial ball out from the back has to accurate
Deepest sitting midfielder drops back to give additional passing options and provide numerical superiority
Each player looks for a vertical pass into midfield as a priority
2/ The Fernandinho Role
Must be “press resistant” which means the player must have an ability to stay in the ball and manipulate it in tight areas when the opposition are applying pressure
Play as a pivot through which play can be focused
Must be “press resistant” which means the player must have an ability to stay in the ball and manipulate it in tight areas when the opposition are applying pressure
Play as a pivot through which play can be focused
3/ Pressing
Constantly looking to press and apply pressure
Drop back to cut passing lanes and rest when out of possession
3 key pressing trigger moments:
1. Poor touch
2. Pass out wide
3. Player receives with his back to goal
Constantly looking to press and apply pressure
Drop back to cut passing lanes and rest when out of possession
3 key pressing trigger moments:
1. Poor touch
2. Pass out wide
3. Player receives with his back to goal
4/ Two No.8’s
High importance of positioning in the half-spaces as the ball moves forwards
Positioned in the pockets of space either between the opposition midfielders of behind them
Provide vertical passing option
Force overloads against isolated defensive players
High importance of positioning in the half-spaces as the ball moves forwards
Positioned in the pockets of space either between the opposition midfielders of behind them
Provide vertical passing option
Force overloads against isolated defensive players
5/ Overload & Isolate
At least one player is expected to retain a position wide in the opposite side of the pitch to the ball
If playing through the opposition using an overload isn’t possible then next, they isolate the opposition through short quick passes to draw them in
At least one player is expected to retain a position wide in the opposite side of the pitch to the ball
If playing through the opposition using an overload isn’t possible then next, they isolate the opposition through short quick passes to draw them in
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