TACTICAL ENVIRONMENTS

Thread on what it is, how it helps our understanding of tactics on a macro level, and how it relates to and perhaps clarifies the Relationism and Positionism discussion. 🧵 It is not as simple as splitting the room into two sides, but that was probably our natural reaction when Relationism came along. As with everything, there are extremes, and when putting Pep Guardiola and Fernando Diniz side by side, it may very well seem like two distinct worlds https://t.co/46qdR2GFXZtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Juanma Lillo: The professor who stopped teaching

How his article for The Athletic and his tactics at Al Sadd are leading a philosophical revolution in football.🧵 From a philosophical perspective, Lillo’s The Athletic article questioned the very approach that made him a household name in football. Using the World Cup as his case study, Guardiola’s former assistant highlighted today’s football loss for emotion, for nature.

[THREAD] Brief analysis of Fernando Diniz at Fluminense, examining their behaviour and structure throughout multiple phases of the game. In addition to identifying key principles and ideas, we also look at how Diniz revived the classic number 10 role through Ganso. Contrary to most modern managers and their constant battle for space through positional play, Diniz adopts fluid possession-based tactics based on constant approximation and numerical superiority.