FootBOLD Analyses

Rotations on the wing are a way to break the defense line of the opponent. Here is a beautiful example where everything merges together.

Second line running is a strong tool to break a defense line. Not many times you will see a wingback positioning him self in the midfield and make a 2nd line run.

During a build up (under pressure or not) you try to find the free man or create one. Once you find that player, there is an opportunity to go forward. One of the beautiful things i like in football is the contra run. Drag a defender in and surprise him with a deep run.

During a build up (under pressure) you try to find the free man or create one. Once you find that player, there is an opportunity to go forward. One of the beautiful things i like in football is the contra run. Drag a defender in and surprise him with a deep run.

In a 4-3-3 you can make good rotations on the wing. Create automatisms to confuse the opponent. Here 2 examples where the manipulation of space and opponents reaction to it.

Man United shows here an organization set up that is not aligned. To me there is a better way within the sequence. Theirs can be opted but then the responsibility to keep pressure on the ball has to be executed better and faster. Also the defensive line (centre backs) are not aligned to open the offside line.

2 seasons ago i took a team with the lowest budget in the league and never qualified to the playoffs to the semi finals of the league. They had a great understanding of rotations to manipulate space. Here a small example.

My team was facing a team (4-3-3) who would press us on our own half. We where playing a 4-4-2. On the training we only had 16 players. Here an example on how we prepared for that game.

M. Bielsa is an excellent coach who demands intensity and he had success with it. I do question his man to man marking tactics on the highest level (EPL). Here a short example in part 1

M. Bielsa is an excellent coach who demands intensity and he had success with it. I do question his man to man marking tactics on the highest level (EPL). Here a short example in part 2

Teams that know how to play on ball possession look for the right moment to go forward.

The moment a team goes forward, it is important how a team is organized once you lose the ball again.