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A long-read on one of the most valuable and important player profiles in ⚽, specifically focusing on how they can impact the potentiality of progression in and out-of-possession.
Enjoy!
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•Analysis of Erik ten Hag's Ajax FC in the 1st & 2nd Phases•
[Thread]
The purpose of this thread is to demonstrate using video clips how EtH's Ajax team consistently progressed the ball from the back with a GK+3+1 structure and dispel doubts about its feasibility at
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A 3-1-3-3 Manifesto.
—Making sense of Erik ten Hag's preferred in-possession structure and intents in the higher phases.
• PLANS.
• PROS & PROGRESSION.
• CONS.
THREAD!🚨
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I'm sooo tired of seeing doomsday tweets about Erik ten Hag not prioritizing the signing of a 'build-up' midfielder. His system simply does not *require*a 1st phase specialist in MF because the back 4 + GK are primarily relied on for clean progression
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An aspect that has generally not been considered in the discourse surrounding Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United is his coaching style, and its impact on the team’s fortunes.
All coaches fall under two broad categories based on coaching style — Enhancers and Enforcers.
<THREAD🚨>
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People don't get it. The way to create more propitious conditions for Rashford is not to “move him inside and have Shaw hold width”
That suggestion is simplistic and counterintuitive, as it disregards Rashford's weaknesses.
The true solution is in Fluctuating Width.
<THREAD🚨>
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The problem Man. City have with playing Julian Alvarez in the pockets is one of the problems that plague the Manchester United team too; a problem of temperament.
THREAD🚨.
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Analysis of Manchester United’s deep Build-up.
- Strategies🧐.
- Advancing Center-Backs🔼.
- Wide Progression↪️.
- Tactical & Technical Issues💭.
THREAD🚨.
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An increase in K. Mainoo's playing time as the LCM should be followed by signing a DM that has strengths in his[KM's] weak areas & can complement him adequately in & out-of-possession.
The DM must be;
- tall.
- a large-spaces player able to cover ground extensively & quickly.
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I'm a big fan of Arsenal’s nominal 3-3-4 attacking structure, particularly the 3-3 base.
The structure offers certain structural advantages and crucially, fits Arsenal’s players better than the previous 3-2-5.
It’s one that also suits the Man. United team.
<THREAD🚨>
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In game-models / systems like Ange Postecoglu’s that defend with 2 players in the last line of defence or like Erik ten Hag’s that defend with a single pivot ahead of 3 last-line players, it’s imperative that the CBs are ‘aggressor’ / ‘stopper’ types.
<THREAD🚨>
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i don’t believe in the “high-intensity training causes injuries” talk.
it’s important to be able to match the intensity of opponents, as well as to be adequately conditioned for the physical demands of the game-model, that’s the essence of physical training.
the issue then?
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Jadon Sancho, one of the best creative passers in ⚽.
an interior, a central player misprofiled as a wide one.
the intelligence, range of solutions, socio-affective cap., step control & ⚽ manipulation grant him qualitative superiority in the pockets.
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Kobbie Mainoo is not similar to Thiago, only moves like him. Kobbie’s mentality & dispositions with the ⚽ are much more similar to FDJ’s.
Thiago’s a passer, obsessed with maintaining a balanced tempo. FDJ & Kobbie are less concerned about that, more about progressing the ⚽..
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the physical & mental[cognitive + affective] capacities of a player are the biggest determinants of his potential, not the technical & tactical cap. that people love to romanticize.
that’s why Rice & Onana will always play better than your favs despite perceived technical flaws.
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I believe any sensible coach would build the team around these players;
—Bruno Fernandes.
—Marcus Rashford.
—Luke Shaw.
—Rasmus Højlund.
—Kobbie Mainoo.
Non-negotiables. Sine qua nons.
If you could build the next United team around any of the current players, who would it be?
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•PRESSING THE DE ZERBIAN BUILD-UP[4-2-2-2]•
—A general approach to pressing a 4-2-2-2 using a 4-4-2 structure.
`Detailed in this thread is an idea of how to press the 4-2-4 using;
▫️ Alternation between Zonal & Man Marking.
▫️Strict coverage of channels
▫️Wide pressing traps.
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•Fixing the Roles of Players in Settled Defence With Regards to their Qualities in Moments of Attacking Transitions/Counter-Attacks•
— Using Mason Mount & Kai Havertz as Models.
[Thread].
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We used a 4-4-2 hybrid press against FUL's GK+2+3 build-up structure with the intent to force play to FUL's RHS, specifically targeting Bassey.
• Narrow front 2👥 screening pivot.
• Chain⛓️ movement of 2nd line in a zonal man-marking defence.
• Maintenance of +1 in last line.
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RCB - Nathan Wood.
LCB - Jhon Lucumí.
CM/DM - Amadou Onana.
RW - Nico Williams.
RB - Arnau Martinez.
Profile fits. Multifunctional players. Zone Dominators. High-value-for-money signings. Top mental profiles.
@ManUtd
Put them on the list please.
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@thetacticalside
a high number of passes completed doesn't make him a 'master distributor' though, lot more nuances involved.
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I am quite confident that Kobbie Mainoo has the ability to offer what Jamal Musiala does between the lines.
same ability to receive from all angles. same mastery of momentum manipulation. same ability to wriggle out of tight spaces. decent final ⚽.
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‘Defence of Spaces’ — a concept that both ten Hag and Xavi do not appreciate enough.
The heavy reliance of their game-models on intense & relentless man-marking / isolation defending causes disjointedness, and strains the players mentally & physically.
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I tried to open your eyes to the future of our gameplay but too many of you still don't understand the essence of how EtH wants us to play and how important the technical & physical abilities of the backline are to that vision.
Raphael Varane has only 1 or 2 seasons at most to
•Analysis of Erik ten Hag's Ajax FC in the 1st & 2nd Phases•
[Thread]
The purpose of this thread is to demonstrate using video clips how EtH's Ajax team consistently progressed the ball from the back with a GK+3+1 structure and dispel doubts about its feasibility at
#MUFC
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AWB is another David DeGea in waiting.
Both having standout traits[Reflexive saves/1v1 defending] that led to them being overrated[severely in DDG's case] but being average/poor in other aspects of the game.
Casual fans have now just seen DDG's true worth and have harshly
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*compactness in-possession → permits need for only short, explosive sprints to recover possession, instead of frequent long-distance sprints.
*using possession periods to ‘rest’ and recover from prior exertion → players can perform sprints through 90s.
the best teams avoid these issues by;
i. using coherent hybrid press schemes.
ii. maintaining compactness in-possession so as to reduce the spaces to be defended after transitions.
iii. using periods of possession as rest-periods — moving the ball calmly into the final..
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Manchester United have three of the Premier League’s best creators, yet, only the creative talents of one of them is being maximized.
over to you, Mr. Erik.
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A comprehensive and detailed review of automatisms: nature, types, pros, & cons; the physio-technical and its relationship with technical capacity; cognitive capacity and the decision-making process, and much more. Enjoy!
kindly retweet & share.
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Any accurate form of commentary / analysis about the effectiveness of Arsenal’s attacking play has to stem from the understanding that in a bid to limit variance and increase control, Arteta’s aversion to risk has gone up multiple levels.
Mini-Thread🚨.
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It's a pity that you people always prefer to listen to
#analysis
like this one here.
any analysis with the conclusion that one person is responsible for the failures of an entire squad of 20+ players and is the biggest “structural” issue the team has, is nonsense.
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Quick recap of the goals we conceded against Newcastle.
— Analysis of the technical & tactical details involved.
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United’s problem in the press is not necessarily the FBs not backing up the wingers, it’s having a press scheme that is mis-aligned with the manager’s intentions.
it is NOT necessary to push up the FBs in order to press high and press effectively.
<MINI THREAD🚨>
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🚨 A long-read on Manchester United’s Luke Shaw, the importance of deep creators, improving the dynamics and potency of United’s attack and lots more.
Enjoy, kindly share, retweet and recommend!
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Things to pick from this;
1 —This is not a 'small-spaces' winger. he's a touchline winger, can only situationally occupy the inside-channels. his step control still needs refinement + back-to-goal reception not good enough too. it doesn't make sense to shoehorn every winger..
marcus rashford (23/24) - every dribble thus far:
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An article on press-baiting, tempo; the core element of Brighton’s gameplay in-possession, its benefits, its drawbacks, and other things. Enjoy.
Kindly retweet / share♥️.
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Before Michel’s Girona, ten Hag’s Ajax existed, and Cruyff’s Barça before them.
All 3 teams possess[ed] the same strengths and weaknesses, the same structures and principles, both in and out-of-possession.
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ten Hag’s squad management, decision making and overall management to date has been very poor.
we've lacked defensive organization and attacking threat at the same time. if his coaching methodology / approach doesn’t change, i fear for his future at the club.
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Scott McTominay is not to blame for either of the goals.
the first goal was a consequence of man-marking in the center and poor organization within the block.
the second is from a mismanaged situation of numerical parity - both CBs sticking to one player, leaving AWB in a 2v1.
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after Sarri’s Napoli, this is the next most synonymous team to Pep’s Barça. so many shared elements.
the distances. the deep, horizontal overloads. the dynamic arrivals into space. pass counts & speed. technical details. distribution of responsibility to create pass lanes etc.
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See? That he said he wouldn't coach Ajax's exact style of football doesn't mean we'll go long every time, it just means we'll play faster because we have the players[runners & passers] to arrive to the final 3rd quicker than his old team.
You can calm down now.
🎙️ | Ten Hag: "I want to play from the back and we try that in every game, but like against Man City, if they are good at pressing, it's a good option to go direct. We want to press, then go direct, because we have the players who are very good at it."
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we needed penalties to go through, against Coventry. what a pity!
do they have a better XI than ours? will you now acknowledge that the coaching issues are bigger than the player-related issues?
the captain of the ship needs to wake up, fast!
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@htomufc
woahhhh😱 how is that possible??? i thought fielding different backlines k!lled your ability to play good football???
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The success of Erik ten Hag's Man. United project largely depends on the club getting the recruitment process right. The current method of operation —from scouting to acquisition— puts the club in danger of missing out on certain profiles & of being left behind by the elites.
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•Individual & Collective Dynamics Oriented Towards Momentum Manipulation•
—Insight Into A Tool Used By Elite Players & Teams.
[Thread]
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this is the same problem Man. United is riddled with.
the fast & direct attacks that are “United DNA/Heritage”, and “get you off your seats”, are the more difficult ones to successfully finish, as they require instinctive finishers.
the problem? they are rare, and expensive.
Doesn’t anyone think about the type of chances our attackers are missing? It’s always a quick dynamic combination out of nowhere. There’s no sight of sitting in their half and killing them with sustained pressure. The process of chance creation is to blame here NOT the attackers.
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EtH, like Ancelotti, Zidane & OGS, is an ‘Enhancer’, not an ‘Enforcer’ like Pep, Arteta, Nagelsmann, RDZ etc
This means his coaching style is one that interferes less with gameplay, granting players high levels of freedom and consequently, large decision-making responsibilities.
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i will be there.
RCB - Nathan Wood.
LCB - Jhon Lucumí.
CM/DM - Amadou Onana.
RW - Nico Williams.
RB - Arnau Martinez.
Profile fits. Multifunctional players. Zone Dominators. High-value-for-money signings. Top mental profiles.
@ManUtd
Put them on the list please.
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A major reason for our struggle to progress cleanly &break down blocks is our 1st-phase players lacking the skill to properly manipulate blocks.
We usually try to do this by moving the ⚽ from side-to-side, hoping that spaces open up as a result. However, that is not enough.
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Scene 1:
— PSV's LW has stepped out in readiness to put pressure on Timber, with Mazraoui inverting into the 3rd line, Ajax have a clear 3v2 overload in the center which Licha exploits by finding the free man[Maz]with a good pass.
— The LB steps out leaving Berg free and Maz can
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KM’s most valuable trait is his ‘Empathy’.
His on-ball actions are aimed at directing play away from his intended target in order to create space & time for him.
At times, purposely attracting pressure in order to transfer his own space &time to a mate.
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The clips are from the 21/22 KNVB Final against PSV which ended 2-1 against Ajax.
Line-Ups:
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Tottenham and Brighton suffer defensively, especially in transitions, for the same reasons.
Difference is, Tottenham have top athletes in the backline that help cushion the side effects of their game in-possession, Brighton don’t.
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This is what happens when you place this much emphasis on attacking spaces, instead of dominating and controlling them — disjointed lines, porous blocks, large distances.
Made worse by lacking certain player profiles.
<MINI-THREAD🚨>.
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•Ajax lined up in a 3-🔷-3/3-1-3-3 with Blind, Martinez & Timber in the first line with Alvarez ahead of them, Gravenberch,Klassen & Mazraoui occupied the 3rd line and Tadic,Brobbey & Berghuis forming the last line of attack.
•They primarily sought to progress through the wide
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Something else I've noticed that is common to Haaland, Højlund & Havertz —besides their 7-lettered names starting with 'H'— is that the 3 of them receive 'to-body' better when on the right and receive 'to-space' & shoot better on the left.
Something to do with their physiques?🤔
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I’ve got so much love for Thiago Motta, and for positional fluidity.
But I still have to say that the *extent* to which he seeks to create dynamic advantages through all these rotations is excessive, and can potentially cause more harm than good.
<short thread🚨>
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channels, often using the WCB->Winger connection then using wide overloads, combination play & rotations to then penetrate behind PSV's last line of defence. This approach put the responsibility of build-up & progression on the shoulders of the Back 3 and they executed it well.
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@imzispoms
too gullible. too shallow. too arrogant.
one win, and everyone forgets the whole season.
one trophy, and all sins are forgiven.
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if Xavi Hernandez’s playing career started now, everyone would say he's more suited to the LHS.
that's how deep the ‘LCM-Controller’ stereotype runs.
everyone wants a Gundogan because Pep had one. there's no consideration for differing game-models and their requirements.
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quick recap of the goals we conceded against Nottingham Forest.
— breakdown of the sequences.
— analysis of the technical & tactical details involved.
<THREAD🚨>
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I have a lot of respect for coaches like Roberto De Zerbi & Xabi Alonso, who instill in their players a lot of courage on the ball.
they do that not just by constant reassurances & allowances for mistakes, but also, and more importantly, by heavy coaching of the techno-tactical.
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Positive feelings w.r.t. the more patient and purposive intent in-possession in the middle & final thirds.
Build-up in our third still needs lots of work. Looked bad in the moments Wolves pressed. Play dies when ⚽ is out-wide.
OOP issues remain still.
Kobbie ‘Starboy’ Mainoo.
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Quick recap of the goals we conceded against Bayern.
— Analysis of the technical & tactical details involved.
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my favorite[and, imo, the best] pressing schemes are those with strong regard for near-side / far-side dynamics, not full man-to-man schemes, because they allow for the presence of a +1 either in the backline or in the center of the pitch.
<MINI THREAD🚨>.
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• Finally, I think Erik ten Hag has done enough this season to earn some trust and I think we should all back & support his decisions as he tries to take us back to the top where we belong.
Love, Silva♥️.
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it’s sad and frustrating but we will continue to preach the truth to you irrespective of your unfounded biases whether you like it or not🫵🏽.
GGMU♥️.
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Zidane, like Erik & Ancelotti, is a coach with a low-interference management style; an Enhancer.
He’d simply be another mismatch with the current squad. Therefore, we’d still have some of the tactical issues presenting now.
What we need is an Enforcer. I’d stay away for now.
Therefore, teams of lesser players require ‘Enforcers’ — coaches with high-interference management styles who implement rigid tenets of play, take on greater problem-solving responsibility and are able to adapt better to and get more out of lesser players, whilst teams of greater
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there you go.
do we really have the 5th worst squad of players in the league?? uhn??
do you truly believe that 37 points is all that this squad should be worth at this point of the season??
credit:
@xGPhilosophy
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the quality of the players chiefly determines how good the team can be, yes, but trying to paint the impact of coaching as negligible is being willfully obtuse.
ten Hag’s Manchester United is simply a case of the coach mismanaging and underutilizing the talents of the players.
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it should have been Jadon and Bruno in the inside-channels with true wingers out-wide. everybody in their zones of maximum impact.
another prolific talent wasted in the talent sink that is Manchester United. There is blood on the hands of this Club.
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If United had a solid backline[both first XI & depth] in terms of defensive & techno-tactical qualities, most of the issues on-pitch would be non-existent.
For top teams, if you backline suck your patterns disappear, press disappear and compacts.
Why Guardiola got 300 mil def on bench and Mikel buys a new defender each summer. They can’t live with that drop off.
What Arsenal experienced when they “bottled” top 4 and the title.
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I think Luke Shaw is the player I'm most excited about for the next season. A truly World Class player, definitely top 5 in his position.
One of the only true all-phase FBs around, so rounded. He can easily maintain the same top performance level as the LCB/CCB in a back 3, LCB
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First, two things are obviously wrong with the aforementioned suggestion.
1. Rashford is not built for small spaces. He doesn't have the requisite 360° awareness for playing in the center, he’s not adept at receiving back-to-goal and his step-control is not refined enough for..
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Amadou Onana.
Teun Koopmeiners.
Youssouf Fofana.
Gabriel Moscardo.
These guys fit the bill, tick the boxes and can be trusted to effectively partner K. Mainoo in midfield.
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These kinds of coaches are more reliant on the natural ability of the players, especially their technical capacities and understanding of the techno-tactical.
Their propensity to grant high degrees of autonomy / freedom both in terms of positioning — in order to foster strong
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Rashford is one of the most threatening wingers itw -whether you like him or not- and he's still not being used maximally. With Højlund, -and a new RW, hopefully- the burden to be an outlet for the team will be lessened and will allow him to impact the game in other areas.
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We now have our own physical outlet CF + a born goalscorer + potential short-radius playmaker rolled into ONE. Rasmus Højlund, Ladies & Gentlemen!
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the herd mentality in the FT community is widespread and deeply rooted.
little critical thinking. all it takes is one or two big accounts to tweet something, then everyone else runs with it.
the same tweets everywhere, even from people who don’t understand nor can defend it lol
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The earlier iteration of the structure featured the LCM forming the build-up unit with the CBs & DM as both FBs pushed up to the higher lines of attack but EtH eventually switched the dynamics, with one of the FBs instead taking the LCM's place in the build-up unit as both the..
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this is similar to what Erik wants our build-up to look like; positionally fluid but cohesive, chaotic but orderly and incisive.
however, our players haven't reached the required level of understanding of the techno-tactical aspects for proper execution.
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- change of tactical intent wrt pace/directness of attack.
- lower levels of the players' understanding of the techno-tactical elements of the game-model.
- lower levels of technical capacities of players.
- poor conditioning of the players.
just some reasons why.
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2. Luke Shaw, while great with driving carries from deep and well-timed off-ball runs, is no 1v1 specialist.
For Full-backs / Wing-backs who can't provide qualitative superiority in 1v1s from a standing start, it's best to let them arrive into spaces out-wide, not occupy them.
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final note📝: this thread is based purely on coaching styles, not the strategical and tactical direction of the team under any of the mentioned managers.
that is a different topic of discussion, one for another day, till then...
Love,
Silva♥️
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it's obvious that Erik wants his LCM to be a vertical shuttler between all phases but he seems to prioritize having attacking midfielders that can contribute deeper rather than natural deeper CMs that can contribute further forward and that's an indication of where he wants Mount
Ten Hag: "Christian Eriksen came in last season and for the first time in his life he played in a deeper role. That was the ambition for Christian and it is also the ambition for Mason [Mount]. So he wants to be more multi-functional, and that is the way I see football."
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3. Unlike De Zerbi who seeks to create a 'pull' effect and create space behind by positioning 6 players in the build-up unit, ten Hag wants the opposite 'push' effect, situating 6 players in the higher lines in order to create more space & time for the build-up unit.
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While potentially beneficial in the ideal tactical environment, Casemiro's current tactical role is more of a hindrance to the team as it is now and needs to be adjusted.
`This thread details his role, how it -vely affects the team & possible solutions to the problems.
[Thread]
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players do better with ‘Enhancers’ — coaches with low-interference management styles and loose guiding principles that help create platforms for the players to thrive.
This is why Don Carlo can win La Decima at Real Madrid..and then somewhat fail to meet expectations at Everton.
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see difference in mentality —
“installing a love for defending”
knowing the need for the “door to be shut”
“compact defence”
“physicality”
then, “ridiculous😡, 4th conceded goals”
impact of difference in mentality —one team has conceded the least shots, the other, the most.
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..receptions and overall ⚽-control in the tight spaces BTLs.
When receiving ‘to-feet’, it's important for him to feel zero pressure from behind, he won't get that from central starting positions.
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As our squad rebuild continues,I recently looked out for RBs that are better tactical fits than Dalot/AWB for the role EtH's system requires of his RBs and I found 3 satisfactory options so far.
Below is a mini-report on these players and how they can fit into the team.
[Thread]
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Scene 1.
- Directs his touches away from pressure & into space.
- Uses his arms to increase range of control.
- Expertly shields the ball with his body + his low centre of gravity affords him greater balance under pressure.
- Varies weight of his touches from heavy[to further..
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we've largely been poor in the out-of-possession phase, lacked compactness, lacked co-ordination, poor channel coverage + both Mainoo & Amrabat on YCs, Great!
our box-defending has been nice though, it's why we haven't conceded.
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Scene 3:
— Timber & Licha spread out either side of Stek as he receives the ball.
— Alvarez can't find a pass option so moves the ball back to Stek.
— PSV's RW pushes up to Licha leaving Blind free.
— Stek spots & finds Blind with a nice clipped pass.
— A 1-2 between Blind &Tadic
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To address our half-functional high press, I suggest adopting a similar structure/approach to Newcastle's, with a narrow 1st line & a wider 2nd line. It would allow us to maintain the intentions Erik has with the current pressing scheme and solve our well-known issues.
[Thread].
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•PLANS•
Throughout his time at Ajax, ten Hag showed a strong preference for the 3-1-3-3 in-possession structure in the advanced phases, with the intent to control, dominate and break down the opposition primarily via patient, calculated possession play.
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The acquisition of R.Højlund was also another step in that direction, being a more traditional CF[in line with the requirements of the game-model] & a potent outlet but alas, the failed attempt to get a progressive, natural RCB and the injuries to Shaw & Lisandro[key progressors]
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