Football Tactics Analyst with a focus on Relationism/Jogo Funcional
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This is my first full post on my blog where i dive into the main differences between Positional and Relational Teams when Tilting. I will be posting on my blog more from now. Check it out:
Between Positional and Relational - Tilting relationistthinker.com/blog/…
I can't really explain why or how, but i feel like the style of play of almost every positional coach i like that goes to the Premier League gets rigid and dogmatic... And they don't seem to recover from that for some reason... Biggest examples are Sarri, De Zerbi and now Xabi
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The amount of solutions this team has is amazing
Suprised nobody is talking about this very direct buildup from #RacingSantander in their game today. 👇
Defensive midfielder get pass from Goalkeeper, and a movement is intiated between Vicente and Ivan Martin. Vicente Inverts into midfield and plays a 3rd man combo to a running Martin.
As the play continues Racing finds themselves in a 3v2 which could have very easily ended up in goal.
I think this raises an important conversation about "planned" buildup patterns and directness. Just because a buildup pattern is established does NOT mean it has to be intricate. Rather, these patterns are often more effective yet require players like the magician Vicente to execute them.
Haters said you couldn't play like that in modern football and be offensive... And José said f* the haters, do it your way! 5 goals in 3 matches, in La Liga.
Nordic football is so unique and interesting, relational football seems to be the norm there in the past few years.
🚨New post on my blog! Check it out:
Tottenham under Postecoglou - Vertical Possession relationistthinker.com/blog/…
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Revisiting Luciano Spalletti's Napoli, it was a lot more "structured" than Michael Carrick's Man Utd this season but the idea of having midfielders closer to each other and to the ball was there for sure.
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I like Scaloni a lot but at this WC he is being very passive, he is not recognizing that the 2024 cycle is over...
Exactly this. Argentina needs the "third midfielder", Messi this WC is playing higher up the field, more like a second striker and he needs someone to link the midfield with him, without Alvarez this gets even more evident.
This generation might not be as talented has past ones, but with every game Ancelotti is getting closer to extract the most out of this squad. The midfield diamond with Cunha is key for this at the moment.
Austria under Ralf Rangnick. Minimum Width, verticality, players in close proximity and inside overload.
