Football blog for everyone in love with the beautiful game. Tactical analysis, features and tributes.
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TACTICAL ANALYSIS
Empoli have impressed this term and visit Spalletti's Napoli tonight. @DaveSelini details their:
🔵Ball-orientated nature
🔵Combination-focused verticality
🔵Dynamic wide occupation
🔵Positional 4312 structure with deep FBs
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Here's @DaveSelini with part opinion, part tactical analysis of the hypothetical situation where Antonio Conte rolls in as manager of Man Utd.
The Italian would be the closest thing to Ferguson they've had since 2013
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Training idea from @DaveSelini (inspired by @dariograbusic)
This is all about reactions to and understanding of pressing triggers and counter-pressing situations
Four rondos. 5 passes to switch rondo. Teams press diagonally. Must play out of counter-press
Tactical Analysis: Manchester City's Underlaps runningtheshowblog.wordpress…
A deep investigation by debutant @Jackuolo
Shares appreciated!
Tactical VIDEO analysis of Maurizio Sarri's positional play by @DaveSelini.
✅Positional superiority
✅Passing combinations
✅Dominating space
✅Methods of chance creation
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No football on tonight? We've got you covered! Have a read about Celta Vigo's unusual positional structure right here, courtesy of @DaveSelini runningtheshowblog.wordpress…
New tactical analysis from @DaveSelini who discusses the trend of using two number tens in various systems.
He discusses reasons for this trend and highlights tactical examples from City, Chelsea, Salzburg, NYRB and Lazio etc. Shares appreciated! runningtheshowblog.wordpress…
Really enjoyed the latest interview with Adam Le Fondre by @TheTacticalView.
Subscribe for FREE at thetacticalview.com to read it & you'll also get their e-book, Set Piece Routines.
They also produce analysis, news and trivia in their weekly newsletter... & it's all free!
New tactics piece: @DaveSelini analyses @SportingKC's dominant win against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Focus on:
✅ Build-up methods
✅ Rotations, movements and positioning
✅ KC's use of a false 9
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NEW PODCAST!
It's worth the wait, as @EddyPrugh & @DaveSelini are joined by @CoachScottCopy to discuss the crucial role of parents in youth development. Listen and spread the word!
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Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/60z…
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
New tactics piece: @DaveSelini analyses Gerhard Struber's tactics in New York Red Bulls' win against Toronto FC.
✅ Initial build-up struggles
✅ Possession changes, spacing and verticality
✅ Aggressive pressing
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Another big win for Lille last night. Two wins from a first title in ten years. You haven't missed our analysis of their tactics, have you?
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Or our podcast about their positional play?
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It's Sunday, which means a new tactics piece from @DaveSelini! This week, he analyses @jessemarsch's tactics at Red Bull Salzburg and their suitability for RB Leipzig's squad.
Focus on:
* Intense ball-orientated pressing
* Verticality
* Counter-pressing
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New tactics piece! @DaveSelini looks at the positional play of Lille, the leaders of Ligue 1 with four games remaining.
- Flexible positional structures
- Creating free men between the lines
- Endless rotations
- Defensive 4-4-2 becomes 3-1-4-2/2-D-4
Link in next tweet
Lots of coaching content from us this week, in written as well as in audio form.
Here's @DaveSelini on creating finishing practices: runningtheshowblog.wordpress…
And here's our podcast on the same topic from an individual and a team tactical perspective: open.spotify.com/episode/0ee…
