tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post2128173000356379697..comments2023-12-19T11:59:45.072-08:00Comments on Ademir to Zizinho: A Brief History of Tactics- Recent Developments and Beyondcommehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00860764566079132210noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-9791962036488201202011-11-08T00:45:34.258-08:002011-11-08T00:45:34.258-08:00I think it would be very difficult unless you had ...I think it would be very difficult unless you had the overwhelming majority of possession. <br /><br />Even then you'd need to play really with two wing-backs and a midfielder willing to drop deep in order to deal with the inevitable counter-attacks. <br /><br />I think this is where the lines between defenders, midfielders and attackers become quite blurred. For instance is Dani Alves really a defender? If you look at his average position on the pitch he is often a midfielder, and he probably gets caught offside more often than any other Barca player.commehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860764566079132210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-43176108900678811912011-11-07T12:38:14.128-08:002011-11-07T12:38:14.128-08:00Thanks for your response! Do you think it would be...Thanks for your response! Do you think it would be a feasible strategy also for a team other than Barcelona? Having 6 midfielders against a team that lines up 4-4-2, would the dominance in midfield likely stifle any resistance, even if your team is not Barcelona?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-16806061528575328552011-11-07T02:09:08.821-08:002011-11-07T02:09:08.821-08:00Personally I think it is feasible, given the right...Personally I think it is feasible, given the right team but it is a high risk strategy. Certainly at times it appears that Barcelona do play with ust 2 defenders, with Dani Alves and Adriano pushing on high up the pitch. <br /><br />With that system though Busquets is able to drop deep when necessary to shield the two defenders, and so can be seen to act as a third defender. <br /><br />Barcelona's dominance of possession allows them to take more risks because their opponents struggle to regain the ball and when they do so are often too exhausted to launch quick counter attacks.commehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860764566079132210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-40810260745809841152011-11-07T01:59:24.551-08:002011-11-07T01:59:24.551-08:00Here's a question I have: would it be feasible...Here's a question I have: would it be feasible for a possession-driven team like Barcelona only to use 2 defenders when the opponent only has 1 forward? The goalkeeper could act as a quasi-sweeper in case both defenders lose out to the forward. This team would have 5 or 6 midfielders and 3 or 2 forwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-34529297924423449882011-10-11T08:36:38.960-07:002011-10-11T08:36:38.960-07:00It's because I'm primarily talking about a...It's because I'm primarily talking about a Barcelona-esque back three (ie one centre-back with two full-backs) rather than a Gasperini style back three (with three CBs plus two wing-backs).<br /><br />As such there is only one central defender to cope with any additional attackers which would in turn leave such a system vulnerable. It works for Barcelona because of the level of possession they enjoy.<br /><br />My point about smaller teams using two strikers is merely hypothetical and might be how teams could respond to Barca if they persist with the back three.<br /><br />Hopefully that makes it clearer.commehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860764566079132210noreply@blogger.com