tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post9096258793771603951..comments2023-12-19T11:59:45.072-08:00Comments on Ademir to Zizinho: A Brief History of Tactics - The Death of the Sweepercommehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00860764566079132210noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-26794517286440601232013-10-13T03:22:46.425-07:002013-10-13T03:22:46.425-07:00I always wondered why there was no room for sweepe...I always wondered why there was no room for sweepers in todays football? WIth ur entry on this post it becomes gut wrenching that this most elegant position world football will never return again becoz of that stupd 1992 back pass rule. I wish fifa could do something abt this stupidity. Anyways a very nice post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-75181475562239910142011-11-09T05:00:02.170-08:002011-11-09T05:00:02.170-08:00Also Argentina has no tradition of sweepers. In Ar...Also Argentina has no tradition of sweepers. In Argentine football the two key positions have been (since Pippo Rossi in the 40s/50s) the "number 5" that Redondo played and the "enganche" or classical playmaker.<br /><br />England doesn't have the tradition either (hence questionable over Carrick), but those are the types of players who might have excelled there.commehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860764566079132210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-17297269821824396762011-11-09T04:25:19.127-08:002011-11-09T04:25:19.127-08:00Thanks! Redondo player during the 1990s, when swee...Thanks! Redondo player during the 1990s, when sweepers were still around, though! But he and/or there men in charge opted not to use him as a sweeper (primarily because at Real they had Hierro I guess).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-54567434061813067592011-11-08T00:54:28.441-08:002011-11-08T00:54:28.441-08:00I personally think Pirlo would have been more like...I personally think Pirlo would have been more likely to stay in the trequarista role that he played at the start of his career. <br /><br />The reason being that for all the elegance that the likes of Beckenbauer, Krol, Scirea etc showed, they were still very capable defenders. <br /><br />Pirlo's positioning does allow him to intercept quite a few passes and he cuts off passing lines well. However, I'd always feel he'd be vulnerable as the last line of defence that the sweeper is expected to provide.<br /><br />In terms of who else might play there, I think the likes of Redondo, Carrick, Xabi Alonso would have been well suited to the role.commehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860764566079132210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6986124999218690785.post-61791813099610516732011-11-07T12:40:25.100-08:002011-11-07T12:40:25.100-08:00Comme, I enjoy reading your entries on tactics lik...Comme, I enjoy reading your entries on tactics like this. If Pirlo had been born 30 years ago, could we safely assume he'd be libero in the classic sense? Which other players around today would likely be ball playing sweepers if born 30 years earlier?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com