Magnus Eriksson

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De Zerbi has gone back to basics at Tottenham

New article on Spurs, their impressive win vs Villa & the Italian who made me love football even more

Full article in comments ⬇️

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Great diagonal attack by Morocco

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Same solution, different reference points

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Z-combination by Middlesbrough to break the press

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Full article: https://t.co/C4PXEMQCq7

[Magnus Eriksson @ErikssMagnus]

De Zerbi has gone back to basics at Tottenham

New article on Spurs, their impressive win vs Villa & the Italian who made me love football even more

Full article in comments ⬇️

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Full article: https://t.co/KkM0ziDes5

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New article: Inter & positional interchanges

How Inter use rotations in their 3-5-2 to create advantages, disorganize pressing structures and progress the ball into the final third

Link in comments ⬇️

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Full article: https://t.co/PxK63TddVt

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Tromsø has, over the last couple of years, actively used their goalkeeper in the build-up phase to create numerical superiority and provide more options in each situation ⬇️

New tactical analysis and session plans on this topic coming tomorrow!

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Full article: https://t.co/8MpzgADJDC

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Attacking Trough Diagonality: A Look at the March 2026 International Break

New article on diagonal play, and how Germany & Spain master the art of it

Link in comments to read more ⬇️

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𝗡𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

As pressing systems evolve, coaches find new ways to solve the game their preferred way, heavily involving the GK’s role in build-up play.

New analysis & session plans coming soon. Link in bio to become a member.

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Session plans from the analysis : https://t.co/gJR2ejm3nb

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New tactical analysis available:

Francesco Farioli Build-Up Play Explained

In this article we look deeper into how and why this unique build-up approach is so effective under pressure.

Full article below ⬇️
https://t.co/E8Y3jg2R2S
Session plan in the comments for members.

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Full tactical analysis of FC Porto’s build-up play under Francesco Farioli + session plans coming soon ⬇️

Join via the link in bio!

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I think Hurzeler has improved Brighton a lot when it comes to handling different types of games with the ball. Whatever the opposition does, the players have clear solutions ready, even with a more principle-driven approach than De Zerbi, who was in charge before him.

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@futbolxvenas Hi. Vitoria 😊

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FC Porto build up play

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Teams that like to build up from the back are constantly creating new solutions from goal kicks this season in order to beat the increasingly common man-to-man press. Examples from Como and Racing Santander.

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A clear trend in the build-up phase this season: sacrificing fewer players near the ball and using the GK more actively to arrive with better conditions higher up the pitch.
Here are a few examples of solutions teams use to beat the first line of pressure with these approaches.