@HosamAdel188404 Sometimes it means changing where and how the same principles attack the block.
Arsenal defended well, but PSG kept building pressure until the game broke.
Where I coach, the other coaches told me that this kinda proximity kills spacing. Which can be true if roles aren’t ruthlessly clear, but playing this close comes with so many advantages.
Julian Nagelsmann’s Germany & Approximation play
Any team can benefit from this type of spontaneity - cues to interact through the diagonal attack
Structures are there to be broken
Are you brave enough to embrace it? 🎲 🪜
@SonShine47 Like I’m happy for the results and all from Carrick, don’t get me wrong but the performances aren’t convincing. Still, he’s done a decent job. Just not sure how this scales.
@SonShine47 I get that. But this World Cup, I don’t know why I think it’s going to be one where the big teams will go against more low blocks than usual. Esp with the third place teams.
I don’t know why this is even a debate.
Positional play starts with space and must create relationships.
Relationism starts with relationships and must create space.
Good possession football needs both to actually function.
The analogy here falls flat. I'm not trying to argue that relational approaches are indistinguishable from other positional approaches. A rhino is very different to a butterfly despite both being animals.
@ayensu_peterrs So positional play isn’t just occupying zones. The occupation has to create passing options, difficult questions for the defenders, third man lanes and protection after loss.
@ayensu_peterrs By relationships I mean actual football connections.
Winger pins fullback > half-space opens.
Striker pins CB > midfielder can receive.
6 supports behind ball > reset/switch/counterpress exists.
Fullback + winger + interior form triangle > ball carrier has solutions.