Enzo Maresca • Leicester City tactics, Inverted full-backs • Masterclass
Summary
TLDRThe video script discusses the tactical use of fullbacks in football, particularly in formations like 433 and 442. It explains how bringing the fullback inside can help avoid transitions and improve defensive solidity when the ball is lost. The script also highlights the offensive benefits of this tactic, such as creating an overload in the midfield and providing more space for wingers and attacking midfielders. The discussion includes strategies against different formations and the importance of players' ability to operate in tight spaces, with examples like Ricardo Pereira's role at Leicester City and Manchester City's approach under Pep Guardiola.
Takeaways
- 🏟️ Bringing the fullback inside is a tactical move to avoid transitions and improve defensive solidity when the team loses possession.
- 🔄 In a 433 formation, teams often defend with three players, allowing the fullback to be higher up the pitch, which can be exploited by bringing the fullback inside.
- 🤔 The strategy aims to have more players in the midfield to control the game better, creating numerical advantages in the center of the pitch.
- 💡 Against a 433, having the fullback inside can lead to a 4 vs 3 situation in the middle, providing an extra man to control the game.
- 🚫 When the opposition adjusts by bringing a central defender into the midfield, it can create space for wingers or attacking midfielders to exploit.
- 🔄 In a 442 formation, the strategy can lead to a 4 vs 2 overload in the middle, forcing the opposition to adjust their tactics.
- 🤝 The fullback's movement inside can also free up space for other players, creating opportunities for one-on-one situations against the opposition's defenders.
- 👀 The tactic requires the fullback to be technically adept and comfortable in tight spaces, as they will often be in 'traffic' among other players.
- 💥 The strategy can lead to more goal-scoring opportunities, as seen with players like Ricardo Pereira contributing assists and creating chances.
- ⏰ Maintaining the same shape after losing the ball is crucial; the fullback should stay inside to maintain the team's structure and pressurize the opposition.
- 🏆 Pep Guardiola's Manchester City is highlighted as a team that effectively uses this tactic, although they sometimes bring a central defender inside instead of a fullback.
Q & A
Why is bringing the fullback inside considered a defensive strategy?
-Bringing the fullback inside is a defensive strategy because it allows the team to have five players defending the transition when the ball is lost, which can help to avoid quick counterattacks from the opposition.
How does playing with a fullback inside affect the team's attacking strategy?
-Having a fullback inside creates an overload in the middle of the field, providing an extra player which can lead to better control of the game and more opportunities to create dangerous attacks.
What formation is commonly used when teams play with a fullback inside?
-A 4-3-3 formation is often used when teams play with a fullback inside, as it allows for a balance between defense and attack with the fullback's positioning.
What is the advantage of having a fullback like Ricardo Pereira playing inside?
-Ricardo Pereira's ability to move in small spaces and his technical skills allow him to be effective in the congested midfield area, providing assists and creating goal-scoring opportunities.
How does the strategy change when facing a 4-4-2 formation?
-Against a 4-4-2 formation, the team may have four players against two in the middle, which can lead to the opponent dropping their forwards to create a 4-4-2 in the middle, making it more challenging to exploit spaces.
What happens when the opponent matches the team's formation by dropping their forwards?
-When the opponent drops their forwards to match the team's formation, the team can either drop their number nine to create a 5-4 formation or maintain control with the midfield, depending on the situation.
Why is it important for the fullback to stay inside even after losing the ball?
-Maintaining the same shape with the fullback inside after losing the ball is crucial for maintaining aggressiveness and pressuring the opponent, aiming to regain possession quickly.
How does the team adjust when the opposition successfully defends against the fullback inside strategy?
-If the opposition successfully defends, the fullback may drop back to their original position, and the team may revert to a traditional back four to regroup and find new attacking opportunities.
What is the role of the goalkeeper in this strategy when the team is playing with three at the back?
-The goalkeeper plays a crucial role by dropping deeper to help occupy space and maintain the shape of the defense, especially when the team is playing with three at the back.
Which other team is mentioned as effectively using the fullback inside strategy?
-Manchester City is mentioned as another team that effectively uses the fullback inside strategy, although they sometimes bring a central defender inside instead.
Outlines
🏟️ Tactical Use of Fullbacks in Football
This paragraph discusses the tactical reasons for bringing fullbacks inside during football games. The primary reason is to improve defense against transitions, especially when facing teams that use a 433 formation. It explains how these teams often defend with only three players, allowing the fullback to be higher up the field. The strategy aims to have five players defending the transition when the ball is lost, which includes two wingers, two attacking midfielders, and the central striker. Additionally, having the fullback inside creates an overload in the middle of the field, allowing for better control of the game. The paragraph also touches on how opponents can counter this strategy by adjusting their formation and player positioning.
🔄 Adapting to Opponent's Formation and Player Movement
The second paragraph delves into how teams adapt their tactics when the opposition drops their number nine and number 10 players, which can lead to a situation where the team with the fullback inside has complete control of the game. It describes how free players can exploit the space created by the opponent's formation adjustments. The paragraph also discusses how teams can use the fullback's positioning to their advantage, creating space for attacking midfielders or wingers. It highlights the importance of maintaining the same attacking shape even after losing possession, with the fullback staying inside to maintain the formation. The discussion includes the challenges of playing in tight spaces, or 'traffic,' and the need for technical ability to succeed in such situations. The paragraph concludes by emphasizing the importance of the fullback's role in creating goal-scoring opportunities and the influence of high-quality players in executing this strategy.
📈 Maintaining Shape and Pressing After Losing Possession
The final paragraph focuses on the importance of maintaining the team's shape after losing possession, with an emphasis on the fullback's role in staying inside to help regain the ball. It discusses how teams with a high possession rate can use this strategy to control the game and create more dangerous scoring opportunities. The paragraph also mentions how certain teams, such as Manchester City, have successfully implemented similar tactics, even going as far as bringing central defenders inside to achieve a numerical advantage in the middle of the field. The discussion highlights the need for players to be aggressive and maintain their positions to effectively execute this strategy, which can lead to more goal chances and penalties.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Fullback
💡Transition
💡433 Formation
💡Defensive Solidity
💡Overload in the Middle
💡Winger
💡442 Formation
💡Central Defender
💡Aggressive Pressing
💡Manchester City
Highlights
Bringing the fullback inside is a strategy to avoid transition and improve defensive positioning.
In a 433 formation, teams often defend with only three players, leaving the fullback higher to support the attack.
Fullbacks are higher to allow wingers to come inside and support the attack, creating a 3-2 defensive shape.
Defending transitions with five players can be achieved by utilizing a fullback inside in a 3-2 formation.
Having an extra player in the middle creates an overload, which helps control the game better.
The concept of bringing the fullback inside aims to create a numerical advantage in the midfield.
When defending against a 433, having four against three in the middle can provide more control.
Opponents may adjust by bringing a central defender forward to match the midfield overload.
Dropping the number nine can create a five against four situation in the midfield.
When opponents match the midfield overload, they may leave spaces that can be exploited.
The fullback inside strategy also aims to improve attacking options against formations like 442.
Creating a four against two situation in the middle can lead to more dangerous attacking opportunities.
When the opponent drops their number nine and number ten, it can lead to a more controlled game for the team with the fullback inside.
The fullback inside strategy requires the player to have good technical ability and be able to play in tight spaces.
Ricardo Pereira's ability to move in small spaces is highlighted as a key quality for the fullback inside role.
Maintaining the same shape after losing the ball is crucial, with the fullback staying inside to maintain the 3-2 formation.
Manchester City is mentioned as a team that effectively uses the fullback inside strategy.
Transcripts
one of the reason why we bring the
fullback inside is to avoid transition
and to defend better in the moment that
we use the
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board first of all for instance in this
case as you can see the Shipe is
433 and with the teams that they play
433 most of the time when they are
attacking they just
defend with three players that means the
true Center Defender and the old
midfielder because fullback is higher
fullback is higher sometimes teams they
play with the Winger inside to attack
midfielder and the striker so as you can
see you defend the transition you defend
the transition with uh with three
players
and with the team that they are 433 for
instance with the team that they are
42 uh 31 or 442 doesn't matter more or
less happen the same thing that uh they
they bring both full back higher they
attack with the Winger inside 9 10 and
the two fullbacks and as you can see
they defend with the four players so the
reason why uh the fullback inside for
instance if you are in the way we we try
to play that is three and two and then
we have two Wingers two attack Midfield
and number nine so as you can see in
this
case so we defend the transition with
the five
players so one of the reason why we try
to bring the fullback inside is
defensively because in the moment that
we lose the ball we have five players
defending the transition not the main
reason but one of the reason why we
bring the fullback inside is to avoid
transition and to defend better in the
moment that we lose the ball then there
are many reason why we bring the
fullback inside when we have the ball
because the idea is to have uh an
overload in the middle extra player in
the middle and always try to have an
extra
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man in the middle we we try to create
create this one two three and four
players against three so we have an
extra man in the middle and this allow
allow us to control better the game so
we try to use the fullback
inside and the main target is to have an
extra player in the middle as you can
see against 433 in this case we have
four against three in the
middle and we have one extra player that
give us more control how how the
opponent they can do 4 B4 jumping with
the one of the cental defender so in
this case he can come here he can come
here and he can come here and we are
five against five in the middle but this
also it's a benefit for us because first
of all we are moving one Central
Defender out from his position and also
because we are as you can see men to men
that uh for the opponent is good because
they can be more aggressive but in the
same time for us can be good because we
are one V one Winger in both side we
have one V One Number Nine and we have
four against four in the middle bringing
out of his position the central Defender
that is never easy for a center Defender
so this is
uh as we said not only a reason why we
bring inside the fullback defending
better but it's also to attack to try to
attack to attack
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better against 442 for instance it's
more or less the same concept as you can
see now in the middle we have four
against two so they have the two the
midfielder and we have four players it's
four against two what's happened most of
the time and happened this year already
many times that uh to try to match the
four against two in the middle the
opponent they drop
number nine and number 10 so they do
like this and like this four against
four in the middle that uh yes become
more difficult for us because there are
no space that we can exploit here
probably the only one and this is the
reason why why sometimes we drop our
nine is also to create this five against
four when this situation happen but uh
if we don't drop our nine in any case
when the opponent tried to match this
situation and with 9 and 10 that means
that uh because they drop number nine
and number 10 with our old midfielder we
are in completely control of the game
because that means that the free players
here they are without any pressure and
we can play in the opposite side but in
same times at least means that they drop
in their side and we can we can control
the game one of solution when this
happen we try to drop our nine and to
create this five against four that is
the same situation they can
jump with Central Defender and they
become five against five but it's the
same situation we have big space between
fullback and Central Defender for
attacking midfielder or for Winger the
same the same thing in
the in The Other Side ER for instance
when we Face team that they are 42
31 is the same situation we have four
against three in the middle we have two
against against one year against day
number 10 so there is situ this
situation two against one here we are
two against two but uh overall we are
four against three so in the moment that
they decide for instance to to jump with
this player to this player because the
other one is here this become free the
same thing in the other side if they
decide to uh number 10 go with him all
the midfielder jump with him this guy is
free that is similar to the other
situation how can match the situation
jumping with cental Defender but we have
men to men and we can attack uh
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better when the fullback go
inside ER we behave like uh playing
three at the back so they have to occupy
the space all the whiff they need to
occupy that and and probably the main
player in this case become the central
the central Defender because he has also
to recognize what is going on here in
terms of if they are men to men if these
two players they are free and they can
play then when we try to play here and
they are a little bit more aggressive we
need to come back with the keeper to
start again and in this case we are here
with the ball and the opposite they try
to press us we use the keeper so in this
case if this player drop here
the keeper is dropping in the opp is is
going the opposite side or if this
player is dropping in this side the
keeper just make in the opposite side
and we become four at the back with the
with the keeper but as we said in the
moment that we become three at the back
we need to occupy the right space and a
little bit to to
understand where is the solution in this
case as we said against 442 probably is
nine dropping give us has the the the
the the the chance to to connect with
him and to set the ball with the the CH
midfielder or if he's dropping too much
we can play with him and set the ball
with attack M the field they ready to
attack depends a little bit how uh the
opponent they
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be one of the quality that uh you need
is to be able to move yourself in small
space we used to say to move in the
traffic because for instance in our in
our case that we are four at the back
and we bring this player inside that in
this moment is Ricardo Pereira for this
player you're going to be in the traffic
around you there are more players than
being here so first of all you have to
be able to move in small space and with
us for as as we said Ricardo is doing
that fantastic because it's good quality
yes quality is good in the small space
is improving a lot so probably one of
the quality for sure that he has to be
able technically and be able to play in
the
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traffic these two players one of old
midfielder and the
fullback uh behaving the right way being
in the right position probably allow one
of these two guys in the pocket to
receive the ball with more uh more time
and more space and when you are here and
you can receive the ball uh without any
opp Opposite trying to to pressing you
it's much better uh because you can
cause problems so for sure one of the
reason is because you can allow player
in front so Wingers attacking midfielder
on number nine to receive with more more
space and more time as we said if this
guy decide to jump here so this guy is
the guy that become free and he can
receive in the moment that he receive
the ball he can receive this ball with
the more more space and more
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time even when we are already with our
fullback inside and we lose the ball
immediately we try to maintain the same
shape I mean the the fullback stay
inside until we recover the ball now if
the opponent they are able to give four
five six passes in a row so fullback
come back in his position and we become
lineof four with the with the fullback
but the the main idea is the moment that
we are attacking and we lose the ball we
don't drop with our fullback we maintain
the same shape and we try to be
aggressive with the with all players
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forward we had uh this year unless
probably between 65 and 75 some some
games even more possession so because
they they drop and they defend they try
to defend in this side and don't give us
space they give us the ball waiting for
our mistake and to to go in transition
but uh since we start we are using this
solution and it's giving us for sure the
control of the game for sure uh more
players inside so we can create more
dangerous and because we said in in our
case in this moment Ricardo Pereira is
the player that is going inside he
already gave this year many assist to
estimates in terms of goal chances
penalty because these two guys most of
the time when when they decide to drop
player with quality like Ari wings and
Ricardo in this moment they are giving
us the solution probably the best team
doing this uh for sure it's a it's pep
Manchester
City ER even if now they they e than the
fullback they bring inside the central
Defender but uh more or less the the the
the Target or the concept are the are
the same so no doubt that uh Manchester
City
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