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19 Apr 2024 21:49:41
Not going to moan about last night, already over it. But I did want to make a more general point

I wonder if the modern robotification of football has played into the hands of clubs like Atalanta, this over-reliance on systems and tactics makes things far easier for them.

Ok, they were using a man-marking system, so the obvious thing we need to challenge that is having players who can beat their man. You want players who can get their head down and dribble, get the tricks out and start taking people on. You want an attacking midfielder in a free-role who has the freedom to use their own initiative and play in the areas they want, pulling defenders out of position, strikers who can use their physicality to isolate defenders and bully them whilst switching between forcing them deep and stretching them in behind. There doesn't seem to be any of that in modern day football

Same thing happened to City against Real Madrid on Wednesday, they were able to keep them at arm's length because they knew all their patterns of play and their was nothing unpredictable about them. Just a thought. Tactics and systems will always be important, and ultimately will always win you titles. But individualism seems to be overlooked, which is weird considering how many times individuals have won games, particularly in tight knockout tournaments where one moment can decide a game.

1.) 20 Apr 2024 10:26:26
As ED01 always says, "Players are being over-coached" to the point of being robotic in their patterns of play hence in some cases, pretty easy to nullify.

2.) 20 Apr 2024 13:09:34
I thought City dominated them and should have won but De Bruyne missed a sitter and Foden should have scored. Then they just ran out of legs.

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