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Systems Football: ‘Defence’ Part III – Tiki Taka / Totaal-Voetbal

Posted August 2nd, 2012 by TPiMBW & filed under 5 second rule, 6 second rule, Ajax, analysis, Anyukov and Zhirkov, Approach, Arsenal, Ashley, asissts, aston villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Brendan Rodgers Tactics, cafu, Cafu and Roberto Carlos, carlos, Carlos Alberto, Carrick, centre back, change, Chelsea, coaching, Cole, Cryuff, Dani Alves, Defence, defensive line, EPLIndex Tactical Report, Everaldo, Everton, football, formation, Fulham, full back, Guardiola, jack charlton, Jed Davies, Jorginho and Branco, left back, Libero, Liverpool, Lobanovskyi, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, Possession, pressing, QPR, quote, Reading, Right Back, Rijkaard, rinus michels, rodgers, soccer, Southampton, Spain, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea, Swansea City, Sweeper, System, tactical, tactics, The Path is Made By Walking, thepathismadebywalking, Thuram and Lizarazu, Tiki Taka, Total Football, Tottenham Hotspur, TPiMBW, villarreal, Wenger, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan, wing, Wolves, Zambrotta and Grosso, zone.

Introduction: the foundations (part 3/5) – Defence This is a five-part series of articles that aims to introduce football coaches and fanatics to basic concepts in a systems football approach (such as tiki-taka). The systems approach to football is f…

Italy 1-1 Croatia Report & Why Croatia were 39.8% ‘Luckier’? [PDO v2]

Posted June 15th, 2012 by TPiMBW & filed under 3-5-2, 352, 4-4-2, analysis, Arsenal, Assist, aston villa, back post, Balotelli, bilic, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, bonucci, buffon, Cassano, chances created, Chelsea, chiellini, Croatia, crosses, crossing, De Rossi, Di Natale, eduardo, EPL Index Featured Article, euro 2012, Euro 2012 Opta Stats, Euro 2012 Stats, Everton, football, formation, free kick, Fulham, Giovinco, goal, goal scoring, Group C, Ireland, Italy, Italy Euro 2012 Stats, Italy Opta Stats, JELAVIC, kranjcar, Libero, Liverpool, lokomotive, maggio, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, mandzukic, Marchisio, Modric, montolivo, moscow, motta, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, off target, on target, opportunity, PDO, PDO in football, PDO in soccer, PDO Stats, perisic, Pirlo, post and in, Prandelli, QPR, rakitic, Reading, Republic Of Ireland, Russia, Shooting, Shots, Southampton, Spain, srna, Stoke City, strinic, Sunderland, Swansea City, Sweeper, tactic, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan, wing back, Wolves.

Both the Azzurri and Croatia came into this game unchanged and in full confidence after their recent performances against Spain and the Republic of Ireland. Italy’s first half performance was comfortable – with the midfield trio of Pirlo, March…