Football Common Tactics Flashcards
- This is one of the oldest formations in football. Despite going out of fashion in recent years, it has enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence, mainly thanks to Leicester City in the Premier League and Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
Classic 4-4-2
The key this tactic is partnerships. The two strikers, midfield pairing and full-back and wingers each need to have to have a telepathic understanding of their role on the pitch.
Classic 4-4-2
Defined by short, intricate passing and fluid movement between every player on the field, the key to its success is overloading the midfield area with technically skillful players who can retain possession of the football for large periods of the game; adding intelligent, nimble attackers who are able to create space and drag the opposition out of position.
Tiki-Taka
A popular footballing idiom says that “if the opposition haven’t got the ball, they can’t score”. __ draws on this by hoarding the ball for 60-70% of the game and controlling the pace of play.
Tiki-Taka
Whilst Tiki-Taka has declined in recent years, it’s place has been taken by the most devastating tactic of them all – the __. Drawing the opposition into your defensive third, a counter-attack starts when you steal the ball and launch into an attack at break-neck speed.
counter-attack
The tactic of __ is essentially to take to the field with the sole purpose of not conceding a goal. Attacking football is very much a secondary thought when parking the bus; it’s all about frustrating the opposition and keeping a clean sheet. If the match ends 0-0, then so be it.
park the bus
The defensive nature of the tactic lead to it’s name, alluding to building a impenetrable wall in front of your goal. To make a success of it, you need a disciplined team full of players who are willing to fight for every ball. Whilst it can lead to shutting the opposition’s offensive options down, you won’t find yourself winning many games with this tactic as you won’t be committing any players to attack.
park the bus
In essence, the idea of playing it is to send the ball forward from deep positions in the air towards a striker who takes the ball down and begins an attack
the long ball game
To play this tactic successfully, the forward players need to be strong, capable of holding up the ball and good in the air. The long ball can also be used to play the ball into space for a fast attacking player to latch on to. You’ll also need a couple of outstanding attacking midfielders who have the ability to join the attack and ensure the striker doesn’t become isolated.
the long ball game
What results is a team that play an incredibly high line, with all ten outfield players harrying and hustling the opposition when in possession. Teams who adopt other tactics will often let the opposition hold possession in their own half, safe in the knowledge they can do little harm so far from goal. What makes the high press stand out is that this harassing of the opposition occurs no matter where the ball is.
the high press
This tactic can work well against teams who like to maintain possession. Pressing the opposition puts incredible pressure on each and every pass the opposition make. One slip up, and suddenly you’re in an advanced position with a number of your attacking players already up the pitch.
the high press
