![]() ![]() Gladbach’s coaching staff clearly recognised this and set about devising a structure that allowed Gladbach to beat that 4-2-3-1. Gladbach usually set up in a 4-2-3-1 or other four at the back formations, while Leipzig at the time were expected to use the same in a 4-2-3-1. First I’ll give some background around this Bundesliga game. For a player to perform within any complex tactical system they must have an excellent knowledge of what the team’s principles are just because a team is tactically flexible doesn’t mean these principles need to change, but the way in which they are executed does change.įor example, one of the main teams we will look at throughout this analysis is Borussia Monchengladbach, and this game in particular against another tactically flexible side in RB Leipzig. The principles of any team are vitally important when considering tactical flexibility. Within this tactical analysis, we will look at the advantages of tactical flexibility, how it is formed, and give some ideas for practices or coaching methods which benefit tactical flexibility. Players have to be able to react and make decisions based on hundreds (if not more) variables within one game, and so it is impossible to traditionally coach every decision in an instructional sense, and therefore decision making and experience is at the forefront of this topic. For example, a team who has the ability to both press high in a game and then sit in a deep block could be considered tactically flexible.īut one thing which underpins tactical flexibility, and brings me onto the second point, is decision making and a players/teams ability to solve a problem in a variety of ways. ![]() There are two ways of looking at tactical flexibility, with the first one being a teams ability to perform within a different number of shapes, formations and roles. The rise of analysis allows now for teams to be better prepared prior to a match on their opponents play, and also now allows for teams to be better equipped to understand what is going on during the game, and therefore gives a better chance for a reaction from the team. In my opinion tactical flexibility is one of the next upcoming trends within football.
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