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How come we don’t see this tactic being used as rigidly as it was back in the day anymore ??
Against someone like De Bruyne it would seem a decent tactic to close him down completely. Just a thought
Really ? Not so sure myself. If that player drags you away it also means he’s been taken out of the game as well.Because it makes it easy for a decent team to create a massive hole in the shape.
Really ? Not so sure myself. If that player drags you away it also means he’s been taken out of the game as well.
How come we don’t see this tactic being used as rigidly as it was back in the day anymore ??
Against someone like De Bruyne it would seem a decent tactic to close him down completely. Just a thought
A midfielderIf you've got a defender good enough to mark De Bruyne out of the game, then you need him free to help deal with all the other great players Man City have.
Loads of ways to exploit it and it prevents the team using it from being fluid in attack with their formation.
For an example of the exploitation, strikers who are man-marked can push wide to create a hole through the middle, allowing attacking midfielders to run straight through. Or you might have short strikers but a tall attacking midfielder against tall central defenders and shorter defensive midfielders (common as defensive midfielders tend to need to be more mobile than central defenders in general), allowing the tall attacking midfielder to be a more dangerous aerial threat than he would be against a zonal system.
For an example of the lack of fluidity, full backs have to remain purely defensive with a man marking system, because they have to think about where the opposition wingers are at all times, whereas with a zonal marking system, one full back can go forward on the overlap with the rest of the defenders pulling towards his side to cover the opposition winger in case of a counterattack.
A midfielder
Meh....If you've got a midfielder good enough to mark De Bruyne out of the game, then you need him free to help deal with all the other great players Man City have.
How come we don’t see this tactic being used as rigidly as it was back in the day anymore ??
Against someone like De Bruyne it would seem a decent tactic to close him down completely. Just a thought
Sunday's game against Man U, proved that you only have to get a little physical with him and he disappears.....!
In a team with one prominent player it makes sense. Man City have 4 or 5 match winners so man marking one would be pretty pointless.How come we don’t see this tactic being used as rigidly as it was back in the day anymore ??
Against someone like De Bruyne it would seem a decent tactic to close him down completely. Just a thought
A midfielder
I was talking about midfielders more than others. Their influence on the game is far greater. Literally to take one person totally out of it.
As Clough said.... stop Stan Bowles you stop QPR
In a team with one prominent player it makes sense. Man City have 4 or 5 match winners so man marking one would be pretty pointless.
I had to read ignored content to see what you were laughing at.