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Chile’s New Tactical Set-Up
I was a big fan of Marcelo Bielsa’s Chile team and even wrote them a love letter during the World Cup last year. Bielsa is gone now and Chile have changed their tactical set-up while still retaining the core philosophy of relentless pressing and attacking in numbers. Claudio Bhorgi plays more of a 3412 (or […]
Posted in: Game Analysis, Tactics
Guest Article -The Revival of The Libero
March 7, 2011
This article was written by Jude Ellery – Editor of www.footballfarrago.com. www.twitter.com/footballfarrago When Chelsea paid Benfica €25 million for their defender, David Luiz, it was a signal of intent. Worried about teams learning how to ‘park the bus’ at Stamford Bridge and escape with a point, Carlo Ancelotti forked out for a player who has […]
External Article – The Increased Value of Versatile Defenders
March 5, 2011
I wrote an article about the increased value of versatile defenders in the Premiership. You can read it on Football Farrago
Posted in: Trends
Makelele no longer playing the “Makelele Role”
March 5, 2011
In his prime, Claude Makelele was so good that he got a position named after him. He was not the first ever holding midfielder but he did show the value of such a player in the Premiership which had been dominated by the straight line thinking of the 4-4-2. The concept of a holding midfielder […]
Posted in: Player Profile, Tactics
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August 18, 2011
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