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Football Manager

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Yes, that may be, but it is clear the decision was not solely that of Wenger's in his final years. That much is clear. To suggest otherwise is wrong but I guess it suits the narrative.
And what is so clear about that? Do you work at the club so you are so sure about everything even on the board meeting?

I can assume it’s not wenger decision, but for big decision like that, im sure at least there will be a meeting to get wenger’s agreement. If wenger didn’t agree, I don’t think they will force him to. Even if they try to force him, it’s still half of wenger’s fault that he didn’t stand strong enough being the arsenal manager in front of gazidis.
 

Football Manager

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Your obsession with modern tactics is erroneous. The high press was invented by Thomas Gorman in 1934. Every conceivable formation, every type of press, low, midfield and high has been tried before.

The high energy, high press is **** in football if you have poor players, which is why most of the teams in the bottom half of the league drop back into a low press and try to use the long ball to exploit the space in the opposition half.

The only thing that makes the high press so effective today is for rich teams to have high quality players in every position. Pep had this luxury at Barcelona, Bayern and City. Any weakness he swaps out the player with a more expensive one that can do the job.

Klopp’s Gengen pressing was ineffective for 3 years until he sold Coutinho and got a £156m boost in one window to fill the gaps. Then it clicked.

To be consistent at the top of the Prem you need money, pure and simple. Wenger never had a squad above 5th in terms of spend. Yes some great players, but never enough. And a couple of poor buys like Mustafi will set you back quickly. His quick passing Wengerball tactics though was a thing of beauty and got us top four for 2o years with a low spend, better than Klopp or Guardiola could ever achieve.
What you are talking about is just general philosophy. In modern tactics, it’s about going into detail on every single player, on when, where, and how they should be positioned and move on the pitch.

It’s not about low press/high press these sort of general team instructions.
It’s about if your back four are being pressed by 4 players, you think of what you can do.
Now their central midfield area has less number, you exploit that by using your GK as an extra man to pass to, make a slightly longer pass to the midfield to get out of the press, now you may drop your striker deeper to create more outnumbering in that central area. Then your opponent will react by maybe tucking a winger into the central midfield to prevent being outnumbered. Then now the wide area is free, you can exploit that space, then your opponent will.........
 
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Football Manager

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Your obsession with modern tactics is erroneous. The high press was invented by Thomas Gorman in 1934. Every conceivable formation, every type of press, low, midfield and high has been tried before.

The high energy, high press is **** in football if you have poor players, which is why most of the teams in the bottom half of the league drop back into a low press and try to use the long ball to exploit the space in the opposition half.

The only thing that makes the high press so effective today is for rich teams to have high quality players in every position. Pep had this luxury at Barcelona, Bayern and City. Any weakness he swaps out the player with a more expensive one that can do the job.

Klopp’s Gengen pressing was ineffective for 3 years until he sold Coutinho and got a £156m boost in one window to fill the gaps. Then it clicked.

To be consistent at the top of the Prem you need money, pure and simple. Wenger never had a squad above 5th in terms of spend. Yes some great players, but never enough. And a couple of poor buys like Mustafi will set you back quickly. His quick passing Wengerball tactics though was a thing of beauty and got us top four for 2o years with a low spend, better than Klopp or Guardiola could ever achieve.
Basically you make a way to exploit your opponent weaknesses, your opponent adjust, then you adjust your players position to counter his adjustment. Then they adjust again.... and now they are trying to attack your weaknesses, and how would you react on that......that’s what modern tactics is about.

Of course most general team philosophies are nothing new. I can see many managers nowadays whose tactics are inspired by manager in the past.
But previous generations of managers didn’t go into this chess like calculations of players instruction.
 

Mark Tobias

Mr. Agreeable
If wenger didn’t agree, I don’t think they will force him to. Even if they try to force him, it’s still half of wenger’s fault that he didn’t stand strong enough being the arsenal manager in front of gazidis.
Do you work at the club so you are so sure about everything even on the board meeting?

Wenger's statements surrounding transfers were fairly clear about the fact he had very little idea about the purchases we were making. Citing 'That greek kid'
 

Mark Tobias

Mr. Agreeable
What you are talking about is just general philosophy. In modern tactics, it’s about going into detail on every single player, on when, where, and how they should be positioned and move on the pitch.

It’s not about low press/high press these sort of general team instructions.
It’s about if your back four are being pressed by 4 players, you think of what you can do.
Now their central midfield area has less number, you exploit that by using your GK as an extra man to pass to, make a slightly longer pass to the midfield, dropping your striker deeper to create more outnumbering in that central area. Then your opponent will react by maybe tucking a winger into the central midfield to prevent being outnumbered. Then now the wide area is free, you can exploit that space, then your opponent will.........
Yeah definitely no way they could have thought about this 30 years ago. Nah uh. People was stupid back then.
 

Mark Tobias

Mr. Agreeable
Every so often on AM there’s a perfect post.
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Makingtrax

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What you are talking about is just general philosophy. In modern tactics, it’s about going into detail on every single player, on when, where, and how they should be positioned and move on the pitch.

It’s not about low press/high press these sort of general team instructions.
It’s about if your back four are being pressed by 4 players, you think of what you can do.
Now their central midfield area has less number, you exploit that by using your GK as an extra man to pass to, make a slightly longer pass to the midfield, dropping your striker deeper to create more outnumbering in that central area. Then your opponent will react by maybe tucking a winger into the central midfield to prevent being outnumbered. Then now the wide area is free, you can exploit that space, then your opponent will.........
Individual instructions to players and working out ways to nullify opponents is not new.

Using a sweeper keeper has been around for years. Even Lev Yashin would leave his penalty box to be part of the defensive structure back in the 1950s. Once the back pass rule had been defined in the early 90s managers like Johan Cruyff were insisting on it.

I come back to the point though that prescriptive managers haven’t changed the game significantly. Guardiola looks so good because he has players that can carry out every instruction. It’s not the instructions that are new but the fact that he can assemble a team of such quality.
 

Football Manager

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Individual instructions to players and working out ways to nullify opponents is not new.

Using a sweeper keeper has been around for years. Even Lev Yashin would leave his penalty box to be part of the defensive structure back in the 1950s. Once the back pass rule had been defined in the early 90s managers like Johan Cruyff were insisting on it.

I come back to the point though that prescriptive managers haven’t changed the game significantly. Guardiola looks so good because he has players that can carry out every instruction. It’s not the instructions that are new but the fact that he can assemble a team of such quality.
I’m not saying it’s new. But it has changed from basic players instructions to something that’s so complex that you continuously counter your opponent’s plan, which is a counter of yours.

You missed the point there by pointing out the sweeper keeper thing. It’s about constantly finding areas to exploit and make your opponent work to find another solution.

You missed the point there by pointing out the sweeper keeper thing. It’s not about that.
 
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Toby

No longer a Stuttgart Fan
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Do people these day literally think gerrard+lampard+rooney is better than xavi+busquets+iniesta?

:lol:

Not sure you could've exposed your limits any better than through such a post.

On the other hand you made this clownish statement:

What you are talking about is just general philosophy. In modern tactics, it’s about going into detail on every single player, on when, where, and how they should be positioned and move on the pitch.

You have about zero clue.

That Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard are the furthest back example to pull out of your hat in a historical context speaks volumes to your age and actual knowledge.
 

Mark Tobias

Mr. Agreeable
I’m not saying it’s new.
What on earth do you have listed as the definition of 'modern'.

You've been crying about modern football this and that for a few days. Now that Trax and several other posters have proved you are wrong in your analysis you're back tracking like a naughty dog.
 

Toby

No longer a Stuttgart Fan
Moderator
But it has changed from basic players instructions to something that’s so complex that you continuously counter your opponent’s plan, which is a counter of yours.

That's just not true in that form. It's one train of thought but not the main one and certainly not the only one. Too simplistic to describe the foundation of tactics as "counter the opponent move".
 

Mark Tobias

Mr. Agreeable
@Football Manager , you've got another thing coming if you think you can take on @Toby Andrl in terms of tactics and football philosphy.
Just admit you've been caught out and join in on the other discussions. We're all proved wrong here and there. Don't let it get embarrassing.
There are plenty things to learn on this forum. I've been humbled a good few times and I've always tried to come back with a new perspective. Some of the posters here will know less than you, for sure. But don't assume that to be the case for everyone. Many posters on here have been here for years and some of others who just have extremely good vision for this sport. Accept it for what it is.
 

Toby

No longer a Stuttgart Fan
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@Football Manager , you've got another thing coming if you think you can take on @Toby Andrl in terms of tactics and football philosphy.

He's not. I can sense it would be useless going round in circles with him and this is the Arsène Wenger thread which has been derailed enough already. Let's get back to cherishing the man instead of trying to argue with a kid.
 

Jury

A-M's drunk uncle
@Football Manager , you've got another thing coming if you think you can take on @Toby Andrl in terms of tactics and football philosphy.
What the **** is this? :lol:
He's not. I can sense it would be useless going round in circles with him and this is the Arsène Wenger thread which has been derailed enough already. Let's get back to cherishing the man instead of trying to argue with a kid.
How do you know he's a kid?
 

say yes

forum master baiter
The tactical ‘insights’ in this thread are absolute poverty. Anyway, let’s get back on topic.

Koscielny is Arsenal’s captain.

Merci, Arsène.
 
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