Football Manager
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It did work in the old days, when all your opponents have a rather basic game plan comparing to the modern era.Wenger just had a different philosophy.
He built comprehensive units that micromanaged themselves on the pitch and if this works properly those units can adjust a lot more quickly and fluently to changes/challenges on the pitch.
The invincibles are a perfect example.
You should also not forget that both styles have their advantadges /disadvantadges and both always need some of the other as freedom brings creativity(and breaks organisation)
Wenger's philosophy was to break organized units by creating chaos by being unpredictable.
Letting players express themselves freely.
When it worked to perfection it was pure beauty and insanely effective.
Open your mind a little and think outside the box, there is no right way.
But it does not work anymore post 2010, when modern tactics came, and teams starts to add complexity to their tactics. Wenger were tactically outclassed more and more frequently by tacticians from the new school of thought. If your opponents are coming up with a detailed plan, and they execute the plan as a team, we would always struggle when we let our players to do whatever they wanted.
And what do you mean by those players can adjust a lot more quickly and fluently to changes if they play with more freedom?
If players have a pre-sets of positioning and movement instructions, they will know exactly where their teammates are without even looking. The know where to direct the ball to before even receiving the ball.
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