mariachi-19
Full Member
Watching highlights of the 07/08 season and 08/09, the idea of a fluid front three with semi set positions.
While Sir Alex envisioned a central striker with two supporting forwards on either side rather than a false 9 with flanking wide forwards, did this tactic envision where the game of football was heading before more teams adopted it?
We know that between 2009 and 2016, teams were obsessed with trying to adopt some form TikTak/high press before they all realized that unless you have three of the best players to ever play the game in your squad (plus some questions over ped's), it isn't so easy to play week in and week out.
From what I remember, it was not uncommon to have a single striker leading the line but usually with a single CF behind in those days and your wide players played as traditional wingers. But with Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez, he was able to float the idea of a multi dimensional front three that largely had freedom to attack while the three in midfield were usually 2 hardworking "water carriers" (see Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson, Gibson, Hargreaves etc) and 1 strong technical player (Scholes, Giggs, Carrick).
In Today's game, its a concept that most teams are currently to adopt with Liverpool arguably being the current example of that style because it provides balance in a game that is played at a much faster tempo and generally (due in part to the drop off in quality central defenders) defences need slightly more support to combat the speed on the break.
What says the Caf?
While Sir Alex envisioned a central striker with two supporting forwards on either side rather than a false 9 with flanking wide forwards, did this tactic envision where the game of football was heading before more teams adopted it?
We know that between 2009 and 2016, teams were obsessed with trying to adopt some form TikTak/high press before they all realized that unless you have three of the best players to ever play the game in your squad (plus some questions over ped's), it isn't so easy to play week in and week out.
From what I remember, it was not uncommon to have a single striker leading the line but usually with a single CF behind in those days and your wide players played as traditional wingers. But with Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez, he was able to float the idea of a multi dimensional front three that largely had freedom to attack while the three in midfield were usually 2 hardworking "water carriers" (see Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson, Gibson, Hargreaves etc) and 1 strong technical player (Scholes, Giggs, Carrick).
In Today's game, its a concept that most teams are currently to adopt with Liverpool arguably being the current example of that style because it provides balance in a game that is played at a much faster tempo and generally (due in part to the drop off in quality central defenders) defences need slightly more support to combat the speed on the break.
What says the Caf?