City, Liverpool, England - how Blackpool attack like the world's best sides

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All - this went up on UTMP this morning. I hope it is sufficiently edited, structured and insightful for AVFTT's liking! It focuses on how Blackpool have the same attacking structure as many of the world's top sides (Southgate's England in particular).

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Analysis: “High Five” – how Blackpool attack like the world’s best teams

Blackpool are sitting in the Championship relegation zone, are winless in the league and have crashed out of the Carabao Cup. Neil Critchley’s squad has not started 2020/21 as an elite side –…
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Great read thanks for that. Have to say though Southgates England was nowhere near as attacking as that most the time. Was more like a flat back 5 with two deep cdm in the final. Would be interested to see the average positions of the England team in the final
 
Always good to think about tactics and try to understand what's going on through a game. I'm thinking, here, that surely all teams seek to use the 5 strips at times during the game, when they are in the ascendancy, at least?
 
Davepick said:
Therefore, all we need is someone to stick the ball in the net.
Or is it that simple?
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Well I think Yates, Lavery and John-Jules are all natural finishers. We just need to create the chances for them, I think. We are getting attempts at goal, but how many have Yates and JJ had? Would be great to get Simms, but that could be January, could be never.
 
That’s a great analysis UTMP - really interesting.

Guardiola’s tactics have changed the game 👍

One statistic I always looked for and encouraged in adult and junior teams I worked with was the number of touches in the box and also the amount of tines the ball was in play and on the ground in the box ….

Keep up the good work
 
Altyseasider said:
Great read thanks for that. Have to say though Southgates England was nowhere near as attacking as that most the time. Was more like a flat back 5 with two deep cdm in the final. Would be interested to see the average positions of the England team in the final
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You’d be surprised. Here are the average positions. Clear front 5!
 

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voyeur said:
Always good to think about tactics and try to understand what's going on through a game. I'm thinking, here, that surely all teams seek to use the 5 strips at times during the game, when they are in the ascendancy, at least?
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You’d think so, but with limited time to coach, some sides often de-prioritise practicing these movements. Set-piece and transition heavy sides like Cardiff will often practice those instead - meaning they struggle to do things like this well in settled possession!

After today, I think Blackpool could spend more time defending set pieces!
 
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