Evolution of Football

Birdy

Birdy

Senior Member
It's not a bad idea to have a thread discussing the changes in the sport the last 15+ years.

I came across this great vid by the astute analyst Football Meta, explaining how a single tactical tweak by Mourinho back in 2004 changed football in England forever:


Many here are frequently complaining about the drop in individual quality since the late 90s early 00s, but at the same time they don't realize that the drop was the result of the fact that games stopped being decided mainly by individual quality, but by the tactical astuteness of the manager.

And that really progressed the sport...
The football we have seen the last 15 (at least) years has nothing to do with the one before, which looks now like the stone age of football
 
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Porque

Senior Member
Yeah it's automation.

Stick on the LaLiga promises and you will see how super drilled academies like Villarreal can not take advantage of space left open in front of them, because they are drilled not to do anything outside of their system.

The tactical improvements in football has its benefits, but also drawbacks.

Atleast at Barca we have been blessed with Lamine and to an extent Pedri, and with Flick who allows them the freedom to express themselves.
 
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Gnidrologist

Senior Member
Yeah, current Barca is much more free flowing and easy to the eye than any of the current pep-style squads, especially in EPL, because it gives players more room to improvise, while still keeping distinct tactical style. And flick does it even with B team players. It's kinda oldschool, which is why it's more vulnerable defensively.
 
Maradona37

Maradona37

Well-known member
Birdy said:
Many here are frequently complaining about the drop in individual quality since the late 90s early 00s, but at the same time they don't realize that the drop was the result of the fact that games stopped being decided mainly by individual quality, but by the tactical astuteness of the manager.
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That is very true and people realise that I think - I certainly do. However, people just want more balance. In the past it was too much about individual quality - now there's not enough individual quality or thinking outside the box and everything is micromanaged.

For me, both extremes are a problem. The former doesn't have enough tactical sophistication, while the latter supresses most individual freedom. I acknowledge that it is very very difficult to find a satisfying middle ground - in fact I would say it's impossible.
 
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FinBarcelonafan

FinBarcelonafan

Well-known member
Porque said:
Yeah it's automation.

Stick on the LaLiga promises and you will see how super drilled academies like Villarreal can not take advantage of space left open in front of them, because they are drilled not to do anything outside of their system.

The tactical improvements in football has its benefits, but also drawbacks.

Atleast at Barca we have been blessed with Lamine and to an extent Pedri, and with Flick who allows them the freedom to express themselves.
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Excellent post. I'll just quote here AI, but I think this was in some Messi article:

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