midfielder
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I found the following article quite interesting ... mainly about the EPL but is an interesting read (warning massively long)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article5993260.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1
Interesting to me in particular was a bit from Sir Alex where he described the breakdown in play and counter attacking was this ....
.....He was talking to Sir Alex Ferguson recently about one answer. A trend is towards the collective counter. Alex has noticed it and says its new even for him.
Its counter-attacking which begins not in the traditional way at the back, when the opposition are committed and lose possession but in midfield, when the ball is stolen and a group of players uses fast combination passes to get through a block. The other team still has bodies in the way but for a moment its not organised and the key is the transition moment, how quickly from winning the ball you can hit them.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article5993260.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1
Interesting to me in particular was a bit from Sir Alex where he described the breakdown in play and counter attacking was this ....
.....He was talking to Sir Alex Ferguson recently about one answer. A trend is towards the collective counter. Alex has noticed it and says its new even for him.
Its counter-attacking which begins not in the traditional way at the back, when the opposition are committed and lose possession but in midfield, when the ball is stolen and a group of players uses fast combination passes to get through a block. The other team still has bodies in the way but for a moment its not organised and the key is the transition moment, how quickly from winning the ball you can hit them.
