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The Rise of the Eights, the Fall of the Fullbacks

Jul 6, 2023

38:22

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Episode notes

Introduction

4min

The Evolution of Football

2min

How to Get More Solid at the Back With Defensive Midfielders

3min

The Role of the Agressive Fullback in Football

5min

The Importance of Using Wide Forwards in Teams

5min

The Role of the Wide Forward in a Mixed Strategy

5min

The Evolution of the Four Three Three

2min

Liverpool's Progressive Receptions in the WM

2min

The Consequences of Plugging in Eights for Teams

3min

10.

Pep Guardiola's Adjustment to the Problems in the System

4min

11.

The Future of Pressing

3min

Szoboszlai to Liverpool, Havertz to Arsenal, Mount to United -- we're seeing a clear trend of top Premier League teams looking to move to systems with more attacking eights. What's going on? We take a little tactical and statistical tour of recent developments in football and explain why this is really all about fullback tactics.

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