How to understand the formation and tactics of a football game?

Sometimes, it is also important to partner with certain players. In a 4-4-2 formation, the two strikers may prefer to play with each other and play a few one-over-1s rather than splitting or passing back to midfield. The two of them are more likely to create and develop a tacit understanding with each other than with other people.

You always have to pay attention to the distance (width) of the two formations in the horizontal direction of the game, and whether a team is closed or stretched wide.

Pay attention to whether they are compact (depth) in the vertical direction. If the formation is tight enough, the space between each line will be small, and it will be difficult for the opponent to pass freely through it. If it's not compact enough, there will be more space between each line, and it will be relatively easy for the opponent to get through the midfield.

It is important to note the formation (and variation) of both sides and how they align with each other throughout the game. Each team will have a different line of play in corners, and you need to look closely to understand what they are up to, whether they like to attack the near or far posts, whether they prefer to use tactical corners, and how many men are invested in total.

It is possible to observe whether a team is good at kicking off the ball or defending goal kicks. Do they like to play big feet, or are they short passers? If it's a long pass, it's usually a penalty to the wing or KBC6N?

Do they have players who are particularly adept at goal kicks? If it's a short pass, who do they like to pass it to? What is the route like?

Every team's set-piece tactics are almost different, but there's still something to look into. The first thing to know is what a team likes to do when they tee off in the centre circle. Maybe they like to play a long ball down the wing and then start pressing immediately, or pass back to the full-backs and keep possession.

It is necessary to learn to play the game as a whole, to understand what kind of effect each move of the team has brought and what kind of impact it has had on the game.

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For the bookmaker, any tactical formation is empty.

424 formation: that is, four forwards, four defenders, two midfielders. This type of formation is conducive to attack, but the midfielders are relatively under a lot of pressure, which is typical of strong teams.

4411 formation: Its formation structure is shown in the figure below. Its requirements for the state of the players are actually more demanding than those of the 424 team. The average team needs to be used with caution.

4231 formation: Its formation structure is shown in the figure below. This type of tactic is simply "defensive counterattack", which is very good for the defense, but it will hinder the attack.

442 formation: It includes 4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 2 forwards. It's also great for defence, and it's used around the world, and it's evolved into many other similar formations.

The formation is characterized by a rich variety of offensive and defensive balances, the standard 442 is a parallel position, with long passes and crosses under the wings, and a long pass in the backfield to play a quick counterattack behind the back, which can resist the general attack, but the defense lacks depth, and the single or double with strong penetration ability is easy to be torn apart to seize the gap between the front guard and the back line.

The formation is a typical offensive formation, compared with 442, the two full-forwards appear directly in front of the opposing defenders as wingers, requiring breakthrough ability, excellent physical fitness and on-the-spot counter-robbery awareness, and the center can basically control the game in the midfield in the 433 formation; However, in order to make up for the gap between the peak line and the forward line when attacking, and to make up for the gap between the front guard and the defender when defending, the forward defensive pressure on the midfield is too large, and it is easy to be quickly countered to the backfield.

Formation, dense defensive counterattack formation, a total of 9 people participated in the defense in the midfield, after the ball was broken through two full-backs for a quick counterattack, the mid-peak forward to grab points, the midfielder assisted, and the back line is rarely attacked, the attack is usually completed by 3 or 4 players, Mourinho has used this formation countless times to maintain the 1-0 victory until the final whistle.