Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season
Really bad game yesterday. I had a memory of Del Neri during that game. Deep defence line, huge amounts of space between the midfield and the attack and only Krasic to make the transitions, 2 strikers sitting on the shoulder of the last defender always getting caught offside and not helping once building up play, terrible ball possession and constant use of long balls to attack.. I seriously hope this was just this game because if this is how we're going to play this season i won't give Conte more then 3/4 months until he is fired.
sorry to hear that neo. i gotta say i know nothing about conte's football, but this supposed 4-2-4 sounds like a disaster waiting to happen..... let's hope i'm wrong as usual
tc811 said:
So can you tell us more about this coach and his tactics? Feel free to bombard us with a wall of text, I don't care.
it is extremely difficult to talk about gasperini's tactics, as the man is as tactically versatile as it gets. although he's mastered the 3-4-3 formation, his 3-4-3 is impossible to properly label or describe, as it changes shape on a weekly basis (accordingly to his opponent).
so u might think "ok, so he's one of those tactic gurus who don't have a very own football but always adapt to their opponents".... but even that wouldn't be correct, as he's not a "thinker" a la ranieri. gasperini has his own football infact, a very recognizable idea of football. but he manages to apply his idea of football to different tactical setups.
his trademark 3-4-3 is like a chamaleon, who mantains his basic shape, yet continuously changes his appearance to adapt to different circumstances.
there are some poor coaches, who can't actually change "the shape of their teams" even though they constantly try to make tactical changes to the formation. gasperini can achieve the opposite: line up 2 completely different teams (basic patterns, schemes, off the ball tendencies), even without actually changing the shape of the formation.
take this article for instance..
http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/25-06-2011/gasperini-from-genoa-to-inter-801755474851.shtml
now what schianchi says here is correct. gasperini's football flows mostly along the sidelines..... at least that's the impression u get on a first glance... but if u dig deeper, u can notice that the 2 central midfielders are actually just as important as his wingers. he doesn't work with pure registas, but doesn't even like to work with pure destroyers at midfield.
his central midfielders are both metodistas. they do a lot of hard work, providing filter at midfield and supporting the wingers.... but they also have very educated foot and great timing for their runs in the box. hard workers, sure, but with decent vision, above average passing, and who aren't afraid to take some risks and venture forward.
infact, to back up what i'm saying with some empirical data, the most prolific assistmen in his genoa weren't the very offensive wingbacks, neither the wingers themselves. gasperini's genoa's best assists providers were juric and milanetto; the central midfielders. the 2 most underrated players in that genoa team.
that's why i used the chamaleon metaphore. it's impossible to properly describe gasperini's football. he's not tied to a specific formation.... and even when u look at the bigger picture and start thinking about "his football" and not just about "his formation", u still can't properly figure him out, as there are no constants in his football and everything is a variable.
although people say his football revolves mainly around the flanks, the cornerstone in his tactic setup is the CM position...
although people remarks how "high paced" is his football, his real trademark is not the high pace, but the change of the tempo during the game (from a high tempo, to a normal tempo, then to a crazy "veideogame-like" highest tempo).
altough people stress how important are the wingers in his game, what really makes his 3 men upfront setup unique is the CF's tactical approach (unlike every other coach who displays a 3 men offfensive setup, gasperini always has his CF playing with his eyes to the goal - and that's one of the most interesting aspects in his 3-4-3).
really the only constant i can single out in his football is the 3 men upfront lineup. and actually, speaking of this, that's one of the most peculiar aspects of gasperini. all the coaches in the world (all of them) build their teams
from the backline. in football, the defensive line is usually what defines the shape, the tactic and the formation of a team. and that's why coaches (even the so called offensive-oriented coaches, like wenger, delio rossi or zeman) always start building their teams from the backline on.
gasperini does the exact opposite; he begins from the offensive setup, and then adjusts the midfield and the defensive line accordingly. now, the only coach i can think of, who has ever tried this approach on tactic-building is van gaal (and even van gaal only did this during his ajax days).
oh, and there's another constant in gasperini's football. no matter what formation or tactical approach he picks, his football is always most entertaining to watch.... and extremely tiring to perform. he's a very demanding coach, but his players always seem to enjoy themselves playing his football.... even if he litterally wears them out
gerd said:
How is Commoto developing? It seems as he stagnated last season, or am i wrong?
you're not wrong, mate. at this point of his carreer we can safely say comotto hasn't really fulfilled his real potential... and he's probably past his peak now..... still he's a very good and reliable player for a club like cesena
Let's see how it works out, hopefully he'll fit in....
they already did a great job on the market last season, but this season they're really breaking the piggy bank! i'm impressed!!
That's an AMAZING transfer for them. Man, I used to see that team flying so high with a certain maestro in the command. 