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What are your favourite tactical innovations of all time. (lemmy.ml)
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Throughout football's history, we have seen the emergence and reemergence of different philosophies, and the tactics use to implement those philosophies. What are some of your favourites and why?

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[โ€“] BabaDuda@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it's the False 9 for me, dragging centrebacks out of position and leaving massive gaps for wide forwards to run into, surprised it wasn't exploited for so long

[โ€“] the_football_maestro@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Actually, F9 is quite a bit older than Pep's Barca or even Cryuff's Ajax. Check this out! https://breakingthelines.com/tactical-analysis/the-evolution-of-the-false-9-role/