The problem is that now teams have generally started to use low block with 5 at the back and 4 in the midfield and leaving just one at top for counters. There is no free space on the wings with two defenders marking the winger. Its difficult to switch because the 5 defenders also provide width.
The guy only analysed Guardiola's and Klopp's method of breaking the low block but ignored Mourinho's. The third and easiest way to break low blocks is through second balls. Just put bouncing balls in the box and wait for poor clearances or confusion or deflections or ricochets and shoot the loose balls from the melee that arises. This is what Steven Gerrard, Lampard, Kuyt, Ballack etc specialized in.
The subtle details in the videos make them hilarious as well as informative. The file extension .tifo, the camera, and North London Red in the question.
That might change with Telles, VDB and Cavani. VDB and Cavani's movements in the box will help a lot in such scenarios with a mixture of good crosses coming in from Telles. The thing that Man Utd is lacking to perfect such is lack of Football IQ and vision to create those passes. Only Bruno and Mata can manage that and that sucks for your team. As well as lack of movement from everyone that is going to make this a bit hard to execute in low block scenarios
@@kamogelodhlakama4945 truly The squad is so young, we needed older players despite it being against the present philosophy Each of them good at something but not smart enough to cover up for their mistakes
Note that Manchester United are currently using the low block themselves to great effect in some games, it's been part of their success when taking on big teams under Solskjaer - one of the most potent counter-attacking units in England at the moment when they're given the chance. You're right that they're struggling against this system though.
@@youtubeisnotajob4103 exactly, we will definitely see what will happen as time goes. So far there is progress here and there as soon as the team starts integrating well and the coach improves the tactical awareness with different scenarios then Man Utd could actually be a better team then previous years
@@dodge33cymru a really good point. It think it comes down to using good tactical awareness at different scenarios. Of which is something that's becoming evident as games go by. But I don't know that's just my opinion and perspective
@@tumbikani739 Yes, City is forever having this problem. Only Liverpool play against them a normal high-intensity game. Every other team just sits back and run the time out. If lucky they hit on the counter.
Such a high quality video, in art detail and creativity. When it comes to the Athletic and your association with each other, I actually think they're the most fortunate.
The high percentage of goals against low blocks come from short passes just to the side of the goal back into the penalty area. These short crosses on the ground are very difficult to defend against as the defender can’t see forwards running in behind
Agree with your analysis. What i would add as that you can use the space left in yours and the middle third of the pitch to relax, and pass the ball around a bit. What you can do is keep your wingers high and your fullbacks in line with your centre halves (or just not too advanced) and let your full backs advance the ball so far that it their winger gets tempted into going in to defend them. This will open them up and create space for your players to move into and get something going. Your analysis is correct. it is very difficult to break them down through the middle. You must try and draw their players out of position as much as possible and use width and switches. If they decide to keep their back four compact and use their winger to cover the flank this should open up space for your fullback to put a cross in from an advanced position however crosses from wide are actually not a particularly effective strategy against a low block when the opposition is on the front foot as they have the numbers in the middle and are facing the ball head on. Your threat from wide crosses in this instance only comes from the fact that you can put in so many and hopefully one might result in a goal. Contemporary tactics such as false fullbacks, invented wingers etc started being used by the top, forward thinking coaches as ways to try and overcome lesser opposition trying to use low blocks. Klopp uses fast and aggressive counters and quick, long and diagonal passes
@@Eric4presidente what? They dont need one. The seasons they won they had no real aerial threat and they dominated because their defense and attackers were solid. Now they have substandard wingers and dwindling defenders not to midfielders that dont always defend. I think that's what has caused them to struggle
@@Jjjof so what you’re saying is that they had weapons and advantages that compensated for that area of attack but now they don’t? They may not have needed that in 2017/18/19 but it would sure be nice to open that part of their attack up considering they don’t have the aforementioned quality anymore. Sane and Silva were huge for us. Aguero is oft-injured. The record breaking club might not return so City has to evolve. But I do see your point
@@Eric4presidente yes precisely, they dont have as good players as they did 2 seasons ago and the real difference makes have gone or declined Silva, kompany, aguero and sane. But even at that when man city played their best an aerial threat was never a deciding factor I think. but I really think you're over emphasising the effects of an aerial threat. It would be nice but it may not change much.
@@Jjjof perhaps, but like you said “it would be nice.” To say we don’t need an aerial threat because we didn’t two seasons ago when we had players of that caliber is underestimating that part of the game. Especially when City are struggling to manufacture goals right now. We have the most gifted passer in the world, I think he would benefit from someone who could go over the top. Maybe I’m frustrated because Sterling has been abysmal in front of goal and Mahrez has been useless on the pitch
This channel does have a way of explaining things really well. I'm a huge football fan and all of the information in this video was obvious to me but it was clear regardless COYB 🔵 Tuchelsea are coming in the next couple of years
There are two ways to beat the lowblock. 1.Transition (before the opponent forms a lowblock) or 2. good positional attack (building positional advantages, winning duels, etc. where we manipulate the opponent and create gaps in his block). Shooting from a distance is no way, there were a lot of own goals after long shots at the World Cup, but it's too coincidental to base your strategy on it. A long shot is a low quality chance. BTW. Low-block has a lot of advantages, first of all it is low-risky, so everyone uses it, Bayern and Liverpool do it very rarely, Aston Villa or Burnley do it for most of the game. For me, the biggest advantages are: 1. Defenders placed in the light of the goal to block shots. 2. The reduction of space behind the defense's back which limits the possibility of through pass. The lower we stand, the more difficult it is to play the ball behind our back and we force the opponent to play with crosses.
Whatever you've said about trying to break the system looks great but it has been out classed by Simeone himself when he went on against Liverpool way before covid 19 stopped football. Watch that match in full and you'll understand or maybe the analysis of the match. To me that was part of the best match I've seen. 🙌🏼💯
Use the width, make sure you get a good amount of players in the box and whip crosses in. Play two centrally creative players so you can move the ball quickly with precision.
I think it’s even more effective to drive into the box and look for tight passes one twos or shorter passes on the ground from the side of the goal into the penalty area , very difficult to defend these passes as the defender can’t see forwards cutting in behind him.
What about high press? when you play high press against these type of teams you can often interrupt their counter early or when you manage to takeover possesion the defence is often not as well positioned. In these moments you only need 1 or 2 passes to get in range for a shot on goal.
Very good video, pls continue with these tactical explanations. Maybe how to beat atalanta? They successful with their style of play and score a lot of goal, but how come other teams have no counter to it?
Sure he's more than well aware. We faced enough of this in the Championship In his second season we were brilliant at luring in teams hitting them quickly on the counter. We'll do the same soon this season...
I agree as teams become attacking with more money the teams with less money start becoming low block . U can see that in Spain after rm,barca domination. It is changing as they are becoming weak comparatively. Same in France and may be bottom half of Bundesliga ,5-6 sides in serie a like Verona. But in epl if money widens and title holders become more predictable than bottom half start playing defensively.
I thought at first that "low block" referred to the current trend of getting an extra defender to lie down behind the wall to prevent the free kick taker from shooting underneath it...
This is great content right here. Analysis of the metagame, the strategies and tactics being used and the arms race that creates new strategies and tactics to counter the prevailing ones and render them obsolete. I understand that a content creation channel has to make content for an active and engaged market so I do hope there are viewers for this sort of stuff because I would love to see more or it. Instead of garbage filler pieces like how Gaddafi tried to buy ManU. One suggestion, use actual game footage to illustrate your point. Other creators like Nouman already do it and I understand that may not mean there is no legal risk but I think you should seriously check whether analysis of game footage comes under transformative work because that would simply elevate this content
Do one video on the best formation to use all the best players and best starting 11 for man Utd.. we have so much options like de beek, Fred, pogba in midfield, and rashford, martial, greenwood, cavani in attack..
Could you make Part 2 - How should Arsenal have played against Leicester? Arteta did try to attack the wide areas, with both Tierney and Bellerin bombing forward, and Xhaka and Ceballos covering the wide areas incase they got caught on the counter. But as a result, Arsenal failed to dominate the midfield and create enough chances for the attack.
Funny how this video used Liverpool as example but their fans believe they weak against low block team Every team struggle to score against low block, that's the point of the strategy and it works
Maybe Mourinho used to do against the teams like Barcelona Manchester United.. And it's understandable cause he generally prefers tall strong centre backs as well as midfielders who can easily cope with those crosses..
All well and good but when a team throws a 5 men defence it's much tougher. Every vertical space is covered including width. Plus, midfielders and strikers dropping in makes it tougher for long shots and second balls.
As a Burnley fan I demand you take this down immediately.
Jose has seen
A Burnley fan with the surname of _Blackburn_ ?
Jeeeez...😬😅
That's pretty awkward.. isn't it ?
As a Spurs Fan I won’t take this down for later 😂
😂😂
@Prajwol Joshi The word "Curse" has never been more appropriate
The 3 dislikes are pulis, Bruce and dyche
And Hodgson 😞
Underrated comment
Forgot the greatest of them all ? Big Sam
Rodgers
And arteta
What a perfect timing to post this video after Arsenal Leicester game 👏👍
💯
Yep Tito is an Arsenal fan
He’s reacting against our loss against Leicester
He kinda put arsenal on the vid tho.
North london red
This video is for Arsenal 2:31 (North London Red)
Every top club: WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN
Love all the small subtle visual gags and details in this video. Fantastic work Tifo.
Alternative title: Burnley & Newcastle exposed
Lmao
Crystal palace too
@h screen Artetaball
They're already exposed, just to get more exposed una😭
Burnley vs Newcastle, the immovable object versus the immovable object
The problem is that now teams have generally started to use low block with 5 at the back and 4 in the midfield and leaving just one at top for counters. There is no free space on the wings with two defenders marking the winger. Its difficult to switch because the 5 defenders also provide width.
They can resort to deep crosses.
That is untill you face delle ali😂
He was one of the best player when facing a low block team but boii just wasted his talent
The guy only analysed Guardiola's and Klopp's method of breaking the low block but ignored Mourinho's. The third and easiest way to break low blocks is through second balls. Just put bouncing balls in the box and wait for poor clearances or confusion or deflections or ricochets and shoot the loose balls from the melee that arises. This is what Steven Gerrard, Lampard, Kuyt, Ballack etc specialized in.
This is whySimeone ran a 5-5-0 against City a few years ago
Please send this to Simeone.
Although atleti play with a low block often, they struggle against other teams that have low block.
They've been decent creatively this season
Tell this to Arsenal, they are strugling
Arsenal remind me of Palace this season.
I mean if you speak PES, then this video was quite clearly aimed at arsenal 2:26
Arsenal park the bus themselves
They play a low block themselves
@@ondank only real ballers speak PES
Next episode, How to beat high pressing teams like Liverpool and Bayern Munich. Press Like so Tifo can see it.
Low block😂
It's very difficult lol
Ask Zidane
better player
Real Madrid style
The subtle details in the videos make them hilarious as well as informative. The file extension .tifo, the camera, and North London Red in the question.
Definitely, an extremely valuable video
File name in video is Passin Me By and name drop Pharcyde. I see what you did there Tifo. Classic hip hop song😉
Manchester United need this
They can play through, but absolutely no width(that might change with telles)
That might change with Telles, VDB and Cavani. VDB and Cavani's movements in the box will help a lot in such scenarios with a mixture of good crosses coming in from Telles. The thing that Man Utd is lacking to perfect such is lack of Football IQ and vision to create those passes. Only Bruno and Mata can manage that and that sucks for your team. As well as lack of movement from everyone that is going to make this a bit hard to execute in low block scenarios
@@kamogelodhlakama4945 truly
The squad is so young, we needed older players despite it being against the present philosophy
Each of them good at something but not smart enough to cover up for their mistakes
Note that Manchester United are currently using the low block themselves to great effect in some games, it's been part of their success when taking on big teams under Solskjaer - one of the most potent counter-attacking units in England at the moment when they're given the chance. You're right that they're struggling against this system though.
@@youtubeisnotajob4103 exactly, we will definitely see what will happen as time goes. So far there is progress here and there as soon as the team starts integrating well and the coach improves the tactical awareness with different scenarios then Man Utd could actually be a better team then previous years
@@dodge33cymru a really good point. It think it comes down to using good tactical awareness at different scenarios. Of which is something that's becoming evident as games go by. But I don't know that's just my opinion and perspective
Always wanted to see such a vid as my team usually plays against low blocks and they simply can't score. Keep up the good work
City?
@@tumbikani739 Yes, City is forever having this problem. Only Liverpool play against them a normal high-intensity game. Every other team just sits back and run the time out. If lucky they hit on the counter.
I know exactly how you feel. That’s exactly why I wanted to watch this video. I’m a city fan too and it’s so frustrating 😔
@@tumbikani739 it's not City but it applies to every team which plays with intensity and the lower tier clubs can't outplay them
@@tumbikani739 united
At times, when I have nothing to do, I pick a random Tifo video, and I always end up learning something.
That's a great game to play!
Such a high quality video, in art detail and creativity. When it comes to the Athletic and your association with each other, I actually think they're the most fortunate.
Production and Content quality is just one of the best👍🏽
Why didn’t someone send this to Arteta before the game with Leicester?
Arsenal tried the first method. They actually scored before Xhaka was ruled “offside by influencing the keeper”.
@@martytu20 seriously how was that disallowed,
Im not even an Arsenal fan, it just didn't make sense.
Arsenal did break the low block. Just didn’t finish the move.
@@josiahvoisin7991 its var, killing the beautiful game ffs
The new animations and the live face cam videos are just tooo good and the Tifo camera
Low Block, what a fancy way to say Park The Bus method.
Park the Bus is the fancy way to say Low Block Mr.FIFA
Low block is exactly what it's said. Parking the bus is a fancy way to say it
Haven't heard that word since Chelsea in 2012.
@@nabidc61 Suprisingly Chelsea did it against Real Madrid today
The high percentage of goals against low blocks come from short passes just to the side of the goal back into the penalty area. These short crosses on the ground are very difficult to defend against as the defender can’t see forwards running in behind
Agree with your analysis. What i would add as that you can use the space left in yours and the middle third of the pitch to relax, and pass the ball around a bit. What you can do is keep your wingers high and your fullbacks in line with your centre halves (or just not too advanced) and let your full backs advance the ball so far that it their winger gets tempted into going in to defend them. This will open them up and create space for your players to move into and get something going. Your analysis is correct. it is very difficult to break them down through the middle. You must try and draw their players out of position as much as possible and use width and switches. If they decide to keep their back four compact and use their winger to cover the flank this should open up space for your fullback to put a cross in from an advanced position however crosses from wide are actually not a particularly effective strategy against a low block when the opposition is on the front foot as they have the numbers in the middle and are facing the ball head on. Your threat from wide crosses in this instance only comes from the fact that you can put in so many and hopefully one might result in a goal. Contemporary tactics such as false fullbacks, invented wingers etc started being used by the top, forward thinking coaches as ways to try and overcome lesser opposition trying to use low blocks. Klopp uses fast and aggressive counters and quick, long and diagonal passes
Ole and Arteta: Write that down, write that down!
Lol now it’s more like Klopp
Low block is chelsea's weaknesses. We have failed miserably when teams park the bus on us.
These videos are just so high quality, thank you Tifo Football!
3:24 'Activate Skynet' :D
great spot! 😂
3:34 'add/remove racoons'
Mesut Ozil needs to email this to Arteta ASAP
"NORTH LONDON RED" I'M CRYING 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
The thumbnail had me thinking everyone was holding hands, like the players were on a Fussball table
Great content as always, but the aesthetic and presentation is excellent! Unique and clear. A very good look for Tifo.
Sees this video
*Adjust my tactics in football manager to play Athletics Madrid*
facts
Atletico
Same bro same
I face Atletico in CL next
Tifos timing couldn't be more perfect
2:24 North London Red 😭. Someone send this to Arteta please!
Let me tag Guardiola! He might need it, seeing him struggle in recent times 🙏
Dude seriously, and what makes it worse is that City doesn’t have an aerial threat at all
@@Eric4presidente what? They dont need one. The seasons they won they had no real aerial threat and they dominated because their defense and attackers were solid. Now they have substandard wingers and dwindling defenders not to midfielders that dont always defend. I think that's what has caused them to struggle
@@Jjjof so what you’re saying is that they had weapons and advantages that compensated for that area of attack but now they don’t? They may not have needed that in 2017/18/19 but it would sure be nice to open that part of their attack up considering they don’t have the aforementioned quality anymore. Sane and Silva were huge for us. Aguero is oft-injured. The record breaking club might not return so City has to evolve. But I do see your point
@@Eric4presidente yes precisely, they dont have as good players as they did 2 seasons ago and the real difference makes have gone or declined Silva, kompany, aguero and sane. But even at that when man city played their best an aerial threat was never a deciding factor I think.
but I really think you're over emphasising the effects of an aerial threat. It would be nice but it may not change much.
@@Jjjof perhaps, but like you said “it would be nice.” To say we don’t need an aerial threat because we didn’t two seasons ago when we had players of that caliber is underestimating that part of the game. Especially when City are struggling to manufacture goals right now. We have the most gifted passer in the world, I think he would benefit from someone who could go over the top. Maybe I’m frustrated because Sterling has been abysmal in front of goal and Mahrez has been useless on the pitch
the graphics was very pleasing on the eye good job guys
2:32 North London Red. yup pretty much Arsenal after Leicester game lmao
Caught that Pharcyde - Passin Me By reference 😀
Nice video bro cuz of your videos I started loving football once more
Use DIEGO COSTA... that is how Lopetegui breaked the buses during 2016 and 2018..and as spanish we suffer the parking bus style since 2008
Anyone spot the ‘activate skynet button’ whenever he clicked on the ‘edit’ dropdown menu. Nice Easter 🥚
Wasn't it in 'file'?
damn those animations are next level
File: Passin'.Me.By.tfo - players on the far-side/pharcyde. Nice one Tifo
North London Red and Lancashire Claret 😂 subtle nod to the better football game out there
The animations on this are brilliant, well done!
This channel does have a way of explaining things really well. I'm a huge football fan and all of the information in this video was obvious to me but it was clear regardless COYB 🔵 Tuchelsea are coming in the next couple of years
I just lost a final because of a low block opposition
We took more than 15 shots while they had 3-4 shots
We lost on penalties after a 0-0
There are two ways to beat the lowblock.
1.Transition (before the opponent forms a lowblock) or
2. good positional attack (building positional advantages, winning duels, etc. where we manipulate the opponent and create gaps in his block).
Shooting from a distance is no way, there were a lot of own goals after long shots at the World Cup, but it's too coincidental to base your strategy on it. A long shot is a low quality chance.
BTW. Low-block has a lot of advantages, first of all it is low-risky, so everyone uses it, Bayern and Liverpool do it very rarely, Aston Villa or Burnley do it for most of the game. For me, the biggest advantages are:
1. Defenders placed in the light of the goal to block shots.
2. The reduction of space behind the defense's back which limits the possibility of through pass. The lower we stand, the more difficult it is to play the ball behind our back and we force the opponent to play with crosses.
Someone send Ole this!!. He always struggles against lesser teams.
As a Chelsea fans, I demand the coach and the staff to look at this video right away
"Additional marks for doodles" 😂😂😂
I needed this for my FM save
Best channel on RUclips ❤. Especially for Football Manager students 😅
Can we just talk about that new animation it's awesome tifo Football 3:35
Whatever you've said about trying to break the system looks great but it has been out classed by Simeone himself when he went on against Liverpool way before covid 19 stopped football. Watch that match in full and you'll understand or maybe the analysis of the match. To me that was part of the best match I've seen. 🙌🏼💯
What a time to Post this video. Just after arsenal defeat against Leicester... Damn. This guy is a legend ♥️♥️❣️❣️
Appreciating your best work Tifo 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉✍️✍️✍️👍👍💪💪💪
The voiceover for this channel is so Iconic
You have the best football channel other than the NFL
Use the width, make sure you get a good amount of players in the box and whip crosses in. Play two centrally creative players so you can move the ball quickly with precision.
I think it’s even more effective to drive into the box and look for tight passes one twos or shorter passes on the ground from the side of the goal into the penalty area , very difficult to defend these passes as the defender can’t see forwards cutting in behind him.
so much quality in these animations
What about high press? when you play high press against these type of teams you can often interrupt their counter early or when you manage to takeover possesion the defence is often not as well positioned. In these moments you only need 1 or 2 passes to get in range for a shot on goal.
As mourinho said they should not even go for the ball just be static
Very good video, pls continue with these tactical explanations.
Maybe how to beat atalanta? They successful with their style of play and score a lot of goal, but how come other teams have no counter to it?
Ask Napoli
if other teams have no counter to it, they would've lift a Serie A/ UCL trophy already.
@@ronaldt2339 facts
Bielsa needs to watch this we always struggle against the low block.
Sure he's more than well aware. We faced enough of this in the Championship
In his second season we were brilliant at luring in teams hitting them quickly on the counter. We'll do the same soon this season...
I agree as teams become attacking with more money the teams with less money start becoming low block . U can see that in Spain after rm,barca domination. It is changing as they are becoming weak comparatively. Same in France and may be bottom half of Bundesliga ,5-6 sides in serie a like Verona. But in epl if money widens and title holders become more predictable than bottom half start playing defensively.
Tried the tactics on FM and it works
I thought at first that "low block" referred to the current trend of getting an extra defender to lie down behind the wall to prevent the free kick taker from shooting underneath it...
This is great content right here. Analysis of the metagame, the strategies and tactics being used and the arms race that creates new strategies and tactics to counter the prevailing ones and render them obsolete. I understand that a content creation channel has to make content for an active and engaged market so I do hope there are viewers for this sort of stuff because I would love to see more or it. Instead of garbage filler pieces like how Gaddafi tried to buy ManU. One suggestion, use actual game footage to illustrate your point. Other creators like Nouman already do it and I understand that may not mean there is no legal risk but I think you should seriously check whether analysis of game footage comes under transformative work because that would simply elevate this content
These kind of video's I like the most!
Even the tactical discussion of the low block is frustrating! 😭
Do one video on the best formation to use all the best players and best starting 11 for man Utd.. we have so much options like de beek, Fred, pogba in midfield, and rashford, martial, greenwood, cavani in attack..
***Arsenal FC has entered the chat***
😂
City needs to learn this
Nice timing to post this with norwich
Could you make Part 2 - How should Arsenal have played against Leicester?
Arteta did try to attack the wide areas, with both Tierney and Bellerin bombing forward, and Xhaka and Ceballos covering the wide areas incase they got caught on the counter. But as a result, Arsenal failed to dominate the midfield and create enough chances for the attack.
Great, great and again....Great video
Managers should also watch this
Ole should’ve watched this video before he set up that Utd team against Villareal 😂. This man played right into Emery’s palm.
Funny how this video used Liverpool as example but their fans believe they weak against low block team
Every team struggle to score against low block, that's the point of the strategy and it works
High level as always.
I hope i can use this in my FM career because boy do i need it
Alice the animations are fantastic
we already know about width, through and set pieces. coz what other options are there? was expecting some deeper insight
Excellent!!
You should be proud of yourself. 👍👍👍
Finally Newcastle topping tables again, toon toon
Rogers masterclass 👌🏾
Best way is to watch this video as fast as possible
Does that mean I download and watch this in 8X speed?? 😂😂😂
I like how this video is so implicitly directed at Mikel Arteta
Klopp and Liverpool need to watch this video
Talk about how pinning and drawing in movements are used to occupy and draw out defenders !
Today's match of Tottenham vs Man City was precisely this. Pep tried to play wider but to no avail.
Alternative title: How Bayern smashed Atletico's parked bus to pieces...
The 2 goals they concelded were from bayren counter attack.
Another stat attack 🔥
can you explain pirlo's tactics
Arteta seriously needs to watch this!
Very well timed chaps
Really good video!
Option 2 *exist*
Arsenal : What the fuck is that
Arteta needed this video a week ago
Barcelona: *Write that down, Write that down!*
Maybe Mourinho used to do against the teams like Barcelona Manchester United..
And it's understandable cause he generally prefers tall strong centre backs as well as midfielders who can easily cope with those crosses..
All well and good but when a team throws a 5 men defence it's much tougher. Every vertical space is covered including width. Plus, midfielders and strikers dropping in makes it tougher for long shots and second balls.