How to Fix a Boring Football Team
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Before the arrival of world cup winner Leo messi, inter miami were on a 11 game winless streak, struggling to create chances and generally looking out of synch on a lot of their plays. But just two months later and inter miami are the leagues cup winners, looking like a completely different team and creating chances from all over the pitch. But this success isn’t just down down to messi, and their new coach Gerardo Martino has given the team some much needed structure.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:54 The Active Transfer Window
01:18 What Was The Issue?
02:50 Worse than Expected
06:07 What has Martino Changed?
07:44 The Role of Messi
08:58 What's Next for Inter Miami
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Busquets was a very important piece needed for the cb progression.
And messi was the creator which they need .
they need suarez.
@@partofeverything2147 To win in MLS this year, I don't think they need anything except perhaps more games than are on the schedule. If the cap loosens a bit next year and teams spend more on bringing in better players, they might indeed need more to stay the most exciting team in the league :).
@@partofeverything2147no they need a good défense
@@partofeverything2147 It would be really nice but Martinez in himself is much more than enough I believe
100% people in North America just dont understand Busquets play. I saw people complaining that he " just walks around the pitch like he doesnt know where to be". Like what? Rofl
Sergio Busquets is such an important player. He starts everything and makes it work
busquets is the most underrated player ever
It's obviously the collective changes. One man is never enough to completely turn around a team. Had Messi came into Neville's team they probably lose early in the League's Cup. However, under Martino's system and the addition of Busquets, Alba, and the 3 young Argentinian signings they have transformed themselves. The best sign of this is how players that were already there have looked excellent. Robert Taylor was arguably competing with Messi for MOTM honors in the first couple games. Josef Martinez has looked back to his ATL Utd form. Cremaschi now looks like a future star. And of course Yedlin is playing better than he has in several years. Messi is obviously the cherry on top of this transformation, but he couldn't have done it alone.
Truth but Messi is STILL THE GOAT
I totally agree with you, one man can't change a team that much but he's the main Ingredient, if you remove him the team wouldn't be here either. But the whole team is really working well and the coach is great and calendar is doing God's work too.
well there is another one getting all the credit/ despite joined joined the TOP TEAM in league.
If u remove messi inter Miami will end up in relegation or one step above to 14th position from 15.messi transfer inter Miami into best MLS team,
True but 6 signings where 1 is a staple in football, 1 is top 5 in there position all time and the last addition to that is the goat? That’s going to make a huge difference in a league that’s I think ranked outside the top 50 leagues itw.
Messi has made all the players in Inter Miami believe in themselves and play to their fullest potential. Think about it, Drake Callender (GK) he was 3rd choice goalkeeper and now the dude is one of the most recognized in MLS and even getting called up to US Mens national team. Benjamin Cremaschi, he's the future of the team, born and raised in Miami and there's been talks that he might even be considered playing for Argentina prior to Messi getting there, this wasn't even a remote possibility, he's definitely impressing. Leo Campana scored two great headers that one game, he's probably never had anyone that can place the ball with pinpoint accuracy like Messi, Robert Taylor is playing very well.... the list goes on. These guys are looking world class because of Messi, but they always had the talent, just needed someone to unleash their talent, everyone wants to impress.
So refreshing to see someone highlight other things than just messi this and messi that. We can clearly see that the addition of Tata, Messi, Alba, and Busquets is an attempt to level up the play and overall team culture of Inter Miami, to see the likes of Cremaschi and Taylor step up to the plate, also the likes of Martinez and Campana moving freely is such a refreshing sight to see. They aren't playing like they were a month or two ago, they don't play like they're bottom of the standings, even if they don't make it to playoffs during the MLS season, winning the Leagues cup and making the US Open Cup final (and a possibility of winning it) are exciting signs on how things will look at the near future.
People tend to forget on how this team has so much potential on paper, even before Messi came over, with the likes of Taylor, Yedlin, Martinez, Callendar, Campana, and Cremaschi. Now it's slowly bearing fruit.
🙄Dey disguise Ronaldo fan
Ok knowing Tata is new to the team makes more sense now because i was wondering how a whole team could suddenly be playing this much better
@@judas_bdb8681 coach +goat effect, how come sucking Cavs grab theirs rings once LBJ joined..
@delicjushdel2401 I'm a casual basketball fan but i will say that random RUclips commenters believe that LeBron had more quality players on that team than Jordan had on the bulls
@@judas_bdb8681 dude we're talking about MESSIs effect on MIami's players skills not if LBJ is bigger GOAT then MJ, come on ...
Phil Neville is a good coach if you want to see improvment in your team. First you hire him, let him coach for some time and then replace him with literally anybody and see how the team improves.
its always great to have a refference on what NOT to do
It's hard to fall off the floor.
How does what you said above make sense to you and those liking it?🤣
The Neville brothers should just quit
The tactical shift is massive, of course made possible by injecting the talent needed in each line. It's still pretty impressive that they are pulling it off so far.
it only shows you how bad the average level is that you can bring a few 35 year old players and turn things around that quickly. Messi is scoring so much cause the level in the MLS is THAT bad! They are laughing their asses off
@@hiufgterdeto be fair Messi scored 21 goals for PSG last season
I consider you one of the top tacticians on youtube (probably the best) and for you to take the time to analyze an MLS team shows the impact Messi, Alba, Busquests, and coach Martino have had not just on Inter Miami but on the entire MLS league.
This is also a story about how squad construction under MLS salary rules work. You always have to make trade offs, and in order to make these transfer’s possible they needed to position themselves to be able to have 2 open Designated Players spots out of 3, they needed to make sure one of those three was under 23 or 1.6 million per year, and they needed to have a bunch of “allocation money”. To do that they needed to keep the one contract buy out MLS team are allowed per year, they needed to trade away some players for Allocation and they needed one of their previous DP players to be on a relatively low salary for a DP.
DP’s basically don’t count toward the salary cap after the first 600k, two of those three slots were needed for Busquets and Messi and they needed to use the buy out to get one of those back.
General Allocation money (we call it gam) is basically liquid cap space, so it lets you spend more than the fixed salary cap. It can be traded between MLS teams as part of transfers. They needed this to get one of their lower paid DP’s under the the limit to no longer be a DP and get that other slot. They also needed a bunch to be able to pay Alba, while not having to use a DP slot with him (I also expect they promised him a very cushy job after retiring).
And making sure their last DP slot was under 23 years old let’s them use the full 3 “u22” contracts. Those are basically mini-DP slots that can only be used to sign young talent under 22 years old with the idea that teams who want to develop young players should get some incentives, rather than just signing old vets. They are not allowed to be paid unlimited amounts like full DP’s, but their transfer fees don’t count against the salary cap and their salaries count far less than otherwise.
Basically Miami planned the tactics and the money in conjunction in order to make this happen, which is even more impressive, and makes me angry as a sounders fan. The guy that they brought in to figure out how to pull the money side off, Chris Henderson, used to do the same kind of magic for us.
This comment should be pinned. Thanks for sharing.
It was an idea orchestrated by Beckham and its an easier pitch. He already had a vacation home in Miami and this was talked about as one of those 1% chances possibility back soon after the club was created. They couldn’t anticipate the Saudis getting into sports but the MLS is one entity so they got him because they would allow him to go to any club. The MLS is like the NFL with even more control.
Thanks, that was quite informative. As a European, I knew basically nothing about the MLS' financial rules.
this is fantastic and easy to understand! thank you!
@@unusallife6326 this is not true. Yes it is “one entity “ but at this point that is more of a vestige of when the league was smaller and owners had multiple clubs. Each club is owned separately now. Miami pays his salary not, MLS. There are plenty of owners in mls who couldn’t even realistically afford his 50 million in wages.
Great video!
But yeah, it's not just down to Messi,with Busquets and Alba, they practically have the whole pitch structure accounted for.
Busquets picks out the best through balls that no one on Inter Miami could have achieved had only Messi joined the team.
Alba's runs and crosses from the left should always cause panic.
Messi terrorizing you at every other place completes the threat.
😂
They have that nuclear Triad
your videos are always at another level when it comes to digging into tactics! the graphics and editing here are great, really feel like I learned a lot
Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬 . Love the content
Even though football is a team sport where tactics and players' performance are essential, I still consider Messi to be the most significant factor in making the team successful. He does things that nobody else can do like the free kick vs. Cruz Azul to win the first game or yesterday's assist in the 98' minute to tie the game against Cincinnati.
Even though the players play better as a team and some individual players have improved their performance significantly, they still can rely on Messi to save them in the last ball and win or tie those complicated games. And if they go to penalties, he takes the first one, which gives the rest of the team a boost in confidence.
The positional play is still average. Often times, the LW and the RB face isolation and eventually lose the ball. To go further in this season, they needed to be confident on the ball.
Very insightful breakdown of formations and tactics. This type of content should give new American fans a better understanding that Football has a similarity to American Football at least strategically.
Finally someone with a real analysis of football!! Yes, agreed 100% with everything you said. I’m glad someone has touched on all the points that have changed Inter Miami inside out. Busquets, Jordi Alba and Messi, are three WC winners and CL winners. Martino is a La Liga winner, has plenty of experience in Copa America, CL, WC and MLS tournaments. As well, he had already managed these 3 players. So, there are all these elements plus the fact of the gigantic confidence boost to the rest of the team and for sure, the enthusiasm that creates in all the other players for being in a team with those 3 world class and extremely accomplished stars. Add to it having a world class coach. In my opinion Inter Miami still has lots of room for growth even with all these same players. Which means, we haven’t seen yet the best of Messi, Busquets, Jordi, Cremaschi, Campana and others.
A special praise to the goalie. In my opinion, we’ll see Callender goal tending in Europe not too far in the future.
Great visual explanation. great video!
Great analysis bro I have llearnt something new in the build up phase.
A good team always has a clear style, structure and defined player roles in and out of possession. These are the most important things to have to atleast compete better and stand a chance of winning
amazing video, amazing presentation, love it !
INSTANT follow. This has so insightful to the MASSIVE difference in play style. Cheers to you, this was amazing.
Such a good analysis. Thank you for all your hard work on this.
Great analysis. As someone who has been watching prem league for about 5 years but don’t really know the nuances of formations or what to look for. I appreciate the great video man. Learn something new every day
Video editing and Graphics are great, and different form your older videos
Great content as always. Keep up the good work.
Really appreciate the amount of work put into this video.
Loved this video really well done
Great video! Thank you
Great video. I'm learning a lot about tactics from your content. Thank you! 👏
Excellent video, very well explained. Thank you.
I enjoyed the visuals very insightful.
A better structure and positioning have certainly been important, but the quality of the players is also critical. After all, Miami was pretty good in the second half of last season under Neville, when they made that run from way down in the standings into the playoffs. The key to that success was the midfield trio of Gregore, Mota, and Pozuelo. After letting Pozuelo go back to Europe in the offseason and then losing the other two to injuries early this year, Neville was left scrambling to find a solution, which he never found.
Your example is really not enough to prove Neville isn't crap. The difference between the best and the rest is consistency. Any team can put together a string of freakish good matches, just like the best teams can get into a freakish rut. For example, look at Wiggin 2013 FA cup.
Great analysis
Great video. Subbed.
Very good explanation.
Man that was some mind blowing analysis!
Excellent video ❤
This has to be a very good explanation video so far
I love this man. Fantastic content to learn from. Keep making contents like this. Meta (most effective tactical analyst)
Thanks man appreciate the constant support 🙌🏻
@@FootballMeta u deserve it. Ur helping me a lot. I am learning so many concepts in here. That is why I decided I can't just watch and go on, I have to make sure I take notes on this.
Superb content, you are a master in explaining tactical schemes. Thank you!
Awesome video!
First video from this channel that I've seen.. this was great. The channel should have a lot more subscribers. Keep it up!
No, because is stupid.
Great analysis. Thank you.
I don’t comment a lot on RUclips but your graphics are mesmerizing
Incredible breakdown! Well done 👍
Well explained. Big thanks for that. You do deserve my subscription ^_^
Missing Arroyo making a big hole in mid vs Cincinati, making Busquet job damn hard...Inter Miami need another good box to box & tenacious midfielder beside Arroyo...
Agree...putting Arroyo behind Messi really helps. And also not having Taylor on the other side of the field really hurt in the first half.
As a Madrid fan I must admit that the Messi factor is the one thing that changed everything. On paper anything is possible but once he has the ball…
Just look at the newfound confidence. In the 3 games where they won on PKs, the team missed one PK out of 21. Part of this is mental knowing you've got Messi, Busquets and Alba and Tata and not wanting to disappoint them. Believing you are a part of something special and wanting to stay a part of something special.
I love this content! Are we going to see more about relationism ? Since your video I'm feeling like I'm seeing it everywhere, including in my beloved AC Milan.
Great video as always
Thanks man. Great analysis . Now I understand football better .
Excellent !!! Possession without creating CLEAR shot opportunities is the fool's gold of most modern teams (except PL), see recent Barca, etc. if you hold ball too long, opposition has time to camp out/park the bus and breaking it down requires extraordinary movement/passing (Man City) or a long distance shot. Conversely, counterattacks are the bread&butter of most good teams (Liverpool, etc.) and even in Argentina, Inter Miami (recently) because they create CLEAR shot opportunities. 75% of counterattacks result in goals. While 75% of hold/pass/hold/pass/shoot attempts result in no-goals and lethal counterattacks by the opposition. One only need to watch older games (80's) to see how dangerous counters were, needing only 2-3 players sprinting in coordination. The hold, slow movement (standing) of modern tactics doesn't create many goal opportunities, because it is done so far from the goal.
Great analysis. 👍👍
also important mentioning Alba, usually most left/right backs cross the ball just for the sake of getting a chance near the goal, which more than often ends up in a dead ball/overball/lose of possession, you can clearly see his experience and game knowledge in each pass
I would love to see a video about the tactical keys of Thomas Frank's Brentford, I feel that it is a team that is little talked about
I would also love a video similar to Guardiola's Barcelona but with other teams that impressed the viewers, Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund, Nagelsmann's Leipzig, Ten Hag's Ajax or Flick's Bayern, among other examples
Due to the quality of the content in general and the excellent editing, you are one of the best soccer analysis channels I have seen
Flickr is a name?
@@partofeverything2147
Sorry, is Flick, my mistake
Great Video
It will be interesting how this 5-3-2 develops. The team really struggled with it last night in the first half. Plus Messi and Busquets looked exhausted. I think having Mota on the field instead of Taylor was a big drop off. Taylor and Cremashi seem to bring a lot of work rate to the field. Gomez looked a bit wild and reckless last night, but I think he'll get better. Not sure what to think of Farias yet, but we'll see. I felt good about Campana getting a brace as he was put into a sub role during Leagues Cup and also had that last minute awkward moment against Nashville...so it's great to see him spring back with a huge contribution. Good to see both forwards get goals from the run of play.
Agreed. Even if you have to play Taylor out of position you need to find a spot for him in the starting lineup. He has the pace and energy to play box to box which is needed with ho high we press and how slow our defenders are.
Yea Messi and Busquets are doing a lot of heavy carrying, I don’t think it’s a sustainable strategy. Also their defense is still very very poor. They need to bring in better defenders.
Nice edits
at 1:30 isn't their defence well above (better than) league average. conceded fewer shots and goals
Cremaschi is an American of Argentine origin not an Argentine. He was born and raised in USA and represents USA U-19 🇺🇸
My bad, saw the Argentina flag and just assumed
If I’m a coach, I would hire u as my analysis guy who simplify team play for me & players 👏👏
Great content
It is interessting to watch the mls as a european. The optimization potential in defense play is tremendous. Manuel Neuer after munich contrac+defense coach to finally get the first structured defense in mls history(;P) and you win season straight
I've never looked at the game like this thanks for making me smarter
busquets in the defence mid . its going to be a big difference as barca struggling to get a busquests alternative in place
Where do you get the board you have?? I need one for my teams.
really insightful.
What tools are you using for visuals and formations?
Good job Fm,
It is a combination. Yes all what you say in your video is true. The system did not work before. However you need leadership in the field, you need a player who inspires the rest. Messi has done that. Busquets and alba are so experienced and outstanding at what they do. they complement the tactics really well. Without counting that they played with Messi for years and trained previously under Tata Martino. So they know exactly what and how to do it.
Everyone mentions the 3 new players, but most overlooking that Tata just got the job a few months ago.
Inter Messi has already won a NA Continental Cup. Made it to the US League Cup finals. The last thing I can see them doing is making it to the MLS Playoffs. If their run continues, Messi is the one an only player to have won all 2 US Cups and Continental League Cup as a new player in his first season.
I see what Beckham did there: he's recreating Barcelona in Inter Miami. I hadn't noticed even the manager is ex Barca
But they need duplicate La Masia in Miami, to bring more good talent to first squad
Tata brought the system that won him MLS Cup at Atlanta with a trio of Barca players. If Phil Neville didn’t have that team in the dirt so badly at the start, they would be able to probably get into the playoffs.
Martino made Martinez an excellent striker, he used to play as winger in Torino and the Venezuelan national team.
Martinez won Player of the Season in MLS whilst playing with Newcastle fixture, Almiron. He is an excellent player by any standard.
Yedlin also had plenty of PL experience.
Messi and Busquets are phenomenal. Alba was a top player. Martinez and Yedlin would be solid players in Europe today. This team only needed a competent tactician, and Martino is exactly thar
100% the influx of football intelligence from the players and coach. Yes they're crazy good which is winning games but they're teaching the team as they go - better structures, more goals, better defense.
Do a new analysis on inter miami. This season has been interesting and they've shifted the meta again
i'm curious: how is all of this data collected, and where do you get it from? a video on that would be awesome.
Inter Miami is barely surviving in the last match. The defense on both teams are so bad. Cincinnati had a lot of easy opportunities to strike goals and they missed it terribly bad.
This will lead to the rest of the league to adapt and progress in order to keep up, the impact is immeasurable.
After watching NevilleBall for the first half of the season, one of the biggest issues the team had in attack was the lack of vision, and therefore lack of runs off the ball. Literally nobody moved off the ball, and in a rare instance when they did, as you pointed out, it usually did more harm than good.
The biggest impact I’ve seen so far is that now with Tata, every time busquets or Messi get the ball, there is vision, and the other players put in 110% effort because they trust them to make something happen. It’s like before Messi and busquets, the rest of the team were lazy and didn’t want waste energy to make a run because they knew they wouldn’t get the ball. Now they know their run will be spotted and things will happen.
I learned more in this video and the other one about relationism than in the last 15 years of watching tv commentators doing their (supposed) job
Honestly coaching and players have improved. Having a decent manager gets best out player and gives you an identity. Players like Taylor, Miller, campana and cremaschi have improved so much
Calling Cremaschi Argentine is like calling Mbappe Cameroonian.
Defenders still need a lot of training to evolve in the scheme and there is a need for a young player who can break through the lines in the midfield. Gregore, the brazilian player, has these characteristics, but I still haven't seen him playing with Tata.
They need another box to box midfielder as good as Arroyo or maybe better than him
I't's obviously a bit of everything, but I suppose having Busquets, Alba and Messi, very experienced players, also helps the other players to be more daring to do things they might think risky before, since they might think they have someone else to cover for a mistake more easily, I think the assurance to have those 3 on the team, must help a lot on how they're playing now, compared on how they played before, on top of, as obvious, a new trainer, that of course, maight be better than the one they had, and give more clear indications on what he want the players to do.
Alba Busquet Messi basically gave the team a new spine.
A damn good spine.
And a new brain in Martino.
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إستمر.❤
The team is better drilled now than under Neveil..
Best Inter Miami analysis I’ve seen since messi got there!!
it is a collective changes. But they need someone to lead it and initiate the transformation which Messi has that role. Busi and Alba also has a great impact in the defence and in attacking. they need to improve the defence though
They need one more good box to box midfielder like Arroyo
The difference is Messi. With some help to stabilise the midfield from busquets. Having somebody like Messi around ups the standards of everyone knowing they can actually win things. It gives them belief and confidence
A full backs IQ can cost the team a goal and set up the offense for a goal. It's a fun position to play because your constantly a part of the game
Interesting. Would love more mls videos, - american with new interest in football / soccer
Very funny. Laughed at the end.
By putting Busquets from CDM to CB, that 4123 will become 343, the same as the one formation again.
It is not about tactics or formation on paper. It is about the personal, such as Busquets and Alba, who can use it to affect other teammates.
Miami have a defender on loan with river plate. He was one of the best defenders in MLS a couple years ago. They'll be better next year. And they are trying to get Sergio Ramos too
Last match, Miami defense is shit. The whole team is asleep until Messi wake the whole team up.
Busquets is the core, and I say it as an argentinian an Messi fan. So many of the good things happening to Inter Miami start at Busquets feet.
Team has been a blast to watch.
this is pretty good... thank you
Messi creates space and exploit it.Just look at him all game he is creating space for teammates and himself.He sees more out of 22 players in the pitch.Thats why he makes everyone look incredible