How One Manager Finally BROKE Alonso's Tactics 

People were like Alonso got it all wrong. Gaspeirini's tactics is crazy. They press all match long and they believe the man is more dangerous than the ball. I have seen some of their matches and the way they defend their corners is even ridiculous.

Everyone's eyes were on Leverkusen and Alonso. They forgot Gasperini destroyed Liverpool and he had been an impressive tactician for years now

I think the tactics from Gasperini were great but nothing really special to be fair but what impressed me was how intense the team opperate over the whole game. They were so aggressive and so physical that Leverkusen really panic as the game went on.

Don't let Gasperini's team press you man-to-man, especially Atalanta. They have been doing this for years...

Gasperini man to man marking and fast transition after reminds me the Dortmund of klopp but with 3 at the back its more easy to go man to man but high risky it paid off.

Nobody is perfect, he will learn from it for sure.

No tactic is more advanced than another, it all comes down to the appropriate choice based on the players you have and their execution, of which this game is a great example. Good job!

A big fan of your new style of video editing, I have to say. You must have really enjoyed doing this one. Keep it up!

I feel like Hoffman was missed in this game not forgetting Andrich 😢

The key was really in Boniface, he should have started the game to duel with Hien, if Boniface could win some balls there, they could caught Atalanta behind their midfield´s back and have all the space. Very good game and very well played by Atalanta, by their road to the finals, both teams were deserving of the trophy, this was one of the best Europa League finals for me.

Spot on, Atalanta's man marking system was effective because their players are physically superior to the Leverkusen attackers hence dominated both aerial and ground duos, so l think Xavi should have put both Boniface and Schick from the initial 11

This is why I didn't panic when Xhaka left. All his weaknesses got exposed in this game. These are the same weaknesses that have cost Arsenal dearly. He is a good player, when he doesn't do well against teams that press like this. Go back to the Liverpool games were klopp gegenpress was in full effect, and you will see all the shortcomings there which he exhibited in this game.

Man to man pressing is terrifying if you don't have skilful players

In situations where the opposing forwards are hyper aggressive on the defence, some managers would have their goalkeeper push up to form a back 4 and cause an overload against the forwards. Why didn't Alonso try that?

As a Liverpool fan I must say Respect for this man and his players, remember not all Atalanta's players are top or young ... But they trust each other

2nd season will be interesting…a lot of managers get sussed out and struggle in their 2nd season.

In Italy we know Gasperini's tactics very well, the main component is his potions to make the player run for 90 min at maximum speed. This is the secret of Gasp the smallest man on earth

I'm glad you made this video, I've been looking for the tactics explanation for this match for days.

Once saw a video of xabi not allowing his players do long passes and it aged nicely

I said it once and will repeat it forever: The WORST teams to come up against in any final are Italian ones.

When i saw Adli starting i was so confused

Watching this gave me flashbacks to when I have a great run of form in FIFA only to get stunned when that one person does constant pressure 😂fair play tho, Lookman had the game of his life as well.

I predicted gasperini will become one awesome manager 3 seasons back vs real madrid his formation is the real key to success despite selling all good players he is still a master class tactician kudoos to atalanta and gasperini ☝🏻🤙🏻

Your videos just keep getting better and better! 👏🏿

I recently started watching your videos and I am really surprised what a good football knowledge and vision you have. One question I have is do you play Football Manager and if you do, are you that concentrated and what is your progress :D. Keep up the good work!

I have been waiting for this video since the match day incredible stuff as usual

Thank you for the breakdown! Now the conference league final before the euros????

was waiting for this video days ago. thanks for making the video finally :)

Alonso is a new manager. I'm sure he learnt from this.

FINALLY!! I think Atalanta Were perfect that night , Great game!.. Great video.. thanks !

Close to a invincible Treble man....

They lost their Energy was their main problem vs Atalanta.... They burned out

Great analysis bro

NICELY DONE!

This is a classical 343 / 352 Italy made formation dating from the days of Helenio Herrera's 60s Catennacio and Grande Inter, you could find very similar modern variants in Conte's and Allegri's Juve, Inzaghi's Inter and Lazio, Mazzari's Napoli, Gasp's Atalanta and moreover Motta's last year Bologna, Just watch Serie A and you'll see how this pressure game is often played, and how much the center backs and keepers are involved in the build-up, and attackers are in defense (that's why we're seeing less and less classical strikers in Italy), when applied correctly this formation can outperform the best teams in europe, such as done by Atalanta here, or by Inter the year before against teams such as Bayern, Barça and Man City, Fiorentina also made good back to back runs in conf league thanks to a similar setup, it was experimented by Spaletti against France and they won 3-1 in Paris, although the latter and mancini play in a more classical 4-3-3 formation, which is why they have been struggling in last few years.

I was waiting for you to say "Trust" coz that's what Atalanta's tactics has been all season. Am sure you will be surprised if you decide to breakdown their tactics this season, its ridiculous.

I like the new style

A semantics thing. "Perfect" is typically associated with a winning run rather than an unbeaten run. He's one game from "invincibility" rather than "perfection".

i think they should have just let the keeper get involved in the attacking or/and dribble more. Am I entirely wrong?

why didn't they use the gk as an extra cb

I love Italian art of calcio! Just like Inter against Man City, who struggled so badly in the final and should have lost when looking at the xG's. The filosophy of italian football is so impressive, creating caos without the ball.

Could you please, breakdown how Germany destroyed Brazil in 2014 WC.

I think the starting eleven is not good. Play boniface. Italians teams are hard to break. They were physically strong as compared to other leagues.

I loved that club man

that new look is really cool👍

Serie A isn't for the weak, Seria A might be the only league where they have every kind of team with different playstyles

Took me less than a second to click on the recommendation and be the viewer number 3 That’s how much anticipation id built for this

Alonso fell for the same error that the German national team keeps falling for many years, replacing a strong striker for a more agile one. It's not really in the team's DNA.

But then after Boniface came in why they were able to pin down Atalanta's defence and when frimpong joined the attack they had an overload so how come they didn't utilise that situation tho?? Well i guess overall the keeper joining in the defence would've been more effective

What people don't know is that Gasparini didn't sleep the night before. He was working on all possible tactics against Leverkusen. Even Atalanta was not this aggressive against Liverpool. But one thing I saw is that they were very patient in waiting for defensive mistakes to happen which they did.

love the new format

You never made a psg review again after '21 semi with city...

Xhaka still can't turn and make space... 😪 Is that the same kolasinac from arsenal?

Please can you do a tactical analysis on PSG’s First game of the season

man you are bonkers - I love it.

at this time I am thinking how many top class managers watch you videos on youtube or videos alike?

Do you edit these?

Mourinho already beat xabi leverkusen before gasperini

giving no space and constant press from the deep mid probably turned the match

GASPERINI said in 2012 that the future of football is man to man 90mins full pitch 10vs10

People say that football fans underestimate Gasperini too much but Alonso and Bayer Neverlusen were literally on 50+ matches unbeaten. Can you really blame that all eyes on Alonso? One day he'll lose anyway and credit to Atalanta for that.

Took you long enough... Finally

Gasperini is so undefeated.. He's the true special one..

Basically Gaspeirini played good ol' man marking the full game, asking their players to give it all physically. Very efficient on this game thanks to Lookman, but nothing revolutinary or excting about this "tactic".

A skillful player like.messi on leverkusen side would make this a goalfest for leverkusen..but unfortunately they didn't have any

Can't wait atalanta vs madrid

great stuff

Gasperini Found the new meta tactics

eh eh, the italian magician uncovered Alonso´s bluff

Atalanta was tough on leverkusen. It will also make leverkusen tough and learn their lesson

Marco Rose: Hold my Jürgen

Garabagh broke them twice, they just didn't have the stamina of their team. tactically Garabagh made them fall.

German cup final was played after the Europa league final

A Chelsea reject, a Fulham reject, a West Ham reject - just goes to prove, that London, is indeed Blue!!!!

So the reason why leverkusen lost was because Atalanta players have better individual qualities ?

why play adli ?

huh?thats common sense right?if you have 3cb, you better man mark them or press them tight (yea yea, the stamina issue etc etc) but, with enough preparations, they can train it well

Why everyone forgets about Garabag?

He treid to do the same on real madrid,didnt end well as bellingham and valverde destroyed the opponents miedfield man marker

leverkusen being a team way too reliant on space and not really having players capable of creating space with or without the ball was the key problem for them, this game was just a perfect example of how alonso is inexperienced,a dn this game set a standard on how to beat him, i think people forget something basic, some might say that high pressing the whole game is gonna get them tired faster, not if everyone is pressing everyone, if each player is marked, the defender is only going to need to run as much as the attacker, if the defender gets tired so does the attacker

Author was born yesterday? Gasperini plays like that for years.

PLAY BONIFACE

I love how a team who won 51 games lost once and everyone said they're done for. You cant always win bro like it just doesn't work like that its so dumb

Like Klopp said and I'm paraphrasing here, "The best playmaker is a gengenpress"

Beautiful ❤️❤️

Without a midfielder that could play a killing pass, that's how they lost the game

IMO the physical aspect was crucial in this final. Atalanta was 100%, Leverkusen not.

Honestly, I knew atalanta was going to win after the leverkusen roma match.

He have to use a tall strong striker like boniface adli was bad whe his back to the goal

i guess Alonso fault since he nor made a changes on tactical formation since Atlanta have make it 1vs 1..Alonso dont have plan B since he never lose a game before , unbeaten for too long.. my guess..

Lets be fair Leverkusen was unbeatbale because they had not face any quality side in those matches.And bayern was quiet uncertain in bundesliga.inter thrashed Atlanta 5-1 imagine if they face leverkusen it might be another 5-0 or even worse

Would've starting Boniface make a major difference though 🤔

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If he just gave them the ball everything will change

Real Madrid will destroy Atalanta if they play like this

Gasperini has experience. Something Alonso lacks.

so basically he just went back to good old man on man defense

Arsenal: Hold my beer.

Football science

Teams is good with ball ---> don't make them play, easy