This does not make sense. Most teams that sit in low block are underdogs, they are not going to come forward just because you put your studs on the ball🤷🏼♂️
@@DemonetisedZone Brighton is sitting in the low block. Thats the entire point of the video. Brighton get studs on and will just sit waiting for a press to make space they don't have the ability to create through expensive talent
@MR Blaze Pukka I think it's the fact that for Brighton it's a tactic and for other teams it just happens when a player wants to take more time on the ball. The video came because it's relatively unseen
@@DemonetisedZone it’s psychological. When you play football and see a player with their studs on the ball, you naturally feel instinct to press and tackle them, because studs on the ball looks very relaxed and potentially unaware.
I think de zerbi use feet on the ball for defender because 1. his defender are not well awared of the ball like midfield or forward. Feet on ball makes them aware of the ball while looking for a pass. How many time have we see while building up that defender keep looking up for a pass and then get press, panic and forgot where the ball actually is and took half a second to find it and lost the ball. 2. Many player don’t aware of the ball keep rolling while take a touch and then looking up for a pass. That 10cm roll can traslate to 0.5sec faster for opponent successful press. Feet on ball secure the ball position while defender keep looking up for pass. Player can be more certain when timing how long will it take for opposition press and more successful baiting for press as this cut the chance of defender error of misjudged the ball roll.
Transition is when you go from defending to attacking (having the ball) and the associated team shape/formation - not necessarily about going from end to end.
Charlton fan here. Couldn't break our low block! Tbf we basically weren't baited, we just kept low and defended for our lives for 90m, and rightly so, Brighton would have slaughtered us with any other approach
To be fair, the players were all hideously stale because of the World Cup break. Losing to Charlton freshened it up for the league, so many thanks for the defeat.
Ive always found when you need to move the ball a bit before a pass, rolling it with your sole is better control than the toe or side foot (either side)
it's hardly surprising that players are returning to this technique, after all, the very origins of football were centred around this tactical nuance. Even the word "football" derives from the Latin abbreviation of "foot on the ball"
@@jonteunon2977 what is old English for foot on the ball? That's what it used to be called. There was no moving of the ball back then, it was an illegal manoeuvre. The entire sport was standing still with your foot on the ball. It's all in the football museum in Manchester on Langworthy Road. The actual ball is there. It is encrusted with ye olde mud and pockmarked with dents where players would place their foot (on the ball)
They are talking about professionals here, you rarely see them looking down for the ball. Only situations that are more common is after a 50/50, but most professionals don't look down when they have the ball, they are literally coached since U6 to look up when they have the ball.
Partially, yes. Without the football education Potter gave to that Brighton squad, there's no way they could interpret and execute RDZ's instructions so quickly. They'd take far longer and RDZ would probably be fired by then if fans are impatient.
This is Argentina's ABC. When we are children we start playing on 5v5 matches where we are tought that we ALWAYS have to control the ball with our soles, it makes a difference. Once you go to a 11 players sized field your technique is much better than someone who hasn't had that education
The simple answer is: 'To bait the opposition'. In essence it is a purposely arrogant 'pose' that instinctively invites the opposition to challenge and thereby disrupt their defensive formation.
At what point did he explain why they step on the ball? I think it's more of a playing style and the guy has played a lot of futsal. South Americans like to step on the ball because it gives you more options to move, pull the ball or roll it side to side.
HERE. WE. GO! Chelsea have purchased the entire entity that is Brighton and Hove Albion for the price of 25 billion. This deal includes add-ons for the studs off of the the BHA defenders' boots (or cleats, if you're Todd Bohely). BHA and the entire Amex will be revealed at halftime of the Chelsea- Liverpool game. Todd Bohely will personally wheel out the Amex onto the pitch
Terms like low block are for people that don't know anything about football picking up new buzz terms. It's been around for decades, but nope, it's called the low block. Can hear the same thing from certain "analysts" on sky sports...👀
This isn’t new. We used to do it all the time in South America. This is a street playing. It’s taunting. If you put the ball under your sole a rival will try to get it from you creating space for your teammates. Old trick.
Interesting thing : De Zerbi said that he learned the importance of this technique during his period at Foggia because he had a player called Antonio Vacca who used to do this all the time. When RDZ asked why is he doing it all the time the player answered that he noticed that when he uses his sole to control the ball the opponent presses with more aggressivity which it means that he frees a lot of space to be exploited.
Yep... So many little details can go into a performance and even more can go into a result and it's often very wondrous to notice some of them as the games unfold
I find it really hard to notice these things when I watch football. Like, im trying to understand what each team is doing, but I get caught up in the emotion of the game. The extent of my analysis is invariably, “oh, team A seem to be sitting back and inviting pressure”. That’s all I’ve got usually…. Also, it’s really hard to see patterns when the camera angles aren’t showing everything. Anyway, that’s my pointless mid morning Monday musing. Good day.
Always begin with watching the entire pitch during a football game when trying to analyse what's happening rather then just what's happening around the ball. To analyse football, what matters is the position of every single player in the game with relation to every single other player at any given moment.
@@shottskies agree, but it's really hard to do watching games on TV since the cameras seldom show the whole field and when they do you can't always make out fine details, like a player putting his foot on the ball
I was the same way.. There are some great books that help you understanding what you’re seeing. One of them is Tifos own book; how to watch football. Another classic is Inverting the Triangle, and Zonal Marking, etc. But in all honesty, it could take away your enjoyment. If your enjoyment comes from the emotional aspect then that’s completely fine too.
@@SaracenNL You can read all you like, but unless you have access to coverage that shows the whole field rather than closeups and angles (these days this is behind a paywall on scouting sites) or ability to watch in person, you're screwed. Several broadcasters used to have this functionality, but no longer do.
Thanks to TIFO, I've actually learned to interpret games more comprehensively and watch every player more thoroughly than just looking at their stat. This has led me to learn more about football and what makes a footballer a proper player. Thank you guys!
De Zerbi has always been my nemesis in Football Manager. This guy always turns out to be absolute domestic force with anyone he ends up with, and a World Cup winner with Italy down the road, too. Been that way since FM 2014.
It was always the hallmark of a quality player that they could “put their foot on the ball”. Coached out of players in the last 20-30 years, but maybe we’re seeing it comeback. Like 442 😮
We (Arsenal) played Brighton twice now, and Ive noticed this so much and its soo annoying. We usually press regardless but they can play through the press using creative build up patterns and feed it to the wide players who can dribbled to the final 3rd. From there, they also have a few final third patterns which they use to break the defense shape and create space. Man u also does this, (not ball on the studs thing), play through the press, ball to eriksen, then Fernandes then rashford.
We'll soon see premier league coaches pressing with a mid-block. 1 CF, not Engaging the ball holding CB, a la Mourinho. Whilst, man marking the CMs and inside positioned WGs cutting outball to FBS.
This comment aged well. Brighton smacked Arsenal upside the head in a 3 nil hammering to basically put the nail in the coffin of Arsenal's title hopes.
@@stephennewton2777 i can’t believe this is Brighton, I still sit in the same seats since the championship and it’s amazing knowing it’s the same club I’ve been supporting my whole life, it will be massive if we qualify for Europe, BHAFC💙🤍
Really interesting video. Also on the foot on the ball thing, possibly not relevant here but my futsal coach at university used to insist on this technique as the best way to control the ball and then move it in the direction you wanted to go in one motion, particularly useful when under pressure or in a tight space.
I immediately thought of futsal when I saw the video title. I remember when I started futsal my coach told us it was against the rules to not control with the sole of your foot because he believed it in so much haha. definitely helped me as a footballer though
My first thought was it's easier to quickly move the ball either left or right (or any direction) when your foot is on top of the ball. I didn't realise this was a Brighton thing. And yes this was a common thing to do playing futsal.
It makes a lot of sense in futsal as the way the ball and shoes grip means it’s the best method to control it. It’s not as efficient in football due to grass and studs (rather than a court) as it’s easier to control normally. But could be useful in the manner they talk about here.
@@absolutespoon2074bingo. 5 a side and futsal are almost different sports to football simply because of the footware. Both the former sports are dominated by players dragging the ball in different directions with the undersole, it’s almost the definitive skill required. Whilst you can occasionally do it in football, it becomes a lot harder with studs, the ball is much less manoeuvrable with the undersole and indeed in wet conditions particularly, you are likely to lose the ball if you do this too often.
I'm a PL casual enjoyer, never sided with a club before but becoming a new Brighton fan this season when Graham Potter make Brighton look pretty good on the field, when he left I thought Brighton would fall down the table with Roberto De Zerbi but how wrong I am! I think I'm more enjoyed seeing how Brighton plays now with more control of the ball, they build up their game from the back to the midfield, and fast passes from the player, it's an interesting thing to see how well RDZ will do on Brighton.
As a Leicester fan, I feel we used a version of this tactic under Claude Puel and latterly Rodgers where we just kept passing it slowly around the back endlessly to bait a press rather than trying to build through the phases. Problem was teams got wise to it, let us have the ball and waited for a misplaced pass then inevitably scored, and sat back. Which we couldn't then break down. So it's a good tactic of the team does come looking for the ball, but if not, it produces some of the most dull football where you can have 70% or more of the ball but actually be playing defensively and create nothing at all.
Everton used to do this a bit with Gareth Barry just sort of pootling on the ball. This was probably under Martinez. Under Moyes, when Everton were the better team, we pinned back the opposition a lot, but their low block stopped us far too much. Martinez wanted to generate the space by inviting a press, from a slow DM. Though we did get caught too much. Interesting video!
Great video! Just one question; why on God’s green earth are you wearing a Torreense football kit? They’re not even in the third Portuguese league! Absolutely surreal to see, would love to see how you got it (This is coming from a Portuguese as well😂)
I liked the what I like to call 'Mackenzian mannerisms'. The what I like to call 'promised land of de zerbianism', creating what I like to call 'artificial transitions' and of course the what we like to call 'De Zerbian S'. I like calling things what I - or wé even - like to call them!
The premier league should create a way to license short segments of games for low fees for these "educators". Using real footage in these videos would be golden
They took it to a new level in the Leicester game. Dunk receiving it in the left back position and then when under pressure firing it square to Sanchez who was on his goal line, then to fire it to a midfielder to break the press. High risk but high reward football!
@@Flash4ML Oversimplification at his best. It's not only that, they can be really dangerous on the counter because their attacking players are all around good passers and Andreas and William are really creative, so if they have space and time they can be rather dangerous, but they also really competent in a slow build-up. They are also really effective in counter pressing when they loose the ball near the opponents penalty box, they have a lot of set piece threats as well(Mitro, Palhinha, Tobin, Issa) and great set piece takers (William and Andreas).
@@lourencoteles8414 Naturally, my comment was intended to be an oversimplification. You're right about them though, it's hard to believe they were just promoted, not only with their performances but also with the quality of their squad, they feel like a well-established mid table team, not a side that won the Championship last year
@@Flash4ML But also you have to take into consideation their past. Since 2018 they have been going up and down between the championship and the prem, and because the money prize rules have changed they we're able to maintain PL quality players while still being in the championship (Mitro, Tete, Tosin, Reed.) They also had a great transfer window (a result of the healthy finances of going up and down) getting Diop, Mbabu, Kurzawa, Palhinha, William, Andreas, Carlos Vinicius, Leno, Chalobah.
I did something similar to this when I played for my school team. I would stand completely on top of the ball, which would always bait the pressing player to lunge. Whenever an opposing player would lunge, I would nutmegg them. The crowd goes wild. I do a knee slide. Queen Elizabeth is there
Putting your studs on the ball was always done. This is massively overthinking something that players have always done until recently. If you’re a professional player it should be natural. Even shitty players like me would do it to draw players onto you and create space behind them. It a normal skill and what he’s describing is long ball football. That’s all.
12 minutes to say "he's putting his foot on top of the ball in order to signal to the opposition that he's going to take his time and if they try to take it then they have a chance". This encourages The opposition to move towards the player opening up space behind. Video is 10 minutes too long. I was skipping skipping listening, skipping listening, skipping listening. Maybe put the video into chapters? Very difficult to find the answer in this video because it was so much filler.
That might be the next step in world football. After Tiki Taka impacting how we work on the ball to gegenpress impacting on how we attack without the ball not to (for now) zerbiism - impacting how we deal with the ball while the other team is attacking us. Its just a shift of focus one could say, but I argue it might have a uge impact on world football.
Honestly, not a convincing video. The title is misleading. Studs on the ball is about 3% of this video. Not every team is baited by this, or even cares to be.
“Brighton don’t have many technical players “. They do have plenty of technical players that’s why this type of football works so well Good video though
Im pretty sure this video just describes is to use triangles in possession, and to use "false" forwards to bait defenders into deciding to let go or keep marking. There´s very little new or unique to this and brighton. This is a fundamental thing in football.
@@charliedavey3893 99% sure it is, it isn't uncommon for players from Latin American, Spain and Portugal to use their studs more often than other players.
tifo, can i request a video on modern offside rules and handball rules? i watch football regularly but every time those rules seem changing and the call wasnt consistent to the point i dont know what's on and off or hand or not anymore.
Great video. One thing I'm unsure about is why Caicedo's marker in this example would suddenly become preoccupied by Groß when Groß drops deep and receives possession. Wouldn't he still be sticking pretty close to Caicedo rather than getting drawn into closing down Groß?
I generally love Tifo videos, but speaking objectively and honestly this is basic tactics wrapped in a quirky question. Nothing teams haven't been doing for years, even under Potter players put the feet on the ball to make indication look unsecured whilst also giving them a more unpredictable pass as the presser is triggered.
