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lbrichman2:
Stop nagging like a woman
Grow up man!

MKPUOGALIGA:
This Moroccan team is well coached and has been together for a while. We aren't necessarily better than them . They have been playing well for years

MKPUOGALIGA:
This Moroccan team is well coached and has been together for a while. We aren't necessarily better than them . They have been playing well for years

Dannyxy:
any press on the ball was a foul, that change the whole dynamic, we press we win balls it’s given as a foul
Let’s stop undermining the ref effect on this game

TheSuperNerd:
To be honest, the Moroccan press system in the middle was crazy. Onyedika struggled twice in possession. Iwobi also got caught a few times and had to withdraw way deeper than expected.

Goke7:
How can we press when our 50-50 duels upfront front is being frustrated by the refs

TheSuperNerd:
Been musing over this. It is possible. If FDB does start, this means, Onyeka will likely be pushed to the Main CDM role with instructions to stay put, screen the defence and track dangers while FDB double pivots & RCMs. We will see shaa but there possibilities.

Subzero0477:
Being compact and stopping the opponents from playing is not an alien football philosophy that was invented by 'Sunday Oliseh', Eric Chelle is not going to him for advise my good man

Unlimited22:
Unless you're Finidi George

Toylove:
If you’ve heard chelle speak a lot of times, he is a man that’s stubborn with his philosophy. Few moments with oliseh cannot sway him I believe

jihday:
it was just a joke, one of the journalist at the press conference pointed it out, don’t know why many news outlet have been going about it like he meant it

Kog45:
Suddenly Oliseh influenced Chelle and if anything goes wrong na to dey curse Oliseh abi,Kai

Subzero0477:
Please don't tell me you mean this, I rate you more than that

Subzero0477:
Please don't tell me you mean this, I rate you more than that

TheSuperNerd:
Chess Mind Games ooo. He said it kinda sarcastically.

TheSuperNerd:
Eric Chelle playing Chess Mind Games in the Pre-Match Press Conference today

Meliforme:
We are talking about the basics and the fundamentals. This is primary education.

So your interpretation of John Stones movements is that formation is not important, and yet he returns back to his primary position.

Things won't be hard if we stick to the basics and build from there.
Let us not overcomplicate things.

Confusion is not a good companion.

foxman04:
Formation is not constant, it has to change during the course of the game but it not all the time

Meliforme:
My understanding of football formation at its basics is that a player primary role is determined by football formation.

The simple question is, do you agree or disagree?

We can't discuss how a certain football formation can aid a coach's approach to games, when we haven't even touched the basics.

foxman04:
I don't usually comment here but this thing wey you dey talk no follow, it's just like saying soldier going to war without formation, they will certainly die like Sufayo. gladiators as far back BC Have battle formation, Even the Pep you're referencing I can't count how many formation he's introduced, the man even gambled by experimenting a new formation in that champions League final against Chelsea and lost... If formation is as useless as you and guardiola think then why do we have Strikers, CB, right/left back, 11 players for just dey the field running around like it's street football

Meliforme:
Before we discuss football formation at a level further from its basics, I want us to arrive at certain basic conclusions.

Do you agree that football formation determines the primary role of a player?

Meliforme:
I am the source that contradicts his point, if he actually said that formation does not matter.

knowing when to attack and when to defend is down to a coach's philosophy and how he plans to win a game.
The timing of a team's attacking and defensive transitions can be aided by a football formation.

Before i delve into a more elaborate presentation of my opinion, what do you understand by a team being in an attacking or a defensive mode?