In Bayern Munich, Guardiola has promoted the Positional Play that Louis van Gaal introduced five years ago. But the one Bayern is practicing right now is a game that is much more oriented to a vertical axis than a horizontal one and this version requires a high degree of technical excellence because it seeks to construct the above mentioned superiorities not based on horizontal but vertical passes. This is an extremely ambitious interpretation of Positional Play.” —Marti Perarnau
Another interesting aspect of Guardiola’s teams was the use of a “False 9,” a player who is the center forward, but does not occupy the center forward position at all. An interesting quote by Guardiola perfectly summarizes his views on this style of play:
“Everyone is allowed to move into the box, but none are allowed to stand in it.” —Pep Guardiola
Possession of the ball psychologically frustrates the opponents because they cannot do what they want to do. Continuity and flow of possession for a long duration does bring a sense of control. But possession is merely a consequence of the offensive game of Pep Guardiola and his principles.
Possession is not the goal, though the possession of the ball provides the innate defensive aspect that one team has the ball and the opponents cannot score because they don’t. Scoring goals, defending, and keeping possession are consequences of this philosophy of play, not the focus. The focus is to play good football and to win by doing so. Pep Guardiola wants to win in any way possible, but he believes this is the very best way to win.
JANCKER wrote:I was sticking with Goetze throughout the WC, when people simply could not stand watch him play... and I was happy that he scored that goal in the final and told people "See, this is Goetze", finally had an argument to defend him.
Loew benched Goetze, I can't say now it wasn't a smart move.
Goetze will cost to Pep his head if he continues underperforming. If there's a player that will cost Pep dearly, it will be Goetze. I don't know who is pushing for a Goetze in the starting 11, him or Sammer, maybe both... because he isn't deserving it.
JANCKER wrote:Here you are Korab again as usually... do you have anything new to say? I guessed so...
krkla wrote:Bild has predicted the core 11 Bayern players in 5 years. Somewhat interesting. Also claiming Højbjerg to be the next Schweinsteiger, Gaudino the next Alonso and Kimmich the next Lahm. Fingers crossed those predictions turn out to be true![]()
runaway wrote:We're not even sure about Ødegaard.
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