Even that doesn't explain the trade between Barcelona and Juventus... South America has been a profitable market for Watford in recent years and Ecuadorian full-back Pervis Estupiñán could be the latest success story. However, this doesn’t lend itself to creating a particular identity in terms of shape and style, which can then lead to the impression that there isn’t one. Having been in the job less than six months, Zidane had guided Los Blancos through the Champions League knockout stages to the final. Dani Carvajal kept an eye on the advancing Brazilian full back Filipe Luis, while the midfield three of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and anchor Casemiro protected the back four with their compact, disciplined shape. Marcelo and Carvajal were free to provide the width in their role somewhere between full-back and winger, while Casemiro was able to cover behind them to help the defence which now contained the extra pace of Raphaël Varane alongside Ramos. “His one on one coaching is some of the best in the game, precisely because he can draw on his past as a player, and what he's learned from Ancelotti.”. 21:00 Olympiacos Pirae. Is there any football record that isn't unbreakable? Zidane has taken this to the next level, and rather than have players who fit certain roles in a formation, he uses the players’ natural gifts to determine their role and ultimately the shape, which is also based on the opposition. The Portuguese star’s explosiveness is now limited to a few yards in and around the area, rather than the entire attacking third as it was in his younger days, but these few yards can be the most important on the pitch, and so it turned out. But until the Court of Arbitration for Sport rule on... Last summer Luka Jović was one of the most in-demand strikers in Europe. Zinedine Zidane. But despite this these roles are often so defined and used so regularly that they produce a common theme in terms of formation. par Lisa Houdeville Et si certains veulent du changement, le Real Madrid devrait lui rester sur une philosophie qu'il a utilisée depuis le début de cette année. @hdv_lisa - Analysing Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid Tactics & Philosophy. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The individual honours he amassed were a testament to the genius he was. "Build people and then great players" has always been Real Madrid's philosophy with regards to the lads at the youth academy, as was highlighted by the club's director general, José Ángel Sánchez, when the whole FIFA and signing of underage players scandal blew up. The 2016 final was equally as competitive, as Diego Godín and Stefan Savic defended deep in order to keep the attacking trident of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo at bay. The messages are fundamental to how the team operate and cover both footballing and personal issues. Diego Simeone’s side were a tough nut to crack, and had come within seconds of defeating Real in the final two years previously, before Sergio Ramos and all that. Some of our first team players need to read that slogan. After knocking out Roma, Wolfsburg, and Manchester City, and building on Benítez’s good work in the group stage, he faced local rivals Atlético Madrid in the final. He travelled to various clubs, as many young coaches do, to take in different cultures, styles, and training methods. - Olympique Marsei. 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Il ne manque plus que quelques jours avant de voir 2018 se terminer, et surtout de voir les clubs s'arracher les plus grands talents lors du prochain mercato hivernal qui ouvrira ses portes dans les prochains jours. This could be because there are no obvious common themes to latch on to when it comes to the public perception of his style of play, or maybe it’s because Zidane himself appears much more reserved and less animated in comparison to football’s often extrovert, eccentric, and almost quirky popular tactical brains. 0 Sans oublier que Rodrygo, jeune joueur brésilien déjà acheté, débarquera du Brésil dès le mois de juillet prochain. Prior to this, his work alongside Ancelotti shaped much of his early managerial traits, not least because the Italian is another of those managers who, while outwardly self-effacing, achieves great success thanks to their man management style behind the scenes. Si l'on en croit la presse, le club serait attiré par de nombreux jeunes joueurs comme Junior Firpo, Exequiel Palacios ou encore son ancien joueur Achraf Hakimi. Perhaps most importantly, the 4-4-2 allowed Ronaldo to play something of a free role around Benzema up front. | Then Jaquet, who won the World Cup with France and a 25-year-old Zidane in 1998, said in a 2004 interview: “More than anything it's about instilling a mentality. Before '98, there wasn't the mentality, even among the senior players. Zidane just visited a couple of training grounds. During his playing career, Zidane always maintained that he had little interest in a managerial career once he was done playing. He also observed Bielsa, visiting the Argentinian at Marseille in December 2014, and a few months late he travelled to Munich’s Säbener Strasse to take in Guardiola’s training sessions along with several other budding French coaches including Claude Makelele. Le triple champion du monde pense avoir trouvé la clé du renouvellement, et a bien l'intention de mettre le grappin sur tous les plus grands espoirs du football. Real Madrid are edging closer to the Spanish title, while Barcelona's entire empire is under threat if things don't change soon. Lippi emphasised the importance of the team unit, but also recognised that to get the best from that team, the tactics had to be built around the strengths of the individual players within it. For a manager who became the first to win consecutive European Cups in the Champions League era, relatively little is written or said about Zinedine Zidane‘s tactics and football philosophy. "Be brave, play without fear of making a mistake, always give your all, fight until the end, fight for every ball and remain united". New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. Benítez’s stint was brief but Zidane will have still taken on board some of the methods used by the respected Spanish manager, before eventually taking over from him in January 2016. And success breeds success.”. Zidane set up using a very balanced 4-3-3 formation, and in some ways his side looked to play Atleti at their own game. Après Vinicius Junior et Rodrygo, qui n'est lui pas encore arrivé à Madrid pour le moment, le Real Madrid est sur le point de signer un contrat professionnel avec Brahim Diaz, l'une des perles de la réserve de Pep Guardiola à Manchester City. Del Bosque, like Zidane, was an unassuming, outwardly serene but strong willed manager who might not fit the preferred view of a modern tactician. Early on this season he's occasionally used him as a striker, as well as on the left wing — both positions he's rarely played for Madrid — and it'll be interesting to see if these are ploys he uses more regularly this season. After retirement he was chosen as ambassador for Qatar’s attempt to host the 2022 World Cup. We were hesitant, unsure of ourselves. Was the fact they didn’t miss a single spot kick an early sign of the mental strength their manager had instilled? The man needs absolutely no introduction. Une philosophie du rajeunissement qui lui fait acheter tous les plus grands espoirs du football. Real had just 48 per cent possession in the game as Ramos' early goal encouraged them to sit back and absorb the pressure from Simeone’s side, who Zidane knew weren’t used to breaking sides down by dominating possession. When asked about their tactics, many managers will dismiss the idea of formations, responding with the notion that each player has a certain role, rather than the team having one defined shape. Une philosophie du rajeunissement qui lui fait acheter tous les plus grands espoirs du football. Despite the... Swap deals could become ‘the new normal' as football feels the impact of the coronavirus. Tactical interest seems to begin with the manager’s character or backstory, such as the romantic notion of Pep Guardiola driving through the night to visit the football obsessed Marcelo Bielsa. He's charismatic and the players really respect him, and that's very important.”. But the Frenchman’s main influences come from those he played under and those he worked with early on in his managerial career. Zidane has done that. 28 Déc 2018 Whether or not Manchester City serve a two-year ban from UEFA competition is anyone's guess. A change to a 4-4-2 diamond appeared to be solely down to Isco’s presence, but it also suited every other player on the pitch. "Build people and then great players" has always been Real Madrid's philosophy with regards to the lads at the youth academy, as was highlighted by the club's director general, José Ángel Sánchez, when the whole FIFA and signing of underage players scandal blew up.