Mookie first time reacting too...The Art of Tiki-Taka( HE SAID THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE)

[@christianpaul2918]

I'm not gonna lie, I'm a Real Madrid fan but few years ago with Pepe Guardiola, Barcelona was beast with this art, really annoying for opposing team. Love the channel 💥

[@Kom-KE]

**Pep?? I'm a City fan btw

[@christianpaul2918]

@@Kom-KE yeah Pep, thanks for that buddy

[@susanmathew7802]

Pep and his tiki taka wad a menace... As a real madrid fan i hated wtaching my team running around to get the ball

[@tanofiskber9645]

@@susanmathew7802 it's actually Johan Cruyff's style, pep was lucky he played where he played and had the players he had.

[@leobeenplakker6505]

@@tanofiskber9645 Guardiola learned the basics from Cruyff, and a lot more, but he also created his own brilliant ideas into it. He revolutionized cruyff’s work. He deserves all the credit. He also ditched some huge names like dinho yaya toure and eto’o, to replace them with players wich no other coach would do. Bringing in Pedro and a 20 year old Busquets.

[@philippbernhard2936]

It takes a lot of training and team chemistry to play like that, it's a lot about the positioning and movement of the players - therefore it is extremely hard to defend. Nowadays there are a lot of succesful teams who play pressing as there defensive system, which means they chase the ball all over the pitch and try to get the opponents to make mistakes in the build up and then counter attack quickly. One of the best Coaches for that is the german Jurgen Klopp, Coach of Liverpool

[@bosnianowitzkifan41]

Arteta has been succesful with the press at Arsenal recently as well.

[@steddie4514]

@@bosnianowitzkifan41 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SanxBile]

Lots of teams tried the high press vs that Barcelona team but it was pointless. Too much technique and chemistry to keep them from having possession. After Barca lost Xavi and Iniesta it changed though.

[@austinroy5146]

@@SanxBile the high press has existed since the 80's, it just evolves differently. The high pressing when this Barca team were in their prime wasn't the same, it started to evolve to what it is now because of Klopp and Pep influencing each other and learning from each other. When Klopp's Dortmund first emerged they were just blowing away teams with far better players because of the insane energy and stamina coupled with very quick counters. Nowadays, Pep's City team press higher and are also much quicker and more direct, because even with unlimited funds Pep couldn't recreate the same system in this day and age, players are much more fit and more willing to chase and force errors. Klopp's Liverpool team also relies on possession and wingbacks to create a lot more than his Dortmund team used to, both things that Pep made a lot more common with his Barca team. Bayern were probably one of the best pressing teams back then under Jupp Heynckes, but even that doesn't compare to high pressing teams today, the Bayern team that won the 2020 CL for example were levels above in that regard.

[@imransalah4901]

Barcelona’s tiki taka team is considered the best side in history, the key was the midfield trio of Xavi, Iniesta and Sergio Busquets. The best CM of all time. Especially iniesta, one of the reasons messi became the Goat was cause of him. Check him out. Love from kenya💪🏻

[@millitaryofficial913]

It’s giving me goosebumps thinking of having a midfield of xavi iniesta and busquets holding 😍😍

[@lucaviladrich2900]

Messi became the goat because of Messi

[@saadlachhab3893]

Dude what, “Iniesta one of the reasons Messi became the Goat”, i love Iniesta but tf are you talking about lol, Messi became a worldwide star way before Iniesta

[@alexissancen8196]

i’m a madrid fan but that cm is definitely the best ever

[@CasanovaLucas]

if we are talking about football history we have to put 1950s Hungary in the conversation

[@Jozua86]

Tiki Taka basically means possession play with short passing and non stop movement in a narrow formation. The big key for this style is regaining possession as soon as possible. Guardiola had the 6 second rule at Barca, where they players were instructed to aggressively press on the ball as a team as soon as they lost it. This meant that for Barca under Guardiola having 70% ball possession was the norm and some matches higher.

[@draganmarkovic491]

Mourinho with his very disciplined defense and extremely organized and quick counter attacks had some results against this, especially in knockout competitions. But best answer to this is probably high pressing, very physical way of play. Defending with all 10 players in the field, getting stuck in, challenging for every ball, making every pass as hard as possible and challenging for every first touch making that quick passes as hard as possible, closing down every opportunity for progressive passing. I would say that tiki taka is probably the best tactic for wining the league but it didn't have the same level of results in tournaments, namely the Champions League. There is also another important thing, you need certain type of players for this kind of tactics, players with great passing, vision, decision making, first touch, great technical ability etc...

[@peixe_do_dallas8510]

I think they did great in tournaments and in the champions league in the four year pep coached barca, they won 2 champions league and a treble.

[@draganmarkovic491]

@@peixe_do_dallas8510 Two years ago when I made that comment I clearly stated that it produced better results in league compettions but I never said it did poorly in tournaments. Bu Pep is great example for that, he dis amazing in Barcelona in every competition but he had a core of unbelivably gifted playmakers with amazing techincal ability like Xavi, Iniesta and Messi , after that he went to Bayern, won the league but underperformed in Champions League, thwn he went to City where he had domestic success for years but needed some time to get to the Champions League trophy even though City was a huge favourite for the trophy in multiple seasons.

[@fullchicken4492]

Bro on the right got it spot on. The possession is based all around triangles. That’s actually type genius how you figured that out by just looking at these highlights. Now you have to react to Pep Guardiola style football

[@rustudor5510]

You were right that it tries to set up a 1 on 1 with the goalie. That's pretty much the best you can do in terms of quality shots. Football has a rule called "offside" where the player receiving the pass has to be behind the last defender when the pass is fired. This essentially means that the only way to get an open shot at goal is to either dribble past the defender yourself or the receiving player has to outrun the defender to get to the ball ahead

[@jairosoto3445]

Tika taka is much more than that

[@quieness]

The team that countered this style the hardest was Bayern Münich, with really high intensity during the matches and high pressure, cutting the main pipelines of passess (like Xavi and Iniesta in Barca). Pretty sure there is a nice informative video that explains how Bayern shot down Barca back in 2013 (i think it was 2013 cant recally exactly) ps. very accurate analysis of this style mates! You really understood the system!

[@DidiDidi-hg4kg]

Though I agree with you that Bayern perfectly countred the tiki taka, I still believe that Barca in 2013 was missing Messi and Pep. Messi was injured quite a lot that season and played the first leg only. There was no busi and The coach Tito was quite sick. It was a bad year for all

[@kelvinmutale5370]

@@DidiDidi-hg4kg yeah the teams i remember beating peak Barça was Chelsea and Inter both using very similar tactics which was sitting really deep (aka parking the bus) and conter attacking when they get a few chances

[@joshuarodriguez9120]

intermilan too

[@DidiDidi-hg4kg]

@@kelvinmutale5370 agreed, chelsea and inter won against prime Barca, but they never outplayed them like Bayern did.

[@kelvinmutale5370]

@@DidiDidi-hg4kg obviously because of the circumstances as someone earlier alluded to; pep had just left, the new coach was sick, Messi was injured Busi also not in the team. I personally enjoy beating the opponent at their best.

[@AIIXIII0]

The most beautiful thing about Tiki Taka is you can constantly see a triangle shape created by the players during the passes. Its especially true with Barcelona. That's how they keep the ball and always knew where to pass or how they always can pass the ball.

[@gustavoleor22]

appreciate how you guys analyze the game and respect the sport. Football is truly a game that is played with elegance and intelligence. The passes they are making are also extremely difficult to make but they make it look so simple. The passes are clean and right to their teammates. That is the only way these plays are able to happen. Keep up the videos!!

[@bruunno11]

If y'all wondering why it's called tiki taka... It's because of another football legend called Johan Cruyf, he was a Dutch footballer from Amsterdam. After taking The Netherlands by storm in the late 70s early 80s. He made it over to Barcelona and brought tiki taka with him. This man is the reason Barcelona is the big club you know today. To answer the question, tiki taka is basically just a reference to a clock. In English you'd say that a clock "tik tok's", in Dutch it's "tik tak". You don't wanna have the ball with you for more than a second. So you just tik tak, tik tak, tiki taka, tiki taka all the way to your opponents goal.

[@bluewater2907]

Amazing explanation

[@Elricsedric]

That's really interesting yo

[@amoghjoshi7091]

While this is a great explanation, is it really true? Because from what I can recall, tiki taka was made famous by a popular Spanish commentator in 2006 where he described the play as "tiki taka" in reference to the sound made by quick passing (probably related to pinball in some sense)... and even prior to that it was used as a derogatory term by the then atletic Bilbao manager to describe barca's gameplay

[@bruunno11]

@@amoghjoshi7091 ever heard a spanish speaking person say a word that ends abruptly like tik or tak? :P

[@amoghjoshi7091]

@@bruunno11 I don't speak Spanish so I wouldn't know, but what's the point?

[@abdullahalshmmri7292]

There are defense plans, such as the trap plan, which are as follows: When an attacker wants to pass the ball to another attacker, all the defenders move towards the opponent’s goal and the attacker falls into the offside trap. 5:04

[@abdullahalshmmri7292]

There is also a high-pressure plan, which is as follows: Two defenders put pressure on the attacker who has the ball until they force him to pass it to another attacker, but there is a third defender waiting for the pass and cutting it halfway.

[@henriqueteixeira2998]

Tiki taka was mostly used by Barcelona and Spanish national team in early 2010's. It provided some of the best looking football, and that's why Barcelona became so famous. But then their style got exposed at 2013 with a 0x7 loss on aggregate to Bayern... after that season, Guardiola (the coach) left, then the midfielders Iniesta and Xavi retired/left Barcelona and this style has disappeared a little bit. A lot of coaches try to use it again, but it simply doesn't work that well anymore... We are at the high pressing era now.

[@math97sampaio]

Guardiola leave before the match against Bayern ...

[@levimik7147]

gran análisis, gracias!

[@Happofusagarii]

@@math97sampaio wasn’t tata coach at the time?

[@el_gringo9211]

Guardiola wasn't the coach at the time and Enrique became the coach after which he revived it a little bit not the same style as pep. Xavi retired two years later after winning the treble while iniesta three years later

[@BrianEscobar26]

It's johan Cruyff's style not Pep's

[@electrobros9515]

Johan cruyff is one of the all time greats...he played for ajax and Barcelona and in his later years was the Barcelona manager people say thats where tika taka started...pep Guardiola played under cruyff at Barcelona and when he became Barcelona manager after he retired from football his Barcelona side mastered the art of tika taka...

[@lumimustapha2615]

Impressed with your level of observation/understanding gents! True sportsmen you are...

[@yourstruly5493]

Tiki Taka is just awesome to watch. Great passing, reflexes, instincts, intelligent runs and fluid movement. Barcelona, Arsenal stand out as great passing teams. Much like watching Sacramento Kings with Webber, Vlade and White Chocolate in basketball, it's the passing that makes these sports beautiful

[@michaelchon6468]

The Barcelona team that featured in this video was trained up from their academy years. So the core of the team played together for 10-15 years during their amateur years and through their professional careers. Those dudes played together for a long time. The midfield was so good that the Spanish national team featured the Barcelona midfield and won multiple European Championships and the World Cup. As mentioned by @Dragan Markovic, a high press and a physical, disciplined playstyle were the ways to beat Barcelona's tiki taka.

[@umershaikh7179]

12:20 "the play is more amazing than the goal" exactly... I mainly watch for the amazing plays. People just say soccer is boring, no one scores...well it is incredibly difficult to score. But, all that goes into goals like this is what makes this sport amazing

[@SHlV]

How is tiki taka stopped? It's probably one of the hardest things to do but you probably gotta close all space, tactically foul and pray to whichever God you believe in.

[@sandersamu4655]

That final goal might be the best in this video, those outside the foot perfect passes.

[@freekvonk2141]

You guys should react to offside traps. It’s a defense strategie. Great football videos you guys are getting the game more and more 👊

[@DoctorNerf]

Real talk rn, if the team doing the Tiki taka is doing it perfectly you can’t stop it and you will just lose. It is near impossible to do this consistently though. The team attempting it mostly determines how well it works based on their skill and chemistry.

[@luigimitrotti5957]

Tiki taka is a good tactic but demands too much from the players. Almost impossible to maintain this play for 90min. Pretty much why teams dont use it nowadays, especially ever since bayern figure how to break this tactic.

[@benjaminbronnimann3966]

@@luigimitrotti5957 well when bayern broke it Pep already left and look how he's dominating the prem with a similar style rn. I think if a team today would play Tiki-Taka on 2011 Barca level they would still dominate but idk if we'll ever see a team like that again

[@Chikistrikis05]

@@benjaminbronnimann3966 this playstyle works quite well in prem because most teams play counterattack style, they get tired from just trying to take the possesion away from the opponent, theres leagues where this is much harder to do right

[@Chikistrikis05]

It can be stopped at any level by a team with equal quemistry and good preparation, Real madrid had a really good explanatory match of this vs Barcelona 4-5 years ago where they were closing out spaces for passes and preassuring as a team instead of individually so there was no free pass or a counterplay for it.

[@benjaminbronnimann3966]

@@Chikistrikis05 well it worked one or two times for real so I wouldn't say they stopped it, they just had 2 very good games, there's a difference between stopping a system and winning every once in a while

[@kgomotsolucas1988]

Kidd dunson and his bro understand the game..I love it Tiki taka can be stopped if the ball Carriers are constantly put under pressure by high pressure defensive midfielders

[@dans9218]

Johan Cruyff mastered it, manager of barca when they played best tika taka was pep gaurdiola, philosphy taught by Johan Cruyff one of the best strikers to ever live.

[@iamdeathiamentropyiamdarks3517]

A team managed by Mourinho was always the antidote for tiki taka with teams like Chelsea, Real Madrid and ATL Madrid

[@alexboyd8764]

The tiki taka style was made popular by Barcelona in the 2000s and 2010s but that style of play originated from Johan Cruyff and Ajax in the Netherlands. Cruyff then brought the style to Barcelona in the late 80s and 90s when he became manager

[@kairudzki8134]

Amazing video guys keep the interest up and a keen eye for detail and you will fall in love with this game!!! The team chemistry and spacial awareness you need to play flawlessly like this is unbelievable trust me!!!👌🏼🐐

[@streettravelxxi]

Love ur reactions u guys seem to really start understanding the beautiful game

[@Mf199406097]

Guys, really love the channel, you guys are doing some of the best reaction on football right now just because of your authenticity. I am a pro footballer myself in Portugal, and as far as stopping the tiki taka, some of the team that have tried and sometimes succeeded on it, usually trusts on the high o pressure from the get go.

[@Trance18]

Tiki-taka name is famously named after the Barcelona style of play , but the play style itself comes from The dutch school since the 70s , Cruyff another great player who you guys should react too he played in that style with Ajax , but after retiring he became a coach and one of the GOATs both as a player & a coach , anw ,Johan Cruyff developed this style a bit more and formed what was known as the dream team (Barcelona late 80s early 90s) and played one of the most beautiful Football ever seen till that time , moving forward to the 2008 When Pep guardiola an ex- barcelona legend and a student of Cruyff became the coach of Barcelona, he took this style to another level and actually formed the greatest Football team ever with Players ,like Messi, Xavi & iniesta playing the most beautfiful Football ever , many teams play this style before & now but no one perfected it like that Barcelona side .

[@averagebeastt3606]

If played perfectly for 90+ minutes It's virtually unstoppable. The only way to play against this style is to either sit back or press..The only problem with that is for 90+ you can't physically press, It's impossible for every player to have that amount of fitness. Neither can you sit back and defend for 90+ minutes because the style of Tiki-Taka will break down the defense with ease at one significant period of the match. The strategy was first used by Johan Cruyff from 1988-1996 at Barcelona, then Pep Guardiola implemented his own style of it when he came in to manage at 2008 going on to win 14 titles with this style of play, the main idea behind this is to dominate the play so you dominate your opponent and starve them out of the ball. Often they would finish games with at least 85% possession.

[@jameswilliams8910]

Formations can change during play depending on if attacking or defending. When attacking you want to use as much of the pitch as possible to create gaps etc. When defending you want to be as compact as possible as a unit is harder to break down. A good attacking team will keep possession as much as possible. Where as a good defence team will sit back and try pinching the game 1-0 etc

[@millitaryofficial913]

You can stop tiki taka by playing a very high defensive line and counter pressing. Meaning when you don’t have the ball your whole team is pressing so high up the pitch into the oppositions half and closing there players down at every opportunity giving them no space meaning they can’t pass effectively. This tactic is called gegenpress. I suggest you watch a video on gegenpress.

[@Scenario8]

or very low? Mourinho did it. As I remember but correct me if I am wrong..

[@millitaryofficial913]

@@Scenario8 I mean yes you can stop the opposition scoring like that but your not actually stopping the tiki taka as there players will still have loads of time on the ball but obviously the final ball is nullified. But setting up like that is a huge risk as if you make a mistake and concede you will have to change your whole game plan and press high and try and score but if that’s not familiar to your team you will get eaten alive by tiki taka as they will just play through your press

[@klenqlitzz]

That’s where counter attack comes in 😅

[@Lambongrass]

I so glad you got to see tiki taka

[@jw3505]

When done well, at speed, it’s very tough to stop. Particularly close to the goal where you don’t want to give away fouls. Being a goalkeeper is the most difficult position on the pitch, you have a low probability of stopping a 1 on 1.

[@madaxwayne]

Passing in general is done off the cuff You dont really work on exact plays when in training But you know where your teamates are and could be because in your head you know where every position on the field is and who occupies the position Also,as a player you need to keep your head on a swivel constantly and take mental pictures to know where your teamates and opposition are so you can make decisions in milliseconds to advance the play and not get the ball taken off you So much head swivelling you might get dizzy and all the best players do this if you were to watch a game...constantly looking

[@Chilango16510]

Another important aspect of tiki taka is the amount of touches each player gets on the ball. It’s not only a give and go, but if you watch most of the players each player only touches the ball once or twice. One touch, they pass the ball on to the next guy right away. Two touch, they receive the ball with their first touch and they pass with the second touch. So it’s a mix of give and go with a 1,2 touch. That keeps the defense guessing if the player receiving the ball will stop it or pass it right away

[@WELLZY_]

tut last arsenal goal may be my fav team work goal of all time. sooo clean

[@mohammadk30]

*The name " Tiki* - *Taka* " *comes from the sound that the ball gives when the team players pass it between them when they preform the ball passing compilation sequence* . The best team who used to perfect it was Barcelona. Now, the best team who is perfectly preforming it is Man.-City.

[@craigcassidy6078]

Tikka taka was just modern way of saying pass and move... its not about being one on one with the keeper but retaing the ball and moving seamlessly in and out of positions.. its the Dutch standard from 70's

[@MoBidness]

All tge comments below explain it very well, but I would also like to add that it all comes to playing a simple style of football. Main focus of the game is to pass and find free space, these teams and players just execute it effectively by playing smart and quick. It's such a beautiful form of playing.

[@BookersJourney]

You have a basic team formation, common ones are 4-3-3 or 4-5-1. These numbers are our 10 outfield players, not including the goalie. Now you have plays just like in American football, usually these are less common in open play and are more common from set pieces, like free kicks and corners. Now the formations have offensive and defensive tactics set up based on a number of things, all teams will play differently based on their coaches teachings and philosophies. It gets very complex and complicated but the main thing to remember is every team has a base formation they play with, and a style to compliment that formation, whether it be a tiki taka style, or counter attacking style, there are many different ways of playing, some that won't have even been invented yet. I know it's alot to take in, but keep asking your questions and doing your thing, you guys will have it in no time. Best way to learn the game is to watch it, playing fifa will also help you alot when it comes to understanding the teams, players, positions, formation etc.

[@MsMarc1234]

One team that shut down the tiki taka barcelona squad was the mourinho inter that won CL. Big props to Cambiasso doing alot to shut down his countryman Messi.

[@purist4575]

I love watching Peps Man City today as they keep an element of this style, but that Barca team from that era was something special

[@omarmala1]

Fam this is reasons for why I asked u guys to react to iniesta. The skills he brings they are of a different breed, real talk ask anyone who knows of him.

[@clementgilbert6290]

a perfect tiki taka cant be stopped thats the point

[@DeppriTv]

Guardiola created an art, a revolution in football game with Tiki-Taka

[@AtMyOwnPace10]

To stop or slow down the Tika-Taka passing is to not chase. Sit back. Let them pass around freely and keep them on from if you. Don’t commit to a tackle, keep your defensive shape and when they decide to move forward let them and they start that passing again then maintain shape and discipline. Eventually they have to go forward and be more direct. They can’t sit there passing around doing nothing if you ain’t going after it. When they go forward more directly pounce with a tackle or a press to force them to take a bad shot or make a bad pass

[@psychoced437]

you can't play football like you say

[@Jack-lk7wk]

I think the concept originated in brazil during the 60s/70s but Barcelona under the coach pep Guardiola really brought it to life and perfected it

[@MrJacksparrago]

It was actually Spain under Luis Aragonés (2007 and 2008, while Pep came to Barça at the end of 2008 after the Eurocup).

[@dalesnell4114]

It is simply....making space for your teammates by passing the ball to one player, the opposition is instinctly drawn to the ball which opens up space for your teammate to run into.

[@VitrFrrir]

4:00 to be honest, it's REALLY HARD, but there is a way, trying to predict the passes, but it is very difficult, there is another way, but this one is even more dangerous, in this case you have to try to close the spaces of the passes, that is, leave the passes accumulated in only one part of the field, the problem with this method is that the counterattack rate is VERY HIGH, so it can be said that it is very difficult to stop.

[@comicfootball186]

If Tiki Taka is done right it's unstoppable

[@LuisToko15]

Love you reactions guys!

[@ZER0value]

if the tiki taka is perfect you're straight up not stopping it- there was one barcelona side that perfected this one year!

[@human0_0skull]

QnA 4:05 Barcelona's Tiki-Taka was first stopped by Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan in the UCL semi-finals using the "park the bus" formation (5D - 4M - 1ST / Defensive Mentality - Zone Defense / Counter attack). Later, other teams "parked the bus" against FC Barcelona and succeeded like Athletico Madrid. Tiki-Taka is a very difficult tactic. Actually, few teams can use it because it requires a lot of cohesion and skills (passing, positioning, vista). Currently, Manchester City and Bayern FC (less and less) are the only top teams that can often use it. 11:15 Tiki-Taka comes from Johan Cruyff's Total Football philosophy of playing attacking, beautiful and entertaining football. "Don't care about game score, just play". Pep Guardiola was a FC Barcelona player during the Johan Cruyff era, it was there that he acquired the Total Football philosophy and mastered the Tiki-Taka. Other style of play: Catenaccio, Gegenpress, Kick and rush, Flo pass.

[@ikokoro7722]

Barcelona played the most tiki taka and for the most part the entire team or 95% of the team developed from the academy so the style of play was instilled in them. Would we ever see a team like this? I don’t know but it’s definitely interesting to watch. As a fan I knew it wouldn’t last forever but watching them play this pattern live was interesting and magical. Viva Barcelona 🙂

[@user-io8cm4dk1f]

5:25 good you said that about movement off the ball. In football more than other sports, being good off the ball is probably at the same level of importance as on the ball if not more important, especially defensively when teams press they have to n ow even to press and how to press as a team, communication with others is key. And even going forward, if the attacking players can’t move well off of the ball it’s really gonna hold the team back. Man City is a brilliant example, they are brilliant on the ball, best in the world at it, it’s difficult to win the ball off them, but because they’re so good off the ball too, once they lose it they win it back very quickly a lot of the time, not letting the other team have the ball for too long really helps them to be as dominant as they are.

[@fjnemo]

My school never played like this but when you play teams that can pass like this, you're just running around chasing shadows and if you aren't fit, your team will get destroyed from just fatigue and lack of discipline and concentration

[@realDudeOfArabia]

Coach jose (the special one) morinho did stop tiki taka when Barcelona were in their prime. The Counter tactic is (parking the bus) It means 5 stationary defenders on the same line, 4 stationary defensive midfielders infront of them & the fastest player stays on the wings for counter attacks

[@BingBong.715]

Ight, the way I see it, put pressure on there mid field, with the mid fielders that's in place, the strikers should be guarded on a 1-1 situation. usually theres 2-3 strikers, and almost always 4 defenders, so theres enough for each defender to take guard of, the one that's left should help out with the midfield but never cross the half field line. Also, the end game almost always is the center cross, so when they rush with the ball, make sure to have 3 guys there b4 the ball gets to the goalie box. that's just one of the things I could at least think of😂

[@samuel3v4]

Defeating the Tiki-Taka required a lot of positional discipline. Teams playing tiki-taka usually had very high possession, so defending teams had to be comfortable without the ball and defending for long periods. Teams playing tiki-taka also played with a high defensive line to compress the space in midfield and allow shorter passes. This means that they might be vulnerable to very quick counter attacks. A good example of this was Mourinho's Inter Milan team in 2010. They were able to soak up pressure and counter attack very quickly, beating Barcelona in the semifinals and Bayern in the finals of the Champions League.

[@ppa233]

Tiki Taka is spanish style of playing. It started being developed in the late 80's, but was popularized by the Spain National team in 2006 and by Pep Guardiola's Barcelona.

[@madaxwayne]

its not really spanish it was total football with the dutch first then cruyff brought it to barca

[@HusainG]

The best ways to counter Tiki Taka (or at least make it difficult) is by either: 1. Counter pressing. Hit them before they start their moves. Press high on the defensive transition as they will often look to play from the back. Effective but not easy to be done effectively. You need your team to act as a unit. Your players will need a lot of stamina. And more importantly the success will be in the details. Set your objectives first (some teams press to actually get the ball high while others might press to force long balls). Set your triggers and traps. Isolate one or both fullbacks. I don't want to go further into details. Long story short... this is not easy. 2. A more defensive approach is a compact low block of a 4141 (other versions of the 451 or even 541 could work depending on the situation and other factors such as match ups between the players). The objective here is to make space as limited as you can possibly make it. You will need a very intelligent CDM that can plug the gaps in the back line effectively and quickly... Otherwise maybe a 541 is better for you. In a 541 you need your wingers to be comfortable plugging into the midfield.

[@josephcharles7589]

Jose Mourinho who was seen as the professor of defensive football tried to stop tiki taka with defensive counter attack football. He was successful to a point, especially in the 2009-2010 champions league semi final when he coached Inter Milan against Barcelona but that didn't last long. I would say the best way to stop tiki taka is by using geggenpressing (german for counter-pressing as this philosophy originated from there) Check out how Jurgen Klopp who is a master of geggenpressing usually plays when he plays against Guardiola who is a tiki taka master, watch a few Liverpool vs Man City games and you will see

[@Naadroj]

Tiki Taka (this term comes from the expression of keeping the ball rolling in 1-touch movements. Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 (tiki) and player 2 passes the ball to player 3. All in 3 touches instead of controlling the balls first (one touch) and then passing the ball (two touches).) is based on the concept of "Total Football". Johan Cruyff - a legendary dutch player and manager - played for both Ajax (learned this style of play here by the legendary coach Rinus Michels) and FC Barcelona, has implemented this style of play at Barcelona. Ajax have dominated europe in the 70's by playing this way with the Total Football playstyle. A playstyle in which (retaining) ball possession is the most important thing and all players on the team have to be comfortable and gifted on the ball (typically only midfielders and attackers were) in a time were physique and height was the most important and dominant thing in the sport. Watch "Johan Cruyff's Tactics Explained" from the channel "Football made simple" for a short and nice video on this.

[@Kom-KE]

TIKI TAKA was a philosophy invented by a Dutch & Barcelona coach called JOHAN CRUYFF but that time it was called TOTAL FOOTBALL...the philosophy was simple... basically the whole team attacks together and defends together no matter your position so you gotta be ready to play any position This style of play was later improved by PEP GUARDIOLA as Barcelona coach who was also CRUYFF'S student at Barca

[@Kom-KE]

Even the goalie had to be good with his feet like any other outfield player

[@backspace5199]

It’s raining videos on this channel😅. You guys are really dishing them out this week🙂

[@NexusMJ]

The question is not how you stop it, stopping it is nearly impossible for nearly all other teams. The question is how you do it, it takes a super skilled set of players with world class level in certain specific skills (like movement on and off the ball, decision-making, first touch) and some very good chemistry between players. Part of Barça's success came from having so many awesome players playing together for so many years. And they also had Messi, who besides the obvious also is particularly suited for this type of play (in the same way like Ronaldo is lethal in teams with strong counter-attacking tactics).

[@adrianfernand33s]

Most times, teams will change formation during the game to attack in a particular shape but defend in a completely different one.

[@znaxxro6973]

Tiki Taka originally started in Ajax Netherlands team after that former ajax/barcelona player/Coach "Johan Cruyff" develop it more

[@bravesirrobinn]

Top tier "tiki taka" or triangle passing when I was playing is basically unstoppable... if you get it right. But getting it right is the hard part, it requires an insane amount of team work and footballing intelligence to actually get it to work. Players like Messi and Iniesta make it look far easier than most people can ever realise just from looking at it. Flawless talent, intelligence and teamwork are the main aspects that make the triangle of passes/tiki taka work. Edit: Also I forgot but speed is also crucial to this playing style, the one touch passing and progression of the ball up the field renders even the best defenders useless, this is because the ball progresses towards goal too quickly, it is impossible to keep up with the one touch passing basically.

[@dhruvjeetsingh8946]

Barca was the one team that littrally mastered it and was the most feared team at the time

[@mokaa.9553]

Tiki taka weakness is high pressure and counterattacks in its hay days it was unstoppable and I’m a Madrid fan

[@fullchicken4492]

Yallll the best teacher for formation and positions is FIFA career mode 😂 the team plays as 1 formation and this will influence how attacking or defensive your team is. Pep Guardiola is the best attacking/possession manager of all time, Jose Mourinho is the best Defensive/Counter attacking manager of all time. Both won champions leagues, both won leagues.

[@evanjones1064]

Like most team sports, everyone has 1-3 positions that they need to play during a game. Defensively, in football you need you need to mark the zone that your position calls for. But, you also need to mark a specific person, based on where the ball is. Communication between players and coaching allow for successful and cohesive defending to thrive. This is why it's the best sport! You can have set zones, set plays, clear player roles, but in the end, the game is free-flowing and player communication/understanding of your teammates' movements is the key!

[@Kom-KE]

The beauty of TIKI TAKA is you can't defend against it if you don't have good communication and team chemistry You can score from 90% of the chances if you're a decent finisher

[@adultoonations.9104]

Because of how football evolved modern football can be considered to have started from the Pele , Madonna Era.. football before then was still a completely different game.So a lot of the moves you'd see an older player do a younger generation will use because they inherit these styles of play when they join a club because of how club football works.

[@peteross4879]

You can only play this way if you have quality players. It may look easy but it takes a lot of skill and mental strength to remain calm and make precise passes with out making mistakes while the opposite team applies pressure on a profesional level.

[@hakankurnali6656]

The only way to play a short pass strong team (tikataka) is if you have aggressive and/or pressing strong players, i.e. either they get so much pressure from pressing that they lose the ball ,such as ngolo Kante, for me the best ball-winning midfielder in the world, he is aggressive in tackling but also fair and never lets upor

[@nagagunnerchannel489]

So far as the quality it is in tiki taka style of art it's very beautiful ... But I like Counter Pressing or Gegen pressing style the most

[@samkelosizwekhoza1171]

like the triangle offense it is all about the personnel, only few teams have mastered this style

[@muhammedalotaibi2898]

ask Jose Mourinho , he stopped Barcelona’s domination , He is the greatest

[@imricardochumpitaz]

5:24 Mookie you got one definitely right! You couple ones actually but yeah definitely you gotta know how to move without the ball is extremely important 👏👏👏

[@seanwilson5516]

"How is Tiki Taka stopped?" Bayern Munich: You rang?

[@roohollahsajjadi8486]

Tiki Taka means keeping the ball under your team's control by the fast one-hit passes

[@lizajohnson920]

Look for "scans" or how many times a player checks around them before/after getting the ball, Messi is goated

[@krronaldo7615]

Wow 🤩

[@Eddie88988]

It’s a system of short high tempo passing with set “patterns of play “ similar to how in basket ball you can play out of a certain set . With players knowing where to go when the ball is in certain positions. A way to break this down is shown in the “Bayern Munich vs Barcelona game “

[@fdg3395]

4:02 you can’t stop it

[@bryanokwu4583]

I suggest you watch this movie. It’s called Pele: the birth of a legend. There’s some tiki taka in there too and they talk about where and how it originated.

[@AnonWes]

it's an art cause it happens naturally like when you telling a story and add sound effects to good parts. the tiki-taka is the ball hitting the foot because they aren't dribbling.

[@suckyourmarge8912]

Just a tip: if you want to react to a player, check if ASComps has a vid about them first because there’s hardly any copyright there.👍🏽

[@dunsonhouse]

Thank you my guy

[@joanmarcferreaparici2282]

LIKE AN ART FORM OF THIS HE SAY...IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS...IT'S LIKE IF MICHAEL JORDAN WAS 10 DIFFERENT GUYS AT SAME TIME AND ONE OF THEM A PARTICULAR SPECIAL M.J.

[@ryanfebrianto8973]

CMIIW guys. But I think I heard that tiki taka came from tik tak. Which mean one-two touches and pass. It seems like the sounds of clock mechanism tick tock. So in my perspective, it could be define moving the ball simultaneously like the sequence of the clock (tick-tock) which never stop

[@badmusadeyinka1662]

You need a very good team of top players to be able to stop a top tiki-taka team. The key is to defend narrow, vertically and horizontally compact and hit them quickly on the break so your players have to be in very strong mentally to sense the opportunity, move quickly and not waste opportunities because there won't be many. Real Madrid used it to great effect against Barcelona in Mourinho's second season at real madrid and when he was at Inter Milan as well.

[@williams8152]

The movement without the ball also count you have to create a space to have the ball pass back to you But sometimes during the game the defense I’ll change information to stop all that 🤣😂

[@overthewebb]

A lot of football is about fashion and trends with styles and formations. One team will come along playing a certain formation and tactics and start to dominate. Other teams copy that, then another team comes along and wins agains the current fashionable style consistantly and everyone changes again. Right now the high press is the fashionable style of play

[@abeldeneke9533]

Tiki taka can be stop by drop back Your 4midfielder and make it close to your back four defence

[@justlooking1087]

You’ll see a lot of comments about Barcelona but Arsenal definitely played some of the best football in the world under Wenger. There was a point where I felt like Barcelona were the only team who played better football than Arsenal.

[@clintvinther7533]

Nice video again. Its cool that you watch different kinda videoes of football just to learn more about the game! :D Seems like ur understanding alot! i Think some teams or coaches have been in some way succesfull countering the "Tiki-Taka" style from Barcelona. Mourinho has been somewhat good with his defensive approach. Liverpool with Jurgen Klopp with his high pressure, to close all close passes, and quick counter attack also won 4-0 against Barca in Champions league some years ago. I think the high pressure and mixture with more direct play has become the more modern counter right now. You also gotta know. Pep Guardiola (The bald coach from Barcelona) now coaches Man City, and has made his playstyle from Barcelona a part of that team now, with a never or different approach. :) Not an expert, but my take.