How Inzaghi Is Leading a Tactical Revolution

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

I'm a huge Inter fan and I find Inzaghi ball a refreshing escape from the typical 325 possession ball we see all the time. I hope Inter does better in the UCL this time round

[@giuseppantonio2005]

me too mate

[@JasumakwanaMakwana]

Camavinga will be the best for inzaghi😂

[@Ice_Cold_Palmer]

I think is going to the final

[@n3kuzya]

As an Inter fan: the only problem with this tactical display is that you need specific players who perfectly understand these principles and who have the elite quality in order to perform these movements consistently throughout 90 minutes. Against Monza we have seen what can happen if even 1 or 2 starters aren't there, it was really an awful performance: everyone was static, movements were really slow and no lines of play were broken in almost all the game. I think Inzaghi should find new (and maybe simpler) solutions for when we can't put all starters at first (especially in games against small teams) as it was proved that it is impossible to replicate this style of play everytime with every player.

[@atharvavanmali5560]

Agreed

[@wallinhooo]

Very similar to tuchels chelsea. When key players like Reece james or chilwell werent fit, chelsea struggled a lot.

[@Bf5getshitonkid]

It’s the same thing with tiki taka u need certain players to play a certain way and that understand football in a certain way it’s like that in majority of tactics today the game has become so advanced that these tactics make great players even greater and it makes the gap between good and bad players even bigger

[@EmilioGasp]

Also as an inter fan: the issue against Monza wasn’t about players. It was about Inzaghi himself BETRAYING the system he constructed so beautifully (I’m a HUGE fan of his). It was simple: we had no width during most of the game. dimarco was tasked with staying more central (bad). Darmian is NOT a wingback anymore: he’s basically a defensive side midfielder (see his heatmap). HENCE when Carlos Augusto (who stayed wide was pushed to wingback and interpreted the role more purely) and Dumfries was brought on, we scored.

[@giodebe1827]

​@@EmilioGasp a former Ermes Il Messaggero subscriber here as me

[@chris.48]

I want an analysis on their vs city today. Inzaghi is the GOAT man

[@adb9125]

Loved this video. We only really see analysis of premiership teams here in the UK so it's nice to see how teams in other leagues are innovating. It also gives something to watch out for in the champions league

[@t-boneskillet1496]

I foresee Inzaghi coaching in EPL in the years to come. As an Inter fan, I hope not any time soon. 😊

[@AISeT-Ivrea]

Great analysis! I’m a inter fan and I’m following inzaghi’s revolution from 3 years now. This year finally he found the right players to make his soccer conception. Since he was Lazio’s coach he started to rotate mid field players . This is a sort of evolution of his thought.

[@fillipe4700]

The more diverse, the better, I hope these new ideas get momentum and results

[@Tommygol8]

As a Juventus fan I have always enjoyed to watch inter play, they are just so well organized, the definition of pragmatic and effective football

[@afcaarush]

Fantastic dissection of a talented manager!

[@CemmyDemmy]

You upgraded the quality of your videos, while the content is incredibly precise. Well done, mate.

[@hkybr6960]

Defenses are probably gonna go down the trap route, starting with structure and discipline they’ll encourage the possession systems to take the ball into certain areas, such as a fb holding it high up the field like Gvardiol at man city, then with looser systems rotating defenders forward they’ll be more vulnerable on attack. Triggering more orchestrated counter attacks than we see right now. Controlling where the game happens without the ball. Minimizing space in places where playmakers can hold it. I would also like to see more defensive wide backs who play denial on their man, forcing the central midfielders and defenders to send the ball back into the crowded middle zones.

[@joshuamellor1193]

Essentially how Arsenal play

[@johnolorunfemi3557]

Love this analysis

[@giampierocampa4099]

Right. Defences need to be always mindful of the spaces that open up and make sure to close them before they can be used.

[@hkybr6960]

@@joshuamellor1193 definitely Arsenal without O, they’re an extremely rigid team which is what most defensive teams focus on right now. The evolution they need to make is how to produce more creation without a star playmaker. Unfortunately rigidity and creation rarely go hand in hand. Also man city and Arsenal are going more with the 4 cbs no one can dribble past/cross on rather then true wide backs. I miss the athletic ball hawking full backs that created more attacking breaks vs the pure denial of a center half.

[@jaydonnjuguna4780]

Top analysis 🔥🔥

[@zuhairyassin505]

iam in love with inzaghi his football is different ❤

[@FootballOnsideYT]

Great video. Inter has certainly been a lot of fun to watch under Inzaghi and they have been the most consistent threat to richer teams in the UCL with very smart and relatively low-budget recruitment. I feel like Inzaghi's system requires players with a very high football IQ. They have certain patterns of play, which you demonstrated, but his system leaves a lot of decision-making to the players. Which I love! But deciding when to make runs, when to go wide or narrow, when to rotate etc., while maintaining balance is not something you can expect all players to do. So, I wonder if this way of playing can become universal? But kudos to Inter and Inzaghi for building a squad which is very suitable for Inzaghiball.

[@kaiqueoliveiradossantos9066]

I'm brazilian and i just think this tactical fits too much with our football. That's literally how the brazilians likes to play football since we're kids, and also how we like to watch. I know that's is not even a possible, but i would like to see this in our national team or in our league.

[@4ssane368]

Congratulations, brillant analysis! Inter plays a really good and nice to watch football under Inzaghi🔥

[@mohsinmasood2296]

3-2-4-1 is such a balanced formation. Saw Flick use this tactic in Bayern. Strong both offensively and defensively. With Players adjusting to any part of the field. This helps at any level of football. Love Implementing it against any opponent❤

[@97SuperGabri]

What fonseca did in the derby seems like a solid counter to this style of play. Heavy screening of the first line in build up, positional defending and deep block of well distributed 4+2 defenders

[@TheFairyBean]

Keep up the fantastic work

[@EdwardTheGamer]

Nice game with Milan!

[@Quetzalcoatl-is-Enki]

your sarcasm didn't end well xD nice game with Fiotentina XD XD

[@EdwardTheGamer]

@@Quetzalcoatl-is-Enki nice game with Torin!

[@cov9290]

In other words total football

[@Panda165YouTube]

Something the Dutch started back in the ‘70’s. Nothing new under the sun

[@Miloman42]

Yeah. Genuine question, what are the differences?

[@konzza]

​@@Miloman4270's iteration of total football's interpretation of space wasn't as positionally flexible as what was described here. Similar but different.

[@cov9290]

@@konzza describe in a simpler way?

[@konzza]

@@cov9290 70's players sticked more to their original positions

[@jonaslobitz]

Hey, i am a huge fan of the app you are using. I know you´ve been on it for a while and i´m wondering when it will be published. Any plans on the publishing day?

[@jaden_shah]

I’m sure it’s more difficult, but the animated tactics board is much easier to follow than the “live” one imo so I appreciated it here. Great vid as always mate! 🫶

[@wwatse]

this would be a really good style for real madrid

[@TheFairyBean]

Please may you do one for Everton (i know theres not much going on with us😭)

[@akintundeaiki3736]

😂

[@JAJH87]

Great video. Thanks!

[@oronsayepaul6709]

i cant wait for the tactical battle between him and pep tomorow ucl

[@mujtaza]

Too bad Dimarco got injured before the game cause he's the real star in Istanbul

[@vookley]

City will beat them, too much quality

[@doppy862]

0-0 man, both teams had chances to win

[@zafarafay]

​@@vookleycome again?

[@masale]

Always with the same level of arrogance with those premface folks. If an English team wins, it is expected and too much quality. If they lose, no words. City didn't do shit at their home and got dominated majority of the game with Inter even resting players for Derby.

[@filiperiksson617]

We really need Sebastian Hoeness tactics

[@aadithyaputiyan3469]

Manchester United Manager Scouts Gather here!

[@lensonkamanga8723]

😂😂😂

[@presleymeck]

We have found our target 😹

[@JapaniLover]

Feck 😂😂😂

[@davidg5965]

You need world class players i love inzaghi's 352 but I wouldn't work well at United sadly

[@Erbalist1]

One problem i see, is when this tactic is used against smaller teams that don’t pressure inter when they are passing in defence. For an example when barca or Real play against teams like Getafe they never get pressured until the final third. Would be super interesting to see an analysis of how big teams break down an opponent who are passive and don’t give an inch in the final third

[@surrufru4405]

This type of football it's brilliant versus teams that play a man to man pressing like Atalanta. But they go in trouble with teams that play the zonal marking and zonal pressing like Thiago Motta's ball, or Atletico of the last year, Vincenzo Italiano's Fiorentina or Porto of the year before. Another example is the derby lost tonight: AC Milan played it with a zonal marking with 4 offensive players, this type of pressing doesn't allow the typycal exchange of Inter's players (defenders midfielders), doesn't allow to find spaces between midfielders and defensive line and they are forced to go on the wings, but there was the doubling of Fofana or Rejinders.

[@andeeearth]

True, some teams already found a solution last season with strong pressing. Inzaghi should try to adapt this tactic for such circumstances, once he find the solution it will become a perfect team.

[@franse15]

Amazing analysis

[@scouter-xn6zi]

Great analysis. Which software do you use for the graphics part ?

[@jaydonnjuguna4780]

Can you do a video on Fabian Hurzler tactics

[@ManUtdEnjoyer115]

Yes 90% luck 10% skill

[@anisingh5437]

Who ? Which team ?

[@Hentzau.]

​@@ManUtdEnjoyer115 Dude you're a Man United. You're too butthurt to talk about them.

[@ChidubeJOpara]

​@@anisingh5437Brighton mate 😂

[@VijayaLakshmi-o8b]

He's the youngest coach in premier league

[@DuongPhamCong-pp7uu]

wonder how to recreate this masterpiece in FM

[@n3kuzya]

it's impossible, at least with the engine implemented as of now. It is already difficult enough to replicate some movements like the false 9 dropping down and a midfielder attacking that space vacated. You can at least try to implement some of the more crucial movements like Barella dropping down while Dumfries/Darmian go up the field, Dimarco cutting inside or Lautaro dropping in midfield while Thuram attacks that space.

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

You can set player roles that increase team fluidity to Very Fluid

[@siboniso4420]

Very fluid, less tatics and as much freedom as possible. Individually the players must have high intelligence. Sweeper keeper is a must

[@F-Tier_Physique]

352 is trash in the current engine.

[@fillipe4700]

Futsal is cool!

[@lenzo1403]

A well drilled team that defends as a unit. Players covering runs and the zones vacated by pressing teammates. Most attacking systems look to isolate defenders and space to play into so the core principle stays the same. I think this system is a good way to take advantage of late runners into space. Any team using this style would need to have players that are extremely comfortable with defending during transitions. In a way it's similar to the Ajax philosophy of being able to play multiple positions. Most modern systems are very fluid to the extent that overlapping centre backs are nothing knew or surprising

[@Muihi123]

Football Meta love the videos, Can you please do Kompany Bayern next I

[@magellanedgar4133]

Can you make a video on how to defend against a team that overloads the midfield and how to break a low block defensive structure?

[@dataflick6582]

Lure them to use a high line 5:56. Using attacking transitions and forward runs. You need skilled players who can do these kinds of attacks.

[@lobachevscki]

People are calling this Totaalvoetbal but It is starting to look closer to Brazilian relationism than actual totaalvoetbal, at the 3:20 mark the video explains what exactly totaalvoetbal was in the 70's (and what to some degree what Guardiola did with Barca) but he doesnt call it that, he calls it positional football (which is just another name). Inzaghi has sculpted the team to be way more flexible than that, thats why he used the futsal comparison, Inzaghi's is more akin to playing into smaller chunks to advance the ball and that implies all the players can occupy any position (to certain degree). It is related thats for sure but this is definitely different than what the Dutch played back in the 70's.

[@GreigMerritt-wy7li]

’m just starting out still, like the new content that helps beginners like me! A lot of fun watching your videos

[@felixmagath1471]

Really like the new graphics

[@earnestjonahdaniel3802]

Guess you can say every time Inter play, they always have a high amount of interplay 😊

[@MohamedTarek-xs6rd]

Please make a video about luis enrique tactics with psg 😢Please

[@MadMan-p6e]

inzaghi free revolutionary style along side bayern high line combined can be extremely dangerous way as it allows the best of roaming players with space rather than structure

[@ayenifiyin8732]

Good job, are you doing a video on De Zerbi anytime soon?

[@sosolawson6587]

As an arsenal fan i would love him at my club, he knows how to win

[@AndreaMortati]

I loved watching this video after Fonseca tactically GABBIAed Inzaghi. I'm a big fan of this!

[@danielwoodley2490]

What is the physical tactics board you have been using in your videos and where can I buy one?

[@ulaytube9953]

Pep managed to convince the entire world to play football like him, but nobody can do it as well as him, so he always stays ahead…Inzaghi is one of the elite few who plays differently and Pep struggles as a result

[@Samin-qi8gz]

Italian style of football was always a struggle for foreign clubs. Atalanta and Inter got a draw against Arsenal and Cheaty.

[@ulaytube9953]

@@Samin-qi8gz wdym somehow? Atalanta are Europa League champs (dominating along the way) and Inter are Italy’s best team and UCL finalists 2 years ago…only prem fans think those results were shocks

[@Samin-qi8gz]

@@ulaytube9953 bro I'm an Italian. I know how good our teams are. You see I wrote it that way because prem fans before and after the game were disrespectful to the way how our teams play. I just wanted to see what there reaction is.

[@ulaytube9953]

@@Samin-qi8gz they’re disrespectful but the 2nd best team in the Prem are the biggest football terrorists ive ever seen lol…Atalanta are a brilliant club and team

[@zoltankramer3383]

@@ulaytube9953 Seria A is probably the worst league in Europe, with anti-football.They get lucky from time to time, other than luck, nothing interesting is introduced.

[@Midrangeshot]

Defence system against these tactics must be high 1v1 pressure and have speed defenders to recover the ball if the high press is broken and having a libero goalkeeper to collect the long balls.

[@mujtaza]

No, Atalanta always play 1v1 with any team and they lost 4-0 to Inter for the second time in a row at San Siro

[@johnlau6749]

the high press against these has not worked at all. The only way is low block and compact defensive

[@mujtaza]

@@johnlau6749 Yup Inter are really struggled with these low block like what Monza did last match 😂

[@choked.norris]

To think we used to watch these managers play during their prime... Man, we're getting old...

[@Amlan1920]

Would love to know how the rest defense works during inter's build-up. Is it that structure is maintained deeper irrespective of players filling in?

[@Finch_cfc]

The first step to defeating this Inzaghi systems is: don't press on the front foot. Keep a mid to low block shape in a 442 and you will ve fine lol

[@Lolguy931]

Prime brexit ball

[@sbaffolodellapuffetta2029]

Thiago motta has similar ideas, It Is a logical way to approach man marking teams and It Is possible that smart players might understand spaces in between the Lines too (zonal marking) without pre-determined structures (like Carlo Ancelotti's real does). The belief that you Need Champions to play this kind of game Is rational in a way and a bias in another. When you think about Bologna you can clearly see a formative path (nobody knew Who calafiori and zirkzee were before) and maybe the responsability you give the players contributes to a higher self-confidence in them, Just like with Gasperini. Maybe we're heading to a football where players choices and knowledge of the pitch are crucial and i am all for it. Maybe it's football unpredictability that makes It special, but that's Just my view. P.S. i agree with you that a lot of positional principles will always be crucial, but a pure "fixed" approach will always suffer against man marking teams. You just can't script everything in football and in the modern game the more you prepare the match the less you are prepared. This idea, Like you said, Is perfect and almost untouchable "on paper" (like a great once said "Football Is simple, but playing simple football Is the hardest thing there Is"), but manager's knowledge of football and greatness in this case should be seen in methodology, in this sense he must be more of a master to his players than to other managers and try to develope a greater conception of space and time in his boys with realistic situations. Again, that's Just the theory of a football lover 😅

[@Greyhound32]

Italian managers and freedom 👌👌

[@8rh3bsisn3bdiebdidj]

This is total football

[@nara1378]

free roam midfielder, 3rd player overlap, 3 libero. Nobody can predict inter's attacking flow, but the weakness is when the opponent is doing bus parking, inter always need a space to attack, thats why inter need player that can dribble fast in tight space, but unfortunately they always failed to get such player like gudmundson, samardzic, etc

[@seringalieulowe3535]

Do for de zabri at Marseille plz

[@IMCalcio21]

Inzaghiball❤

[@ninjalectualx]

This is the same system Simeone runs. He's struggling to integrate Sorloth a bit because he's not as interchangeable as other guys, and he's just learning how to press, something Simeone is really stressing this year

[@83ayodele]

As good as Inzaghi is, I wonder what changed in football more broadly how he wasn’t on many people’s radar to take over any of the open jobs that were available this past summer

[@lifeinlife24]

Dude Inter is arguably a top 5 team in the world and defending serie a champions why would he leave.

[@83ayodele]

@@lifeinlife24 I hear you. But as a Chelsea supporter I’m surprised we didn’t go for him. Or Bayern. Also he still isn’t talked about as a top manager

[@zafarafay]

@@83ayodele 352 is looked down upon as a formation in general, and Inzaghi strictly plays 352. Not many teams would want to go towards that route. It's annoying for sure.

[@gacielcaro5351]

I hate how good they are in defending. Do it again

[@pessociety3148]

Again inter tactics drop we will be there 😅

[@GingerNNZ]

I think Lobanovsky had the same principles in the legendary Dynamo of the late 90s

[@Samuelson9]

Rinus Michels as well with Ajax and the Netherlands in the 70s and 80s.

[@Cesco_S]

Football is a lot simpler than people think sometimes 😂

[@thabisosamsam6779]

Trouble is you need top players in every position to replicate this, last game they almost collapsed to Monza but that aside it will be interesting Inter V City tomorrow will be tight game

[@konzza]

Not really... You don't even need better players than the opposition. Fluid tactics working, does need well coached tactically intelligent players, but not necessarily "top players" in the sense you ment.

[@DanielGiuseppeDiNiro]

As always, we need to be in a Champions League Final or play against a Premier League team to have an Inzaghi video, even though he's a top3 manager rn

[@mariusbadouard]

what do you use for you video editing, tactical interface and all these kind of technical things ?

[@DpKris]

Universal players in simple words our very own Sunday league tactics.

[@sidneymar0507]

Look like 's with relationism

[@nituchatterjee6572]

I think a defensive tactic that can challenger inter is positional marking. Am I thinking correct? 🤔 I am not sure as I am not an experienced tactician😅

[@tonypepperoni1802]

i'm gonna say it and i'm sad abouti it but inzaghi is the next guardiola

[@OmbesaMhatu]

please touch on the defensive side of this tactic

[@adsbegon8405]

I think they can just do really really strict man marking systems where they literally follow each and every player no matter what

[@jsbfe9395]

Seeing the thumbnail I thought it was a video about quantum space-time and non-local causality.

[@assassincj6493]

*FUN FACT* : INASAGI IS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE *Blue lock* main protagonist isagi 😊

[@themlk]

wrong Inzaghi... this is his brother

[@Maciek_Netz]

What did happen with xValue page?

[@fillipe4700]

How to teach it?

[@plc20100]

Ask Gabbia about it! :)))))))))

[@gold6813]

So basically an evolution of total football from Rinus Michels

[@CdeColchonero]

How can I get in touch with you?

[@benjaminngopwaamos6878]

Can we say Inter's football is relativism, just like Motta's style at Bologna?

[@samuelokeke146]

For gaurdiola's 3-1-6, use a 5-4-1 or 4-5-1

[@rmj7740]

What makes this different from total football?

[@moatezmoussi9751]

Imagine if we have a decent attack . like a super scorer ... the problem is our attackers always waste the team's effort

[@gregoryho9307]

Interchangeable and fluid positional play is not a tactical revolution. It was introduced by the Dutch and is called total football. Its just not used by many teams today.

[@Richard-d1y]

Interesting. But ultimately i want Haaland in on goal not Stones.

[@KAP696]

Thiago Motta did this with Bologna during past season, I think he inspired Inzaghi.

[@mujtaza]

LMFAO 😂 it's vise versa

[@W_Abany]

Not exactly Inzaghi’s team has been like this since his Lazio days

[@mujtaza]

@@W_Abany Your comment suggest what I'm thinking too that Motta got the idea from Inzaghi right? But Kap696 said the other way around. I think 🤔

[@johnlau6749]

@@W_Abany but not as this one. This one is futsal that I used to play in secondary school days already

[@W_Abany]

@@mujtaza motta is the shiny new toy everybody likes

[@Antonio-hb8rd]

I feel like we're going to get to a point where teams stop pressing to counter all the movement.

[@jampl3689]

Already dropped 4 points

[@RashidOmar]

Why Universal and not Total Football?

[@Lightflames85]

I think this is difficult to pull of as footballers are very set in there ways. There is not many players that are just as good defensively as they are offensively.

[@Haka47-hw9gw]

Go fabian hurzelercand thomas frank

[@gianfrancoscanu526]

One thing maybe you do not know: Inter in the last two years has been the team with the lowest number of attempted dribblings in Serie A

[@DT-ip4db]

A shame Inter are broke because I reckon Inzagi could win a CL or 2, what holds them back is having an injection of pace, a shame they don't have Hakimi anymore

[@KaryMyx]

L'ha gufata

[@marlouabalona5079]

and today they stopped Mancity 😮

[@hooksx]

I never heard anyone say space is fixed. He's managing one of the top clubs in all the world with vast resources. Let's see him do it in a league with parity before anointing him please.

[@richardtan5612]

Vast resources?? Have you ever checked how much Inter have spent for the transfer fee in the last three years under Inzaghi?

[@HumanRobot04]

Joker. Glory supporter are you.

[@Rainstorm121]

That is a system dominated by common sense.

[@just_a_yokai1103]

Don't like Inter but i was fan of Inzaghi since he coached Lazio I'd also love to see a tactical analysis of Motta