How To 'Park The Bus'

How to 'Park the Bus'.
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It may not be pretty, but it is pragmatic. And as Mourinho and others have shown, it can be part of a team’s tactical make-up that helps them win trophies.
In this video, we explain how to 'park the bus'.
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[@nuclearnadal4869]

Mourinho’s Team: Winning 1-0 at halftime. Mourinho: I’m gonna do what’s called a pro gamer move.

[@iwantgoals1566]

Sherman Rod Ultra D, overload ballside, counterattack.

[@end_games1306]

iwantgoals 15 drop back Instructions: stay back while attacking

[@renelwhitton6931]

So Ole how do feel about 11 at the back?

[@renelwhitton6931]

So Ole how do you feel about 11 at the back?

[@cralo2066]

@@end_games1306 5-5-0 solid formation.

[@dariuspersdoust754]

The script for this video originally appeared in Jose Mourinho‘s notebook.

[@nottsoserious]

If you want to read this story and more, please travel to Tottenham and break into José's office at the stadium.

[@Mendoza1414]

I’m the 1000th like

[@VOID_III111]

Im the 1.2k like

[@manatsonsalewa4080]

“Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.” -Sir Alex Ferguson

[@mkodyChallengesYOurexistence]

Good 1 Needed 2 see it As much as i hate him since im a gunner.. I Still love him for what he did 4 footbal Credit where its due

[@matthewpoole2700]

The Americans have it in the NFL too, "offence wins you games, Defence wins you championships"

[@jomillen5131]

Strange quote for his style of play. He just had the mentality, "It doesn't matter how many they score if we score more"

[@faustoflores3334]

Bs, i was relegated while also being League's best defense in football manager 😿

[@manatsonsalewa4080]

Skellieonabench LOL

[@brandon7420]

Mourinho: Hello, I will be your driver for today.

[@timchiu501]

I ‘sink’ I am the best driver of the world

[@nig3ldoug1as63]

As a former bus driver, I was expecting this video to be about bus driving

[@shlokjain4618]

Underrated comment

[@reddevils8401]

Now he is out of driving

[@mxsthxted]

Mourinho: Let's drive to the europa league

[@oslonorway547]

Please do: _A history/Relevance of Freekick Walls._ Like, how many players used to be needed to form a wall against a free kick? How did they set the standard distance from the ball? And most important question: Are walls still relevant to modern football?.... I recently watched several highlights of goals scored from short freekicks, and it was so obvious that *the wall obstructs the goalkeeper's view, and by the time he sees the ball coming towards the net, it is too late to gauge the speed and swerve.* We should seriously look into this technicality because with modern freekick specialists, the wall helps them but works against the opponents' goalkeeper. (Just a suggestion for Tifo & The Athletic to tackle)

[@dominikfrolec]

Yes pleasd

[@andrew7taylor]

Good suggestion, seconded! When Canizares used to be Valencia's keeper, he organised the wall in a peculiar, but logical way to eliminate this blind spot that you talk about. He set it up so there was always a one-man gap in the wall in the line of his starting position to the ball. So he always saw the ball as it was kicked so he would always dive the right way. The problem with highlights is you don't see the 95% of shots directly or indirectly blocked by the wall, you only see the 5% of shots that end up in the goal. If the wall was a problem, people wouldn't use it.

[@raheem201231]

👏🏾👏🏾

[@oslonorway547]

@@andrew7taylor Have you ever been playing as a kid and kicked a ball over a high fence, then someone went to get it and threw it over the wall back to you? You know how you stand there guessing where the ball is gonna come from, and by the time you see it it has already bounced on the ground two or more times? .... I rest my case.

[@andrew7taylor]

@@oslonorway547 Because we always knew somebody was going to threw the ball over the fence, we always looked over the fence to see it coming. 2 or 3 bounces before we saw the ball? I don't know what kind of place you grew up in, but we were even competing to catch it mid-flight. And we were just kids in school or at the park with normal reflexes for our age. Not adults with world-class reflexes in a competitive market. I rest my case. If the wall was a problem and not a help, keepers wouldn't use it.

[@Hugh_Amungus]

Some people are just salty that Mou managed Chelsea to 25 clean sheets, and conceded the least goals (15) in a single season. That's impressive beyond belief, and it's a record that will never be broken

[@atharvasave6446]

So trueee

[@dominikfrolec]

Haha yes I was jsut 1 then but As a chelsea fan, watching them park against liverpool in 2014 was just beautiful

[@nig3ldoug1as63]

My balls are salty

[@blakehunt3546]

15 goals is just unbelievable

[@3am.chapters]

@@blakehunt3546 hahaha

[@hamdaankhan5279]

Art: Park the bus Artist: Mourinho, Diego simeone.

[@theJuggler07]

Hamdaan Khan fuck Diego simeone

[@colonelmoe966]

Simon Peter Burton says the salty livepool fan

[@theJuggler07]

Moe 2015 and who do you support?

[@iwantgoals1566]

Assisted by Ole Gunnar solskjaer

[@djulkifran9712]

Roberto Di Matteo who succeeded Chelsea won the Champion League

[@AnandSUnni]

I would never call this negative football. This requires players to draw immense pressure while keeping their position intact. It requires strategy, physicality and teamwork. Defending well is also football

[@RandalfElVikingo]

It pales in comparison with the Catenaccio.

[@turuncant]

negative doesn't always mean "not positive". it also means defuse or refuse. and also the verb of "negate" means nullify and make ineffective. so i mean parking a bus is not a creation it's an anti thesis, the team that use that strategy is trying to neutralize or reverse actions of the more attacking team. in that sense negative is a good term for it.

[@anthonyfoco6396]

Defense is Art. Parking the bus is NFT.

[@poparrow9416]

It hinders player potential unless ur defender

[@Trigga_47]

People might criticize it but at the end of the day, football is about winning. Park the bus does the job.

[@sathiyanarayanank.r9970]

All Hail Lord Lingard

[@HarishKumar-bz3tg]

@@sathiyanarayanank.r9970 All hail this dumb boi who brings in Lingard without any sense

[@sathiyanarayanank.r9970]

@@HarishKumar-bz3tg look at his profile picture

[@TunaStrata]

@@sathiyanarayanank.r9970 lol, i thought it was ronaldo.

[@unstoppableExodia]

Vendri Muslim same

[@Sizdothyx]

You can get a point drawing 0-0. You don't get points losing 3-4.

[@v1ceroy]

Last time I was this early, Jose Mourinho was playing attacking football.

[@zakattack7896]

Joymeet Roy so 2012?

[@ravenala9521]

Pep said that as players always want to play with the ball when younger because it's fun. Well it's true but as a professional you play to win, that's why tactics such as this exist

[@pawanbhattarai6414]

Brief history of jose mourinho/Diego Simeone .

[@granth2182]

I've heard your health isn't good mate, take care my little rocket man😂

[@craveleaks8102]

Atletico adapts to teams, they don't play park the bus against every team.

[@helamguite7215]

Aren't u dead

[@raflikhalifah9591]

@@craveleaks8102 mourinho also adapt his tactics based on his opponent

[@fridayapple3225]

but I don't get why Jose Mourinho was getting outdated & DS is very successful is recent years both are defending very deep

[@lucawhaley8190]

Simeone’s Atletí against Liverpool most recently in the champo imo, was a great example of how park the bus and deny space works against such dynamic teams. Great vid💚

[@keyuantejohnson6266]

dont forgot Roberto di matteo chelsea

[@lucawhaley8190]

Keyuante Johnson how could I?! I’m a Chelsea fan😃

[@ranaashhad8040]

Mikkel Litmanen and win.

[@willbyers7233]

I dunno man. Liverpool dominated Atleti's defence at Anfield. Klopp outsmarted Simeone by putting a pacey midfielder (Chambo) to go against Lodi and the latter struggled deeply. Took them out of position most of the times which allowed Liverpool to put in dangerous crosses. It's just that Oblak showed the world why he's the best GK this year.. also hurts that Adrian had a brainfart ffs. As a Liverpool fan, am not salty about Atleti's playbook.. I admire them. Im still salty about Adrian ffs. Sucks Alisson is out injured.

[@matiasrisso5917]

@@willbyers7233 Yes, it would have been a very different match with Alisson on the pitch. But that is football sometimes our team misses some players, sometimes the rival does and we do not complain about it :D

[@highground673]

No one: Me: Watching and learning how to park the bus at 4:30 am

[@nkululekotutani]

5:46AM here

[@krunalpatel4736]

6:28 a.m here now. And I haven't slept all night.

[@StrictlyStoicism]

I remember this tactic back on Fifa 15 they should have kept it 😂

[@mike.n.n.7723]

It was the stuff of legends😂😂😂

[@ixmazn2005]

Still in the game

[@mike.n.n.7723]

@@ixmazn2005 It was removed in FIFA 19 I think I remember people rejoicing about it

[@vgrayz6628]

Drop back

[@mrtoad1408]

Changed it after 18

[@Methis170]

“Attack wins you games, parking the bus wins you titles” - José Mourinho, probably

[@chenithmaleeshe]

Sir Alex Ferguson

[@VirallVariety]

That man spittin’ - Simeone

[@shitvideoquality4856]

@@chenithmaleeshe I think he meant the players,not the style of football

[@BeachPleased]

I remember this interview, Jose even said "Park the bus, Bring the Bus, Bring the Double Bus" i wonder what he mean by double bus? Double Decker Bus or Two buses or maybe Two Double Decker Buses?

[@end_games1306]

V-Factor if your think of let’s say 4-4-2 it’s set up as 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 One bank of 4 is one “bus” that’s what I understand it as anyways

[@Di7manya]

He probably meant a double decker bus.

[@arvindpujari2875]

People are taking "parking the aeroplane" too seriously now

[@subhadippatra2401]

Covid 19 Joke 😂

[@hakim6158]

Right before I play PSG with my relegation candidates in FM. Thank you Tifo. Edit: Drew 1/1. Again. THANK YOU Tifo.

[@ravenala9521]

2 banks of 4, 1 striker that drops and another as AF and you're good to go!

[@lungiledlomo9546]

New Title: how to win a game with 20% posession

[@diogenesofseattle2344]

As a Chelsea fan dating to the time before Abramovich, I can appreciate the aesthetics of a well parked team bus.

[@danielsalas3394]

I used to hate this style of football, but it grew on me once I learned the coaches' perspective: football is about winning by doing the best you can with the weapons you have available, trying to impress the fans and media can be a barrier to achieve that

[@Mikestor2]

Mourinho went from parking the bus as an exception to parking the bus as his default tactic

[@hanklesacks]

Desperation

[@unstoppableExodia]

Pep Guardiola scared mourinho. Negative football was the only chance mourinho had of getting a result against pep.

[@emmanuelalagbala9590]

Lionel Messi* please don't credit Pep for the work of quite literally the greatest club side in History

[@aq8048]

@@emmanuelalagbala9590 Are you saying he is a good or bad manager? Because every starter under Pep was better than their previous season.

[@TenshinhanIsKing]

@@aq8048 no Messi was got even better after pep left Messi would’ve been Messi with or without pep Not to mention Barca won a treble after pep left with literal Luis Enrique as their manager

[@talibhassan652]

Also Chelsea against Barcelona in their UCL winning year played by parking the bus. That was also nerve wracking game. Pressure piled one after another. But two moments of glory by Chelsea saw them through.

[@NanobanaKinako]

This is why Mourinho is one of the managers of all time alongside Xabi, Pep, Zidane, Sir Alex and Klopp.

[@JakobEeee]

I heard this phrase right after psg won over atalanta, I didn't know what it meant, then I remembered that I saw this content from tifo. Thanks guys really helps alot, especially from a new fan of football.

[@brandontablatin9974]

This content is beyond amazing! Deserves way way more recognition

[@n0body550]

Why i love this channel; its has an artistic style that is instantly recognisable plus i knew the name of the title without seeing the name of the title, brilliant ability to represent things in a straightforward easy to understand manner.

[@danipinhasik7763]

Tifo your presentation is elegant and genius as always!

[@christopheralegria71]

As a defender growing up this tactic is so beautiful to me. Tiki-taka has nothing on the aesthetically beauty of perfect defending.

[@keyuantejohnson6266]

to me defensive football>attacking football

[@ibrahimkalmati9379]

@@keyuantejohnson6266 is it is too ask for both?

[@del2900]

Tifo Football always with the quality content. Love yall.

[@catthomas3097]

This is such strange timing, I've been looking into this tactic recently and BOOM tifo football come out with a video to help just in time xD

[@deepakdinesh2445]

This article originally appeared on the Jose Mourinho

[@craigr4763]

Well done for making "parking the bus" sound technical.

[@Knightwolf__]

Jose has entered the chat

[@iwantgoals1566]

Choose your Difficulty OGS has been added to the group.

[@EMETRL]

even a video on parking the bus makes cruyff sound like a god among men

[@fahmikun7235]

so true 👍🏻

[@Theodore1999]

From the day I understand how Jose' ultra defence work, I used it whenever I play FIFA, with my favourite 4231. Yes, I don't have friends, but I have the result

[@aliabbasnaqvi347]

Whatever you think about him personally you gotta admit Mourinho is a genius

[@souryadiptadasgupta5974]

Great analysis as always! Love this channel! It really is a pity that this style of football is so widely derided and made fun of. It takes a lot of teamwork to properly defend deep.

[@j7sportvideo24]

Agreed

[@vb2388]

True

[@KR-jg7gc]

Like when At Madrid SMASHED liverpool.. 😂 the comments were so uneducated about football

[@HM0092]

Agreed. It's all about winning at last

[@diegoramirez7985]

The Answer exactly they don’t realize how impressive it is to resist such an attack it requires some insane concentration

[@yahoojab]

The subtitles are bugged.

[@theanchorman3409]

Tifo, the subs are killing the essence mate!!

[@end_games1306]

_Klopp wants to know your location_ _Liverpool didn’t like that_

[@NSq12]

The appointment is scheduled on Dec 17 at Anfield...

[@bryanflo4500]

Tifo's uploads are always an excuse for me to stay up a little longer before heading to bed... Great video. Cheers!

[@octavdumitru]

For me it's the first thing in the morning. I serve Tifo for breakfast.

[@Toniiiiiful]

My favorite formation for joking as a Chelsea fan. :D I love this channel even more now!

[@rdanielr93]

Chivu’s helmet took me back to 2010, great video as always!

[@jcxkzhgco3050]

you can't criticize Mourinho vs Barca With 10 men if they attacked too much they could have conceded on the counter

[@vb2388]

Agreed, Jose thought what was the best way to beat Pep’s Barca and succeeded, doesn’t matter how he did it.. If I was Jose, I would’ve done the same..

[@efancording6363]

@@vb2388 It does matter though. He's wasn't at some tinpot club. He was at Real Madrid. The biggest and richest club in the world. They more than have enough money to buy players that can play attacking football and win.

[@vb2388]

E Cording...He did win Laliga with Madrid at a time Barca were at their peak..

[@jcxkzhgco3050]

E Cording I was talking about his time at inter

[@efancording6363]

@@vb2388 Barca were at their peak during 2011. Were good in CL in 2012, just not good enough to win it

[@joaots2571]

you said autocarro very well and estacionar was also good

[@fmsalle2483]

You guys just earned jose sub

[@crobatman4448]

The video we all needed and wanted.

[@frankunodostres473]

I respect good defending as long as it is done within the rules. that is why I enjoy watching some teams in the last few years such as: atletico madrid, manu, burnley or gladbach

[@user-jr3dx7wl6j]

Very good these. Footballs encompasses so many styles of play. Not just the sexy stuff

[@scenczyk1429]

You should do audiobooks. Your voice is perfect for it

[@aidanjanemcintosh6919]

They said this is the easiest way to kill football. Bollocks. I've seen many teams tried to do this and terribly failed.

[@keyuantejohnson6266]

@Almighty_Kaiser don't forget chelsea

[@shahabhassan3304]

Spot on. One of the hardest tactics to implement in football if not the hardest

[@fooaloysius7179]

Which goes to show how difficult it is to coach a well-organised bus parking.

[@caseyfitch2330]

Because it requires total adherence and mental fortitude; to not follow the "dollar signs" and take every opportunity to break. For attacking players this is difficult, because they've always been taught to get into space and break when it opens up for them. Also because it only really works against teams that are expecting to control the ball and attack for much of the game; when in reality most teams nowadays have pretty balanced mentality when it comes to attacking. I's a very difficult tactic to get right, and those that do deserve more respect than they get.

[@neehime6]

You could watch this alot in southamerican at the "libertadores cup" where teams from bolivia or other small countries score 1 goal against a big team and they literally do a 7-3 formationnand when they recover the ball they throw it back to the enemy on purpuse and they win the game just by stalling. Its painfull to watch but so satisfying at the same time. Feel bad for the coach of the team that needs to attack 'cos on the other side everybody is just stalling until the time runs out...

[@zahq8249]

I’ve been looking for a full analysis of peps Barcelona on this channel and can’t find one. I’d love to see a video on it if possible

[@39robinbiju69]

Simple and very good explanatsion

[@davidriley354]

God, I love this channel!

[@hamdoggyy7844]

Great video, very informative and interesting

[@andreouboetlourens7814]

Last time I was this early Man Utd won in Fergie time.

[@jeffery_tang]

Man Utd vs PSG

[@joaoatilio1011]

A video about PSG's history would be great, it makes a pretty interesting video.

[@dakotalee1631]

Where’s my boi Mourinhooooooo

[@karthikgarimella2131]

you should do a video on how such teams attack? or how they create oppurtunities?

[@PabloHernandez-vn5yy]

José: This is My favourite video

[@dominikfrolec]

As a chelsea fan, watching them park against liverpool in 2014 was just beautiful

[@jimft4934]

Fantastic!!!!

[@bakedandhectic2096]

Mourinho is The master driver of Bus parking. GOONER💯

[@giovannipoggi234]

I prefer to think that "pretty" can be very subjective when discussing football. Sure, possession control + quick sharp 1-2 touch passing triangles etc. are typically considered the most beautiful. But there is also a case to be made for a really swift direct counterattack (after parking the bus). While admittedly, parking the bus without even trying to score on the counter is probably considered "ugly" by most, I still think parking the bus + a lethal counterattack has created some beautiful goals in recent times.

[@OzyMandias13]

The people most adamant about the implementation of fast-paced, free-flowing, attack-minded, pressing football have never laced up a boot, much less played at any meaningful level. A bunch of kids from far away lands who memorize statistics and binge-watch highlights.

[@golazomedia531]

People praising negative football like it's the best invention in sport, without realising that tiki taka, total football, or whatever they called attacking football, has been won the clubs lot of major trophies, fame, fans, and glory. If we looked back at the history, attacking team always dominating domestic league and European league. Of course occasionally defensive team won something, but I think 65 - 70% of football trophies has been obtained by attacking team.

[@romanreigns4563]

Yes but not every team can park the bus because it is one of the most difficult tactics to employ many teams have tried to implement it and failed miserably i am not saying total football or tiki taka isn't difficult of course the former one requires more fluidity and the latter requires more technical ability but parking the bus is the most demanding tactics from the players and that is the reason only fewer teams have won with that tactic

[@Darwinek]

On behalf of the Czech Fan Club of Defensive Football, thank you for this video.

[@dequanmsealey1356]

Can you please do a tactical analysis of Roberto Mancini's Italy, they were looking good going into the euros

[@HM0092]

Barca vs inter second leg was one of the best tactical game. Although inter lost but they performed the tactics really well.

[@keyuantejohnson6266]

don't forgot barca vs chelsea second leg at the camp nou in 2012

[@vaageesh6054]

Can you guys do a video about how to breakdown every great team of each era, like which tactic could have been used to fool the tiki taka for example

[@akhileshmoorthy]

Yes yes finally , I'm a jose fan.

[@connorjohnson7849]

I sink I am a Special One

[@hanklesacks]

What do you like about jose? Surely can’t be the tactics

[@khalidisa1190]

@@hanklesacks when u r more conservative in personality. Jose tactic was a brilliant one.def as a team with compact. Attc with fast play and counter

[@DarthAnimal]

I love a good defence

[@nickm4627]

Mourinho started the double decker bus strategy at Manchester United. Unreal scenes

[@ggmu4656]

The impact cruyff has over modern football is just out of bounds That guy is a conplete legend

[@porschechananon5678]

I like this tactics

[@davidhrabec5761]

That Simeone in the end 😂😂

[@jawwadrizvi4291]

Mourinho: write that down.. WRITE THAT DOWN!!

[@andrewomahony9260]

Mourinho literally provided a blueprint for how to annihilate Tiki Taka, but nobody listened.

[@ferrousallotrope]

I miss this Tifo

[@yansekchan5129]

Jose Mourinho: write that down WRITE THAT DOWN

[@GrafitiWall]

Good video! As a suggestion, could you guys do a video on Crystal Palace’s recent claim to be the oldest professional football club? Just to shed some light on the debate.

[@octavdumitru]

Just a small note that the Ch in Chivu's name is pronounced like Ki, not Ci. Otherwise beautiful job as always!

[@abdullahsalleh5044]

Team that against Liverpool be like "write that down!"

[@efancording6363]

Nope. Just copy Watford, from when they pummeled Liverpool. They pressed Liverpool and were extremely aggressive.

[@katyayanchaturvedi2525]

Best❤

[@subutaynoyan5372]

- Tifo, what is parking the bus? Tifo: Ever heard the siege of Malta?

[@Snookbone]

The first few notes of the opening piano riff in this video echo "The Liquidator", Chelsea's walk-on music Coincidence? Yes but I found it funny

[@keyuantejohnson6266]

chelsea are the kings of parking the bus

[@Jyacema94]

Please do an explanation on Cryuff’s 1988-1996 Barca dream team’s tactics

[@moratheexplorer5791]

Even peak barcelona can’t beat this tactic.

[@olvs4614]

"estacionáru autocaru" ❤️ 🇵🇹

[@spbspb2413]

1:26 also with an offside goal, important to mention.

[@delpiero9762]

That's one of the best tactics to use in football

[@bdt5096]

The best tactic in football

[@Ali-yp6uy]

Can you make a vid analysing Julien Stephan's Rennes Very underrated manager

[@jonightwing901]

Mourinho OMG 😂😂👌

[@nehemyah6986]

"it may not be pretty" idk about that chief. I love to watch a Simeone masterclass

[@jdjzr9343]

How coincidentally is it that Juventus did this against Inter yesterday!? 3-2 scoreline as well,really great tactics with 10 men...

[@georgeperezdiquispe7951]

Pure Catenaccio and Counter-attack

[@Andrew-gu8uw]

Nice subtitles