This Young American's Bizarre Tactics Broke 2. Bundesliga

[@JakeLandau]

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[@DjNorad]

@ItsCalledSoccer that didnt age well.... Coach Hürzeler is gone...

[@a.t.b783]

It could be that he was born in the USA, that makes him an American by law, but by feeling, no, father is Swiss, mother is German, only lived there for two years and grew up properly in Germany, in Munich, he has no real roots in America or the mentality, don't take credit for other people's work, no football coach from America had any influence on his tactics or inspired him.

[@SDKThe8God]

No one refers to his as American except Americans lmao. That’s like calling J Cole a German rapper cause he was born in Frankfurt

[@JakeLandau]

Hurzeler is from Fayetteville confirmed.

[@SDKThe8God]

@@JakeLandau brother he moved to Germany when he was 2

[@MrSuperbfan]

​@@JakeLandauI'm sorry but this is why people dislike Americans

[@iiChosenOne]

I don't think it's Americans as a whole, I think it's just youtubers and websites trying to farm some clicks by throwing in the fact that he was born in the US.

[@JakeLandau]

@@SDKThe8God I was making a joke about J Cole...

[@TherealMatthias1998]

This was an excellent breakdown! As a lifelong German Football fan, Pauli has always been a likable club I’ve been aware of in passing, but it was really only when my team (Werder Bremen) was relegated that I became truly aware of them. I’ve loved seeing Jojo Eggestein come into his own for this team, as I’ve been astounded with his hard work for the last 8 years. Great to see a Bremen academy graduate have his best season in years!

[@JakeLandau]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for adding to St Pauli lore!

[@maddinek]

how can you not remember when St Pauli was in the 1. Bundesliga and Almeida made 3 goals and then got a red card? :D legendary in a good but also horrible way of him. also the special friendship between werder and pauli. i am surprised you werent aware of them earlier.. however, totally agree with jojo. happy to see him shine.

[@SeriousBartYT]

@@JakeLandau oliver glasner would have been my pick for the brighton job after he helped the eagles soar at the back end of the season.

[@CalebAdams]

This reminds me a lot of Fernando Diniz’s principles at Fluminense. Incredibly fluid with really unorthodox positioning in possession with a focus on overloading opponents without much regards to what positions players play or retaining a specific structure. Wonder if Fabian got some inspiration from what Diniz has been doing in Brazil.

[@JakeLandau]

What really surprised me was how many attackers they have crashing the box on each possession.

[@calle9368]

@@JakeLandauIt has it’s similarities to what Henrik Rydström does in Malmö FF too. Very very fluid and full of overloads. Inspiration from Fernando Diniz but with a European touch I guess. You should make a video about them too :)

[@Fredordead123]

who is here bc he is linked with brighton

[@georgewheadon7287]

Yes kid😂

[@r98replight27]

Me. I knew Tony would bring a manager out of nowhere 🤣🤣

[@mlodyweet6462]

​@@r98replight27"out of nowhere"

[@DecayedSky]

He got the job!

[@Arjun-gu6gk]

yup

[@e350mn]

Brother. You are my favorite source for soccer content. I was fascinated with this piece. I now want to watch them next season to see if this madness works in the 1st division. It’s clear you are following your passion. I guarantee your channel is going to grow beyond your wildest imagination. Keep on being your authentic self (and when you’re ready for some help, I’m in!)

[@JakeLandau]

Much love as always my guy. Thank you!

[@theslothandthelion4600]

Football

[@r2dad282]

NGL, St.Pauli was not on my German football radar. Aside from the big leagues, attention was geared towards smaller leagues like Erdeviese/PSV, Italy/venezia and Championship/Coventry, Sounds exciting, can't wait to see this coach take on the big boys.

[@JakeLandau]

Add it to the list. It's getting long for us US fans!

[@sleepworthy8349]

venice bottled automatic promotion 😢

[@naturalborndylla]

@@WyldStallion-bs9oo Because it's part of the clubs identity.

[@MikaSperling]

@@WyldStallion-bs9oo The political identity is very open minded and left to support everyone stop hate and against far right parties in germany. If you dont support that go fuck yourself

[@GuloGulo420]

​@@WyldStallion-bs9oo maybe because human rights are something they strongly believe in. Imagine that!

[@liamdaley6922]

The newest tactical transition: from positional play (Pep, Arteta, Xavi) to relationism. Think somebody already mentioned them but Fluminese under Diniz, Girona, Bologna, etc. all practice this. Unplanned overloads that spring up naturally based on the opposition's defensive structure and spacing

[@bna919]

Arteta is inching closer to relationism tbf

[@JakeLandau]

Thanks so much for this comment. Maybe a topic for future video.

[@lukethmpsn]

Is this like Ange Postecoglou? He seems to have players all over the place doing whatever.

[@liamdaley6922]

@@lukethmpsn A lot of managers use the themes of it. Ten Hag with Dalot making straight runs through defenses, Ange having Porro and Udogie making underlapping runs or late box crashes by Romero. Teams I mentioned base their entire attacks around it. Slow methodical buildup play that will randomly spring up 5/6 nearby players to overload a flank, leading to some fun combinations

[@mend1893]

Relationism is way off regarding the coach idea

[@alex_humphrey_33]

I’ve seen enough. Bring him to the Amex pronto

[@andrew_j_weber]

I really like how you explain them, and make clear the difference between a high press and a counter-press. So often teams who counter-press are automatically assumed to be a pressing team, but as you've shown, that's just not true. By mixing a counter-press with a lower defensive block, St. Pauli essentially force the opposition to deal with different rhythms within a game and that's not so common within football right now.

[@JakeLandau]

Love that you picked out that detail. I really want to get away from categorizing things incorrectly especially high press vs counterpress.

[@ashfaabid1897]

This is typical Brighton manager

[@leonardo_da_g9168]

No wonder he’s set to become their manager according to Fabrizio

[@gregorkalinkat7657]

Thanks for covering the 2. Bundesliga Champion! Really looking forward to their Bundesliga campaign but also your next video. Keep up the great work!

[@JakeLandau]

Wow thanks!

[@andrewdl6824]

This reminds me of the Vancouver Whitecaps. They fall back into the 5-2-3 and leave the middle open on offense, but they keep too many players back and no one is home for pass-backs in the box.

[@LolLol-fj6nz]

Exactly right. Vancouver's coaching staff has always done a good job of making players believe in the formation and strategies they use. Always an underdog, unfortunately, based on personnel. But I feel they're getting closer to challenging for a championship than they've ever been before.

[@foolinc_]

I feel like FC Pauli won't be coming to visit Detroit City FC again any time soon. Feel like like they are just a "bit" too big for us now to be a good friendly. Glad to see them getting promoted.

[@JakeLandau]

Was awesome they did that but yeah we’ll see. They seem to be a club of high character.

[@yuvalaharony7864]

Wouldn’t be surprised to see him move to a fluid 532 in the big league (a very common Bundesliga tactic which he can put his own spin on), depends on how versatile are the summer signings going to be though

[@JakeLandau]

Agree. Their squad probably won’t completely turn over and the Bundesliga has some very good transition teams.

[@stephenkrus]

WOO! A fellow Houstonian 👑! At first glance his system looks wild but... it's logical and makes sense. 🧐

[@claudiogadda5344]

Thanks a lot for this video. I will share it with a large group of people I chat about soccer. Greetings from Hamburg!

[@JakeLandau]

Awesome, thank you!

[@lukagoalvic4084]

Americans trying to claim Hürzeler is crazy

[@JakeLandau]

Really because Fabian himself and citizenship would say differently

[@DennisBmg98]

@@JakeLandau Only because he was born there, but he has no real (or deep) connection to the US as he moved to Germany at the age of 2. His parents are German and Swiss so you could even argue, that he's more Swiss than he's even American :D

[@Schlesticle]

@@JakeLandauhe was born there so what? He had Swiss and German parents who were working in America, he has a German last name

[@lukagoalvic4084]

@@JakeLandau Son of a german and a swiss who basically lived his whole life in Germany and sees himself as a Bavarian

[@schnitzelfilmmaker1130]

@@JakeLandaujust imagine if Germans tried to claim Cavan Sullivan. That’s what you should realize fellow Americans look like when they try to claim Fabian Hürzeler.

[@SuperJNG18]

FC St. Pauli's been my favorite German side for ages, ever since I learned about them in a COPA90 Derby Days video. Seeing them get promoted makes me so happy, since now I have a team I can full-heartedly support in the Bundesliga! I love what they stand for and I love how they play. Cheers from NYC!

[@JakeLandau]

I watched that one for researching this video. Was awesome to learn more about St Pauli in the process.

[@SuperJNG18]

@@JakeLandau Those videos are all amazing. I credit the Superclásico one for getting me seriously invested in club football when up to that point I found international football more interesting.

[@freddietracey4253]

Just been linked with Brighton! Will be interesting to see what happens…

[@JakeLandau]

Honestly crazy because I mentioned how he has his defenders stand on the ball like De Zerbi’s Brighton.

[@freddietracey4253]

@@JakeLandau As soon as I heard the links I searched him up. Came straight to your video which was class! But yeah I when you mentioned him I was like this is a good link.

[@hopepunk6847]

Omg, that's our guy! Forza Sankt Pauli!

[@TalkSeagulls]

Brilliant video - I feel informed now! 😅

[@Andre-ke8rx]

It's like a mix of Tiki Taka and Total Football. Wild.

[@BrianGuilfoos]

I visited Hamburg last year for work, and absolutely fell in love with the neighborhood of St. Pauli and the club's ethos. Have been a fan ever since, and was delighted they went up this year. Was in Hamburg again during the VfL Onsabrück match, and unfortunately was unable to secure tickets.

[@BrianGuilfoos]

And my favorite team is my hometown team, the Columbus Crew, and I see you just did a video on them too. Subscribed, and off to watch that one next.

[@JakeLandau]

Thanks for sharing!

[@philipkefford5644]

I really enjoyed this clip. It seems to be the latest and most innovative adaptation of the Dutch total football from the 1970s. As an Australian, seeing the growth of Jackson Irvine - a man who epitomises the spirit of FCStP - has been incredible. For me, with De Minaur at the French Open, he has a chance of being Australian sports player of the year.

[@GuloGulo420]

Shared! I've always admired St. Pauli and I'm so excited they're coming back to the top division. Great video!! Oh and I love your shirt ❤

[@JakeLandau]

Yes! Thank you!

[@czdaniel1]

The title for St.Pauli as being "The most Well-Known 2-Div Club on the Planet," very astute of you to notice. Kinda surprised I'm as old as I am not having heard those words said before because it both absolutely looks & feels obvious. Great line

[@MrSteamingTurd]

Bigger than Leeds United as a great example from the UK?

[@kochcj1]

Finally a fellow American who speaks intelligently about football. This was a breath of fresh air.

[@starwarssatan5588]

Then you just need to get out more

[@seanmccambridge]

Hard to relate every time he says “Two Bundesliga”.

[@sehu1291]

He is German. German father swiss mother lifed only 2 years in USA. Can't even speak good english

[@schnitzelfilmmaker1130]

@@sehu1291nah his English is good, but it’s definitely the sound of a German speaking English albeit at a higher level than usual (you Germans are usually really good at English, Hürzeler is just even better which makes sense with his background).

[@arturoarteaga5556]

Congratulations, great video and info! *We are gonna miss Fabian for sure on Bundesliga 1 😞😞😞 But our best wishes for him on this new adventure with Brighton 😎 Thanks Fabian!

[@alexanderaguilastratt7497]

Dude, you are a GREAT story teller.

[@MrSamWilson1]

Welcome to Brighton, Fabian

[@Lloyd2VD]

I'm from germany and grew up with football/soccer (as most of us do) but also became a huge american football fan ( my Dad shared a room in a residantiel school with an us citizen who taught him the rules etc etc). It's kinda cool seeing that european football is also catching on in the US to a point that people are interested in what is happening with the 2. Bundeslige :D Really liked your video btw ^^

[@JakeLandau]

Cheers thank you! As much as some don’t like it, we are one people and I enjoy how “small” the world is getting.

[@JacobConover-zr7qe]

maybe he can replace berhalter in the coming years if he does well with st pauli🤣. In all seriousness I feel like a fluid 5 back could really suit the USMNT with their current talent.

[@alexanderaguilastratt7497]

Your level of research and detail are impressive

[@newbie4789]

Hmm.... Fluid movement, possession and overloading at tight spaces, scoring by overloading opposition goal, counter pressing and set-pieces.... Sounds like a certain invincible Bundesliga Winners actually

[@fussballprophet]

both hürzeler and xabi alonso are inspired by brighton and even stuttgarts coach is adapting de zerbi's style of playing football. wouldnt be surprised if st pauli will finish in the top 10 next season

[@JakeLandau]

Absolutely similar although talent-wise the squad has some room to grow. As Fussballprophet said, a lot of it looks similar to De Zerbi’s Brighton and baiting out the press with your possession.

[@JakeLandau]

Well said

[@fussballprophet]

@@JakeLandau my bad for calling it football btw 😂

[@JakeLandau]

@@fussballprophet how dare you

[@piccione090bigsavo8]

9:20 in italy scoring more goals does not equals to winning, in fact the championship winners always have the best defense, while not always being the best attack unless is some really dominant team, so the defensive part is as important if not more just look at man city in the champions, they always failed because their defense was poor

[@KTKettler]

Great video! Take a look at what Eric Ramsey is doing with Minnesota United, while it's not at the same success level, he is building a system with very similar tactics.

[@JakeLandau]

He was actually next on the list and part of the research for this was other young managers across the world.

[@KTKettler]

@@JakeLandau Amazing! It's an exciting time to be a MNUFC supporter.

[@actionjackson5646]

This sucks so much that he is going to leave us just after promotion. The same thing happened to St Pauli in 2011. Our coach went to Hoffenheim and then we got relegated back to the 2. Bundesliga. This really stinks.

[@cliterally1791]

hell yeah. what a great club, cant wait to see what they do next year

[@JakeLandau]

Same same

[@artemis-kinkyboikirby5539]

Great video, making me desperate for a more in depth tactical analysis of St. Pauli

[@JakeLandau]

Cheers! Maybe in the future or in my newsletter. Mostly because it’s hard to use footage on KZbin without getting striked

[@lux_rebeis]

Great video! Would love to see more about the Bundesliga or it's lower divisions in the future videos 🫶

[@JakeLandau]

Noted!

[@NBAiNFERIOR]

St.pauli and Holstein Kiel had a shocking season demonstrating a fierce passion to rank up. WHAT A SEASON

[@rbfishcs123]

Jakey - whats your current FM24 save? Is it St Pauli? :D

[@chancemiller9340]

Nice video, Jake. You should have a group match watching thing in St. Pauli. Maybe work together with the Scuffed Podcast fellas.

[@JakeLandau]

That's a great idea!

[@The3Insiders]

Man this is gonna get interesting… I’m so excited uta ⚪️🔵

[@tombo1984]

He's coming to Brighton and Hove Albion.

[@oluwatimilehinoyewo8010]

Seems really sad that there's more traction about him because he's moving. He did such an amazing job this past season

[@JakeLandau]

If it makes you feel better this video has about 90k views without Brighton so people definitely cared. Brighton just gave it a little bump.

[@vespasiancloscan7077]

6:00 "Rest defence" implies being in possession.

[@redmed10]

6th most goals scored? That seems to be a weakness. Champions normally score the most. Conceding the least seems to be their super power. A team to watch out for but they may be caught out at a higher level.

[@JakeLandau]

I think any team in any league would be happy with that

[@armyaj]

Chelsea under Mourinho first spell. won the league conceding only 15 goals though

[@JK4ManC]

This fluidity and overloading areas is not new. It is what Manchester City have been doing under Pep Guadiola, and what Barcelona have been doing for some years. Had its origin in the total football of the Netherlands back in the day and the ideas of Johan Crijff. Apologies for not being able to spell. The idea of using space and ensuring that every player with the ball has options, and that when defending you basically hound the opposition off the ball is precisely why City have been so good in recent years. What is marvelous is that St Pauli have proven that you don't have to have superstar players to be able to use this style of play effectively. We used to think that only Barcelona could play like that because they were the only ones good enough. However, love St Pauli and so pleased that they are in Bundesliga 1. The guy is a wonderful coach. The future of the game is bright when you see such fantastic young coaches at work. Football really is a thinking mans sport. Great video thanks.

[@JomaroTV]

i would love if you breakdown Why Pal Dardai is not the right Coach for Hertha Berlin... i want to understand why he is noit allowed to stay

[@johanphilpottson70]

although you told me not to like and subscribe I'm going to do it anyway thank you for this great piece of analysis

[@npg68]

Reported that Brighton have secured a work permit for him.

[@JakeLandau]

Love that for him. Hate that for St Pauli. He’ll do great.

[@npg68]

@@JakeLandau It is a brutal game. At least it happened after the season had finished - not like what happened to Brighton when Potter left to manage Chelsea after five games into the season.

[@ozmarmendoza5492]

Great breakdown, Jake! Really nice vid

[@BK-qp4uq]

You got it right. But you missed one point. Hürzeler is not alone with this concept. He copied it from an english coach. And Alonso, headcoach of Bayer Leverkusen did the same. And there is a third one, called Hoeness. He managed VfB Stuttgart, a team that nearly had gone down to second league last saison. Why i am telling this ? Leverkusen won the Bundesliga and Stuttgart finished in second place, right before the famous FC Bayern ! I am fan of FC Sankt Pauli and of Hürzeler, but he is not as outstanding as it seems. Sankt Pauli got a new record for winning games without even a draw in 2023. But Levekusen was unbeaten for a complete season, that was seen never before in history of Bundesliga.

[@gbrl433]

haha everyone inverting into midfield while he’s overloading the outfield

[@JakeLandau]

Sometimes it takes doing things differently

[@gallochapin502]

greta analysis mate, I know and understand you american , but please call it FOOTBALL :) ...., am an Albion fan my kids were born here in brighton . excited bout Hurzeler , fingers crossed he can bring some nice attacking football .lets GO SeaGulls!!!

[@anophelesnow3957]

I'm an English anarchist, loving St. Pauli since I was a kid in the 90s. yessssss

[@manme6051]

It's called Total Football. It's great to watch, very difficult to teach.

[@JakeLandau]

I don't think this is exactly Total Football. I think it's a mix of the new relationism from Diniz and Total Football.

[@pw6467]

Wow that was an interesting video! Nice work

[@jonasrettig327]

Nobody sees him as American.

[@hannankhan5589]

Use your brain slowpoke. It’s for *VIEWS*

[@jaeshin1983]

Great content. I appreciate your analysis!

[@JakeLandau]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@jsniff2112]

Hartel is leaving on a free contract, he's going to be such a huge miss.

[@Kollektivable]

St. Pauli forever ❤ Oh and fck the HSV...

[@joedaz3324]

Everyone's second favorite club

[@cyrusatkinson3307]

100% Hockey tactics. Well done translating it to soccer.

[@douglasharley2440]

very cool, much thanks.

[@JakeLandau]

Whaaaaaat?! Thanks so much Douglas I really appreciate that.

[@SydPeppa]

Bundesliga is very fascinating.

[@simoncarlile1965]

No midfield!!!. MADNESS.

[@GowthamRajaS]

Hi, a small query. Isn't this what ETH is trying to implement at Utd .?? Atleast in possession. Sacrificing midfield for numerical advantage in attack. Counter pressing high up the pitch to win and counter attack high up the pitch ??? Pls let me know if I am wrong. I can see ETH didn't get the defence and rest defence right .

[@dmtmay]

I think we're going to see a flip in tactical thinking that see's the emphasis put on players just reading and playing the game rather than following some rigid tactical system. Almost like the anti-Pep approach,

[@JK4ManC]

Very similar to what Pep does though more fluid. Very much like that the total football of the Dutch back in the day.

[@AlexEschool]

I think we have all seen a team that did this better. Leverkusen.

[@dexterthepug8647]

Looking forward to him at Brighton giving me proper RDZ vibes

[@felixsoheili1154]

The Set Piece stuff is making me more excited then ever. And the fact he's willing to adapt into a defensive shape.

[@evolancer211]

It's 2010/11 all over again...

[@Mystery7932]

Welcome to Brighton

[@TravelingMooseMedia]

Woo! Estonia mentioned

[@alexanderaguilastratt7497]

More videos like this! I just shared this video.

[@rory4605]

As soon as I saw your cat, I had to subscribe.

[@MrTroll-wr3kd]

Skip to 5:17

[@Its_Croaker]

FInally someone nailed it. He is US/German/Swiss all at the same time. A true global citizen

[@JakeLandau]

Yurrrrr

[@paulie-g]

He got his football education in Germany playing at various academies. How he identifies is beside the point, the implication being made is that the US youth/coaching/FA system has something to do with his success and they just don't - the US' version of the FA is a collection of mediocrities mired in nepotism and nearly all of their decent players only got that way playing in Europe. A big part of the reason it is that way is the yanks' inability to acknowledge that they aren't good at something, therefore nothing changes, and claiming a coach whose biggest connection with the US is that his parents pulled some teeth there and went back on vacation a few times is a symptom of that silly view. He's no more American than Balogun.

[@NoiZze_]

He has american citizienship only because he was born there. He lived there until he was 2 and then his family returned to Germany. Calling him american in the title is just clickbait and americans being proud of him has the same feeling as those heritage weirdos suddenly being proud of Ireland because they are 12% Irish. As the commenter above already said he got all of his education in Germany and has nothing to do with the american FA, their ways or the country in general.

[@rq7284]

​​@@paulie-gBalogun or Yunus Musah... Even the proper Americans we have on the NT many of the good ones spent developmental years in Europe. Not to mention the ones like Dest, Jedi, & CCV. Tyler Adams, Tim Ream, and Tyler Turner are the only proper American products in the current XI to make it to the top 5 leagues. (No time spent developing abroad 0-18)

[@paulie-g]

@@rq7284 .. and Tim Ream isn't good enough to play in the PL, liability and an accident waiting to happen every time I've seen him for Fulham (although I don't watch them that often).

[@lukelillebrorcyran8397]

He is absolutely NOT American 😂 he was born their and directly moved back to Germany

[@mobaumeister2732]

It’s not “two Bundesliga”, it’s “second Bundesliga”.

[@claudiogadda5344]

Only "wrong" point about him is that he will not be in the firts Bundesliga next year, but will be in the Premier League with Brighton. But this was not clear at the time you pubblished the video. Too bad for german soccer not having the chance to see gis team. He renew his contract just few days before be contacted from Bighton (... or was this a great chess like move?). Brighton paid 10M to free him from St. Pauli, making this the highest amount the team got in trading. And not for a player (this is 5M) but for a manager! 😉

[@chinafriends]

Brenden Aaronson and Gio Reyna would be perfect loan options for his system

[@JakeLandau]

Would love to see that. I think they’re going to surprise some people next season.

[@gandalfgreyhame3425]

Hire him as USMNT Coach!! This guy is the exact opposite of everything that is wrong about Gregg Berhalter! Maximizes player potential! Fluid structure to maximize both offensive AND defensive phases! Teaches awareness and use of space! Teaches set pieces - scoring and defending! Wow, this guy makes so much sense USSF will never hire him! More likely he'll be the next hottest young coach to hire after Xabi Alonso, and get snapped up by Bayern or BvB, or somebody in the EPL

[@blainerouse7572]

He plays chaos football basically or position less play like modern basketball is played

[@JakeLandau]

I like the thought that modern basketball and football are sharing ideas

[@Faynwulf]

Calling him an american is hilarious. Did you only look up where he was born? "Hürzeler was born in Houston, Texas, to a Swiss father and a German mother while they were working in the United States. His family moved back to Germany when he was two years old."

[@hannankhan5589]

It’s for views.

[@ChrisSmith-zl8ft]

So... American

[@MrUzt]

he isnt american. He is German

[@JakeLandau]

Ok 👍

[@JomaroTV]

Minute 4:14 FOREVER? XDDDDDD - If he leaver the club, its like always they will go down again6

[@christianspinks595]

Sounds alot like Louisville City

[@shanestroyke264]

Great vid

[@JakeLandau]

Thanks Shane!

[@gerhardkuhn4831]

The attack somehow looks like basketball

[@JakeLandau]

Actually not wrong

[@QazwerDave]

Total football ?!

[@callonyes6233]

The usmnt should look into this guy

[@clemcc6849]

Possession like Ipswich Town

[@pablohabibefigueiredo7142]

It's basketball's tactics to empty the middle field... stand still with the ball and all that stuff...

[@BarbaTimTim]

An american which has german roots himself claims that a german/swiss man born in the U.S. is now an U.S. american. after leaving of the age of 2 he has clearly nothing but only a citizenship.😂😂😂 Irony in a loop.

[@henning8737]

I mean, he seems to have an american passsport. He is connected to the US, but didn't really live there.

[@ronwhitefan1921]

Google total football. This is what this "tactic" is. Admittedly, it's not often used in the modern era, but saying you've never seen anything like it in 20 years means that you haven't been paying attention.

[@JakeLandau]

I think total football is not quite right. It’s a mix of that and a more modern interpretation called relationism. When I said I hadn’t seen a more connected team in 20 years I wasn’t talking about the tactic, I was talking about the team chemistry.

[@stephenmcnamara8318]

the german name for second bundesliga translate exactly as SECOND - not 2 the 2. is pronounced Zweite - progressive second 2nd

[@netking767]

insightful!

[@JakeLandau]

Danke