Predicting WEIRD Tactics That Could TAKEOVER in 2024.

James Allcott and Football Meta take a look at football's tactical trends for 2024 including dribbling goalkeepers, the return of the number 10, whether formations are dying and more.
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0:00 Dribbling Goalkeepers
8:34 Space Invaders
14:32 Free Role Returns (No.10)
16:54 Vertical Rotation
#PremierLeague #JLA #football

[@JamesLawrenceAllcott]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! big thanks to Cormac! ❤ q what a great guy!

[@chiefbeef9905]

Cant wait for the evolution of modern tactics where Trent Alexander-Arnold starts as a goalkeeper, dribbles out to the right flank, drops into holding midfield, el pausa for Allison to run past and take the ball, for the delivery into the box.

[@TheCutbackFC]

England’s first choice keeper: TAA

[@tf-ok]

TAA for Prime Minister!

[@TheCutbackFC]

@@tf-ok inverted prime minister. I like it

[@DontAttme]

@@TheCutbackFCwhy not? Got plenty of right wingers, look at Benito Mussolini… so right wing his great grandson plays right wing for Lazio SS… (some jokes write themselves)

[@IVIRnathanreilly]

​@@DontAttme Just had to be Lazio didn't it

[@AcgSpizy]

Would love to see southgate try this vertical rotation with Kane who loves to drop deep and Jude with the ability to read the game and attack that space as he does so well

[@MrGeek91]

Goalkeeping is just as much about natural ability as much as outfield play is, you can teach both but true greatness is natural ability.

[@marvinprudencio7321]

I would love to see a video ranking Manchester City’s players from most important to least important. Who in your opinion is most important? Rodri for allowing Pep to play how he wants? Haaland for scoring numerous goals? KDB for his pass contribution? Ederson for allowing to play from the back? Bernardo for his availability and ability to play anywhere?

[@slayingroosters4355]

Walker for saving their asses on so many occasions...

[@tuhbso3332]

Or top 3 most important players for each PL club would be interesting

[@user-qp6xj4hg4s]

John Stones

[@seanplace2471]

Matt Turner, Nottingham's keeper, never played football until he was 14, so the fact that he's now a professional goalkeeper is perhaps indicative of the fact that it could be taught more easily than outfield players. Very anecdotal of course, and my own anecdotal evidence tells me that it's nearly impossible to be a goalie since I can't save anything, so take it with a grain of salt.

[@otto_jk]

Former Southampton and Fulham GK Antti Niemi started his professional career at 19, he played his whole academy years in amateur and semi pro clubs and played more hockey than football as a kid

[@ollyhoward2780]

Unbelievable - I was talking to my mate about this on Monday, saying this would be the next evolution of football! I compared it to my 6-a-side team, where sometimes I’d go in goal, the opposition would commit 4/5 men forward. If I saved it, I’d pick the ball up and just run (I’m naturally a forward)! 😂 Great video James, love that we’re on the same wavelength!

[@nicolasdominguez6012]

Dribbly goalkeepers have already been a thing, René Higuita is a great example

[@fahim6898]

Trent to become the first inverted full back ball-playing dribbly press-proof goalkeeper. You heard it here first!

[@MrHardnut333]

Sweeper keeper has become a trend in Gaelic football within the last few years. Armagh start someone who used to be a forward in nets

[@derryquinn1894]

I was just gonna comment this!

[@mikem9309]

I’m a newcastle fan so I’m that co text I have often wondered why there is not more switching of position within a match eg switching almiron/ Gordon. Not for a half- just for ten mins or so, just to mix things up and maybe play some special plays they have worked on in training.

[@KofMan97]

The partnership we never knew we wanted. 😅😅 Great video guys. Keep up the great work James and happy new year ❤

[@PiesForEyes]

Yes! All teams should have Manuel Neuer’s roaming around everywhere.

[@devangg]

Love the centre circle jla

[@Mag_Nus32]

Underappreciated JLA vid, might as well throw a comment on for the algo. Love your work

[@ethanderrick8486]

We're already seeing that forward swapping into midfield. Watch Arsenal, how often Havertz or Martinelli ends up as the forward while Jesus ends up next to Rice or Odegaard in build-up.

[@totalefootball8637]

I use this tactic of being a dribbly goalkeeper in futsal. You have to read situations tactically

[@henrybrown9562]

I think it’s more likely we see the Stones/Libero role make a serious comeback before GKs become serious threats to dribble out. GK becomes a solidified part of the back 3/4 in possession, allowing the rest of the back 3/4 to act as interchangeable liberos, bringing the ball past the first line of press.

[@ike2ray]

great collab

[@seanmaddex4104]

you are playing a high risk game depending on how high you push the goalkeeper up. its obvious that the passing and ball skill is important when you see vicarios play for spurs but the question is how much benefit you will get compared to the risk. also the reflexes and positioning are much harder to adapt to so it would be unfeasable to convert players beyond a certain age. Also the other problem is if the goal keeping ability is sacrificed you would be much more vulnerable to set pieces.

[@JoynsonRolls]

Imagine if they put a rule in where - when the goalkeeper is out of the box - the player nearest to the goal can use their hands… shot-stopping centre-backs and poacher goal-keepers would be worth a fortune!

[@callumstephens2879]

What I want to see is the goalkeeper standing in as a centre back allowing another player to be committed to the attack, and only when the ball is in the box, the goalkeeper will go back to a standard goalkeeping position and one of the more attacking players will come back on defence

[@slayingroosters4355]

You'd get players like de bruyne, Trent AA, and Odegaard scoring worldies week in week out, never mind what the less clinical players would pick up 🤣

[@CoconutJewce]

@@slayingroosters4355 Snuck in Odegaard. lol

[@judemonahan3230]

Crazy how this has now been done with trossard havertz in the West Ham game

[@docehuevos3137]

I think the 1st time a goalkeeper drives past a line it will lead to a goal cos the opposition will press so aggressively but unorganised at panicking to win the ball back. Then loads of space to pass into.

[@wdred]

Big fan of Football Meta.

[@JamesLawrenceAllcott]

Me too!

[@r3mor424]

#1 dribbling goalkeeper - Higuita

[@chrisnicholson5032]

18:00 this sounds like total football- Johan Cruyff's Netherlands were the masters of this

[@paulmbuthia8689]

I think Caomhin Kelleher at Liverpool went through that transition playing as a midfielder when he was younger and transitioning to Goalkeeper.

[@smithofpoop]

Tim Howard used to play as a midfielder in his teens I think

[@CoconutJewce]

Ah, how I'd use my keeper in FIFA back in the day. Surely nothing could go wrong there. :D

[@charliegrimes4197]

Caomihn Kelleher was a striker before he was a goalkeeper

[@askaakra99]

I don't see how this tactic could work, it's an extra player but it won't create any more space because opposition don't have to vacate their positions marking the players as they know the keeper can't create anything on his own so they don't have to press him

[@Vid_21]

Using this logic the keeper should just be able to waltz over to the other goal and have a shot if there's no one who is going to press him

[@LordSeth-hf8ew]

Except they do because they need to win the game so they need to press at some point

[@benlane7282]

If all the players go out to the sides of the pitch like they often do these days when the keeper has the ball then they have to do something otherwise the goalkeeper would just be able to move with the ball and play a pass to the strikers which skips the whole trying to get through the midfield part. The other team have to press and move at some point, thus causing spaces to appear

[@askaakra99]

well of course he would be pressed when he got to over the midfield line but he doesn’t create any space

[@goldenbrown999]

Hi Jim, is there actually any law forbidding a team using two goalkeepers, each taking up half the goal? Seems like a no-brainer to me.

[@tiagoruas8105]

Yes, otherwise you could classify one of your defenders as a 'goalkeeper' and now have an extra player able to handle the ball in the box regardless of whether they actually play between the sticks or not.

[@marko9463]

I think thats a recipe for chaos tbh if someone shoots in the middle its gonna cause some crazy collisions

[@marvinprudencio7321]

If this was allowed then you would easily see teams substituting their strikers for backup goalkeepers at the end of a game to keep the lead

[@christopherflux6254]

I do this on FIFA already

[@craigosborne3260]

Martinez does it for Villa

[@MWTB-shorts]

I was here

[@nickmahr3354]

None of these tactics are that wild. Keepers have been expected to be better with feet over time, one of the men in the pivot has been expected to crash the box, the 10 has existed for ages, and vertical rotation is just the 442

[@eoinf2773]

We us to play last man back!

[@rohank1982]

Bar dribbling keepers Spurs and Arsenal do all of these between them

[@1MHouse.]

Football is following basketball with zonal and free roaming positional play, the deep zonal defence led to 2 things 1. Giant players 2. 3 point shooters (English btw not some clueless American) I think we’ll see more long range specialists and 6ft6 strikers whose entire job it is to score headers and cause chaos. The low block is killing football

[@marko9463]

There is not as much low block teams in the prem anymore, heck even luton were pressing city, the clear low blocks I think are sheffield, west ham but they semi press I dont even know.

[@xisckillerx7578]

Long range strikes are actually being phased out with attempts down significantly from the era of lampard and gerrard. its an ineffective shot worth the same as more effective shots.

[@LordSeth-hf8ew]

Pretty sure low block has been around as long as the game has, it’s not new

[@SuperJJParker]

Monkey rush making its way to the premier league? School lunch time tactics soon to be the new meta.

[@colincolin5696]

I know other great keepers made playing with their feet look so easy but I think ederson for city does it by far the best and consistently. No one can do it like him right now.. overhated keeper he is.

[@eldante4139]

The problem isn’t his ability on the ball, it’s his shot stopping ability not being the best. But yes Ederson is good on the ball.

[@colincolin5696]

@@eldante4139 he’s still a really good shot stopper tho, city this season would’ve conceded so much more if it wasn’t for him. Not to mention the ucl final the biggest game of his life.

[@benlane7282]

@@colincolin5696he always has a very average shot stopping percentage, xg prevention measure and often times I’m watching city and they concede like 2 shots on target yet the other team score. He’s just ‘’okay’’ at the saving part

[@colincolin5696]

@@benlane7282 nah that’s just clear bias, he’s better than just “good” his ball playing ability alone makes him better than most.

[@United_Wings]

Wtf

[@barnaclefelching4079]

We already have dribbly goalkeepers, no names but I've seen a few with plenty of spittle working the way down their chin

[@chessfeed4558]

Finally my man Ødegaard has found himself a job !!!!!!..BEWARE LIVERPOOL HE IS COMING!!!....

[@greytakespics]

At this point make this video titled “how Spurs are changing the way we play” cause Tottenham do literally every point in the video