Sarriball: Chelsea Tactics under Maurizio Sarri

Sarriball: Chelsea tactics under Maurizio Sarri.
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“Our team always tries to take the initiative and play our football, regardless of venue, opponent or situation. That is our philosophy,” Sarri has said of his style, known as Sarriball.
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[@darkshines800]

biller bharma patience my friend. You’ll see :)

[@AFHStewart]

Hi

[@darkshines800]

👋👋 Still not convinced that such consistently amazing content can be the product of a mere human, so I remain sceptical. Probably just an actor, right? 🤣

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[@AFHStewart]

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[@dfez6884]

Can we get Eddie Howe's tactics with the cherries? They're doing very good at the moment and would be nice to see how they achieve their success

[@fintan1471]

Scorpion Kick Genius what success?

[@bruzwein5408]

They played 4-4-2. It's a classic formation, which makes the Cherries' gameplay interesting.

[@blipblop5757]

@@fintan1471 C'mon he has kept the team up so well.Every year they are tipped to be relegated and Eddie surprises us again and again.

[@mschauhan3855]

Fintan Woods they came from league 2 to premier league in just 9 years

[@Tifo]

Scorpion Kick Genius keep an eye out for a video, on this very topic, in the middle of next week.

[@adonayzulficar4006]

I see Tifo Uploaded a vídeo I forget about everything Great video and great analysis I never liked chealsea but sarriball is just fantastic to watch.

[@Psycho3418]

Sarri has made Chelsea enjoyable to watch. Damn him.

[@chelseaking1735]

Psycho3418 😂😂

[@Carlos-xs9ck]

I think other teams have watched this video, no wonder Chelsea is falling apart now

[@TwoRedsOneYellow]

say it again? haha

[@nishanpaudel3960]

This channel is a gold

[@VitorOliveira-ku9sy]

High quality video as always

[@daniyalshah1503]

yeep.

[@spicyturtle21]

I’m here after he’s appointed for my Juve .

[@hayek77ishida76]

Im so curious to see what hé is going to do with Ronaldo

[@totti581]

And juven lose to lyon

[@tst3vens]

I’m here after he’s been sacked

[@sandeepsabari761]

Here after he left Juve

[@jkk87]

Here after Pirlo replaced Sarri and Juve won their first Serie A game under Pirlo

[@matteastwood87]

Would be interesting to have a tactical analysis of the mighty Lee Cattermole

[@Rapidz4ak]

GOAT

[@Macafer122]

Another exceptional video, well done lads

[@EugenesBackpack]

Just noticed this team is almost a carbon copy of his Napoli apart from hamsik type of player

[@DayzAhat]

Backpack well the style yes obviously but not the players themselves we don’t have high-flying wingbacks like Rui and Hysaj nor do we have a sorta false 9

[@EugenesBackpack]

@@DayzAhat higuain at 9, and hysaj is not a "high flying" winger while ghoulam is very similar (but better) to Alonso

[@DayzAhat]

Backpack and Sarri himself said that he’s not trying to replicate his Napoli side saying “this is Chelsea they have different players so I will make my system and do it around them”

[@DayzAhat]

Backpack higuain and morata are two very different players and Hysaj provided a lot more offensive input than Azpi does. And even the center backs aren’t the same build

[@DayzAhat]

Backpack and maybe Ghoulam is better defensively but offensively few come close to Alonso

[@lukeeh123]

Cannot get enough of these vids, so well made and informative.

[@azizanputra]

Why have anyone been suprised of chelsea rise? The past 5 season including this it goes Chelsea /Leicester/ Chelsea/ Man C. The core players or players in around the team have been almost remained the same. Luiz, Azpiculeta, Fabregas, Willian, Pedro Hazard. They had only lose Costa and Courtois. Thibaut have been replace efficiently and only really missed Costa esp last season. Hence look Hazard reliant this season but surely Morata seems to getting his groove on. It seems Chelsea players have more power. 2 champion winning side with 2 different coaches. Once this core is not happy they simply dont play. 2 coaches gets sacked. New coach turn up. As talented as they are they play got easily with the system as they did have. Difference being Sarri is more attacking than previous two regime who are more defensive coaches in Conte and Mourinho

[@Tifo]

From Alex: you make a great point about cohesion. Having players who've been in the squad for three or more seasons together makes a huge difference. We looked at this in our video on Spurs earlier this season.

[@azizanputra]

@@Tifo Yes. But more to my point towards the end. I'am afraid Chelsea would result becoming more akin to R. Madrid again another team with it's core player have been around the same, they seems to have a larger influence on managers coming and going. It seemed the club is bigger than the player lose some meaning. Iam not astute in researching like you guys are. Would love to listen/read/watch if you have any thought on that. Thank you for your kind comment and I think I've missed that Spurs article.

[@NickleAskew]

@@azizanputra Some of the current squad wouldn't last five minutes with the likes of JT, Lampard, Drogba, Ivanovic, and Ashley Cole giving them a kick up the ass when they get into a mood. Those players were a real core. All leaders, some captain of their national teams too. Plus having guys like Michael Ballack in for a while. God how I wish I was 19/20 years old again. Haha. What a team we had back then.

[@azizanputra]

@@NickleAskew Ouh yes what a team, how I was always envied ManU, Arsenal and Chelsea. Every season it seems we're missing a final piece but as soon as one is found. Either broken( Kewell, Cisse, Robbie Keane etc) or fall apart (Macca, Owen, Alonso etc). Finally get to see a full set of a jigzaw puzzle but no thanks in large part which is spectacular in Guardiola Man City's team. Still early though. Not being from the city. Had Gerrard leave. I would have support Chelsea maybe. I cried when Owen left. I was 13. Hahaha. Jeez football. The romance of it all.

[@DayzAhat]

Dzul Azizan first of all you are overestimating how good these players are, the core has stayed together which was vital for us as player cohesion is important but this thing of saying “they don’t play when their not happy” this happened once under Mourinho but there were so many locker room problems and a lot of turmoil surrounding the club. Last season the players did play they didn’t “throw” the season away like many are saying and some players were pissed off because we weren’t winning anymore, we got found out and Conte didn’t want to change anything he stuck to what wasn’t working.

[@kaptainkreampie1676]

Is it ok to love sarri even if you’re a rival fan

[@apetar2671]

ya man

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Sarri and Uni are the best new coaches Premier League has to offer they have done an excellent job so far.

[@TheBake1986]

Just because you support one team doesn't mean you can't enjoy watching others, or respect rivals.

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[@tickub]

Could you go further to explain how Sarriball differs to Pep's style of football? A lot of the same phrases such as "building up from the back", "high pressing", and "moving in between spaces" are used to describe both styles, and both managers have a profound respect for each other's philosophies. But how similar/different are they?

[@danischannel]

Yeah I too have been thinking about this

[@thulasmash2195]

Sarri is a Chinese copy of Pep Guardiola

[@mylord7072]

Hi Tifo Football Team. I'm a great admirer of your work. Can you make a tactics video on Parma?? They're excelling in Italian top flight this season. Please!

[@kyle5244]

Video about coaches with similar philosophies and style of play to Sarri and Pep?

[@boitumelomachele4930]

He needs to find another way to play his possession based football. Everton did a masterclass on how to stifle Jorginho.

[@religion9685]

boitumelo machele everton were lucky lmao

[@calvinwhite27]

Brilliant stuff Tifo. Oh how I wish United can bring in a manager who can implement a beautiful style of football

[@MashiatCOD99]

How can you not find a midfield of Herrera, Matic and Fellaini "beautiful"?

[@hueyp.newton2619]

Defensive football is the future

[@thamemecollector511]

Sarri is a real inspiration

[@MarkWTK]

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[@jasp0828]

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Another brilliant video. As always, the explanation is simple and straight to the point. Nice work guys. I'll always be a fan.

[@LordEdmund1973]

I think the reason Sarri hasn't rejuvenated Morata the same way he did Mertens is precisely because we rarely go for high crosses. Morata is a big target man, as is Giroud. We would benefit greatly from moving to a small forward line like Napoli and Liverpool have. Should circumstances require a big man up forward, David Luiz can drive up whilst Azpilicueta and Alonso help form a rudimentary back three.

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Most awaited tactical analysis video!

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[@salil1956]

This video has the perfect combination of being concise and illustrative. Learned so much not just about Sarriball, but football in general. The only downside is that there is so much so going that I had to rewind if I took my eyes off for a second lol PS: Do Liverpool tactics as well!

[@mikeadams8011]

This channel is gold, Jerry, GOLD! Great info & visual explanation as always

[@jesuscoronado642]

It amazes me how quickly Sarri has got very good results, although I don’t think they will keep this competitiveness all season.They are joy to watch, can’t say much about my team Barca right now.

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I hope you're happy now:)

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This is awesome!

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This is awesome, thanks a ton!

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I love your tactic videos

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Never seen a crap video from you guys! Keep em coming!

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Another great video thanks

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Can you please do a video on the park's and cons of a mid block

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i love this channel...amazing video guys

[@ravenala9521]

Is it possible to recreate this tactic in FM19? I'm a bit confused on whether to look for overlap or underlap, considering Alonso's usual position compared to the 2 advanced mids positions

[@Tifo]

Alex says set Alonso as a CWB but in the FB position, but keep Azpilicueta as an FB. The left CM should be an AP or mezzala. This should work.

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Great content as always. You guys should be on tv

[@rhodigian]

Carlo Ancellotti Himself said many good things about the team Sarri left to him, especially about their tactical proficiency. (Many of them had 2 of the greatest tactical teacher: Sarri and Benitez)

[@milunm3315]

I was waiting for this one

[@AJFarrell34]

I have been a big fan of your videos for some time and this is another great example. As a request, please could you do a breakdown/comparison of the tactical styles of Klopp, Guardiola and Sarri? They are the best teams in the league so far this season and seem to have some big similarities in how they set up. It would be interesting to see how they differ.

[@TheHarshguy]

As usual, informative.

[@hybridstick]

A great many top tier teams are utilising this high line, high press and I remember Bayern doing so under Pep. The problem arose when they encountered Real Madrid who “simply” played counter attack and trashed then, it was a little embarrassing towards the end of the match. I wonder what Chelsea vs Liverpool will look like this year, or if Vardy and Gray at Leicester City could tear apart this chelsea team? A video on either these would be great fun to watch I think. Love the channel by the way, you lads and ladies at Tifo are phenomenal.

[@lugebeatzz8747]

Johnstick they have played Liverpool twice and they won 1 game and drew the other!!! I think the City game would be a better evaluation to the flaws of the team because City play positional and have pace and speed!!!

[@estebanmolina4232]

Thanks man your great

[@petrusdanurdara]

can u analyze the difference between pep's and sarri's tactics?

[@MrJacobpals]

Would love to see you guys doing Lucien Favre´s Dortmund :-D !

[@JaleelBeig]

It's already done for the bundesliga channel. Search it

[@mohkamaltaha]

The usual brilliance we've all come to know from Tifo, as for Chelsea, looks like they are going places this season, they are really enjoyable to watch.

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These videos are brilliant

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I have around 80 shirts. You'll be seeing more.

[@nvrmiind]

Gold! Can we get an analysis on Betis? I really like their play-style

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Plz do a video on Chelsea team under Ancelotti and his successful first season.

[@pavelr4752]

Brilliant video as always guys! Could you make a video about CSKA Moscow? (Their history, finances, success in the last 15 years despite having less money than other clubs, their scouting and the changes they went tgrough this year...) would be mich appreciated!!! Cheers!

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Can you implement this on football manager?

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Brilliant!! So clever 💪

[@merijn4440]

Hey Tifo, could you maybe do a video about the Dutch national team? We missed the last EC and WC and have currently taken a new approach under Koeman with younger players and beat Germany 3-0 and also France 2-0 last night, so promising stuff ahead. I love your video's, thanks!

[@stuartclark2648]

I'm a Chelsea fan, but I watch all your videos because they make me even more obsessed with the game

[@vishalchatterjee7510]

Could you make a video to differentiate Sarriball from Pep's tiki taka? Get confused a lot.

[@theskankingpigeon965]

One is managed by Sarri, one is managed by Pep.

[@thuo1000]

Guardiola's system is called positional play which comprises of Total Football. It's not that different from Sarriball, however, he has incorporated dangerous counter attacks via quick transitions at City. When Man City has the ball, the full backs act as inverted full backs which means they join the midfield. David Silva and De Bryune or Bernando Silva push forward into spaces between the Center backs and fullbacks. This is achieved by making sure the wingers (Sane and Sterling or Mahrez) stay wide (almost hugging the touchline) to make space for the midfieders to attacks between the CBs and FBs, This is just one way of how Guardiola uses his fullbacks. At times, we will see Mendy being more of an attacking fullback than Walker. This creates an overload on the opposition's defence. Basically, it is almost impossible to beat this City side (the only stern test is Liverpool). They are dangerous when they have the highest possession which is usually every game, and they are rutheless in counter attacks. They can beat teams that sit back deeply (park the bus) and those that press them. Chelsea on the other hand play the same way, so it is easier to figure them out. Also the way Man City press without the ball is completely different from SarriBall. In my opinion, Guardiola's positional play style is better. It is easier to stop Chelsea than City. Pep has many ways to brutally attack an opponent, the guy is a genius.

[@ahmadsyakir9487]

@@thuo1000 However you have to remember Pep always credited the sucessful-ness of his tactics to his players' technical prowess.

[@HHHBFResurrected]

The main difference between Pep's iteration of tiki taka and Sarri's is the vertical passing into spaces + the use of two creative playmakers in the midfield rather than one deep lying playmaker (or Regista for hipsters). City is a whole other story but at Barca & Bayern his teams were wider and emphasized working opportunities through the middle - it's why he toyed with inverted WB's in Germany, adds another threat in the middle from a player stationed out wide. Sarri's teams play narrower and emphasize vertical passes to the flanks. Mark Thuo's comment was right in that tactically Pep's City are a phenomenon, they incorporate so many tricks of the same base philosophy on a game by game basis that you can't pin them down to a comparison, they are NOT a tiki taka team like his Barca were.

[@thuo1000]

@@ahmadsyakir9487 True, but that is because playing Guardiola's style requires technical players in almost every position.

[@giovanniscalia2356]

I'm so glad he's getting the recognition he deserves, Napoli will never forget him💙💙

[@MrNoufa10]

Is there any good app that can be used to edit videos easily? That way?

[@garethrendle5371]

Great video. I never considered how much more attacking Chelsea are on the left than the right. I wonder why Kante and Barkley/Kovacic aren't swapped to provide extra cover on the left?

[@taukedabai4613]

is there a video for Unai Emery's tactic in Arsenal?

[@bionicman883]

Great video

[@suyashgupta1741]

You have a soothing voice mate!

[@dky10]

Please make a video on Sarris tactics v Pep tactics it is basically the same high press keep possession of the ball it is so hard to understand their tactics

[@crest09]

Spot on in sarri we have a manager that chelsea deserves and football the fans deserve

[@ryankelly34]

Another fantastic video. Any plans on doing Wolves under Nuno Espirito? I think their style is very interesting

[@frankieoh2679]

Please come to barcelona sarri. Your style of play is a completely perfect fit for us. And you would have the perfect players who have been raised to play your style

[@hueyp.newton2619]

Also could you please do a video on maradona's title winning napoli side

[@rooneye]

You didn't mention one of the most famous and interesting and unique things about Sarriball. How he instructs his players to forget about the man and focus purely on the ball. I find that fascinating and would love to know more about it and how it fits it with the whole tactical approach.

[@harounabdullah1517]

Great video, can you please do a tactical analysis on Toni Kroos

[@DaddyYardie]

Can you make an analysis of the Strasbourg tactics being built around Lala

[@killercaos123]

I love the High-Press!

[@bishrab]

What’s the difference between a geggenpress and sarriball press. Is it that klopp favors to win the ball with the attackers and even higher up the pitch?

[@richardcrook6672]

love this channel

[@nightpanda2109]

nice video dude

[@TheRisha97]

Incredible video

[@TheOozgur]

I don't think he's gonna win a lot of trophies but he will be remembered as one of the geniuses of the game such as Bielsa.

[@Direalest]

Like without watching like boss! Cause i know its gonna be awesome!! Thank you Tifo

[@Iamsamg911]

Awesome! Can you do a video about why its not working for Mourinho at Man utd? Even I can see they are more dynamic when Lukaku doesnt play

[@aiman.hakim83]

Next video, pls explain about total football that created by Lous Van Gaal

[@RuneRev]

Would love a tactical analysis on LOSC Lille. They’ve gone from barely escaping relagation last season, to now sitting 2nd behind PSG.

[@sereroserera367]

Tifo would you make a video about box to box mildfielders? They seem to become a solid trend again in top sides.

[@ribar4040]

I hope you will make a video about Red Star after they stunned Liverpool 2-0 in the Champions League. Last year they were the first club in history that started in the first qualif. round and still managed to qualify to Europa League . This year they were the first club in history that started in the first qualif. round and still managed to qualify to Champions League .

[@Tifo]

Ribar have you seen our video on the Liverpool KZbin Channel?

[@ribar4040]

@@Tifo Yes I did if you are referring to the one before Liverpool at home game. I loved it, still I feel this generation of Red Star and our current coach deserve a video for themselves. Big fan of your channel since the very beginning.

[@frenkie14]

Weird how no one ever compares Sarri with Guardiola but i think they really play similary. So excited for the Chelsea - Man Utd match

[@mr.Inorichi]

Sarri is half klopp half guardiola i'd say

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Ur voice sounds so soothing