What is a half-space?

What is a half-space?
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“Half-spaces” and “between the lines” are two examples of football jargon that sound similar, but as Alex Stewart describes, have different meanings.
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Brilliant video. Now I understand when the commentator says about half space

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Half Spaces means Underlapping Areas. LW and RW areas where they staying at Underlapping Areas are called Half Spaces so FullBacks move to Overlapping Areas. In Klopp's Tactical System, Mane and Salah used to play in Half spaces areas so they allow Trent and Robertson to move in Overlapping areas to create Chances

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Correct, the draw the defenders with them and that opens up the spaces for the WBs

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similarly, Firmino draws the CBs towards him and confuses them, leaving space for Mane and Salah to run in. If the CBs choose to sit off and mark Mane and Salah instead, it gives Firmino and the midfield a lot of time to pass, dribble and shopt

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As a coach I do not use the term half space when coaching, in between the lines is the correct phrase to use. When players move inside to play in between the lines they become inside forwards. This can be found the 2 3 5 formation which most British teams used for a long time.

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You're coaching your players the wrong terminology mate. Between the lines is the space between the backline and midfield, whilst the halfspace is the 2 and 4th channel going across the pitch. KDB plays in the halfspace, he certainly is not an inside forward.

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@@thedefensivelines9462 o meio espaço seria nas linhas horizontais, não apenas no entre linhas correto?

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Hi! could you please make a comparison about how skillfully and physically more demanding modern football compared to football decades a go? can it be even more demanding in the future?

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everton ribeiro é um otimo jogador de half space

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Why didn't you mention the name of the website Rene maric wrote for? spielverlagerung deserves all the credit for creating great content.

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I have no idea of their actual reason but as a non German speaker it seems easy to mangle the pronunciation which could be reason enough

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It’s all about the quarter spaces!

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Klopp prefers Wingspace, Pep Halfspace,Klopp's Dortmund used to be different,why did he shifted focus from Gegenpressing in last two years?

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In PES terminology, the players who play between the lines = hole player and the ones playing in the half spaces = roaming flank

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Really think the situation where by the midfielders drops towards the defenders to close the gap is drop back..

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Now I understand why grealish is so good. He lives in half spaces

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I'm really not sure about this. The term half-space has bugged me for a while and seems to be getting more popular. It's odd because it's a term that's come from a direct translation when we already have terms like this in English. I also believe that 'between the lines' is horizontal and 'the channels' are vertical. Two terms to describe the lines of space between opposition positions. Half-space doesn't really work properly as it's said in English. What is the 'half'? And why are there only two? There are more than two vertical channels. Between defender and fullback, inside the wingback when using a back 3, between the two centre backs in a 4. The term 'half-space' is problematic because it's become popular and lots of people use the term in tactical analysis but I don't think there's an agreed definition. Who's to say this definition is correct? And even if it is, if lots of people are using the term, and will literally throw it out there when referencing any player in vertical space, surely it loses any specific meaning.

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Rene Maric is top top tier. Go to his twitter and find his tactics website

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Someone send this to Koeman. He doesnt understand the difference between wide spaces and half spaces and it’s driving me crazy.

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What happened to the term 'the hole'? I remember when Juninho signed for Middlesbrough, he would be referred to as playing 'in the hole'.

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The hole still means between the lines, defense and midfield. It is all football terminology

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I've always preferred the term 'Inside right channel' to half space.

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Pep’s reaction: YASSSSSSS. Half spaces. Ole: Please make how to win pens video. Kthxbye.

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He already knows that, that's why they get so many pens, just get players to get infield centrally from about a 35° ish angle, where they will meet the center back in a great to tackle situation, so the defender will tackle but due to the player's speed, it will be late or too quick and a penalty!

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David silva is the king of half spaces

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Between the Lines, Half Space, Channels

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Just one question: was this video presented by the Athletic?

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Is conclusion it’s a space in half 🤯

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You call it the half space, I call it the David Silva zone

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2:23 is offside tbf

[@kieranlooby4429]

if you play 4-3-3 then vertical half-spaces are kind of eliminated.

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I guess articles use terms like "half-space" and "between the lines" to confuse the readers in much the same way that the British use "orientate" and "orientated" to confuse Americans.

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2:24 offside