Will Still • Tactics, Stade de Reims 0 PSG 0, Ligue 1 • Masterclass • Powered by

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0:17 - Intro
0:25 - Starting XIs and formations
2:08 - Plan going into the game
3:46 - Man-for-man marking and forcing play outside
6:25 - Pressing triggers and creating overloads from a medium-high block
8:42 - Stretching the game and the importance of transitions
11:32 - Sergio Ramos’ red card
13:00 - Dealing with Neymar’s introduction and PSG’s unconventional midfield diamond
15:58 - Positives taken from the game but ambition for more
Born to English parents in Belgium and raised there, Will Still has spent most of his career in the country he grew up in - but he moved to Ligue 1 when he was appointed as Óscar García’s assistant at Stade de Reims in the summer of 2022. He faced a baptism of fire, however, when he was asked to stand in for García in the Reims dugout for the visit of the stars of Paris Saint-Germain in October of that year. Just five days after the game, at only 30 years old, Still became the youngest head coach in Europe’s top five leagues when he was made Reims caretaker manager following García’s departure.
Although Lionel Messi missed out for PSG due to injury, and both Neymar and Achraf Hakimi were left on the bench by PSG manager Christophe Galtier, Still faced an uphill task if he was to get a result against a team that had not lost or failed to score in a competitive match since March - a run of 22 matches. Against all odds, however, Reims kept a clean sheet against the French champions, to earn a hard-fought goalless draw.
In this exclusive masterclass, Still explains how and why he set Reims up to take the game to their opponents, including how they pressed PSG high up the pitch, with Arsenal’s on-loan forward Folarin Balogun playing a key role. He also talks about the “satisfaction” of frustrating a team as good as PSG, and drawing Sergio Ramos into getting sent off late in the first half.
Still goes on to explain why, even though Reims had just stopped Kylian Mbappé from scoring, there was still an element of frustration at the result. Despite a fully deserved draw against one of the best teams in the world, Still was left with a small, nagging feeling of regret.
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[@Argwyn]

can't wait to implement this into my FM tactics haha

[@pippo24]

If only there was something like defensive/offensive formations in FM

[@iamnot730]

@@pippo24 needs to be added ngl. would add so much more depth to the game

[@andrasjosvai3191]

That's why Im hete too

[@ComicSeckz]

​@@pippo24you can literally do whatever you want wdym?

[@inmyelement6301]

@@ComicSeckz there is no seperation between on the ball and off the ball tactics, like you can't set up 442 or 451 off the ball without being 442 or 451 on the ball.

[@greyFCB]

how I look explaining my tactics to my assistant manager (he isnt real) at 3am after winning the treble on FM

[@human777]

me

[@VictorJolyot]

The real Masterclass should be Christophe Galtier explaining how he managed to draw 2 times against such a great coach.

[@spetzlemitsoss8932]

PSG tactic since 10 years : kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4XbnnZ5qLKiepI

[@miljonair3882]

Don't disrespect Galtier.

[@zexios9685]

@@miljonair3882 sinon quoi

[@VictorJolyot]

@@miljonair3882 Don't disrespect the joke.

[@miljonair3882]

@@VictorJolyot The coach that won the ligue 1 with Lille. Galtier > Pochettino.

[@ceejtooclean]

the dialect/annunciation of his players names in each of their respective languages is amazing, communication is key man

[@muhdpeep]

well french is his first language anyway

[@matthewstevens1736]

He was born and grew up in French-speaking Belgium to English parents so he's quite lucky that he's pretty much as bilingual as its possible to be

[@briton3851]

@@muhdpeep it clearly isnt, he has an english accent🤣

[@muhdpeep]

@@briton3851 well he was born in belgium, raised by english parents, speaks perfect english and french, easy

[@briton3851]

@@muhdpeep his French is exquisite I can’t argue that

[@dokgohyuk3753]

the way he changed his formation and decided how to handle that diamond in like 10 minutes is fucking class

[@liloupumpkin5278]

So cool to see Reims playing these last months. Would love to see them getting into top 5, they've had an awesome run since October. Bien joué Will !

[@khoyrulislam]

Will Still once led Reims to an 19-game unbeaten run in all competitions. At 30 years old, he’s the youngest manager in Europe’s top five leagues Reims pay a £22,000 fine each time Still manages because he doesn’t have his UEFA Pro license

[@buzzsaw838]

Came here for this comment!! How does it still only have 8 likes?!

[@woolly337]

@@buzzsaw838 because with all due respect, everyone and their mum knows about the fine for not having his license

[@ryanhindley174]

@@woolly337 that’s the joke

[@woolly337]

@@ryanhindley174 could’ve just gone completely over my head hahahahah

[@captainalaric]

Will Still

[@samgardiner585]

The episode we’ve all been waiting for.

[@brianlawson4368]

😂😅

[@omalone1169]

​@@brianlawson4368how ?

[@shahir1395]

14:13 notice how he says "it wasn't really working, the message wasn't clear enough from me"? that's what's gonna take him far...

[@human777]

complete opposite to Moyes!

[@kuromori6200]

@@human777 And Alan Pardew

[@Ryan-vr2gb]

the amount of shit you have to remember to do as a player when ur on the pitch is pretty remarkable. if just one player doesn't follow the instructions he was given that could mess up the entire game plan

[@ComicSeckz]

That's why just being a good individual isn't enough

[@Zxinh-ig6sc]

shut up

[@hugocruz2600]

top coach! can't wait to see him manage in england

[@Zotnamm]

tottenham

[@CK144]

@@Zotnamm I think Brighton would be a good fit if De Zerbi is lured away

[@JymVer]

@@Zotnamm he's a hammer

[@simonjames772]

i wonder what coaches like tuchel would think of him

[@omalone1169]

​@@Zotnammchill out

[@neilharris7105]

Oh my god they actually filmed it😅 props to CV, loved this masterclass 🙌

[@Adambrown93]

Hopefully next West Ham manager

[@joaopedro_1919]

This channel is amazing, another great video

[@paddynevs5885]

AT LASSSSST the legend of will still

[@rbrtsmith]

This guy is an inspiration

[@bigbearrecordingstudio7921]

What I love is that he pronounces all of the player's names so well. Not only correctly, but so native. Like that's how their mom and dad would pronounce the names. Just.... said the way it's meant to be said. You know?

[@muhdpeep]

well french is his first language anyway

[@briton3851]

@@muhdpeep no it isnt

[@muhdpeep]

@@briton3851 how so

[@briton3851]

@@muhdpeep cos english is his native tongue, french is surely a second language to him

[@muhdpeep]

@@briton3851 he grew up speaking french with literally everyone excluding his parents tbf

[@koichitoyama6859]

The way he adapted when Neymar came on shows real quality of a big coach. Hopefully he gets an opportunity like Julian Nagelsman did. Big club, good budget and backing from the board.

[@omalone1169]

Fired for the UCL

[@folu12]

OMFG I HAVE BEEN WAITING

[@alialjnabi2353]

Your videos amazing, keep up the good work, ❤❤ love the channel from iraq ❤

[@UrishFootball]

Very Smart Coach ! We'll achieve many trophies !

[@whodouthinkuare]

I hope West Ham get Will in when they sack Moyes, its not that far away. Will himself has said he is a big West Ham fan.

[@folu12]

CMON U IRONS

[@wellingtonoliveira7463]

​@@folu12 áaaáááá❤❤❤❤@❤❤❤@❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@human777]

I'd love him at West Ham

[@yourdasellsavon9928]

Too early for him, needs another year or so in Ligue 1 imo

[@tomis6719]

Imagine Will at the prem against Guardiola, Arteta, Klopp, ETH Pure football 😍

[@noxty9351]

Good video, waiting for De Zerbi 😃

[@ivarvdk2610]

As a coach myself i can say hoe different a game is to real life. Not the tactics necessarily but to see whats happing on the field

[@Videos_van_memes]

Indeed, but nowadays the coaches have a camera view from very high, so they can see it good where are the spaces and where is everyone standing

[@omalone1169]

Hoe?

[@rhyswilson2866]

His foreign pronunciation is so comedically good

[@cam5556]

0:37 I play too much fifa. When I saw 94, my first thought was that it was his overall rating

[@adamaddad393]

94 maldini

[@ihoryermakov4514]

Good luck to you Coach! Wish you all the best from Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@omalone1169]

How's the war going?

[@zxcxzxc]

Fantastic explanation!

[@greatbanter8085]

So interesting this.

[@human777]

West Ham - please hire this guy

[@melmeister-4747]

Seeing the layout of passages of play hurts me as a United fan when I would see times where we had no build up and players looked lost.

[@omalone1169]

5:20 you can't be late

[@SW-kr9fl]

Love Will’s career story. Not many English managers learn their trade abroad. I think he should stay in Ligue 1 and continue to build his experience before coming to the Prem

[@joshlcfc8433]

Doing a great job over there. Only a matter of time before he gets an opportunity in the Premier League. Maybe West Ham post-Moyes?

[@folu12]

COME ON YOU IRONS

[@fredvasquez4201]

not worth it managing a horrible team

[@Needanewcarnow]

Hopefully

[@MrPenguin-tw1rk]

Can’t wait for him to manage a premier league club in the near future

Cool video.

[@adam01101]

Some crazy Premier League owner will snap him up in no time.

[@yosephbiniyam]

Chelsea, definitely.

[@Nilphinho]

@@yosephbiniyam Think Will is smart enough to not go to chelsea

[@Victor-wc2vf]

Lampard ? Joe Cole ?

[@lamlamlam10]

Will “STILL” Masterclass

[@TV-sl2df]

Request for Hervé Renard explaining tactics of his women France team against Australia in the world cup 😍

[@cpwanderer1085]

Tickled me how he put an accent on his own teams player names but when it came to PSG, it was as British as they come. Very good manager, no disrespect to Reims but it won't be long before bigger clubs are taking a look at him. If PSG get rid of Galtier then I wouldn't be surprised if PSG went for Still

[@andrasszabo1570]

It's not an accent, it's how they are pronounced. And he grew up in Belgium, he won't forget his French to butcher his own players' names in English. On the other hand, none of the PSG players had a French name.

[@cpwanderer1085]

@@andrasszabo1570 you winding me up? His parents were both British and even though he was born in Belgium, he grew up with English speaking parents, that's why he sounds English and not Belgian. Are you saying that all the Reims players are French? Sorry to disappoint but from the line up there were different nationalities which didn't warrant him putting on a French accent. He literally had an accent for each one of his players, he even did it when he mentioned Van Bergen who is Dutch?! Is Mbappe not French?

[@danko6712]

@@cpwanderer1085 He knows Dutch. He learned it by playing for Flemish football clubs. He's Spent Far more time speaking french and being in French-speaking countries than English ones. Like you said he lacks a noticeable foregin accent but he is Belgian. Most sites regard him as Belgian.

[@cpwanderer1085]

@@danko6712 I'm not saying he isn't Belgian. He was born and raised there. You're missing my point. He put on an accent when speaking his players name but didn't when speaking PSG players name. It reminded me of when Steve McLaren did at Twente and Barton at Marseille. It's no criticism of where or how he was brought up, its merely me saying it tickled me how he put an accent on when he announced his players names but not PSGs

[@kenclarke5966]

@@andrasszabo1570 yeah not to pile on but he's saying like African and Italian names with a heavy french accent lol

[@Mainhatten1]

Where is this beauty of a tacticboard from?

[@plc20100]

Tintin is doin' a great job ! ⚽

[@omalone1169]

And snowie?

[@msip77]

Where can I buy this tactic board?

[@contactlight8079]

Would love West Ham's Will Still to be our next manager...he wants it too.

[@danko6712]

So he can manage in the championship?

[@kenclarke5966]

@@danko6712 better than ligue 1 lol

[@user-jf3ix3lf4w]

you should interview arteta

[@TheMusicGuard]

Future manager of the Belgian national team here

[@rosst8919]

He's english

[@callumpartridge625]

@@rosst8919 Sven Goran Erikson is Swedish

[@elsenorgatito]

​@@rosst8919 he was born and raised in Belgium, fyi.

[@rosst8919]

@Timothy Carr English parents, English accent and supports an English team FYI. I know he was raised in Belgium, doesn't change the fact he has English blood and is english

[@joebailey3401]

@@rosst8919 he’s both, dual national

[@allainangcao28]

If Will can’t get a Premier League job, he surely deserves one in the Championship. The fact he got where he is now and in the beginning didn’t even have a proper coach’s license definitely shows that he knows what he is doing.

[@maximecourtay1448]

Why would he choose a championship team over a top 10 ligue 1 team?

[@MrPenguin-tw1rk]

Too easy for a championship level , probably a mid table club in PL like West Ham, Leicester too for the Belgian connection

[@bySoundz]

Can see this guy managing a prem side in the next few years

[@GermoDante]

You guys need to get Scaloni and his analysis on the WC Final.

[@omalone1169]

Give it four years

[@ivarvdk2610]

The fm advertising at the end had me💀

[@harithdanial8232]

3-5-2 is a great formation to be defensive but also beneficial for attacking

[@user-lj5qy5pb7p]

good coting

[@EpicHashTime]

Welcome to West Ham

[@hadisotudeh]

What is the source you used for the #xG stats shown at 16:05?

[@mikaelortega12-]

sofascore show diferent..

[@hadisotudeh]

@@mikaelortega12- Yes, xG and even the number of shots could vary across data providers and that is why it is important to mention the data source!

[@omalone1169]

​@@mikaelortega12-10:50 EPL returnee

[@mamchi]

He managed to overload the midfield because PSG played with 3 defenders. If it was 2 center-backs, this would not be easy. I feel like 3 central defender formations against weaker league sides create an extra less used defender most of the time and cause lack of density in attack.

[@alexethan4480]

He said they played more as a 433 and that it was easier to press because of that

[@tristansmeets6086]

Will Still not make PSG lose the league

[@jacobhostbo]

Will Still has to be contacted by West Ham United soon.

[@ricardomendesoliveira3245]

Rúben Amorim please

[@f_m3536]

Bring Eddie Howe New Castle Coach

[@iowadrummer7]

⚒️

[@faroukhimmiche244]

We NEED Walid Regragui to do one of those !!!!

[@gokulevrai1026]

No

[@faroukhimmiche244]

@@gokulevrai1026 pourquoi t'es aigri comme ça gros

[@DiogoGaming2]

Get Luis Castro or Sarri or De Zerbi or Fernando Diniz

[@brandonspencer4582]

who makes that table he uses to show the tactics?

[@omalone1169]

Disculpe?

[@adammacdonald2371]

giovanni van bronkhorst Dortmund 2-4 Rangers

[@charlienicholson6385]

does anybody know why he was recently sacked

[@Fearbaldrick0161]

He’s joined us at SAFC

[@mattwarnock8109]

Has "next Brighton coach" written all over this.

[@omalone1169]

But he's in Europe

[@snookerstones]

The 1-1 game in Paris would have been more interesting

[@omalone1169]

What makes you say that ?

[@snookerstones]

@@omalone1169 can’t remember tbh lol

[@abdulsamedmohammed8981]

He looks like kevin de bruyne

[@omalone1169]

Bit racist?

[@greysouljr8913]

Thats how Belgium looks like mate

[@alexchurch5988]

0-0 yeah what a master class when other worse team’s occasionally best psg

[@itdenelll]

“Powered by …” 🤭

[@stevec6232]

Yet Frank is managing Chelsea...this guy seems so switched on

[@omalone1169]

10:50 Arsenal boy

[@svenreitsma624]

Pls come to Ajax

[@omalone1169]

Ten Hag?

[@theklevio1699]

Galtier must be sweating watching this video

[@iehn8846]

Reims pay a £22,000 fine each time Still manages because he doesn’t have his UEFA Pro license

[@omalone1169]

And works a gem

[@kishalaysarkar3302]

Chelsea should have got this manager instead of poch.. bottler

[@is17a985]

No.

[@ta3tttt754]

Bring ten hag

[@omalone1169]

7-0?

[@Nippleless_Cage]

0-0 at home against 10 men PSG with most of their stars on the bench. I'd rather hear Galtier's story of how he got a clean sheet under those circumstances with this PSG defence.

[@LeafyPeach]

Dude it's reims vs PSG lmao.

[@shmmazz]

Did the Coach's Voice KZbin channel have to pay a fine to get Will Still to do this video because he didn't have his coaching license?

[@Nippleless_Cage]

Haha 😂

[@omalone1169]

​@@Nippleless_Cage14:50 Neymar magic

[@jhardworkpaysoff474]

His better the graham potter

[@omalone1169]

How exactly ?

[@theredcomet4301]

i forgot how shite that psg lineup was

[@liamswyr1071]

did SDR pay £22,000 for this?

[@TheJohanhoglund]

Did you know Reims pay 25k for him to coach them every game?

[@omalone1169]

Prove it

[@LeafyPeach]

​@@omalone1169it's common knowledge wdym prove it? Do some Google searches lmfao.

[@Nameless-hf6sq]

First

[@omalone1169]

Hunger

[@didnaeknowyehaditinye2813]

Oof! What a hard watch that was😂

[@100ttben]

mad he learnt all this from playing FM

[@sercangok523]

That's an exaggerated story the media blew up. He was having coaching classes besides that and was a good analist.

[@samsativa245]

He's got a degree in football coaching, England FA

[@is17a985]

@@sercangok523 🤡

[@chileshemwewa8873]

Nil nil masterclass??

[@human777]

yes, against PSG, with Reims, who were some people's picks to get relegated at the start of the season. Reims dominated this game in every aspect, too. Unlucky to not win. Reims were, at the time of making this vid, the only team in the league not to concede a goal against PSG in a game.

[@chileshemwewa8873]

@@human777 fair enough

[@cccant26]

Only in the farmers league you can make a 0 0 draw a masterclass

[@omalone1169]

What do you mean?

[@longjohnsonshagwell3377]

0 - 0 masterclass lmfao

[@liloupumpkin5278]

Reims not losing against this PSG is an achievement though.

[@Adambrown93]

Yes a team expected to get relegated holding the best team in the league to a 0-0 is a masterclass

[@brianlawson4368]

​@@liloupumpkin5278 Not really, PSG have lost against very poor teams.

[@omalone1169]

​@@liloupumpkin5278how exactly ?

[@omalone1169]

​@@Adambrown9316:30 "frustrating PSG"

[@bornagaingg6223]

How is this a 0-0 result at home a "masterclass? I know that you guys are desperate for an upcoming exciting manager but let's not just use our words loosely, it was a decent result at best considering the financial power PSG has compared to Stade de Reims but let's not forget that they were at home and that PSG has lost to weaker opponents. A 0-0 result at home is never a "masterclass"

[@sercangok523]

It's about the way in which they did it. Sometimes a team can lose but leave a great impression;

[@nicknewman7848]

A masterclass is what you call a lecture on a particular topic from an expert. It comes from the art world when 'masters' would take special classes for students. The word 'masterclass' has evolved and has now also been taken and used to describe something successful or exceptional by people like sports commentators and film critics.. "It was a masterclass in cinematography.." etc. When they say masterclass here they are not referring to the result of the game and the scoreline.. they are referring to an expert on a particular subject speaking about it and explaining it. It's just the name of the format.

[@Victor-wc2vf]

Be a coach and try to get a draw against psg

[@pandadoublexl]

What are you talking about? Nobody is saying the result was a masterclass. This video is the masterclass.

[@bornagaingg6223]

@@sercangok523 it was nothing impressive about the “way” they did it because people can play horrible football and still get a result at home to PSG. A masterclass is about pulling a result that wasn’t expected, not the way you played.

[@Church_Of_Kloppism]

Masterclass for a draw?? Rightttttt

[@JeSuisMoi---]

Thanks for OneFootball 🟡⚫

[@SirSnipington]

Future West Ham manager