Zonal vs Man Marking

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How do you defend a corner? Traditionally there are two main ways, Zonal or Man Mark, or the more modern, Hybrid system. But what do all these terms mean?
And which is the best for your team to use?
Written by Eric Laurie, illustrated by Marco Bevilacqua.
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#TacticsExplained

[@tsmcrevar1323]

I think tifo should make all their analyst choose their tactics and formations and explain it like in a battle

[@RedMenace394]

I love the idea but not sure how you'd do it. Maybe each person could be assigned a general tactic and philosophy and they're then placed head to head. You could get the other analysts to rate who came out on top when countering the opposition and then countering the counter maybe.

[@McBigP13]

@@RedMenace394 another way is to get all there tactics/analysis stuff down and then put them in a football manager game, maybe a best of 3 to see which tactics/analysis works out better and which doesn't?

[@danielvaega]

@@McBigP13 I second the FM solution, but would also love the other analysts to... y'know, analyze during the games as well as after.

[@jobrotz37]

@@danielvaega maybe do the matches on fm and the analystcould be commentators, do a pre game commentary, during the game and a post game, I think it would have to be more than one video though

[@fattahrambe]

Tifo IRL is doing this, sort of.

[@shwetamathur8626]

I always man-mark someone who has a subscription of The Athletic which you can get now for just £1 per month!

[@Hekka101]

Isnt it 5 a month

[@karlwilkinson8796]

Zonal marking is the best

[@aidanmagill6769]

Try man marking someone in the comments section of their more woke articles, or the ones where they carry water for an authoritarian government. It can't be done.

[@ElazulKnight]

@@aidanmagill6769 what are you talking about?

[@coopaloopvt]

That sounds like stalking. thankfully I don’t subscribe to The Athletic

[@gentleken7864]

Zonal or man marking depends on where you are and which pub you're in. At Wetherspoons in Rotherham, using a zonal approach in a bar fight works best. Spread you and your mates out, and just hold your area, throw some windmills, and just keep your triangles going to inflict maximum damage. And then the inevitable victory without messing up your Rockports. At Brannigans over-25s in Purley, Surrey, a man marking approach is guaranteed to win. Focus on the weasley little cants and take them out, avoid the massive guys wearing shirts, and over time, as the bar thins out, the cants will give up and go home or start a fight in a kebab shop and get covered in chilli sauce or pickles. At the end of the day, you won anyway, so can continue to drink Stella at home before passing out.

[@Fallout3131]

This was an adventure but I stand by you

[@yungtrashlord]

i love this shithousery analysis

[@calumogorman4953]

Diego Costa approves

[@Ze_Moose]

😂😂😂

[@freddiemercury2075]

@ gentle, dude you are out of point here, we are talking about football not a bar fight ...

[@sij748]

Tifo, the best in men’s below-the-waist tactics!

[@RobGThai]

No overhead kick then?

[@abhinavsk8292]

@@RobGThai what?

[@felixkurz4963]

I like the tactics explanation videos, it's really nice to see it graphically laid out.

[@siddheshsomnesss]

Tifo always comes up with vids I don't know I needed.

[@rithwikprathap4020]

Feel like this video is intended for Leicester City

[@sususegar]

And United, I'd add. Hired one and still hopeless at it.

[@trulyethan]

Hope they at least see it 😭😭

[@firephoen1x]

Leicester have conceded the second most (9) behind Palace.. United at 4 set pieces conceded, Wolverhampton at 0

[@sususegar]

@@firephoen1x I think United have only scored 1 or 2, not at all a significant increase from last season

[@xnhunter9684]

Man Utd needs a video on how to score from set-pieces

[@sususegar]

I hope this gets written on The Athletic. I genuinely want to know why Man Utd is still hopeless at attacking and defending corners despite hiring a so-called set-piece specialist (even though he never actually was at Chelsea).

[@25sd66]

Nak susu boleh?

[@sususegar]

@@25sd66 dah habih Ole kasi Maguire minum

[@StepBaum]

love the videos on football basics. very helpful :)

[@RiZERiZERiZE]

Another great video! Would love to see you do a video on Bodø/Glimt

[@eddify186]

All of these depend on the ability of the corner-taker

[@freddiemercury2075]

Any tactics probably won't work if Harry Kane is the one taking the corner

[@afranabdulbaig7001]

True

[@bilalahmedshariff5576]

An example of creating overloads in a specific zone in zonal marking; many of you will have noticed how Brentford create overloads at the far post on set-pieces and do anything to win the 1st header and even the 2nd/3rd balls.

[@javihernandez2755]

My team, Atletico de Madrid, and by extension Simeone is a good example of a former set-piece specialist (our domain of both areas during the 13-14 to 15-16 seasons was amazing) who couldn't keep up with these new tactics and approaches. That's why our once feared team now is average or below in both attacking and defending set pieces

[@killercaos123]

I never understood why some teams just don’t care about corners

[@pyrotgr3204]

It’s not easy to score from corners which is probably why some teams let their guard down considering you could just overload your own box although it will prevent you from doing a possible counter attack

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

Barcelona for examplw

[@footballinshorts2711]

Cough *Barcelona* cough

[@juanestebankruhsanmguel1960]

@@footballinshorts2711 only Luis Enrique cared about that, i remember barca hardly conceded from corners that season

[@Heelo_0]

I always enjoy a Tifo Friday video while I eat :)

[@Hyde_Hill]

Always go for Hybrid in FM hehe. Only I have my best headers man marking the best headers of opponent. Not in the zone. How to mark Ibrahim Sangare though. That is always the question.

[@FanofAslan]

In FM21, is it possible to specify which opponent each of your players marks? I have only seen "Man mark" as an option.

[@Hyde_Hill]

@@FanofAslan Not specific player however you can tell 2 or 1 of them to mark tall player. Effectively meaning mark the best header on opposing side.

[@FanofAslan]

@@Hyde_Hill Thanks!

[@MetaFootballTV]

Dear Tifo Football, I¡ve alwaysd loved your video creations. Could you please indicate which program you use to do such interesting work ? Thanks in advance !!!

[@aservant1284]

Quality stuff tifo

[@syahnurasyadi3840]

u know... u just found the solution for hybrid defence type... by making the aerial excel player man mark the most dangerous opponent player on air... and for the rest to play zonal mark actually "mark" is not the preferable terms i like to use, it's stacked more accurately... it'll cause confusion on enemy team... and leave one of the fastest player out of the box... to counter... that means 10 player will be in the box... and also i can't stress this enough STOP putting non keeper Under the goal... they just a liability... use this setup on your FM corner setup... it'll work like wonder... 3 tallest and aerial excel player do "mark tall player", the rest 6 do "stay back"... 1 player do "edge of the box" box"... with the criteria high speed and high agility... usually small Player... well i can find a nice player in Indonesian league... i trust those that play in higher league will fInd a better alternative...

[@malingcobo2328]

can we have a clip on Xavi's barcelona and the type football they play now in contrast to koeman

[@matheuscampanhao2743]

Either zonal or man marking, I'm 100% sure Ibrahima Sangaré can do both in a spectacular way.

[@satriaeerlangga]

tifo irl idea : simeone inzaghi inter vs antoni conte inter

[@thejungwookim]

^^^ PLEASE tifo I wanna know how Inzaghi is doing so well without using Dumfries at all

[@FaustoTheBoozehound]

@@thejungwookim without using Dumfries?? Pretty sure he just scored yesterday

[@michaelbaker1660]

These sorts of videos need to go in a playlist titled how to: football

[@kukunase1686]

Mark Goldbridge would be proud of that Manscaped intro

[@mig539]

They made this video just for Rodgers lol

[@garrettmercado7074]

They forgot Brendan Rodgers’ famous style of no marking

[@mapzerofootball007]

I think man marking is best ! Players know if they lose their man it is their fault , zonal is too risky but it works it used right

[@kumudkhatiwada5834]

When is sensible transfers coming????

[@BrianTheUnique]

The music 👌

[@MartyD]

combo of both

[@clutchkennyrockyreagen7709]

Can you post any video about sporting cp team 20/21 and ruben amorim

[@Mcphyhlus12]

Within a group of experts flexibility will be preferred

[@soumare4213]

Hope Brendan Rodgers is watching 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@robertsteinberger5667]

I may be old fashioned but many times i think; defenser what are you doing over there where there is no threat and why do you let an attacker be unmarked and free to score a goal? Or why did nobody cover the upcoming man who scored a goal?

[@d3m1g0d4]

Corner taken quickly! Tifo tactics could have helped barca

[@kiweping5]

Nah Barca just weren’t looking at the ball, no matter where you’re standing, if you’re not looking at the ball, you can’t head it

[@d3m1g0d4]

@@kiweping5 they were busy complaining to the referee like they always do, swarming them in numbers till they get their way

[@justin655m]

Someone show Brendan Rodgers this video.

[@Hello-fx2rd]

About to say that 😩🥲

[@justin655m]

Update. He saw it, we kept a clean sheet. Thank you TIFO.

[@Taporeee]

TIFO FM league when?

[@syarilaldi3422]

Corner taken quickly

[@erik-001-]

watching football tactics and shaving my balls at the same time, thank you Manscaped.

[@apollojustice2745]

Watching this because I'm playing FIFA with professional difficulty

[@steveb2244]

Man marking it is I guess.

[@brendanobrien8198]

Unpopular opinion, I dislike set pieces. I rather use it to setup control in the box

[@craigmalcom6294]

I think they’re really hit and miss, much like flipping a coin and all dependent on the right players being in the right place/ having good movement compared to buildup play

[@dat_damn_guy]

do a who owns real madrid video?

[@alikaostermiller]

American football and basketball have zone and man marking. I think football should borrow some of the techniques from these sports.

[@OwenTownson]

What’s best for FM😂

[@NaijaLFCTV]

Put men on the posts, take responsibility & guard an attacker 1v1 in the box.

[@midnightbluenoz]

i cant stand it when there is nobody on the post

[@JWALKTRILLCEO]

I still don’t know the difference

[@simangalisozondo1494]

😉

[@kephas-media]

Boy is that title misleading

[@freddiemercury2075]

I remembered when I was a kid, I man-marked my own keeper :(

[@lordtea]

Corner taken quickly.......

[@liljim5895]

This video was missing stats about what actually works better, everyone knows the what the makeing types are

[@soularvi]

why does the title sound sus

[@philophos]

I can't believe Tifo has actually managed to make me feel relieved to see a normal ad insertion, rather than their own god-awful songs they stick at the end. I know everyone else loves them. I know you're all booing me right now. I don't understand you.

[@ifw_Kyle]

Not me here looking for tactics in FIFA 👀😂🤡

[@phantasythenoob]

Fifa!!! and also for real football😂😂

[@kennethlwanga739]

guess who is First? I am first.

[@EpicVideoMaster11]

Ggg

[@Eidenhoek]

Just practice Olympicos. Done.

[@FanofAslan]

No men inside the posts any more?

[@clintstewart5545]

you wanna learn how to defend set pieces , Leicester teaches how not to defend

[@ZeroTheHeroGOAT]

Just wow... Everything said in this video is something 99.9% of football interested people already knew. What's next? A video explaining that football is a game played with 11 players on each team and the winner is decided by the team who scores the most? :P