Most of these videos fail to mention an important detail. All these new age amazing managers work at relatively smaller clubs, and oppositions don't sit back against them. The biggest problem when they go to bigger clubs is breaking down low blocks.

I remember all the articles years ago saying that once motta becomes a manager he’ll play a goalkeeper in midfield

Great analysis as always. It's crazy how Thiago Motta shaped Calafiori into a top centre-back.

I like your channel because you aren't stuck in the Premier League and aren't arrogant to other styles, cultures and leagues. And I also really like your second channel, even though I don't have any interesting in coaching, I'm curious about it

Would love to watch a video about Sporting as we are top off the portuguese league, playing very well and have good dynamics, keep it up with that great work man!

Motta is one of the most underated player's ever and he is this good as a coach it was expected...

That was fascinating. Bologna are so impressive this year.

Great video! also thrilled to see some serie A team : )

Really enjoy watching Bologna this season. I was waiting for someone to talk about Motta's tactic and then this video popped into my feed. Great analysis, thank you.

I've seen many Bologna matches...they are just amazing. Considering the fact that Thiago Motta started as manager at Spezia who actually got relegated, is incredible to see the comeback of Thiago Motta.

Great analysis. Motta has been a big revelation this season and one thing thst is worthy of note is how fit snd aggressive they are during their press. Shows how much the players are ready to work to succeed.

Great work ❤

Barcelona fans will come back to this in future when he becomes our new manager.

Wow... mind blowing stuff!! Great video, Meta!

Love and Respect from Bologna! ❤💙

And thank you for making this well-made & easy-to-understand video. Zirkzee's movement reminds me of the freedom of positioning during attacking build-ups that Maddison has at Tottenham. Sometimes he drop deep near Bissouma or around the team's penalty box. If the opponent follows, there are space for his teammate to move into. Also, impressive numbers from Zirkzee regarding his xG & xA. That could & would definitely be notice by - with all due respect to Bologna - the bigger clubs.

Amazing vídeo! I go watching game next!😊

I am a budding analyst and i never knew you could read the set up of a team vertically. Thank you for the video and the overall insight.

This was another very insightful video of yours. I would love to hear your thoughts about Juventus strategic issues, if there's any reason to play as passively as they usually do (perhaps a lack of creative midfielders as some people suggest) or if it's just a byproduct of a defensive-minded coach. Great content anyway, keep it going!

I’m planning to watch some of Bologna’s games and this video will definitely help to understand their way of playing. Great analysis, thank you very much!

Always bringing the game to the easiest way to understand tnx u so much. Am requesting u sir to look thru the eredivise leaders PSV they r really performing well much ❤❤❤

Great video, and channel. Subscribed. It was impressive to get through it without mentioning Ferguson, who Motta cites as his most important player

Good work bro as usual bro. I think Bologna will be in the Europa league next season..

Do you use a specific software for making those animations for the tactics in the video? They're amazing

Intriguing to learn how these relatively less prominent coaches (other than Guardiola, Ancelotti or Mourinho) are faring. Recently I watched videos on tactical approaches by the likes of Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen and Roberto Zerbi at Brighton and of course from Girona in Spain... Brilliant !! LOVE IT❤..!!👍

Great video and great analysis as usual from you guys, props for that. However it's kind of sad that "trusting your teammates" has to be mentioned as an actual strategy though. That really should be a given and something a coach doesn't have to actively demand from pro players, at least in any other sports that's the case but that's kind of the sadness we have to live with i guess.

Great analysis. Can you review about allegri corto muso this 23/24 season?

Quite similar to Roberto de Zerbi at Brighton in the build ups from the back

He is in a amazingly small team, so he doesnt receive all the recognitiom he deserves. Motta is doing AN AWESOME, GREAT, FANTASTIC JOB. And, for those Who's never watched a Bologna match, do it, you won't regref

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌐 *Thiago Motta's tactical approach is influenced by Marcelo Bielsa's collective trust and Joachim Low's Germany, combining different football philosophies.* 01:17 🏆 *Thiago Motta's managerial tactics at Bologna are influenced by successful managers like Bielsa, Mourinho, and Gasperini.* 03:12 🌐 *The ball plays a fundamental role in Motta's principles, contrasting styles of managers like Mourinho and Gasperini in controlling and moving the ball.* 04:08 ⚽ *Thiago Motta emphasizes "Collective Trust," where each player's confidence and contribution are crucial to the team's attack, inspired by Leeds' attacking pattern.* 05:03 ⚔️ *Motta draws defensive inspiration from Joachim Low's Germany, focusing on counter-pressing and not allowing the opposition time to create attacks.* 06:24 🔄 *Bologna's tactical formation, often described as a 2-7-2, emphasizes the goalkeeper's active role in build-up play and maintaining possession in deep areas.* 07:49 🔄 *Bologna's rotations in build-up play involve centerbacks pushing into midfield, creating numerical superiority and structured attacks, combining principles from Mourinho and Gasperini.* 09:42 ⚡ *Bologna's offensive style is entertaining, dominated by possession, dynamic striker movements (Zirkzee), and quick creation of chances from deep positions.* 10:37 🛡️ *Motta's defensive strategy involves counter-pressing high up the pitch when attacking, transitioning to a more compact shape if the counter-press is unsuccessful.* 11:33 ⚽ *Bologna's defensive approach includes players maintaining an attacking mindset even in a low block, aiming to create danger when regaining possession.* 12:29 🌍 *Thiago Motta's hybrid brand of football at Bologna is gaining success, making them a team to watch in Serie A.* Made with HARPA AI

please do inzaghi,inter is one of the most dynamic teams out there.They can be vertical yet methodical when needed,they play lovely football

Awesome video

Love the video can you do one with Ruben Amorim

Much love from Namibia 🇳🇦🇳🇦😁

Rumors of Rafa Márquez, Thiago Motta or Artetta taking over from Xavi. A vid on Rafa’s Barca B team would be great 🤙🏽

do one about psv, they are winning everything right now in the eredivisie

Very well made video ! Please do AS Roma

I see you analyzing the tactics of different coaches. Please analyze Okan Buruk who manages Galatasaray! He has some unique game plans

"Disrupting" is a bit exaggerated. He has a very unique look on tactics, but it's hardly making a dent in his clubs performances. He got fired after 10 games (2W, 3D, 5L) with Genoa, ended 16th with Spezia and currently sits 7th with Bologna, who got 9th place last season without him.

Thanksssss for the sub in French

This is something i Actually do in Football Manager when you have a low block possession it leaves alot of spaces in behind for a through ball or Ball over the Top. Actually saw a video about his Tactics like over 5 years ago when he was still a PSG Academy Coach, people saying how it will revolutionize football glad he didn't just disappear like the new Brazilian Tactic.

Nice insight I was wondering why Bologna has been doing good this season. Still waiting for Stuttgart's own though

Thanks for the content! I like Thiago and I hope he shines in Europe

Can you do Leicester in the championship or Ipswich town. I wanna see Carrick and how he beat Chelsea too!

Can't wait for Motta vs Alonso, two of the very best defensive midfielders of their time who are now elite managers with meticulous and promising tactical setups

great job, as always!!! tell me please, if you dont have any problem, can you tell me what softwate do you use for editing? football software or other? thank you

Great video! Can you do one discussing why Ten Hag can't implement his Ajax style at United, difference and how it can be altered

Great channel

This football is beautiful. I would have liked for you to also cover the weaknesses that can be exploited

2 names for you: Rinus Mitchels and Johan Cruyff. All I see is a football philosophy taught at la masia, he earned his stripes with Barca. Those are the fundamentals he built on, of course with a zest of influences from Bielsa and Mourinho.

thank you

Nice Video

Could you please have your say what next for Liverpool and Barcelona after coach's departure.

That's great...

Lo squadrone che tremare il mondo fa ❤️💙

Please make an analysis on Okan Buruk!

Man i wish Motta joined Barcelona if Xavi is to be sacked, he's a very promising tactician, before anything else, and i believe his policy would fit the new Barcelona. Sadly since he doesn't have "Barca DND", Laporta will never even consider him and we'll probably get another missed take on a coaching

He is on our short list

Very interesting analysis, thank you! We're playing Atalanta on Sun, 3rd March, and Inter on Sun, 10th March, if anyone's interested. Win or lose, we're just beautiful to watch. I think Thiago will stay another year to showcase his idea of football before moving on to bigger clubs.And it won't be an Italian club, regardless of what Juve and Milan fans say. He wants to play his style of football and he wants a free hand at how he manages players. You may think you're a star but unless you give your all during training, your 18sthg substitute is gonna be starting in your place 😂😂😂 I'd also like to stress that he has an amazing staff. All of our players have improved so much since last season. Forza Bologna sempre ❤💙

Thiago's Bologna will most likely finish 4th this season and will play in the next CL since Serie A is now able to bring in 5 teams. I really hope this team will stay together also next year

Can you do a video about barcelonas tactics and how to solve it?

Great explanation, i wish Milan will bring him instead of Conti

Sebastian hoeneß next please

Can you do Simone Inzaghi Inter?

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When are you making a video about Inzaghi?

Can you analyse FC Bayerns tactics next pls?

I just think the double pivot isn't effective when you play against a team who plays with a low block. Motta has his team counter press really well, but he hasn't played with teams that use a low block all that often.

Please make a video on PAU Cubarsi

How I would love Milan to go and get a manager like this

Sounds alot like De Zebri approach at Brigthon especially last year.

would like to see him at barca

Watched Bologna against AC yesterday at San Siro. And boy, Bologna are a menace. They deserved to win.

Finally someone talked about Motta! loved watching

Bro give us something every week please

His playng the best football in serie a this season...

Nobody is re-inventing the wheel, pre late 1960's when almost every club adopted the 4-4-2 shape, teams were set up in a very attacking team shape. Liverpool have played with a high press from 1960's, through to current day as well as goal keepers playing as a sweeper and defensive players encouraged to join in going forward with rotation of other players as cover! These managers are credited with inventing modern football when all it amounts to is an adaptation or variation on team shapes from 40- 60 years ago

Perfect coach for Milan

Ferguson has been outstanding

You have to do an analysis of Inter. They are top of the seria A for a reason

Bologna will definitely end up the season as 4th or 5th, but the worst possible thing for them would be losing Motta at the end of the season, and the two best players, Zirkzee & Luis Ferguson. For the first one, Milan is very, very hot, as well as Napoli, who also likes Ferguson a lot, but for him, there's a strong opposition in Juventus (which I think, it'll be such a sad site to see himplay under Allegri, who isn't just a coach - together with Mourinho - from Jurassic era), and althoough they'll fill their budget significantly and be able t buy mre players than what they did last summer, still, it'll be a big blow, especially f they end up in CL!

What strikes the attention is that every single one of the players of this Bologna seems perfectly born to play Motta's football. It's really difficult to find ONE player who openly seems out of the schemes, in difficulties applying Motta's requests or simply not playing at his 100%. Probably just Karlsson at the start of the season, and his is a comprehensible difficulty since he's used to a less defensive and organized football. But seriously everyone on the pitch, from the starters to the subs, is at his ease with Motta's requests expressing his best. Calafiori, Zirkzee, Fabbian, Ferguson, Orsolini, even the less famous and flashy Aebischer, Freuler, Beukema, Lucumì, Saelemaekers, Ndoye, Kristiansen: it's clear they all know exactly and perfectly what to do on the pitch

dont knw if am gonna get hate for this...but if you analyse carefully, this is actually how ten hag wants to play at united. the inverted centrebacks, the reason for bringing onana coz he obviously was planning to be playing the ball more on united's half, then quickly transition on attack in the space behind the defenders(that's why u hear him say everyday "we want to be the best transition team"). i think he just doesn't have the ball-playing centreback to back Martinez and injuries made it even worse, lets see when he gets centrebacks in the summer how next season will look like.

Forza Bologna ❤️💙

Bring back simple football of the early 2000’s

Which program do you use for this graphics?

Motta is a Gasperini disciple. Freuler had sayd that motta play exactly like gasperini from the half way to the foward. It change in defense.

Is Bologna succeptible to long counter though?

something similar to what erik ten hag is trying to do at mufc but it aint working

CAM is Center Attacking Midfielder. Then what is the meaning of HM ?

Very reminiscent of a De Zerbi team.

2 things to consider: 1- Inter and Milan are more attacking prone than Bologna in Serie A 2- we are talking about a mid team facing teams that won't sit back and try to steal a draw or punish on a counter. Will Thiago Motta will be able to do the same in a big club when is needed to find alternatives on breaking down low blocks?

he will be a good fit for the Barca job

Mott’s to Barcelona!!

A left back and a right back with a left midfielder and a right midfielder, wow thats new.

God bless Calcio!!!

Waiting for the 1-1-9 formation one day ....LOL

i hope motta will go to juventus or roma to gain some real big italian teams experience and make the league interisting again

nice

Forza Bologna!