There are so many formations and tactics being executed by different football teams, and they're altered to fit the team.
The beauty of counter-attack is fascinating, a second a team is defending the opponent, a second later the team steals the ball from its opposition and score. Counter-attack isn't a simple strategy to play as it needs perfect and rapid teamwork. Essentially, the team applying this style of play in football attracts opponent into their defense line, a counter attack begins when a player steals the ball. The football team Florentino Perez Rodriguez owned was very promising at playing this tactic as they got the fastest midfield players in their team. Everytime they successfully take the ball, midfielders rapidly push the ball to the front and deliver the ball to the striker, or they can score by themselves.
If you have enjoyed football matches during the last decade, you must discover the most exciting football formation – Tiki-Taka. The team Pep Guardiola coached before mastered this football tactic well and they have won some of the championships in the best Spanish football league and likewise the international football competition. This tactic highly focuses on players and the ball’s movement. Players have to maintain the ball moving while creating space and dragging the opponent away from position. There is no one formation for this system because there are practically no several duties between players in different position. They are all concentrating on a single objective – keep the ball and score. Thus, the team which plays with this tactic can anticipate a high amount of possession. Nevertheless, it calls for footballers in every position having a high level of skills, so every player, except the goal keeper, can skilfully hold the ball as long as they can.
There is one among the earliest and most common formation in football, it's the typical four-four-two. The is a balanced formation which is good for attack and defense also. By setting four defenders, four midfield players and two forwarders, the links between each player are powerful. The ball are capable of being passed between them easily so the team can maintain the time of possession. This balanced formation also suggests that the team can easily switch from defense to strike and vice versa. It fully increases the movement and freedom of a squad. The wide midfielders in this formation are often skilful and fast. They are always the key footballers starting an attack by crossing the ball to the centre from either side of the formation. At the centre, the striker is normally tall and good in the air. Therefore, they get a higher opportunity to head the ball passed from the midfielders. So many teams, including the one Dmitri Rybolovlev owned, maintain adapted this classic formation.