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Basham, JOC and Wilder said to be “reinventing football” (if my translation is right?).

Overlapping centre backs may be the cliche of the season already, but bugger me sideways, Bash on the front of the Corriere ... 😃


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Pog and Rav together as bezzies.
Italy's major sports paper featuring our ground-breaking system.
Spanish football shows going mad for us.

Sheffield Stir reports outbreaks of MASSIVE mass suicides in S6.

It just keeps getting better.

MIND THE FUCKING GAP. IT'S GETTING WAÝYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
BEYOND FUUUUUUUCKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGG
MAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSIVE.
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
 
Nicolaus_Copernicus said:
With things seemingly going so well, I can't help but fear something bad will happen. :(
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Exactly what I thought whilst posti g the above.
Then I thought fuck it. If we can't make the most of a once in a lifetime chance of really doing something what's the point of supporting our wonderful club
 
Bill Johnson said:
Exactly what I thought whilst posti g the above.
Then I thought fuck it. If we can't make the most of a once in a lifetime chance of really doing something what's the point of supporting our wonderful club
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It's being so cheerful, that keeps me going ;)

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Google Translation of article -

STOPPER LIKE ALI THE SHEFFIELD UTD INVENTS SOCCER
The winning invention of the technician Chris Wilder (two consecutive promotions): at home he attacks with the central defensive, Basham and O’Connell
Corriere dello Sport20 Aug 2019 by Gabriele Marcotti
GETTY IMAGES
John "Chris" Wilder, 51, manager of Sheffield since 2016
It is said that in football, tactically, nothing is invented anymore. Then you see Sheffield United play and you are in doubt. Yes, because the terrible freshman of Bramall Lane has built the recent success on an unusual concept: that of the stoppers that overlap the sides and make wings.

It is said that in football, tactically, nothing is invented anymore. Then you see Sheffield United play and you are in doubt. Yes, because the terrible freshman of Bramall Lane has built the recent success - two promotions in three seasons, from the third series to the Premier - on an unusual concept: that of the stoppers that overlap the sides and make wings.

The coach Chris Wilder in fact sets up a 3-5-2 in which the two external central defenders are released often and willingly, becoming band strikers. And be careful, we are not talking about central defenders at Beckenbauer - Jack O'Connell on the center-left and Chris Basham on the center-right are not the maximum of agility and technique.

The idea, however, is to bring them into attack against deployed defenses that close to create numerical superiority. And from here more solutions are born. If the defense doesn't react by sending an extra man to counter them, they can go to the cross (maybe on the second pole where the other wing-stopper is placed). If they are marked they can still be searched by airways, given that with their tonnage (190 and 193 centimeters respectively) they win almost all high duels against fullbacks and wings. And if, on the other hand, the opponent sends a stopper to take them over, then logically there are spaces at the center of the defense for the insertions of the comrades.

Of course they need the acs

defensive measures to avoid being stuck on the break. And here Sheffield United relies on the Norwood and Lundstram medians, as well as the midfield midfielder Baldock: all fast and intelligent players, ready to climb and cover the stops of the stopperons. Since they are fast and short-handed players, they are also better suited to stopping any counter-attack in the open than the "cuirassiers" O'Connell and Basham. Clear that you need automatisms and understanding and also for this reason Sheffield United has focused on the group for the adventure in the Premier League, not having big names (or big budgets).

The victory against Crystal Palace on Sunday was born from an overlap to the left of O'Connell, who sowed discord on the band. The creator of the whole is the technician Chris Wilder, one who comes from the ranks (he started fifteen years ago from the amateurs). But also one that the general public is finally appreciating for their ingenuity and creativity: last year they won the prize of the English coach as a technician of the year, beating the various Guardiola and Klopp. It had never happened that the recognition was assigned to a technician not of the highest rank.

Technician of the year before Guardiola and Klopp, he began with the amateurs
 
I’ve heard it said........once our system becomes known and studied then other clubs will start using it
BUT I don’t think it’d quite as simple as that.

We were lucky in that we started practicing this system in league 1, when we were dominating matches.
We could afford to push our central defenders forward because they were sometimes redundant in matches as opposition teams would park the bus.
We’ve also had the same players, same team practicing and perfecting this system at a gradually higher level in the Championship.
We are now in the PL and having to adapt it even further. Our system has had the benefit of a steady learning curve.

I reckon if another PL team tried to copy it.....it’s highly likely that in the early stages they’d find it really difficult to copy.
They’d lose a few and then the pressure would be so great....they’d probably give up trying and revert back to their normal system.

Aldo all the reports are praising Wilder and his revolutionary system, when I believe it’s Alan Knill that is the brains behind this system.
 



zeroBouncing said:
Google Translation of article -

STOPPER LIKE ALI THE SHEFFIELD UTD INVENTS SOCCER
The winning invention of the technician Chris Wilder (two consecutive promotions): at home he attacks with the central defensive, Basham and O’Connell
Corriere dello Sport20 Aug 2019 by Gabriele Marcotti
GETTY IMAGES
John "Chris" Wilder, 51, manager of Sheffield since 2016
It is said that in football, tactically, nothing is invented anymore. Then you see Sheffield United play and you are in doubt. Yes, because the terrible freshman of Bramall Lane has built the recent success on an unusual concept: that of the stoppers that overlap the sides and make wings.

It is said that in football, tactically, nothing is invented anymore. Then you see Sheffield United play and you are in doubt. Yes, because the terrible freshman of Bramall Lane has built the recent success - two promotions in three seasons, from the third series to the Premier - on an unusual concept: that of the stoppers that overlap the sides and make wings.

The coach Chris Wilder in fact sets up a 3-5-2 in which the two external central defenders are released often and willingly, becoming band strikers. And be careful, we are not talking about central defenders at Beckenbauer - Jack O'Connell on the center-left and Chris Basham on the center-right are not the maximum of agility and technique.

The idea, however, is to bring them into attack against deployed defenses that close to create numerical superiority. And from here more solutions are born. If the defense doesn't react by sending an extra man to counter them, they can go to the cross (maybe on the second pole where the other wing-stopper is placed). If they are marked they can still be searched by airways, given that with their tonnage (190 and 193 centimeters respectively) they win almost all high duels against fullbacks and wings. And if, on the other hand, the opponent sends a stopper to take them over, then logically there are spaces at the center of the defense for the insertions of the comrades.

Of course they need the acs

defensive measures to avoid being stuck on the break. And here Sheffield United relies on the Norwood and Lundstram medians, as well as the midfield midfielder Baldock: all fast and intelligent players, ready to climb and cover the stops of the stopperons. Since they are fast and short-handed players, they are also better suited to stopping any counter-attack in the open than the "cuirassiers" O'Connell and Basham. Clear that you need automatisms and understanding and also for this reason Sheffield United has focused on the group for the adventure in the Premier League, not having big names (or big budgets).

The victory against Crystal Palace on Sunday was born from an overlap to the left of O'Connell, who sowed discord on the band. The creator of the whole is the technician Chris Wilder, one who comes from the ranks (he started fifteen years ago from the amateurs). But also one that the general public is finally appreciating for their ingenuity and creativity: last year they won the prize of the English coach as a technician of the year, beating the various Guardiola and Klopp. It had never happened that the recognition was assigned to a technician not of the highest rank.

Technician of the year before Guardiola and Klopp, he began with the amateurs
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Courassier's ..that's brilliant
 
That’s probably the best analysis of our system I’ve read. If you can get your head round the phrasing, it makes a lot of sense, particularly the bit about how having big lads going forward means we increase our physical prowess and have nippy, quick thinking players to defend against the counter. When they put it like that, it makes perfect sense.
 
Sheffsteel said:
I’ve heard it said........once our system becomes known and studied then other clubs will start using it
BUT I don’t think it’d quite as simple as that.

We were lucky in that we started practicing this system in league 1, when we were dominating matches.
We could afford to push our central defenders forward because they were sometimes redundant in matches as opposition teams would park the bus.
We’ve also had the same players, same team practicing and perfecting this system at a gradually higher level in the Championship.
We are now in the PL and having to adapt it even further. Our system has had the benefit of a steady learning curve.

I reckon if another PL team tried to copy it.....it’s highly likely that in the early stages they’d find it really difficult to copy.
They’d lose a few and then the pressure would be so great....they’d probably give up trying and revert back to their normal system.

Aldo all the reports are praising Wilder and his revolutionary system, when I believe it’s Alan Knill that is the brains behind this system.
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really good points raised here. we've been practicing this system for three seasons now. it was born out of necessity because teams would come to BDTBL and park the bus. we had four defenders marking one attacker (if that) and so it became obvious we needed to utilise the underused defenders. i'm not worried about anyone implementing our system because like Sheff says, they won't have the time. Liverpool and City could implement this 'on the fly' because they have the personnel and the coaches capable of doing it but i can't see anyone else doing it unless they make a definite decision to implement it over time. time is the thing that noone has. Many teams tried to copy Barca. noone was able to do it because they'd been doing it for years. Even Pep binned it because English football is too quick and in the more temperate climate teams could chase down for much longer. Ironically then, being in league one allowed us to hone this system to perfection
 
Sheffsteel said:
I’ve heard it said........once our system becomes known and studied then other clubs will start using it
BUT I don’t think it’d quite as simple as that.

We were lucky in that we started practicing this system in league 1, when we were dominating matches.
We could afford to push our central defenders forward because they were sometimes redundant in matches as opposition teams would park the bus.
We’ve also had the same players, same team practicing and perfecting this system at a gradually higher level in the Championship.
We are now in the PL and having to adapt it even further. Our system has had the benefit of a steady learning curve.

I reckon if another PL team tried to copy it.....it’s highly likely that in the early stages they’d find it really difficult to copy.
They’d lose a few and then the pressure would be so great....they’d probably give up trying and revert back to their normal system.

Aldo all the reports are praising Wilder and his revolutionary system, when I believe it’s Alan Knill that is the brains behind this system.
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Wilder or Knill ? a bit of both I think. Certainly Wilder`s decision to adopt the system.
 
zeroBouncing said:
Google Translation of article -

STOPPER LIKE ALI THE SHEFFIELD UTD INVENTS SOCCER
The winning invention of the technician Chris Wilder (two consecutive promotions): at home he attacks with the central defensive, Basham and O’Connell
Corriere dello Sport20 Aug 2019 by Gabriele Marcotti
GETTY IMAGES
John "Chris" Wilder, 51, manager of Sheffield since 2016
It is said that in football, tactically, nothing is invented anymore. Then you see Sheffield United play and you are in doubt. Yes, because the terrible freshman of Bramall Lane has built the recent success on an unusual concept: that of the stoppers that overlap the sides and make wings.

It is said that in football, tactically, nothing is invented anymore. Then you see Sheffield United play and you are in doubt. Yes, because the terrible freshman of Bramall Lane has built the recent success - two promotions in three seasons, from the third series to the Premier - on an unusual concept: that of the stoppers that overlap the sides and make wings.

The coach Chris Wilder in fact sets up a 3-5-2 in which the two external central defenders are released often and willingly, becoming band strikers. And be careful, we are not talking about central defenders at Beckenbauer - Jack O'Connell on the center-left and Chris Basham on the center-right are not the maximum of agility and technique.

The idea, however, is to bring them into attack against deployed defenses that close to create numerical superiority. And from here more solutions are born. If the defense doesn't react by sending an extra man to counter them, they can go to the cross (maybe on the second pole where the other wing-stopper is placed). If they are marked they can still be searched by airways, given that with their tonnage (190 and 193 centimeters respectively) they win almost all high duels against fullbacks and wings. And if, on the other hand, the opponent sends a stopper to take them over, then logically there are spaces at the center of the defense for the insertions of the comrades.

Of course they need the acs

defensive measures to avoid being stuck on the break. And here Sheffield United relies on the Norwood and Lundstram medians, as well as the midfield midfielder Baldock: all fast and intelligent players, ready to climb and cover the stops of the stopperons. Since they are fast and short-handed players, they are also better suited to stopping any counter-attack in the open than the "cuirassiers" O'Connell and Basham. Clear that you need automatisms and understanding and also for this reason Sheffield United has focused on the group for the adventure in the Premier League, not having big names (or big budgets).

The victory against Crystal Palace on Sunday was born from an overlap to the left of O'Connell, who sowed discord on the band. The creator of the whole is the technician Chris Wilder, one who comes from the ranks (he started fifteen years ago from the amateurs). But also one that the general public is finally appreciating for their ingenuity and creativity: last year they won the prize of the English coach as a technician of the year, beating the various Guardiola and Klopp. It had never happened that the recognition was assigned to a technician not of the highest rank.

Technician of the year before Guardiola and Klopp, he began with the amateurs
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When I was reading it all I could hear was Gino D'Acampo's voice... good to see us getting recognition though, all the people I have told about it down here who were Arsenal, spurs and Chelsea none of them took me at my word that we played this style, now they are all talking about it like they were first to see it!! Idiots
 



El Wilder - The Technician
Norwood -The Median
Ludstrum - El Stopperon
Basham - The Cuirassier

Not sure O'connell will be so happy about his Tonnage though! :)
 
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