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In association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. Different formations can be used depending on whether a team wishes to play more attacking or defensive football. “Soccer†redirects here. ...
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Formations are described as the number of players in each area from the defensive line (not including the goalkeeper). For example 4-4-2 describes the formation as having: 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 forwards. Conventionally, the formation can be described with 3 numbers, although 4-numbered (e.g. 4-4-1-1) and 5-numbered formations (e.g. 4-1-2-1-2) can be used. The numbering system was not present until the 4-2-4 system was developed in the 1950s. A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ...
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The choice of formation is often related to other tactical choices, such as the choice of playing style. Formations can be deceptive in analysing a particular team's style of play, e.g. one team could play 4-4-2 and work defensively, whereas their opposition using the same formation could play much more attacking football. There are various individual skills and team tactics needed to play effective football (soccer). ...
In Association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. ...
Formations can be altered during a game, but this requires adaptations of the players to fit in to the new system. This can be due to a team wishing to change their offensive or defensive strategy, or even due to the loss of a player. Some formations also lend themselves to dynamically changing as players move up and down the field, e.g., the Brazilian 4-2-4 could effectively become a 2-4-4 during a match.
Formations are used in both professional and amateur football matches. However, in amateur matches these tactics are sometimes adhered to less strictly due to the lesser severity of the occasion. Skill and discipline on behalf of the players is also needed to effectively carry out a given formation in professional football. Formations need to be chosen with the players available in mind, and some of the formations below were created to address deficits or strengths in different types of players.
Early days In the football matches of the 19th century defensive football was not played, and the line-ups reflected the all-attacking nature of these games.
In the first international game, Scotland v. England on 30 November 1872, England played with seven or eight forwards in (1-1-8 or 1-2-7) and Scotland with six (2-2-6). For England, one player would remain in defence picking up loose balls and one or two players would hang around midfield and kick the ball upfield for the other players to chase. The English style of play at the time was all about individual excellence and English players were renowned for their dribbling skills. Players would attempt to take the ball forward as far as possible and when they could proceed no further they would kick it ahead for someone else to chase. Scotland surprised England by actually passing the ball among its players. The Scottish outfield players were organised into pairs and each player would always attempt to pass the ball to his assigned partner. Paradoxically, with so much attention given to attacking play, the game ended with a 0-0 draw. First international Scotland 0–0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...
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Classic formations
2-3-5 (The Pyramid) The first long-term successful formation was first recorded in 1880.[1] However in "Association Football" published by Caxton in 1960, the following appears in Vol II, page 432: "Wrexham ... the first winner of the Welsh Cup in 1877 ... for the first time certainly in Wales and probably in Britain, a team played three half backs and five forwards ..." Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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The 2-3-5 was originally known as the Pyramid with the numerical formation being referenced retrospectively. By the 1890s it was the standard formation in Britain and had spread all over the world. With some variations it was used by most top level teams up to the 1940s. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no...
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For the first time a balance between attacking and defending was reached. When defending, the two defenders (fullbacks) would watch out for the opponent's wingers (the outside players in the attacking line); while the midfielders (halfbacks) would watch for the other three forwards.
The centre halfback had a key role in both helping to organize the team's attack and marking the opponent's centre forward, supposedly one of their most dangerous players.
It was this formation which gave rise to the convention of shirt numbers [1] but can appear confused when applied to the classic 4-4-2 line up, i.e.:
- 01 – Goalkeeper
- 02 – Right back
- 03 – Left back
- 04 – Centre back
- 05 – Centre back ('Libero')
- 06 – Defensive midfielder
- 07 – Right winger
- 08 – Centre midfielder
- 09 – Centre forward
- 10 – Offensive midfielder, Playmaker
- 11 – Left winger
Teams that used this formation - Uruguay, 1930 World Cup winner:
- Team: Ballestero; Nasazzi and Mascheroni; Andrade, Fernández and Gestido; Dorado, Scarone, Castro, Cea and Iriarte. Coach: Alberto Suppici.
- Argentina, 1930 World Cup runner up:
- Team: Botasso; Della Torre and Paternoster; J.Evaristo, Monti and Arico Suárez; Peucelle, Varallo, Stábile, Ferreira and M.Evaristo. Coach: Juan José Tramutola.
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The Danubian school The Danubian School of football is a modification of the 2-3-5 formation as played by the Austrians, Czechs and Hungarians in the 1920s, and taken to its peak by the Austrians in the 1930s. It relied on short-passing and individual skills.
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- Austria, 4th at the 1934 World Cup:
- Team: Platzer; Cisar and Sesta; Wagner, Smistik and Urbanek; Zischek, Bican, Sindelar, Schall and Viertl. Coaches: Hugo Meisl and Franz Hansl.
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Metodo | The Metodo was devised by Vittorio Pozzo, coach of the Italian national team in the 1930s [2]. It was a derivation of the Danubian School. The system was based on the 2-3-5 formation, Pozzo realized that his halfbacks would need some more support in order to be superior to the opponents' midfield, so he pulled 2 of the forwards to just in-front of midfield, creating a 2-3-2-3 formation. This created a stronger defence than previous systems, as well as allowing effective counterattacks. The Italian national team won back-to-back World Cups in 1934 and 1938 using this system. Vittorio Pozzo (born March 2, 1886 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy – Ponderano (Biella) December 21, 1968) was an Italian football (soccer) coach who was most famous for leading the Italian national team to victory in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cup; managed the side that won the 1930 and 1935...
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The WM | The WM system was created in the mid-1920s by Herbert Chapman of Arsenal to counter a change in the offside law in 1925. The change had reduced the number of opposition players that attackers needed between themselves and the goal-line from three to two. This led to the introduction of a centre-back to stop the opposing centre-forward, and tried to balance defensive and offensive playing. The formation became so successful that by the late-1930s most English clubs had adopted the WM. Retrospectively the WM has either been described as a 3-2-5 or as a 3-4-3. Herbert Chapman (January 19, 1878 – January 6, 1934) was an English football player and manager. ...
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| | The WW The WW was a development of the WM created by the Hungarian coach Márton Bukovi who turned the 3-2-5 WM "upside down" [3]. The lack of an effective centre-forward in his team necessitated moving this player back to midfield to create a playmaker, with a midfielder instructed to focus on defence. This created a 3-5-2 (also described as a 3-3-4), and was described by some as an early version of the 4-2-4. This formation was successfully used by fellow countryman Gusztáv Sebes in the Hungarian national team of the early 1950s. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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3-3-4 The 3-3-4 formation was similar to the WW with the notable exception of having an inside-forward (as opposed to centre-forward) deployed as a midfield schemer alongside the two wing-halves. This formation would be commonplace during the 1950s and early 1960s. One of the best exponents of the system was the Tottenham Hotspur double-winning side of 1961, which deployed a midfield of Danny Blanchflower, John White and David Mackay. FC Porto won the 2005-06 Portuguese national championship using this unusual formation (coach: Co Adriaanse). Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ...
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4-2-4 The 4-2-4 formation attempts to combine a strong attack with a strong defence, and was conceived as a reaction to WM's stiffness. It could also be considered a further development of the WW. The 4-2-4 was the first formation to be described using numbers. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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While the initial developments leading to the 4-2-4 were devised by Márton Bukovi, the credit for creating the 4-2-4 lies with two different people: Flávio Costa, the Brazilian national coach in the early 1950s, as well as another Hungarian Béla Guttman. These tactics seemed to be developed independently, with the Brazilians discussing these ideas while the Hungarians seemed to be putting them into motion [4] [3] [5]. However the fully developed 4-2-4 was only 'perfected' in Brazil in the late 1950s. Márton Bukovi (1903-1985) was a Hungarian football (soccer) manager who was instrumental in the development of the 4-2-4 football formation. ...
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Costa published his ideas, the "diagonal system", in the Brazilian newspaper O Cruzeiro, using schematics as the ones used here and, for the first time ever, the formation description by numbers as used in this article [4]. The "diagonal system" was another precursor of the 4-2-4 and was created to spur improvisation in players.
Guttman himself moved to Brazil later in the 1950s to help develop these tactical ideas using the experience of Hungarian coaches.
The 4-2-4 formation made use of the increasing players skills and fitness, aiming to effectively use 6 defenders and 6 forwards, with the midfielders performing both tasks. The 4th defender increased the number of defensive players but mostly allowed them to be closer together, thus enabling effective cooperation among them, the point being that a stronger defense would allow an even stronger attack.
The relatively empty midfield relied on defenders that should now be able not only to steal the ball, but also hold it, pass it or even run with it and start an attack. So this formation required that all players, including defenders, are somehow skillful and with initiative, making it a perfect fit for the Brazilian player's mind. The 4-2-4 needed a high level of tactical awareness as having only 2 midfielders could lead to defensive problems. The system was also fluid enough to allow the formation to change throughout play.
4-2-4 was first used with success at club level in Brazil by Palmeiras and Santos, and was used by Brazil in their wins at 1958 World Cup and 1970 World Cup, both featuring Pelé, and Zagallo who played in the first and coached the second. The formation was quickly adopted throughout the world after the Brazilian success. For other uses of Palmeiras, see Palmeiras (disambiguation). ...
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4-3-3 | The 4-3-3 was a development of the 4-2-4, and was played by the Brazilian national team in the 1962 World Cup. The extra player in midfield allowed a stronger defence, and the midfield could be staggered for different effects. The three midfielders normally play closely together to protect the defence, and move laterally across the field as a coordinated unit. The three forwards split across the field to spread the attack, and are expected to "tackle back". When used from the start of a game, this formation is widely regarded as encouraging defensive play, and should not be confused with the practice of modifying a 4-4-2 by bringing on an extra forward to replace a midfield player when behind in the latter stages of a game.
A staggered 4-3-3 involving a defensive midfielder (usually numbered 4 or 6) and two attacking midfielders (numbered 8 and 10) was commonplace in Italy, Argentina and Uruguay during the 1960s and 1970s. The Italian variety of 4-3-3 was simply a modification of WM, by converting one of the two wing-halves to a libero (sweeper), whereas the Argentine and Uruguayan formations were derived from 2-3-5 and retained the notional attacking centre-half. The national team which made this famous was the Dutch team of the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, even though the team won neither. All the positions. ...
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In club football, the team that brought this formation to the forefront was the famous Ajax Amsterdam team of the early 1970s, which won three European Cups with Johan Cruyff. Chelsea used this formation to great effect under José Mourinho in the time he was at the club. While getting his team to constantly press the opposition when defending, he also likes the two wingers to come back to create a 4-5-1 formation. [2] José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho, GOIH (pron. ...
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup Spain and The Netherlands played both a variation of 4-3-3 without wingers. The three strikers would interchange positions and run the channels like a regular striker would. 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...
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| | 4-4-2 | This adaptable formation is the most common in football today, so well known that it has even inspired a magazine title, FourFourTwo. The midfielders are required to work hard to support both the defence and the attack: one of the central midfielders is expected to go upfield as often as possible to support the forward pair, while the other will play a "holding role", shielding the defence; the two wide midfield players must move up the flanks to the goal line in attacks and yet also protect the fullback wide defenders. It is a very popular formation in Britain especially.[3][4] First international Greece 1 - 4 Italy (Athens, Greece; 7 April 1929) Biggest win Greece 8 - 0 Syria (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949) Biggest defeat Hungary 11 - 1 Greece (Budapest, Hungary; 25 March 1938) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1994) Best result Round 1, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First...
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- Argentina; probably the team that uses it more often, although in the 2006 FIFA World Cup coach José Pekerman alternated between 4-1-2-1-2 and 4-2-2-2. Carlos Bilardo's team is a clear example with Diego Maradona being the offensive midfielder. This position is known as enganche and is a key position for Argentine football. This player often has more freedom than the rest and is considered the creative player, the playmaker, which can 'break' the formation and move freely along the offensive field. Other examples are Ronaldinho, Juan Román Riquelme, Rivaldo, Gheorghe Hagi, Zidane, Kaká, and Totti. The defensive midfielder is key for getting the ball back and covering the spaces left by the fullbacks or other players, being some sort of "midfield sweeper". This position is key for the 4-3-1-2 formation because of the recuperation of possession and several times this player distributes the ball to the teammates. Some examples include Dunga, Torsten Frings, Fernando Redondo, and Makelele.
- Germany - with the speciality of two Full Backs who are also capable of playing like good wingbacks, which is more offensive (Philipp Lahm, Marcell Jansen) - if there is a counter attack, the defensive midfielder will come to help the two centre backs.
- England National Team; the so-called "Wingless Wonders"; winners of the 1966 World Cup
- AC Milan winner of the Champions League 2003, 2007 and the 2004 Scudetto (coached by Carlo Ancelotti)
- FC Porto winner of the Champions League 2004 (managed by José Mourinho)
- Real Madrid 2001-2002 champions league winners in final.
| | 4-4-1-1 | A variation of 4-4-2 with one of the strikers playing 'in the hole', or as a 'second striker', slightly behind their partner. The second striker is generally a more creative player, the playmaker.[5] 2006 World Cup redirects here. ...
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Dunga (born Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri on October 31, 1963 in IjuÃ, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian former football defensive midfielder, of Italian and German descent, and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup. ...
Torsten Frings (born November 22, 1976 in Würselen, Germany) is a German football midfielder who currently plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga. ...
Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (born July 6, 1969 in Adrogué, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine professional football player. ...
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- Italy, 2006 FIFA World Cup Winners:
- Greece, European champion 2004
- Finnish national team
- Juventus during 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 (Alessandro Del Piero as a 'trequartista' or attacking playmaker behind David Trézéguet) — this was a hugely successful strategy for Juve, as they won the Scudetto in 2002 and 2003 and finished runners-up to AC Milan in the 2003 European Champions League.
- Manchester United F.C. during 2006-07 season, In which they won the premiership for the first time in 4 years with Wayne Rooney behind Saha/Solskjær/Smith and Ryan Giggs on the left with Cristiano Ronaldo on the right and in the 07-08 season with Carlos Tevez up top and Wayne Rooney behind him, with Cristiano Ronaldo on the right and Ryan Giggs/Luis Nani on the left
- Fenerbahçe S.K. 2006/2007 season Turkish League champions, under Zico's coaching.
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Teams that used this formation
- FC Barcelona during the early 1990s, with Johan Cruijff as coach (four La Liga titles in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994, and a Champions League in 1992)
- AC Milan during the end of the 1990s, with Alberto Zaccheroni as coach (one scudetto in 1999)
- AFC Ajax (with a diamond midfield) won the Champions League in 1995 when Louis van Gaal was manager. Ajax also won the Eredivisie three times - 1994, 1995 and 1996. The first eleven was: Edwin Van der Sar, Michael Reiziger, Danny Blind, Frank de Boer, Frank Rijkaard, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Jari Litmanen, Marc Overmars, Finidi George, Patrick Kluivert.
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| | 3-6-1 | This uncommon but modern formation obviously focuses in the ball possession in the midfield. In fact, it is very rare to see it as an initial formation, as it is better used to keep results. Its more common variants are 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3 Diamond, which use two wingbacks. The lone forward must be tactically gifted, because he is not only focused in scoring, but to play back to the goal to assist with back passes to his teammates. Once the team is leading the game, the tactics focuses even more in ball control, short passes and time wasting. On the other hand, when the team is losing, at least one of the playmakers will play more often in the edge of the area to add depth to the attack. Guus Hiddink is one of the few coaches who has used this formation when coaching Australia, in the 2006 World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ...
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Teams that used this formation
- South Korea, 2002 FIFA World Cup fourth place, with Lee Woon-Jae, Hong Myung Bo, Choi Jin-Cheul, Kim Tae-Young, Lee Young-Pyo, Park Ji-Sung, Lee Chun-Soo, Yoo Sang-Chul, Hwang Sun Hong, Ahn Jung Hwan
- Australia, 2006 FIFA World Cup second round.
- United States, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 32nd place.
4-5-1 | 4-5-1 is a defensive formation, however if the two midfield wingers play a more attacking role it can be likened to 4-3-3. The formation can be used to grind out 0-0 draws or preserve a lead, as the packing of the centre midfield makes it difficult for the opposition to build-up play. Because of the 'closeness' of the midfield, the opposing team's forwards will often be starved of possession. However, due to the lone striker, the centre of the midfield does have the responsibility of pushing forward as well. The defensive midfielder will often control the pace of the game.[7] First international South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Largest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) Worst defeat Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1954) Best result Fourth place, 2002 AFC...
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A modification of this formation was also used by José Mourinho's Chelsea F.C. side. This modified version is the 4-1-4-1 where only one striker is used and the wingers are given the responsibility of moving the ball forward and attacking. A holding midfielder is also positioned in front of the back four. This provides freedom for the rest of the team to move forward and attack as the defense will be "protected" by the holding midfielder. The England national football team under manager Fabio Capello opted for a 4-1-4-1 formation in an international friendly against Switzerland for his first game in charge.
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| | 4-2-3-1 | This formation is widely used by Spanish and French sides: it is a defensive formation which is quite flexible, as both the side midfielders and the fullbacks may join the attack, usually on the counter. In defense, this formation is similar to the 4-5-1. It is used to maintain possession of the ball and stopping opponent attacks by controlling the midfield area of the field. The lone striker may be very tall and strong to hold the ball up as his midfielders and fullbacks join him in attack. The striker could also be very fast. In these cases, the opponent's defense will be forced to fall back early, thereby leaving space for the offensive central midfielder. This formation is used especially when a playmaker is to be highlighted. First International Sweden 11 - 3 Norway (Gothenburg, Sweden; 12 July 1908) Largest win Norway 12 - 0 Finland (Bergen, Norway; 28 June 1946) Worst defeat Sweden 9 - 0 Norway (Stockholm, Sweden; 8 June 1913) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1938) Best result Round 2, 1998 European Championship Appearances 1 (First...
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In football (soccer), a playmaker is an attacking player who controls the flow of the teams offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals[1]. The term overlaps somewhat with attacking midfielder, but playmakers are not constrained to a single position - creativity is the...
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This formation is also currently used by Brazilian National Team as an alternative to the 4-2-4 formation of late 50's to 1970. Implemented similarly to how original 4-2-4 was used back then, use of this formation in this manner is very offensive, creating a 6-man attack and a 6-man defense tactical layout. The front 4 attackers are composed as wide forwards and playmaker forward in support of a target striker in front. 4-2-4 may refer to: a formation in football (soccer) the whyte notation for a 4-2-4 steam locomotive This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Teams that used this formation
Teams that used this formation as a variation of attacking 4-2-4 First International Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in...
2006 World Cup redirects here. ...
Barthez is the name of several people: Paul Joseph Barthez (1734-1806), was French physician, physiologist, and encyclopaedist Fabien Barthez (born 1971), is the current goalkeeper for the French Ligue 1 football club Olympique de Marseille This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same...
William Willy Sagnol (born March 18, 1977 in Saint-Étienne, France) is a French international Defender currently playing for Bayern Munich in Germanys Bundesliga. ...
Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-Ã -Pitre, Guadeloupe, France) is a French professional football defender, the most capped player in the history of the France national team. ...
Matthias Gallas, count of Campo, duke of Lucera (1584-1647), Austrian soldier, first saw service in Flanders, and in Savoy with the Spaniards, and subsequently joined the forces of the Catholic League as captain. ...
Éric Abidal , (born July 11, 1979 in Lyon) is a football (soccer) player from France. ...
Vieira is the Portuguese word for shell. Its a common surname of Portuguese and Portuguese-descent persons. ...
Claude Makélélé (born February 18, 1973 in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French international football player, who currently plays defensive midfield for Chelsea in the English Premiership. ...
Franck Ribéry or Franck Bilal Ribéry nicknamed Bilal the Scarface (born April 7, 1983 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French football player who currently plays for FC Bayern München. ...
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Thierry Daniel Henry (pronounced , born 17 August 1977) is a French football player. ...
Raymond Domenech (born January 24, 1952 in Lyon) is a former French football player and the current manager of the French national team. ...
First International Spain 3 - 1 Portugal (Madrid, Spain; 18 November 1921) Largest win Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Lisbon, Portugal; 18 November 1994) Portugal 8 - 0 Liechtenstein (Coimbra, Portugal; 9 June 1999) Portugal 8 - 0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003) Worst defeat Portugal 0 - 8 England (Lisbon, Portugal; 25 May...
2006 World Cup redirects here. ...
Real Madrid redirects here. ...
UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ...
A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. ...
In the 2005-06 season, Serie A, the major football (soccer) Italian professional league, was contested by 20 teams. ...
Serie A 2006-07 teams distribution Serie A 2006/2007 logo The Serie A 2006-2007 season (officially Serie A TIM 2006-2007) began September 10, 2006. ...
Serie A 2007-08 team distribution The 2007-08 Serie A season will be the seventy-sixth since its establishment, and started on August 26, 2007. ...
Doniéber Alexander Marangon (born 22 October 1979 in JundiaÃ), or simply Doni as he is more frequently known, is a Brazilian football goalkeeper who currently plays for A.S. Roma of Italian Serie A. He has been the first choice during 2007 Copa América won by the Sele...
Christian Panucci (born 12 April 1973 in Savona) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for AS Roma of Italian Serie A. Panucci is a renowned defender who usually plays on the right-hand side. ...
Marco Cassetti is an Italian defender, though he sometimes plays as a midfielder, who currently plays for A.S. Roma. ...
Philippe Mexès (IPA: []) (born March 30, 1982 in Toulouse, France) is a French professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a centreback for Italian club A.S. Roma. ...
Cristian Eugen Chivu (IPA: []) (born October 26, 1980 in Reşiţa, Romania) is a Romanian footballer. ...
Juan Silveira dos Santos (usually called Juan; born February 1, 1979 in Rio de Janeiro) is football (soccer) player at the position of central defender. ...
Max Tonetto (born 18 November 1974 in Trieste) is an Italian football midfielder. ...
Daniele De Rossi, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[1][2], (July 24, 1983) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer, who plays for AS Roma. ...
David Marcelo Pizarro Cortés (born September 11, 1979 in ValparaÃso, Chile) is a Chilean international football player, who was a member of the national squad competing at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ...
Alberto Aquilani born in Rome, Italy (July 7, 1984) is an Italian football midfielder who, known for his passing ability and thunderous long shots, currently plays for Roma. ...
Rodrigo Ferrante Taddei (born 6 March 1980 in Sao Paulo) is a Italo-Brazilian footballer who currently plays for A.S. Roma of Italian Serie A. He started his career in Brazil with Palmeiras, then moving to Italy in September 2002 and signing for A.C. Siena, a Serie B...
Simone Perrotta, Cavaliere OMRI[1] (born September 17, 1977 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England) is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for A.S. Roma in Serie A. He was member of the Italian national football team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ...
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Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born 27 September 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ...
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2006 will see the 36th edition of the Brazilian national championship. ...
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(Professional Football League), commonly known as the Primera División or simply La Liga, is the top professional football league in Spain. ...
First International Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in...
First International Italy 6 - 2 France (Milan, Italy; 15 May 1910) Largest win Italy 9 - 0 USA (Brentford, England; 2 August 1948) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 Italy (Budapest, Hungary; 6 April 1924) World Cup Appearances 15 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1934, 1938, 1982 European Championship Appearances 6...
Patrick Donalé Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal)[1] is a French football midfielder who currently plays for Internazionale Milano. ...
Didier Deschamps (French IPA: ) (born 15 October 1968 in Bayonne) is a former French football player who captained France to victories in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. ...
Thierry Daniel Henry (pronounced , born 17 August 1977) is a French football player. ...
Brøndby IF is a Danish football club, from the town of Brøndby, on the outskirts of Copenhagen. ...
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. ...
Thomas Kahlenberg (born March 20, 1983) is a Danish football player who, as of 2005, is playing for Brøndby IF. Kahlenberg is one of the most talented Danish midfielders, and he was the youngest member of Danish Euro 2004 team. ...
Johan Elmander [juËan É›lmÉ‘ndÉ›r] (born May 27, 1981 in AlingsÃ¥s, Sweden) is a Swedish football player, who plays as a forward for French club Toulouse FC in the Ligue 1 championship. ...
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- Brazilian National Team using Ronaldinho, Kaka, Robinho as creative forwards behind and around Vagner Love or Luis Fabiano in recent 2010 World Cup qualification games.
- Fenerbahçe S.K. 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 Turkish league champions with coach Christoph Daum offensively as a variation of the Brazilian 4-2-4 system, using Tuncay Sanli, Alex de Souza and Anelka as wide and creative forwards behind and around Marcio Nobre as the lone striker in the box.
| | 5-4-1 This is a particularly defensive formation, with an isolated forward and a packed defense. Again however, a couple of attacking fullbacks can make this formation resemble something like a 3-4-3. Current season Fenerbahçe Sport Club centennial logo Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (English: ), commonly known as Fenerbahce (pronounced ), is a professional sports club located in Kadıköy-Istanbul, Turkey. ...
Christoph Daum (born October 24, 1953 in Zwickau) is a German football coach. ...
4-2-4 may refer to: a formation in football (soccer) the whyte notation for a 4-2-4 steam locomotive This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Tuncay Sanli (Turkish: Tuncay Şanlı), born on January 16, 1982 in Sakarya, Turkey, is a footballer playing for the Turkish Premier Super League club Fenerbahçe SK. Formerly, he used to play for Sakaryaspor. ...
Alex celebrating one of his 64 goals scored for Cruzeiro Alex, real name Alexsandro de Souza, (born September 14, 1977 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian football (soccer) attcking midfielder, who currently plays for Fenerbahce in Turkey. ...
Nicolas Sebastien Anelka (born 14 March 1979 in Versailles) is a French football player playing in the forward position, currently for the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. ...
He is one of the best attackers of both wings at fenerbahce. ...
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The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ...
Incomplete formations When a player is sent-off (after being shown a red card), the teams generally fall back to defensive formations such as 4-4-1 or 5-3-1. Only when defeat is not an option (e.g. in a playoff or knockout match) will a team with ten players play in a risky attacking formation such as 4-3-2 or even 4-2-3. When more than one player is missing from the team the common formations are generally disbanded in favour of either maximum concentration on defense, or maximum concentration on attack. Misconduct in football (soccer) is any conduct by a player which is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction (caution or dismissal) in accordance with Law 12 the Laws of the Game. ...
A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion, or a similar accolade. ...
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout or sudden death tournament, is a type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event. ...
Future formations The thinking about the future of football formations is that, with the increase in fitness of players, the normal, symmetrical formation is out of date. Variety is needed in teams; so a pacy, direct winger might be deployed with a slower, more creative player on the other flank. An example can be seen with the Argentina national team playing "one armed" with Juan Riquelme attacking from the left, or the Manchester United F.C. team of the 1990s with Ryan Giggs making attacking runs from one wing with David Beckham playing crosses from deeper on the other. This is now evident again in the Manchester United squad as Cristiano Ronaldo makes attacking runs and Ryan Giggs provides the crosses. Juan Román Riquelme (born June 26, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) is a football player, who currently plays for the Villarreal CF of Spain. ...
MUFC redirects here. ...
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE[1] (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Ely, Cardiff) is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United in the English Premiership for the entirety of his club career to-date. ...
David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...
See also References - ^ Murphy, Brenden. From Sheffield with Love. SportsBooks Limited, 83. ISBN 978 1 899807 56 7.
- ^ Knowledge Unlimited (November 15 2000) (English). Guardian (2000-11-15). Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
- ^ a b Gusztáv Sebes (biography) (English). FIFA. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
- ^ a b Walter Lutz (2000-09-11). The 4-2-4 system takes Brazil to two World Cup victories (English). FIFA. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
- ^ Sebes' gift to football (English). UEFA (2003-11-21). Retrieved on 2006-07-10.
External links [8] There are various important individual skills and team tactics needed to play effective football (soccer). ...
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