Warning: When you see this man, negative tactics are likely to ensue.Counter-Attacking Football
Overview: Goal of dispossessing the attacking team and transitioning quickly from defense to offense, often through long-balls
When to employ: If your team has some speed and is facing an opposition with a particularly potent offense or if your team has been given a snowball's chance in hell and needs to bulk up its defensive presence in the face of far superior talent
Example: See England circa 2006-2008 under both Sven and Stevie McClaren; see also any team managed by Sam Allardyce
Conclusion: Essentially, this is a cop-out way of playing (I mean, really, when should footballing success be commensurate with a team's ability to bypass their entire midfield?)
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