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    SiBo Philosophy 1

    Part 2

    RELATIONAL PLAY
    Fernando Diniz
    ___

    By Sibo Magongo

    INTRODUCTION
    In the realm of football, two elemental forces exist: space and control. Primarily through an
    understanding of flat ‘space’ — and of where and where not to be in that space.

    Relationism is not just players standing close together nor can it be reduced to players ‘being
    friends’ with one another.

    Relationist players move together while communicating through signals and cues often
    undetectable by others in various ways of football thinking.

    Structured vs. Unstructured:


    2

    Within the realm of contemporary football, an insidious obsession persists — an unwavering


    fixation on structured central progression. Yet, this prevailing mindset is precisely what
    Fernando Diniz dares to defy. Instead of adhering to the conventional approach, he navigates
    uncharted territories, steering the ball closer to the touchline, unfurling a new paradigm.

    My Analysis
    On Paper, they start off as a 4-2-3-1 but as the game progresses you can’t seem to tell their
    structure. Players are given positional freedom as they move to the side of the pitch creating
    numerical advantages in those areas.

    How do they attack with such a structure?

    They use various methods such as the pass-and-go or third-man plays, The way the ball is
    played forces the opponent to mark a player without the ball just to prevent this not knowing
    this opens more gaps for fluent passes.

    A bit of structure!

    Although players have positional freedom the team still has some kind of structure. So 4 players
    keep a structure including 3 CBs and one pivot (CDM) whilst the other 6 are given the freedom
    to roam to one side of the pitch.

    Build Up
    3

    Fernando Diniz has introduced a diagonal progression pattern that resembles an upward
    staircase, where the first player makes a pass to the second player, and then the third player
    makes an in-behind run diagonally to receive the final pass.

    Final Third

    During the final third, the team strategy is to draw opponents to one side off the pitch leaving
    the opposite flank wide open, and to take advantage of that given space the fullbacks(me)
    make unexpected runs into the open spaces creating scoring opportunities.
    4

    Player Roles

    4-2-3-1

    GK- Sweeper Keeper

    CB- Ball Playing Defenders- Give a passing option and join the attack sometimes to create
    confusion.

    RB & LB- Inverted fullbacks- This contributes to overloading one side, the LB cuts in the
    midfield of a sied to create an overload.

    CDM- Roaming Playmakers- Move around the pitch to offer support when needed. The
    heartbeat of the team, driving forward with the ball to start attacks as well as tracking back to
    defend.

    CDM- Roaming Playmakers

    AMF- Advanced Playmaker- roams freely and creates goal-scoring opportunities.


    5

    CF- Complete Forward- possesses all the technical attributes of a forward. Adapt to varios roles
    in the pitch

    Instructions

    ● Control Possession
    ● Positional freedom
    ● Defensive Phase

    High Line

    ● Short passing style rarely long passes.


    ● Overload
    ● Chemistry (connection between the players)

    Errors

    - If the team overloads one side of the pitch and loses the ball the opponent team
    can take advantage and launch a long pass to the opposite side leaving a lot of
    space to attack.

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