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interesting J Wilson article on the tactical trends of 2012/13, and what is the big thing going forward.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/may/28/tactical-trends-2012-13
"And that hints at two other trends this season: the growing importance of the deep-lying midfielder as a playmaker and the increasing variety of the central striker...
That the holding player – or one of the two holding players – has a creative function is not exactly new but the implications of that do seem to have been particularly relevant this year...
Midfields have never been so split – it's common to think in four bands rather than three – and yet the need for universality, for holding players to create and for creative players to shut down, has never been greater.
But it is centre-forwards who are probably the most notable feature of this season. While Spain and Barcelona have shown it's possible to play without a traditional striker at all, more traditional types have flourished..
Complete centre-forwards, players who are gifted finishers but also have the creative ability to pull wide or drop deep, to generate chances themselves."
hoping with another preseason with AVB at the helm and the search for a striker now properly on, who can create chances and take them as well, the latest tactical offerings won't pass us by..