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I would venture that you need to get a more complete look of a game. Take your eye off the ball to see what movements are ahead of the ball carrier. Wherever there is space there is an opportunity and creating or blocking that space is kind of where most of the game is based on.

You can also read about that. Zonal Marking (Michael Cox) in his blog explained the tactics very well with idea + consequences of that however it has become almost defunct so you would need to read old matches reviews but it may help you better understand what is there and what isn't. Also I recommend the book "Inverting the Pyramid" by Jonathan Wilson; it is a very thorough compilation of the tactics/formations evolution throughout the years.

People have already told you but let me reiterate that watching more games more intently and even repeat viewing will let you start noticing patterns on the strategy of play.

True true. He's a total dick, but he does pretty awesome on the pitch. Have you seen this? Easily beats any tactical discussion I've ever taken part in. https://soundcloud.com/off-the-ball/commentators-from-around-the

I love the content but the grammar is lacking in many areas.

Check out the Hemingway Editor. I use it in my final drafts just to double check a lot of stuff.

There are also a couple of contradictions. You write that the 3-4-3 originated in Italy, but then write afterwards that it was pioneered by Michel's Dutch side in the 70's. I think the Italians were still obsessed with catenaccio at the time and would have lined up in a 3-4-3 if they used defensive wingers instead of wingbacks. It could be fun to do a comparison/contrast of the formation in the two different systems...

Keep writing! It'll help you learn more and more about the game.

Hi, a bit late here. I was busy writing a football fiction. Do check it out here. It's my debut book, has plenty of banter, football nerd remarks and an epic adventure tale to the World Cup. Kindly pardon the shameless plugin.

Realised set-pieces were undervalued in football a couple of years ago, and I reckon that in the near future (as analysis departments at clubs grow) that every club will have a dedicated set-piece analyst/coach. I wanted to get a head start on that so started writing about set-pieces on some well known football websites (https://wakelet.com/@from_the_wing). I then went on a course and met the Head of Analysis at Leyton Orient who asked me to do analysis on opposition corners for them last season.

Whilst doing that I carried on writing and networking (basically adding people working at football clubs on LinkedIn), the Head of Analysis at Leyton Orient was let go over the summer and as a result they didn't want me to carry on my work. So I then posted on my LinkedIn and Twitter that I was looking for work for this season and had a whole bunch of requests from EFL teams. So basically LinkedIn and a portfolio of work!

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If you've got Android, I like using football tactic board. Players represented as numbered circles and you can record animations of player movements

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jenda.footballboard

I don't know if you speak german but if you do these are my recomanded books:

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