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Tactics related: does it matter how forward are strikers placed?

By averachardcore - 26-07-2021 12:45

Considering that strikers, when waiting to receive the ball, are always in front of the opponent's last defender to avoid the offside, does it really matter how forward I place them in the field? Is it bad to push them as much forward as possible?Considering that strikers, when waiting to receive the ball, are always in front of the opponent's last defender to avoid the offside, does it really matter how forward I place them in the field? Is it bad to push them as much forward as possible?

 

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Re: Tactics related: does it matter how forward are strikers pla

By chucky06 - 26-07-2021 13:51

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It has its advantages and disadvantages like most tactics I guess. Disadvantage is it creates a lot of distance between the midfielders and strikers. That’s makes for more opportunity to be tackled and longer passes more likely to get intercepted and harder to control. Advantage is they are closer to goal when receiving the ball and less likely to pass the ball so can shoot more

averachardcore wrote:

Considering that strikers, when waiting to receive the ball, are always in front of the opponent's last defender to avoid the offside, does it really matter how forward I place them in the field? Is it bad to push them as much forward as possible?

It has its advantages and disadvantages like most tactics I guess. Disadvantage is it creates a lot of distance between the midfielders and strikers. That’s makes for more opportunity to be tackled and longer passes more likely to get intercepted and harder to control.

Advantage is they are closer to goal when receiving the ball and less likely to pass the ball so can shoot more

Re: Tactics related: does it matter how forward are strikers pla

By averachardcore - 26-07-2021 16:55

Good points! Thank you!Good points! Thank you!

 

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