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Roberto De Zerbi. • 4-1-2-3 • 4-1 build-up • Gray & Robertson deep; pinning LM/RM • Overloads through Maddison dropping • Third-man for Fernandes to receive • Tonali countermovement to separate • Gallagher can receive as free man

Cesc Fabregas. • Flexible build-up • Asymmetric 4-1-3-2 • 5v4 in the 1st phase • Da Cunha & Baturina invert • 3v2 in the 2nd phase with Paz • Flat and wide 4-ATB to open lane • CMs drop to bait the press • Floaters exploit space behind CMs (2v1)

Luis Enrique. • Flexible 3-3-4 • +1 in every phase • Hakimi the key to break the press • Overloading 2nd and 3rd phase • Fabian as the free man • Hakimi luring Cancelo • Vitinha dropping to create 3v2 • Exploiting wide areas in build-up • Doue free man on far-side

Jürgen Klopp. • 3-1-3-3 • Pavlovic as the single pivot • Bischof roaming around • Both FBs inverting • Overloading 2nd phase (5v2) • 'Triple 10' w/ Wirtz, Bischof & Treu • Gnabry & Scherhant high & wide

Xavi Hernández. • Flexible 3-1-3-3 vs. 5-4-1 • Occupying the five vertical lanes • Diamond-buildup for +1 • Veerman as lone pivot • LB inverts • Overloading center (3v2) • Creating open lane for Gakpo by pinning • Dumfries w/ free movement

Luis de la Fuente vs. Thomas Tuchel. — 4-3-3 IP vs. 4-4-2 OOP — 3v2 in 1st phase — Rodri luring Kane wide; space for Laporte — Olmo dropping & pinning Guehi — Overloading the last line — Baena & Oyarzabal exploiting 2v2 — Yamal & Cucurella holding width — Asymmetric FBs

Zinédine Zidane vs. Vincenzo Montella. — 4-3-3 IP vs. 5-2-3 OOP — 5v3 in 1st phase — Deep full-backs to exploit press — 3v2 in 2nd phase — Dembele overloading as False 9 — Mbappe and Olise holding width — Three possible build-up solutions

Xavi Hernández vs. Jürgen Klopp. — 4-3-3 IP vs. 4-5-1 OOP — 3v2 in 1st phase; Schade passive — Constantly overloading center — 5v3 in 2nd phase — Dumfries w/ flexible positioning — Van Hecke w/ line-breaking pass — Summerville receiving btw. lines — Schlotterbeck too passive

Luis de la Fuente vs. Lionel Scaloni. — 4-3-3 IP vs. 4-4-2 OOP — 3v2 in 1st phase — Rodri dropping btw. CBs (+1) — 3v2 in 2nd phase — Baena inverting (+1) — Cucurella pinning De Paul high — Double width w/ Yamal & Porro — Olmo receiving after third-man pattern

Lionel Scaloni vs. Thomas Tuchel. — Defending last line at times w/ 6/7 — Wide Overloads; 2v0 — Impossible to close half-space — Messi with time & space — 4v3 in box through countermovement — Not threatening depth; ARGs CBs can move as high as they want despite two yellow cards

Luis de la Fuente. • flexible 4-3-3 • Masterclass in pinning & overloading • Olmos world-class movements btw. the lines • Overloads in center and wide • Line-breaking passes by Laporte & Cubarsi

Luis de la Fuente. • 4-3-3 • Occupying the five vertical lanes • Cucurella & Porro free in deep build-up • Overloads on both sides • Rodri dropping btw. CBs for +1 • Overloading center with Pedri/Olmo • Olmo receiving btw. the lines

Didier Deschamps. • 4-2-4 • Rotations btw. Olise/Mbappe/Barcola/Dembele • Overload to isolate Dembele • Runs by Kounde key • Mbappe working defensively • Overloading out of possession = Mbappe/Olise as free man for IP-phase

Lionel Scaloni. • 4-1-2-1-2 build-up • +1 in 1st phase • Diamond to overload center • Palacios & Tagliafico deep to lure • Simeone moving inside • Alvarez between the lines • Overload between the lines

Carlo Ancelotti. • 3-1-2-4 • Deep build-up: 4-Diamond-2 • Cunha as F9 • Superiority in 1st phase (4v3) • Overloading center w/ Paqueta & Guimaraes • Pinning CMs wide • Opportunity for Casemiro; third-man pattern

Lionel Scaloni. • 3-1/2-3 build-up • Molina & Medina high & wide • Pinning the last line • Overloading center w/ De Paul & Almada • Mac Allister dropping btw. CBs (+1) • Distance for Laimer too big • Overload to isolate Molina/De Paul • Messi pinning

Luis de la Fuente. • 2-3-2-3 • Flexible FB-positioning • Porro & Cucurella stretching MF-line • Pedri free to receive in half-space • Overload to isolate Yamal • Both FBs inverting • Overloading last line (6v5) • Numerical superiority on ball-far side after switch

Julian Nagelsmann. • 3-1-3-3 • 'Triple-10' + Havertz overloading • Overload against 4-3-3 • Nmecha & Brown free to receive • Sane & Wirtz as wide as possible • Germanys OOP issues • Balls in behind against Kimmich • Tah not supporting

Thomas Tuchel. • 2-3-2-3 • O'Reilly and James inverting • Rice and Bellingham half-spaces • + 2 in the 1st phase • Overload to isolate • Rice creating wide overload

Julian Nagelsmann. • 3-1-3-3 • Diamond build-up • 'Triple-10' • Kimmich and Brown (FBs) invert • Overloading 1st and 2nd phase • Isolating Sane • Havertz as F9 creating overloads • Wirtz & Brown w/ flexible positioning • Minimum width