Discussion on Vertical Football Tactics

I like vertical football and probably Barça are, at the

moment, playing very vertical football.

So, of course I like watching, um, um,

I like watching Barça when they play.

Of course.

Uh, and I've suffered because it's been very difficult

to

control.

Sometimes we've managed it, sometimes we haven't.

Because vertical football is kind of your ideal, isn't it?

Yes, yes, it's a style of football I clearly like.

I mean,

I like seeing Raphinha as a number nine, I like the runs he makes, but

of course, then you have a striker who runs into space and you have

midfielders who play the perfect ball

in front of the goalkeeper.

It's just that many times, with Madrid, because of their, their team structure,

you might think, hmm, we play more directly, right?

Yes.

Your father, I remember your father saying it when—

But it needs— I mean,

I don't want to be—

Your father got to say, I remember—

I don't want to be, because everything I say about Madrid

can then be said to be, to be

a criticism. But when Luka is there, when Toni is there,

every move into space—

It has an answer, right?

The ball comes to your feet.

Of course, of course.

You know?

Mm-hmm.

By this I don't mean that the players who are there now don't have the level, no.

I'm simply saying that vertical football, in general,

needs someone who knows how to play you the ball.

Of course.

So, does vertical mean having 11

runners?

No, vertical also means having people

who know how to handle the ball.

Of course.

It's an idea of play, it doesn't

just mean going—

Yes