Gladbach Returns to the Old Days

Some of us are very young and we dont remember the glorious Gladbach of '70s. Hopefully there are several people who are experienced enough and know how to apply tactics suitable enough for returning Gladbach back where they deserve to be.

The last years the media are over promote overated coaches like Benitez, Villas Boas, Ferrara, Ancelotti and Klisnman. Most of them were very good players who have already developed tight relationships with media and journalists. The younger over promoted coaches have a top agent who promotes them, who pays them lucrative interviews and exclusive presentations in order to convince all the football fans around the world that these super coaches are the new legends of the game. Benitez, Villas Boas, Ferrara and Klisnman are nowhere in the map and they failed to manage top teams.

Stankovic said for Benitez that he couldn't impose discipline even in the training schedule time. All the players were coming to Appiano Gentile whenever they want. The rest simply failed immediately because top level clubs have top level demands. Ancelotti recently signed a lucrative contract with Pari and he is struggling to win mediorce clubs like Brest and Evian. When he was in Milan he won Serie A only once in 8 years and he was humiliated from Prandelli, Spalletti and Capello several times. Even Cagliari with Massimiliano Allegri on their bench made him a clown.

Villas Boas, the so called genius, has revive all the destroyed premier league sides who play against Chelsea. Conclusion : The best coach is the one who make results under difficult sircumstances and not the one who drives a ready brand new Mercedes. We finished with lies and cheap excuses.

Lucian Favre last season took over and almost relegated Gladbach. He didn't hide behind his finger and he didn't start to spell excuses. With strong discipline and hard work he managed to clear up all the useless players from the roster and he managed to create a young, fast and very technical side. Gladbach is full of health, balance and speed.

Their playing style is simple, the ball stays on the ground, the midfield is working like a perfectly well oiled engine and everybody has a clear role in the team. Gladbach is applying zonal positional play exceptionally and their fitness levels are among the highest in the league. All of these are 100 % work of Favre. He didn't pay any Mediasete to advertise him everywhere.

Gladbach humiliated Bayern recently for a very simple reason. Because they use constantly two fast strikers with good technique and always one of the two wingers becomes third MC in order to keep the balance in the midfield.
Their defence is not playing WIDE like all the stupid German teams. They play tight despite that they push up sometimes. And something else : their lines are very close. No more than 5 meter in the lenght and every player in the width is close in 2m distance. Yeah right, 4-4-2 is old fashioned. If you don't know how to teach it and to apply it then you cannot speak for fashion.
Their passing style is various and balanced. Not like some Dutch coaches who play down the flanks day and night even when the opponent is empty in the central axe.

Lucien Favre showed how to take the maximum from young players by keeping discipline and good spirit among them. Did you see any player of Gladbach to shout or complain? Did you see any reaction like Schweinsteiger? Did you see a lot of nerves and cards? 11 disciplined players are concentrated in the scheme of the coach and they try till the end to win the game by playing balanced football. All the coaches in Germany consider Reuss a winger. Favre made him a striker and he has ruined all the defenses.

Stop believing ridiculous journalists who take commisions to promote coaches and learn to appreciate in life everything good no matter where it comes from. Don't spend hours searching unique and exciting football tactics. Football is simple and learn to make the things easier. Bundesliga is a ridiculous league because all the teams push up like they're playing rugby and later they are wondering why they lost 4-3 4-2 or 5-4. Don't try to invent irrational attacking minded tactics. Gladbach of Lucien Favre is showing you the way.

Be on the ground, because grass is not located in the sky

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Credits

Tactic & Original Article by FM Boss
Proof Reading by Stam