Short Passes or Direct Play?
By Stevie Grieve, Author of Coaching the 4-2-3-1, Modern Soccer Tactics and Winning Soccer Tactics. Dortmund gain a point with well worked direct play Borussia Dortmund are Bundesliga Champions, and...
View ArticleHow Higuain Creates Problems For Opposing Defenses
By Vasco Mota Pereira, PortuGOAL correspondent Every once in a while my blog deviates from the analysis of a particular match’s trends and incidents, focusing on a specific play or pattern from a...
View ArticleThe Formation of the Future – Part Three
By Stevie Grieve author of, Attacking in the 4-2-3-1 (Read Part One here and Part Two here) We have also seen Real Madrid over the last 12 months being able to stop Barcelona in La Liga, and win in...
View ArticleTactical Analysis: Borussia Dortmund’s Counter Attacking – Part One
By Stevie Grieve, author of Coaching the 4-2-3-1 and Attacking in the 4-2-3-1. One of Borussia Dortmund’s main strengths comes from the speed of which they attack, and the fluidity of the movement of...
View ArticleTactical Analysis: Borussia Dortmund’s Counter Attacking – Part Two
By Stevie Grieve, author of Coaching the 4-2-3-1 and Attacking in the 4-2-3-1. Part One can be seen here. Part Three will be posted next week. Dortmund Scoring Chance Dortmund have just regained...
View ArticleTactical Analysis: Borussia Dortmund’s Counter Attacking – Part Three
By Stevie Grieve, author of Coaching the 4-2-3-1 and Attacking in the 4-2-3-1. Part One can be seen here and Part Two here. Part Four will be posted next week. Dortmund Counter-Attack and score from...
View ArticleTactical Analysis: Borussia Dortmund’s Counter Attacking – Part Four
By Stevie Grieve, author of Coaching the 4-2-3-1 and Attacking in the 4-2-3-1. This is the final part of this article. Part One can be seen here and Part Two here and Part Three here. Dortmund...
View ArticleHow to Beat a Four-Man Midfield
By Stevie Grieve Borussia Dortmund lost to Bayern Munich in the 2013 Champions League Final, the 2014 German Cup Final, and lost Robert Lewandowski to their domestic rivals on a free transfer. They...
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