[THREAD] @PepTeam Guardiola’s “1-3-1-3-3” system in the 2011/2012 season:





1) location of the ball
2) the intention to force the opposition into vacating areas of the pitch to then take advantage of [position oneself in] said vacated space.




-Drop a forward back to mark Busquets.

——As the free CB engaged an opposition midfielder, the interior would drop centrally.
This provides immediate support to retain the ball if no penetrative options materialize.
The interior holds the previous zone of CB -> CB moves to create overload in a new zone.


-The other option is to step (jump) a central midfielder out of the midfield line onto the +1.
This combined with the high number of players that Barcelona positioned centrally forced the remaining midfielders to pinch.
Space in the wide spaces.




—Isolates the winger
—Messi or Cesc open if a CM jumps to interior






