Strategy
The Tactical Shift That Redefined Spanish Soccer
If you followed LaLiga in the early 2010s, you’d recognize a pattern: nearly every team lined up in the classic 4-2-3-1. Double pivots in midfield, a creative “10” pulling the strings, and wingers tucking inside. But something dramatic happened between 2012 and 2021. Coaches started abandoning the 4-2-3-1 for the more compact and balanced 4-4-2. […]
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