We have seen some intriguing formations emerge from football in recent years and the development of systems and tactics throughout the years has been fascinating to watch. From the 2-3-6 systems played back in the day right through to the classic 4-4-2, you would have thought we had seen every formation imaginable in the game after 150 years of the sport.
But PSG u19 coach and former player Thiago Motta is aiming to take the game to a place it has never been before with a revolutionary system.
He told Gazzetta dello sport: “My idea it to play offensively. A short team that controls the game, high pressure and a lot of movement with and without the ball. I want the player that has the ball to always have three or four solutions and two teammates close by to help. The difficulty in football is, often to do things simply but to control the base, pass and get free. I don't like the numbers of the field because they trick you. You can be super offensive with a 5-3-2 and defensive in a 4-3-3. Depending on the quality of the guys. I had a game a while ago where the two full-backs ended up playing as the 9 and 10. But that doesn't mean I don't like people like Samuel and Chiellini, born defenders."
He was then asked if it could be classed as a 2-7-2 system by Andrea di Caro, a journalist: "No, the goalkeeper counts as one of the midfield seven. For me, the attacker is the first defender and the goalkeeper is the first attacker. The goalkeeper starts the play, with his feet and the attackers are the first to put pressure to recover the ball.” Motta said.
Motta has aspirations to take over from Thomas Tuchel as PSG’s first team coach when his contract expires in two years with the youth team. "I have nothing against Tuchel but my goal is to be on the bench for the first team.”
We would love to see the PSG stars fit in this crazy new system.
