"An important aspect of that column was his analysis of how to break down low blocks, which has been a key theme this season. "When you decide to play on the counter-attack, you have plenty of space. When you decide to attack [with the ball], you have less. [But] when you play on the counter-attack, the ball belongs to the opponent," he wrote."
"The reason for my question was to try to gain insight into Manchester City's increasing use of narrow and fluid attackers. In City's stellar side of 2017-18, Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling would finish games with white paint on their boots after being stationed high and wide. Almost a decade on, Guardiola's system looks very different. To understand why requires a deep dive."
Manchester City's attacking shape has moved from high, wide wingers in 2017-18 to narrow, fluid attackers nearly a decade later. Analysis of how to break down low blocks highlights that counter-attacks offer more space but concede ball possession to the opponent. Early in the season City leaned on counter-attacking strengths from players such as Erling Haaland and Tijjani Reijnders. By November City had scored more fast-break goals than in the previous two league campaigns combined. The tactical adjustment responds to increasingly physical, centrally compact Premier League defenses and focuses on bypassing low blocks.
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