On the pitch, the work at the back is not as technical and creative as that of the attacking midfielder, but they are the controllers of the transition from defense to attack. From the point of view, the back is the hub that connects the team's attack and defense, such as Neskens next to Cruyff, Tigana, Platini's good partner, and Makelele behind Zidane. It is a good material in the back waist.
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Despite its obscurity, the position of the back has played an immeasurable role on the field since the day it was born. Below, we take the development and change of history as the main line, and then combine the player's individual cases to show the style of the back. The length is longer, it is recommended to click a collection and then look at it.
The position of the back and the play area
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In the 1934 World Cup, Monti, who played for Juventus and became a third consecutive victory for the Bianconeri, succumbed to Mussolini's coercion to join the Italian national team and helped italy win the championship, and in the semi-final with Austria, he successfully targeted The most talented player in international football at that time, Sindrar. As one of the best footballers of the 30s, I was born with a different hobby. He does not want to leave the ball too much at his feet, but likes to constantly grab the ball from the opponent's feet, and then give it to his own attacker through a long pass at the first time. He has many nicknames, but the most emblematic of his style is "double wide", which praises his control and dominance in midfield, but at the same time, because of his fierce feet, he often takes foul actions to block opponents, and is also known as "beast" and "butcher", even if he is only 167 cm tall.
His style of play clearly reflects the essence of the back at the beginning of the development of professional football. Even if there was no such thing as a back waist at that time.
Luis Monti
In the early 1950s, Hungary, with its superstars puskas and Kochis, came out of nowhere, not only winning the 1952 Olympic football gold medal, but also creating a myth of 36 unbeaten games from 1950 to the 1954 World Cup final. Although Puskas led the most dazzling forward line, Bozhik in midfield is the commander of the team and the pivot of attack and defense. Bozhik's steals were light and clean, with few fouls, a wide field of vision and a cool head. Most of his assists rely on accurate long passes. He was also the originator of the organizational back, pointing the way for Falcao and Redondo in the future. Pirlo and Alonso, whose styles are very similar to Bozhik's, have also praised the legendary star on different occasions.
Bozhik
Until the middle of the last century, football games still tended to attack, and a very convincing fact is that the 4-2-4 lineup flourished, generally speaking, the offensive players on the court were much larger than the defensive players, and the players were happy to score goals, and it could even be said that it was an era of game football.
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By the 1962 World Cup, the emperor superstar Pele was unfortunately seriously injured after the opening of the match, and Brazilian coach Moreira had no choice but to change the 4-2-4 system, adding an unknown Zito in the case of Zagalo and Didi in the midfield. Unexpectedly, this response had a profound impact on the development of football - Zito became an alternative player in the Brazilian team for a time, although his achievements were far from being comparable to Garrincha at that time, but his excellent performance in midfield still attracted the attention of world football. After the End of the World Cup, many teams began to emulate Moreira's tactics, setting up a defensive player similar to Zito in the midfield, which is the prototype of the back.
By the 1980s, the back had become an indispensable core position on the pitch. At the 1982 World Cup, Brazil's Falcao and Italy's Tardelli became a hit in this position. Falcao creatively created the back-up playing style of modern football art, he alone shouldered the heavy responsibility of the team's attack and defense, and the style of the ball was elegant, which made the world football world fall for it.
After entering the 90s, the tactics of international football were richer and the speed of the game was faster. And everyone also realizes that the back is an iron gate in front of the back line, and if you have a good back, it means that there are two lines of defense on the court. For a time, the back sprung up, and almost all of the best backs at that time were gathered in the Serie A, which was known for its defense, such as Dutchman Rijkaard, Russian Salimov and Portuguese Sousa. Coincidentally, they have all become the best players in Serie A with their outstanding performances in this position.
Paul Sosa
At the 1994 World Cup, the overall Brazilian coach Pereira resolutely abandoned Ray's star tactics, and with a concise sapper midfielder as the team's winning magic weapon, he put all his bets on captain Dunga.
Dunga officially entered the center stage of world football at the 1994 World Cup, and he was more like a European player than a samba dancer, playing realistically but not flashy, with more than enough destruction and insufficient construction. At that time, Pereira used Dunga as the center of gravity in the midfield, with some midfielders such as Zinho and Mazinho, who were both offensive and defensive, to intercept the opponent with a tight kicking style, and then passed the ball to Romaño and Bebeto, who still had a Brazilian style, to plan the attack.
Although this Brazilian team is not as pleasing to the eye as it was in the Zico era, they have won the World Cup to complete a new revival. Many believe that the best player in Brazil that year was Romario, but in fact captain Dunga is the unsung hero who dominates the victory.
Another major impact of the 1994 Fifa World Cup on the development of world football was the defensive system of the double back. Next to Captain Dunga, there is another player to pick up the gaps and coordinate the attack and defense, he is Mauro Silva, compared with Dunga, the latter can be said to be a reckless man, but he relies on his thick stature and outstanding running ability to form an insurmountable black barrier in the midfield, greatly reducing the defensive pressure of the defenders, thus shaping the most reliable defensive line in Brazilian history. In 2002, Brazil won the Hercules Cup again, and gilberto and Kleberson's double back pairing was also similar.
Kleberson
However, since the double back is equipped with a 4-4-2 lineup without a fixed offensive organizer, how to solve the team's offensive organization has become a big problem, and Pera's solution to this is that the two full-backs Zinho and Mazinho are not limited to the wing in attack, but more to the middle to take turns to organize the attack.
Mauro Silva
In the mid-to-late 1990s, double backs had become a popular trend in world football, most teams would use two backs to grab control of the midfield, and in the 1998 World Cup, host France team played against the aging Dunga with Deschamps and Petit, which also became a major factor in the victory over Brazil (the other is of course the lost Ronaldo).
However, in terms of how to solve the offensive problem, Jacquet and Pereira are different, he has a clearer division of labor for the role of the two backs, of which Petit, who focuses on defense, is often used to freeze the soul of the opposing midfield, while Deschamps plays more of his broad-minded characteristics and becomes the first starting point of the team's attack, forming the central axis of the attack together with Zidane, while Jakai also let Djokav retreat frequently to strengthen the organization of the midfield. This also makes France's 4-4-2 formation more inclined to the 451 in many cases.
The strength of the midfield allowed France to successfully fly over the Arc de Triomphe in 1998
In addition to Brazil and France, another traditional powerhouse, Italy, has also fully embraced the double-back tactic, putting Di Biagio in front of a world-class defensive line, and a defensively fierce back player like Tachinati will indeed be a problem that any opponent will have to face in attack. However, unlike Brazil and France, which are more active in playing, Italy is reluctant to invest too many troops in the attack, the two defenders are usually not given the responsibility of organizing the attack, destruction and interception are their main tasks, their attack basically does not pass through the midfield, mostly through the long pass of the defender and the cross of the two wings, and then rely on the personal ability of the forward to destroy the city.
Tachinadi
During that period, the purely defensive double-back tactic was widely used by teams in the Serie A, but an unavoidable problem was that under this style of play, it was difficult for the strikers to get good shooting opportunities without super personal ability, and the forwards scored more and more difficult, which is why the viewing of Serie A continued to decline, coupled with the economic downturn in Italy in those years, the outflow of excellent strikers was serious, and the rookies were also at a loss in the guard pile, and the more excellent the backs, the less the game was watched. This led directly to the defeat of the Italian team on the European battlefield.
But in the same period, in la Liga, which attaches importance to ground attack and advocates attack, there are two outstanding backs who are very different from the Italian sappers, namely Real Madrid's Redondo and Barca's Guardiola. The former is accustomed to using his brain to control the operation of the game football, he can exert strong pressure on the opponent, and has a classical temperament, long hair on the shoulders, a wide field of vision on the field, a quick response, his tall stature, skillful skills, dazzling ground passes, all breathtaking;
The latter had a wide field of vision, so the scalpel-style pass honed was unparalleled in the same position in football at that time, and it was the fixed sea god needle in Barca's dream two field. It can be said that the existence of Redondo and Guardiola is a perfect interpretation of the art of the back, especially the former occupies the back position on the pitch, but at the same time plays the function of the front waist, which has to be said to be the legend of world football.
In addition, David Beckham, one of the top right-wing forwards, switched to playing at the back after joining Real Madrid, and Deco, an excellent No. 10, also did dirty work at Barca. Especially the former, in the new position, Beckham is full of praise, completely getting rid of only one right foot arc ball and a beautiful era of "bad" image, we say on the one hand is Beckham's victory, but also more illustrated the special and great position of the back.
In the English arena, the two iron waists of the Premier League, Keane and Vieira, strongly supported a piece of the sky of the back players, and the biggest common denominator between Vieira and Keane is that they try their best in every game and never give up. If you look at the style of the game, both can be said to be unpretentious, and they have a natural temperament that can rule a super team. Keane, who has practiced boxing since childhood, is full of confidence and domineering on the court, and he is good at attacking and defending. The latter has grown up from rough fouls, relying on excellent ball handling skills, excellent overall view and skillful grasp of the rhythm of the game, Vieira has become the first choice for the back of the new century.
And Manchester City's strong rise in the past decade is inseparable from two people, they are David Silva and Yaya Toure. If Espanyol's technology determines City's attacking thinking and ceiling, then the Ivorian is the heart and torso of the Sky Blue Army, and his tireless running and interception and insertion are the most critical factors for the team to operate efficiently. Technically, Toure is both offensive and defensive, tying the City's backline, and the iconic back-row insert of attack keeps Toure's goals high in the back.
Finally, speaking of the Bundesliga, former German coach Fergutz is a person who attaches great importance to the construction of the team's back, and in his view, the decision of the back is the operation of the whole team. Before Schweinsteiger and Kimmich, the German team also had excellent backs, such as Buchwald and Harman, known as meat grinders. Their presence has made great achievements for the rapid progress of German tanks.
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Type 1: Single back
The single-back tactic is more common in the 442 formation, which determines that the midfield of this formation must be a diamond-shaped position, corresponding to which there is an immovable front or shadow front in front of the back. The single-back tactic defines the requirements of a player at the back and must be both offensive and defensive. When the team attacks, they don't press forward, but more around the midline. The most classic single-back tactic in history is undoubtedly Real Madrid and Manchester United in the 1990s, the former relying on an offensive and defensive Reddo can solve all problems, while red Devils captain Keane has a tenacious style, covering a large area, in addition to this excellent back-insertion ability, with the Irish, Manchester United will charge forward without worries.
Red Devil Iron Leader: Roy Keane
Type 2: Double back
In the last decade, the dominant tactic in football was double back. Similar to the single-back tactic, one of the two men at the back of the double back is also responsible for organizing the attack, but does not appear in the front waist position, and the position is even more backward. This is also a typical organizational core post-strategy.
Advantages of the double-back tactic: filling the gap in front of the defender line, making the three lines more complete
The main advantages of this tactic are a clear offensive line and a defensive barrier system. In that era, the most classic combination of double backs was Valencia's Baraja and Albelda, the former was excellent in technology, the latter was fierce in interception, and the combination of the two swords made the Bat Army occupy a place in La Liga and even Europe.
Baraja and Albelda
In the Apennines, AC Milan's Pirlo and Gattuso are also classic double-back combinations, in Milan's tactical design, Pirlo is responsible for the organization and tandem of the midfield, Gattuso is equivalent to the former's bodyguard, constantly rebounding and running on the field. Although it is dirty and tiring, the role must not be underestimated. (Liverpool's Alonso and Mascherano are also)
Pirlo and Gattuso
And as mentioned above, there is also a double-back playing style, that is, there is still a front waist dedicated to the attack, a double back one responsible for interception, a responsible for the connection of the midfield, trying to escort the front waist, the typical of which is Juventus's Deschamps and Tachinadi, France's Vieira and Makelele.
Makelele and Vieira
Type 3: Three back waists
As for the three-back tactic, to put it bluntly, it is three all-round midfielders. Because the front waist of the back is a special name on the midline, the front is the front waist, and the back of the temple is the back waist, if the three people stand almost parallel, it is impossible to talk about the front waist and back waist.
M Moser Chelsea's steel midfielder
So who was the coach who was keen to use the three midfielders at the beginning, undoubtedly Chelsea's meritorious coach Mourinho? When mourinho first entered the Blue Bridge, he loved to put Makelele, Lampard and Thiago all in the middle of the line, and the strong control of the midfield was also a major reason for Chelsea's rapid progress in the Premier League. Of the three midfielders, one drags behind and is mainly responsible for defense, two are forward, one left and one right, and can be used as a full-back when attacking. Offensive and defensive, offensive and defensive, is actually a major weapon of utilitarian football. After Essien arrived, Chelsea's control of the three midfielders reached its peak, the Ghana Buffalo was not comparable to Thiago in terms of depth and coverage, in addition, he was still an individual madman, with Essien's Chelsea, it seemed that there was one more person in the midfield, "more like playing 452". As for the arrival of Ballack later, Mourinho even lined up four central defenders in the midfield position in some games, trying to establish absolute thickness in the middle, of course, this is an afterthought, and it will not be elaborated on here.
Chelsea are also the favourite team in European football to "collect" backs
In addition to Chelsea, Mourinho has also used a three-back tactic at Real Madrid. At that time, in order to limit the midfield pass control of Pinnacle Barca, Mourinho added Rasdiala on the basis of the original double back Alonso and Khedira, with the purpose of doing his best to encircle Habaibu and cut the midfield. At that time, certain results were also achieved.
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1. All-round back This kind of back is generally relatively strong, offensive, retreatable, and has abundant physical fitness and good technology, which is the team's fixed sea god needle.
Representative: Rijkaard
The first back in history, Rijkaard
Compared with the spontaneous and free Gurlit and the spirited Basten, the black swan who plays the back is much more low-key, but his role in the team is not less than the above two. Rijkaard has a clear sense of position, interceptions on defence are extremely efficient, and chasebacks and steals are equally swift. He is good at pressing, keeping an eye on people and making up positions, and is both a fortress for midfield defense and a booster for the team to turn from defense to attack. On the offensive end, Rijkaard has a wide field of vision, long passes and long-range shots that are quite powerful between marches. Coupled with his tall stature and strong physique, Rijkaard is almost a representative of the perfect back. Whether in Milan or the national team, Rijkaard is the core of the midfield organisation.
In several key attributes of the back, although in terms of defensive ability, coverage area, ability to shoot the ball, forward ability, position prediction, physical strength, physical strength, Rijkaard is not necessarily the best, but it is the top five or even the top three in the back, because of this comprehensive and top-level ability. The black swan is also known as the first back in world history.
Representative: Vieira
Vieira's peak was undoubtedly at Arsenal. Arsenal's style is not based on individual skill, but through a rigorous and reasonable offensive organization and gorgeous smooth ground coordination to win the game, in Arsenal's overall tactics, Henry is undoubtedly the sharpest attack arrow, but Vieira is the heart and brain of arsenal.
In terms of technical characteristics, Villa has both attack and defense, closely linking the Arsenal midfield and is the representative of the all-round back. It is quite different from the defensive backs such as Makelele and Gadosso, which only defend and do not attack, but also different from the new types of backs such as Pirlo and Alonso who are biased towards offense. All along, Vieira has been the player who can best implement Arsenal's fighting intentions and fighting spirit, fierce shoveling, accurate passes, sharp shots have given him magical power, and many of Arsenal's goals have also benefited from Vieira's connection in midfield. His technical characteristics of both attack and defense and his perseverance in fighting spirit are favored by Wenger.
Representative: Keane
It is impossible to talk about Vieira without mentioning his old rival Keane. Keane was a steel warrior with unlimited energy, a violent temperament, and was the most domineering stadium leader in world football at that time. On the pitch he can devote 200% of his energy to awesome tackles.
Keane was super-qualified in the back position and was recognized as one of the strongest backs in football at the time. In Ferguson's tactical system, Manchester United's mid-way penetration, diagonal passing, and in-line insertion are basically orchestrated by Keane, who can often make wonderful wall-bumping cooperation with his teammates, and although passing is not Keane's best, he will find favorable space to create opportunities for teammates through familiarity with the game. Many times, Keane will also go straight from his own half to the front of the opponent's penalty area, and then personally complete the task of shooting. In terms of air defense, Keane also has a superiority, his height may not be dominant, but he is always superior in card position and judgment of landing points.
Representative: Edgar Davis
Davis the Boar
Davis debuted as a left-back and also played in the front, and it was the honing of the offensive position that also refined his technique. In the Netherlands, he and Koku are the main back-up partner (also known as the center-back) and the engine of the Orange Army. Because of his tough style, physical strength, confrontation and interception, Davis received the title of wild boar. But in addition to his strong defensive skills, Davis is also excellent on the offensive end, he has a good overall view, and his ability to pass the ball is also superior, in He Wei's words, Davis is both a piano player and a piano lifter. Any team in midfield with Davis in the helm should not be underestimated.
Davis of the Dutch team
During the winter break of the 0304 season, Davis moved to Barcelona, and he and Koku supported the backbone of the Rossoneri, and it was Davis's excellent sweeping ability in midfield that allowed Luo and others to show their talents in the front court without worries. Barcelona, which had only finished seventh in the first half of the season, soared in the second half and rose to the runner-up position.
Davis was a key figure in Barca's outburst
2. Artistic back This kind of back technology is delicate, elegant style, and also has certain defensive skills, (of course, there are also some defensive abilities that are particularly strong, such as Redondo) is generally the brain of the team.
Representative figure Redondo
Most people will be deceived by Redondo's handsome appearance, thinking that he is a showman who attacks heavily and defends lightly, but in fact, Redondo's interception action is particularly large. While the vast majority of the backs are pressing hard in the midfield, tired of running, Redondo reinterprets the definition of the back with elegant, flamboyant and efficient play. At the turn of the century at Real Madrid, Redondo, who played at the back, was the core of the team's midfield, with a keen overall view and a strong ability to read the game, making the Argentine always look at ease on the field. The physically strong Redondo rarely uses his body or strength to foul, he can always use accurate judgment and card position to defuse the opponent's midfield attack, and instigate the team's attack as soon as he breaks the ball. And his technique is also very delicate, whether it is the dribbling of the ball in the middle of the road, or the rush of the side, the Argentines are familiar with it. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 2000, Real Madrid played Manchester United away, and Redondo scored a third goal after assisting Raul after passing the heel near the bottom line, which not only helped his team eliminate the defending champions to advance to the next round, but also made himself stand in history.
Famous heel pass assist
Representative: Alonso
Harvey Alonso
Alonso is also a technical back in world football. Regarding Longge's football years, most of the time is very low-key, but he has always been one of the favorite backcourt organizers in the head coach's mind, although he does not have Xavi's excellent short passing skills, but he has the ability to pass long passes in the world, coupled with a respected professional attitude and equal honors, and has also won the title of master.
In the middle and late stages of his career, Alonso's position was basically arranged in the position of the back, Alonso had the top vision and overall view at that time, and could find the position of his teammates at the first time and send a deadly long pass in time. In the early days of the Galacticos, Alonso was the core launch point of Mourinho's counter-attack tactics, and using the rapid long pass transfer in Alonso's attack to transport the ball from the backfield to the front in the first time, which is the most critical part of Mousse Real Madrid's rapid counterattack tactics. Alonso's long pass range is arguably the farthest long pass maker in football, and he can often launch ultra-long pass long passes at the back line, directly establishing a connection between the defender line and the front line through the long pass. Having a long pass over a long distance indicates that Alonso's activity on the field is very deep, it is not easy to be forced by the opponent in midfield, and the opponent's defense can be dispatched to the maximum extent through the long pass.
Later in his career, at Bayern, Alonso's playing style and characteristics allowed him to adapt to the role of guard Guardiola's pseudo-three centre-back, returning to the position of centre-back to play the role of the first ring pass in attack, and due to his excellent vision and full foot strength, he could even support him to attack directly in the backfield, especially the position of the center-back, in terms of long pass strength.
Representative: Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo
Pirlo, who debuted as the number ten player, has a similar common disease to his predecessors, slow speed, weak confrontation, poor defense, coupled with the ability to break through is also general, so the sleeping skin before the transformation failed to become popular. But after being transformed into a back by Ancelotti, Pirlo put his talent on the offensive end to the fullest: controlling the rhythm, connecting the front and back, transferring widely, and everything looked like it. Under Pirlo's burning play, the Milan and Italian national teams with their core midfield also won the Champions League and the World Cup respectively. At the same time that the Blues No. 21 canonized a generation of grandmasters, they were also selected by UEFA as the 20 people who changed the history of football.
3. Sweeping back As the name suggests, the sweeping back is to destroy the opponent's attack in the midfield, intercept and steal the opponent's core players, such players generally defend strong and weak.
Representative: Kante
Canter
"70 percent of the world is covered by seawater, and the rest are covered by Kanter; there is no obstacle in the world that cannot be passed, only kanter that cannot be passed."
Whether it is laughter or seriousness, this shows on the one hand that Kante's super coverage area and strong sweeping ability. Aside from predecessors Gattuso and Makelele, there may not be a single defender in the world who likes to fight and defend as much as Kante, whether it is in Chelsea or the French national team, Kante is always the absolute main force. He's like a rock in the back position, and you can never shake him. In 2017, Kante was elected French Footballer of the Year, and this season it was Kante's outstanding performance that helped Chelsea lift the Champions League trophy again after nine years. Kante's defensive interception and steady ability to shoot the ball earned him the nickname "New Makelele". Although only 169 in height, he is flawless in defense and his offensive strength is quite good. You can accurately deliver the ball to your teammates after a steal.
In the race between France and Peru, Kante's running heat map
In the Tactical System of the French National Team, Kante is the one responsible for interception and defense, and he is always present at Pogba's side. It is precisely because of the presence of Kante that Pogba has been liberated, and there is no worries about scheduling the attack with peace of mind.
Representative: Mascherano
Mascherano is an excellent product of River Plate's youth training camp, entered the River Plate first team at the age of 17, and soon emerged in the league with his talent, with the physical strength of "running undead" as the basis, Mascherano's ability to predict the ball path and his flexible and mobile style of handling the ball are even more prominent. Little Margo has a large defensive coverage area, accurate card position, strong steal ability, he is not only a piece of candy that makes the opposing striker headache, but also has a good overall view and first-class organizational mobilization ability, and is a rare leader on the court. It was only after the withdrawal as a centre-back that the defensive problems of Barcelona's midfield were really solved, whether it was as a left centre-back, a right-back, or the one in the center of the three, Mascherano was able to complete the task well.
Representative figure: Makelele
Except for Gattuso, there may not be a back in the world who likes to fight and defend like Makelele, whether in Chelsea or Real Madrid, Makelele is an absolute main force, he is like a stone in the back position, you can never shake him. In Mourinho's tactical system, Makelele is the last of the three back positions, he always appears a few meters behind Lampard, and it is because of his presence that Lampard can be liberated.
Mark clay's shoveling is very fierce, with a unique plan to grab the card position "four or two strokes of a thousand pounds". After the midfield break, Makelele as the first starting point of the attack, his handling of the ball has been quite reasonable, not only can protect the ball under the opponent's tight counter-grab, but also in the shortest time to find the most suitable route.
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They are an indispensable role for a team, a vehicle that interprets the meaning of modern football to the fullest, without the back there is no midfield control, without the back, football is also missing art and strength. In the wider and wider back sky, more and more latecomers, such as Kimmich and Rice, are carrying their own potential to meet our expectations.
Kimmich still needs to work on the future
(This article discusses the back, so Harvey, Mateus and other central defenders are not listed, the space is limited, and some other famous backs are not exhaustive)
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