Tactics is on the mind of nearly ever soccer fan. Countless articles are released weekly going over different tactical approaches and how they affect the game.
Crammed with information is is easy to get lost, so let’s run through the basics.
A board definition of tactics is any collective actions of players during a match. Certainly a vast concept, tactics can include everything from a single pass on up to complex attacking interplay used to open up space.
This will be the the all-encompassing box for this discussion.
The most primitive elements of soccer tactics are the players (or their abilities) and the style of play (or coach’s directive).