1960's Inter Milan (Catenaccio) (4-3-3) - N/A - ShareMyTactics.com
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When it is said that Italy plays the most defensive football, the origin is in the Catenaccio. Catenaccio is not really a tactical system, but a playing strategy. And this strategy is based on two things: defensive solidity and speed on the counter-attack. Catenaccio was introduced in the early 1930s. It was created by Karl Rappan, coach of the Grasshopers and then of the Swiss national team. But it was in Italy that this strategy spread, with two-time European champions Inter Milan as its main propagandist. In tactical description, the original Catenaccio can be seen as a kind of 4-3-3 without wing-backs. The players were distributed as follows: a fixed libero (almost a contradiction, after all the libero is a "free" player), who can be compared to the "spare man" of the Brazilian 3-5-2; in front of this fixed libero, three defenders no less rigid; and just after the wall of four defenders, a midfielder complemented the defensive block. In midfield, one line ahead of the defensive midfielder, there were two more open midfielders, still in the defensive field. And up front, three forwards: two strikers and a centre-forward. It is noteworthy the high concentration of players centred in the defensive midfield, and the space between them and the forwards. According to Franco Ferrari, author of the book cited and instructor at the Uefa coaching school, Catenaccio varied the marking system between individual and zone. Ferrari describes the game strategy as follows: "the team would park on their own pitch, always with numerical superiority, in a compact manner and without offering spaces; when they regained the ball, they would advance deep into the opposition half with long throws". When they regained the ball, they advanced deep into the opponent's half, with long throws". They give up possession, strategically lure the opposition into their own half, take the risk of pressure until they find the right moment to make a precise offensive transition. It was this strategy that influenced Italian football for many years, and made this classic school known worldwide for its defensiveness and pragmatism. Based on the text of the site: http://wp.clicrbs.com.br/prelecao/2009/11/30/catenaccio-pai-da-retranca-e-do-contra-ataque/?topo=13,1,1,,10,13&status=encerrado (In Brazilian Portuguese) Translated using DeepL Translator: https://www.deepl.com/translator
