jay laruja
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The "Cancelo". Like discovering a new element, he and Pep should get all the credit for discovering a new position.
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It’s not new.The "Cancelo". Like discovering a new element, he and Pep should get all the credit for discovering a new position.
Pep’s done it for years, starting with Phillip Lahm.
Fernandinho played a game doing it from left back early in Pep’s reign here. Stones did too against Palace(I think it was Palace?) once a few years ago. Delph played it for most of the season in 2017-18, and Zinchenko in 2018-19.
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Indeed.Full backs lost their meaning when teams stopped playing 2-3-5, so did centre half and inside forward for that matter.
He is just a half back really now, whether right left or moving into the centre.
Although Pep’s always played 2-3-5 or 2-3-2-3 or W
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when his teams have the ball, so it could still work for him. Cancelo being one of the three half-backs in the bottom W, or wing-half.
jay laruja
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It’s not new.
Pep’s done it for years, starting with Phillip Lahm.
Fernandinho played a game doing it from left back early in Pep’s reign here. Stones did too against Palace(I think it was Palace?) once a few years ago. Delph played it for most of the season in 2017-18, and Zinchenko in 2018-19.
Let's call it the Pep then
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Yes. I thought it might be called OakeyDoylecockie. Perhaps not, but against Gladbach he reminded me of Alan Oakes.Full backs lost their meaning when teams stopped playing 2-3-5, so did centre half and inside forward for that matter.
He is just a half back really now, whether right left or moving into the centre.
Yep it's not really new. It's still inverted full back, as it's known. Cancelo's interpretation of the role just took it to another level.It’s not new.
Pep’s done it for years, starting with Phillip Lahm.
Fernandinho played a game doing it from left back early in Pep’s reign here. Stones did too against Palace(I think it was Palace?) once a few years ago. Delph played it for most of the season in 2017-18, and Zinchenko in 2018-19.
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It’s not new.
Pep’s done it for years, starting with Phillip Lahm.
Fernandinho played a game doing it from left back early in Pep’s reign here. Stones did too against Palace(I think it was Palace?) once a few years ago. Delph played it for most of the season in 2017-18, and Zinchenko in 2018-19.
Yeah, Bayern often lined up with a 3-6-1. But, I can’t ever remember a Pep full back having a free role like Cancelo has. Lahm, Kimmich, Delph all occupied the defensive midfield area to prevent counter attacks. Pep has given Cancelo more freedom than other full back he’s managed.