Zonal Marking?

[foxy]

i thought zonal marking worked well and having a man on each post. It stops players being distracted and concentrating on the man they are marking so they can concentrate more on the ball.

 

[MadchesterCity]

Zonal or Man that was the question

Simple - ball comes into box - want to win the header more.

Attack it like your life depends on it!

I think it has the potential to work for us as Given is not dominant in the box at taking crosses

Just wait for us to concede a few goals from it and then the feedback will be different

 

[blueonblue]

Just to clear the main point up, under numpty we played a "Bastardised" zonal marking with man marking mixed in for some players..........the result was the chaos that was predicted by coaches other than the fools that numpty brought in, with central defenders blocking the keeper yet caught flat footed by anyone running in, and gaps either side of the area because the fullbacks were too far up the pitch

Mancini has changed to a simple "Box" zonal, with the fullbacks where they should be, he may well change things as he gets to know the players and works on different tactics, but the good thing is he spotted the problem and delt with it quickly.

 

[Quinny851]

i thought the zonal marking worked well against 2 teams that depend on set pieces to score goals (particularly Stoke).

the other thing that impressed me is that in both games we've had a man on each post from corners. Its just the little simple things that we as supporters can see but in the past the team has failed to deliver it. a post earlier on said wait for the ball to come in and defend it like your life depends on it.

Mancini has brought with him a very organised method of teaching the game. more importantly he has instilled confidence into our team. There is a new belief within our players that maybe just maybe we can go onto acheive something special.

Come May 2010 you'll see Andy Gray and his lover (i mean co-commentator) Martin Tyler tossing each other off over our beloved blues and i for one can't fooking wait to see that red shite from Stretford shit themselves.

The gap is closing ladies and gents and i for one am very very excited at what is happening!!!!

 

[uwe282828]

loved the way we defended corners last night,zonal marking is obviousy about positioning your defence to provide the best protection for the goalkeeper whilst still allowing him room to come out and collect the ball.this for me is the outstanding transformation over the past week.

 

[Krieng_Thai OSC]

From what I see, it is not zone marking; it is combination of zone and man marking.
When the ball comes to your zone, you do man marking.
When ball's played outside you zone, you move along with zone to close the opening gap.
It’s more advanced and need more organized. You have to sense your teammate whether ball and player now in your zone or his zone. And if it is his zone you have your own responsibility of who coming in and going out from your own zone.
And when ball comes to your zone, you cannot miss your man-to-man marking, other wise they simply tear you apart.
Concentration and eye contact with you teammate including move fast to form the zone again is the key.

 

[ianw16]

Was it Hansen or Lawrenson that said "Zone's don't score goals"? As previously mentioned, it has to have some flexibility. Huth should have buried one against us on Saturday. Totally unchallenged. Wolves got a few freebies too, but nothing too dangerous. Work in progress I guess. Now that Toure's off, they'll need to rework things again.

 

[Project]

From what I see, it is not zone marking; it is combination of zone and man marking.
When the ball comes to your zone, you do man marking.
When ball's played outside you zone, you move along with zone to close the opening gap.
It’s more advanced and need more organized. You have to sense your teammate whether ball and player now in your zone or his zone. And if it is his zone you have your own responsibility of who coming in and going out from your own zone.
And when ball comes to your zone, you cannot miss your man-to-man marking, other wise they simply tear you apart.
Concentration and eye contact with you teammate including move fast to form the zone again is the key.

What you have just described IS zonal marking, not a mixture of the two. You're not supposed to stand there like a lemming in your defined area (unless you are Liverpool).

 

[Krieng_Thai OSC]

From what I see, it is not zone marking; it is combination of zone and man marking.
When the ball comes to your zone, you do man marking.
When ball's played outside you zone, you move along with zone to close the opening gap.
It’s more advanced and need more organized. You have to sense your teammate whether ball and player now in your zone or his zone. And if it is his zone you have your own responsibility of who coming in and going out from your own zone.
And when ball comes to your zone, you cannot miss your man-to-man marking, other wise they simply tear you apart.
Concentration and eye contact with you teammate including move fast to form the zone again is the key.

What you have just described IS zonal marking, not a mixture of the two. You're not supposed to stand there like a lemming in your defined area (unless you are Liverpool).

I may not say it clear, What I meant to say is when ball passed by, you move along with in line with teammate, closing gap. Not stand still in your own area since your area is always moving to follow ball passing direction.

 

[mancunial]

no but richards or phillips should have?

Man-marking only needs one to go awol and you're done. Zonal at least gives us some leeway. Would zonal marking have prevented the 99th min goal by ZimmerMan at the Swamp.