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A new football season means new tactical ideas are just bubbling beneath the surface, waiting to emerge.

How will the greatest tactical minds respond to the widespread hybrid man-to-man marking systems? What will elite teams like Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Real Madrid, Chelsea and PSG look like next season?

JJ Bull seems to have an idea. Five ideas, in fact.

#premierleague #realmadrid #mancity

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Timestamps:
00:00 What are football’s next big tactical trends?
00:14 Last Season: Hybrid Man-To-Man Pressing
01:12 Trend 1: Touchline Attacking Full-Backs
02:32 Trend 2: Roaming Full-Backs
04:11 Trend 3: Split Strikers & The High Box
05:36 Trend 4: Fluid Back-Three Systems
07:11 Trend 5: Emptying Central Space
11:45 Conclusion

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