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Serie A Team Of The Season 2024/2025 & Innovative Corner Tactics For Edge-Of-The-Box Players
Today, we have our TFA Serie A Team of the Season for 2024/2025 along with a set-piece analysis piece on innovative corner tactics for edge-of-the-box players with examples from Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Bournemouth and the USMNT.
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Today’s TFA Posts ⚽
The 2024/2025 Serie A season has finished with Napoli crowned champions after a long and very entertaining battle with Inter Milan.
It was one of the most competitive seasons of Serie A in recent years, as it witnessed very challenging and close competition between the teams, whether for the top spot or the four UEFA Champions League spots.
Many surprises took place during the season as well.
Roma made a powerful comeback under the management of Claudio Ranieri to finish in fifth place after they were playing to avoid relegation at first.
Bologna, Fiorentina, and Lazio were very powerful as well and challenged for the top four spots until the last few matchdays, and AC Milan surprised everyone with a disappointing season.
This tactical analysis article will select the Serie A Team Of The Season based on data analysis and players’ impact on their own teams.
Recently, set-piece analysis has evolved rapidly as teams have begun to recognise the importance of capitalising on every detail during the game.
However, there is room to develop as a field in football analysis.
One of the most interesting aspects is how teams have started manipulating the opponent by finding new uses for the edge-of-the-box players, or ‘rebound players’, in attacking corners.
The first traditional use of the rebound players is to secure against counterattacks when the ball is cleared away.
They may also need to be ready to shoot if the ball is cleared near the edge of the box, especially when the attacking team have a good shooter.
Depending on the opponent’s defending scheme, they could also be involved in short-corner routines, being asked to participate in short-corner rotations with specific instructions.
The last common use of rebound players is getting the ball, rotating the ball and implementing the second-wave plan to keep attacking or crossing again.
However, many new and different tactics have appeared, like running quickly to the cross as the targeted players, while some of the box players get back as the new rebound players.
This tactical analysis will discuss the various trendy uses for edge-of-the-box players in corners.
TFA Archives 📆
Ange Postecoglou has been sacked by Tottenham, with Daniel Levy making the call despite their Europa League triumph.
Read about his 2024/2025 tactics and the struggles that may have led to this decision.
Atalanta have reached an agreement with Ivan Jurić to become their new head coach.
Read about his 2024/2025 pressing tactics at Southampton as he prepares to take on a fresh challenge in Italy.
Fenerbahçe have submitted an official bid to Leroy Sané, who’s also weighing offers from Saudi clubs, Galatasaray, and Bayern.
Dive into our 2020 scout report to see how we assessed his game five years ago.
