Chaos

[Bigbee]

Keith refers to this word quite a lot . I think he was the first to use this description of play .Gary Neville used it a lot yesterday in the Cheats V Cheats game . Has he copied Keith or is it widely used in football? . Thomas used to use humble alot and then it was used all over the game .Maybe its just me picking up on it ?

 

[Les Beeavinu]

Keith refers to this word quite a lot . I think he was the first to use this description of play .Gary Neville used it a lot yesterday in the Cheats V Cheats game . Has he copied Keith or is it widely used in football? . Thomas used to use humble alot and then it was used all over the game .Maybe its just me picking up on it ?

I'm sure Thomas used it as well but couldn't find a reference for you. I think Arteta has definitely modelled and evolved some of his play on the tactics we used when we first came into the Premier league and you're right, pundits have picked up on the word and it now seems to be in vogue. I'm not sure so many other teams use it, a lot of head coaches have their set approach and I don't think chaos works for them.

 

[jlove]

a lot of head coaches have their set approach and I don't think chaos works for them.

Which is why chaos works against them.

Even the best games between 'structured' teams have chaos, so players must be coached to respond to it... and creating it is probably the best way to understand it.

 

[Jezybee]

Maybe a Ben Ryan influence? In rugby "Chaos" has been a call used by teams for a change / focus in approach for a set period (e.g. continued pick & gos, more cross-field kicks). Suspect the term in football also refers to fragments of the game, rather than an overall tactics for the whole match. E.g. ten minute spells where players increase the number of high intensity sprints, full-backs cut inside higher up the pitch, balls played into certain areas, etc etc.

 

[Paul_T]

Doesn't this go back to Klopp who I'm sure referenced creating chaos as part of his heavy metal football?