Photo: Pedro Soares / SPP
“Beyond Greatness”
This was the tagline for this year’s World Cup and it was represented in several different ways throughout the tournament, but none more so than in the euphoria and discovery of the new, underappreciated teams emerging as genuine footballing sides, now on the verge of potentially becoming mainstays in women’s international football.
Alternatively, you can look at the deeper, more intricate details and understand that the level of tactics in the broader game has profoundly improved. Most of the top sides came in with a dedicated style of play and though some teams’ identities were harder to distinguish than others, the overall level of tactics on display was quite high.Tactical trends emerge from every major tournament but given the nature of the beast, tournament football can be associated with pragmatism. At its core, coaches will look to play the football that will get them a win and treat each game as its own. How you approach games and identify the solutions to the problems set…
