Vielleicht zum Hintergrund: Diese Passage in dem Podcast geht auf eine kleine, spontane Spinnerei meinerseits zurück, die ich Ende Januar, inspiriert von dem Spiel gegen Köln, bei uns im internen Slack-Chat verfasst habe (auf Englisch wegen Marc):
Here’s an off the cuff football theory:
For a team to be effective in possession you need two types of players: foundation players and break-up players.Foundation players string passes together like clockwork, make themselves available for passes, have the vision to spot teammates in promising positions, and the decision making capacity to know when to give the ball to them. They initiate situations, release runs and play those deadly through balls in behind that are so universally feared. Foundation players make up 70 % of a team.
Break-up players are players who add on to the stability that the foundation players provide by intermittently breaking up the regular patterns of play. They create new, spontaneous, unforseen situations out of thin air during the game by suddenly going past opposing players, instantaneously picking up speed from a near standing position, or weaving free of a concerted enemy attack with the ball glued to their feet.
Break-up players cannot always be relied upon to be the most precise players, in part this lies in their nature as a player. Sometimes, they might misplace a pass or be caught off guard or in an unfortunate position, but in the moments in which they shine, they wreak havoc on the opponent’s organization and sow chaos in their ranks with the ball at their feet. They are those members of a team who possess the creative spark out of which sudden, unsystematic danger and unpredictable moments arises. Break-up players are essential for a team that wants to set itself apart from the large pack of „merely“ incredibly well organized teams. Break-up players constitute 30 % of a team, sometimes less.For me, the stand-out break-up players in Bayern’s team are Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala, and Kingsley Coman. Leroy Sané is a curious case, being caught somewhat betwixt and between because he is neither fully a foundational player nor a break-up player, which at times makes him confusing and irritating to watch (for me anyway).
Dass Louis van Gaal schonmal ähnliches gesagt hat, habe ich erst zufällig erfahren, als Sebastian Kehl bei seinem Besuch im ASS am vorletzten Wochenende danach gefragt wurde (ein mega Zufall). 