I just finished my first season with AC Milan looking to replicate these tactics. @AceCream is correct in that "these formations and systems were developed by Ancelotti more out of necessity due to the players he had rather than some tactical ideology like Total Football or Gegenpressing. "
I've attempted to purchase players that I believe to have similar styles of play to those that played in these Milan sides. I'll also adjust my roles depending on who is playing there - for example, Immobile would be a Poacher like Inzaghi while Giroud would be a Deep Lying Forward on Attack like Gilardino
I probably used the diamond more then I did the christmas tree formation
@paracoolo is correct in that they defended in a 442 and attacked in a 4321.
Resources
- Tactics Explained: AC Milan's 2007 Champions League Winning Team (youtube.com)
- Rio Ferdinand's Between The Lines | Champions League triumph and heartache ft. Carlo Ancelotti (youtube.com)
- Christmas Tree Formation? A Tactical Analysis of Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan 2006/ 2007 Team (youtube.com)
- Ancelotti outsmarts Sir Alex: Tactical analysis of 'La Partita Perfetta' against Man Utd (sempremilan.com)
Excited to hear everyone's thoughts as it's my first post! :)
I just finished my first season with AC Milan looking to replicate these tactics. @AceCream is correct in that "these formations and systems were developed by Ancelotti more out of necessity due to the players he had rather than some tactical ideology like Total Football or Gegenpressing. " I've attempted to purchase players that I believe to have similar styles of play to those that played in these Milan sides. I'll also adjust my roles depending on who is playing there - for example, Immobile would be a Poacher like Inzaghi while Giroud would be a Deep Lying Forward on Attack like Gilardino I probably used the diamond more then I did the christmas tree formation @paracoolo is correct in that they defended in a 442 and attacked in a 4321. Resources - Tactics Explained: AC Milan's 2007 Champions League Winning Team (youtube.com) - Rio Ferdinand's Between The Lines | Champions League triumph and heartache ft. Carlo Ancelotti (youtube.com) - Christmas Tree Formation? A Tactical Analysis of Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan 2006/ 2007 Team (youtube.com) - Ancelotti outsmarts Sir Alex: Tactical analysis of 'La Partita Perfetta' against Man Utd (sempremilan.com) Excited to hear everyone's thoughts as it's my first post! :)
