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Feb 14, 2020 · Efficient, unfashionable, unassuming and unpretentious are adjectives that spring to mind - not just about the area but also its football club, and in particular that club's manager, Jose...
Feb 22, 2022 · Within Bordalás’ direct style, this reference point is essential. The one behind could also be desribed as a strike partner, often the first receiver after the ball reaches that point. The forwards are expected to work as a tandem, that too being an old-fashioned nodule of Bordalás’ wider concept.
- 4-4-2: The José Bordalás Way
- Defence- The Beginning of Getafe’s Attacks
- The Transition from Defence to Attack – Getafe’s Two Engines
- Getafe’s ‘Smart’ Pressing
- Inverting Players and Smart Movements
- Attacks- The two-striker Advantage
- Anti-Football?
José Bordalás has been rigid about how his teams occupy the pitch ever since he has made his way to the Spanish capital. Getafe under Bordalás are seen lining-up in a 4-4-2 or occasionally4-4-2with a double pivot. Bordalás’ emphasis on maintaining his side’s structure to ultimately accomplish his side’s dominance off the ball makes him tactically s...
Breaking the apparent stereotype – Getafe’s defensive philosophy is much more than just rough plays and fouls. While it might seem to be a rather rustic approach, Bordalás’ sides are tactically stout and defend with confidence on the tactic that their coach puts on papers. The most prominent feature of Getafe’s defence under Bordalás lies in their ...
Getafe might seem like a team that likes to sit back and defend most of the time based on the papers but in reality, they are a threatening side once they get hold of the ball. After a successful defensive recovery, Bordalás’ Getafe uses two engines- Maksimović and Arambarri to quickly transform defense into an attack. First things first, the prese...
In modern-day football, pressing high and recovering the second balls are more closely linked to sides that are comfortable with the ball and are focused to build-up from the back dominating the possession. Getafe, however, press high but are comfortable without the ball. It all comes down to Bordalás’s approach of pressing high and when necessary,...
One thing that seems to bother Getafe’s opponents, often sides that choose to play on possession is their ability to play their own brand of football limiting the opponents on their own half. This is where Bordalás’ uniqueness comes out on top. Bordalás frequently opts to invert his wide players, making Getafe more advanced than a contemporary 4-4-...
The Bordalás chasm of attack is driven by a Spanish duo of Jaime Mata and Jorge Molina. Both players, struggling to make a name for themselves some years ago, have absolutely thrived under Bordalás. Bordalás here, in the forward partnership duo, tries to outnumber the opponent centre-backs using the two mobile forwards upfront. Jaime Mata often mak...
As Bordalás has been saying time and again, his brand of football is not played to please everyone and many have claimed it to be frustrating to watch. Getafe, however, are making a mark of themselves and especially Bordalás, who’s become an example for managers who play pragmatic football to counter possession-based sides. Bordalás’ tenure so far ...
Jun 25, 2021 · Getafe has specialised in maximising the 4-4-2 formation because even with players of lesser technical ability, their impressive intensity and playing style is allowing them to become a very solid team.
Apr 3, 2020 · He consistently sets his sides up in a settled fairly narrow and compact 4-4-2 shape and they generally play with a very direct counter-attacking style. No team in La Liga needs fewer passes than the Azulones to create a goalscoring opportunity.
Dec 1, 2023 · Here, we will provide an overview of Getafe’s build-up tactics: their general shape in attack and their use of counterattacks and transitions. We will also investigate their use of long passes. 4-4-2 combined with a direct approach is vintage, and Getafe are making it work and then some.
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Jun 4, 2021 · Bordalás’ Getafe played a very dogged and aggressive pressing style, one which was effective but not very easy on the eye. Nonetheless, the 57-year-old who was born in Valencia managed to guide Getafe from the Segunda Division back to the Primera in 2016/17 and then to fifth place in La Liga in 2017/18, the club’s highest-ever finish ...
