As seen on the Oink - tactical analysis of Farke from his time at Dortmund

"Clearly, Farke is a manager who makes his teams extremely hard to beat; Dortmund II lost just three of their 34 league games – the first of which came in March – while they had the best defensive record in the division, conceding just 25 goals.

Unlike Wagner, who is regarded as a tactical disciple of Jurgen Klopp, Farke isn’t quite cut from the same cloth, as his Dortmund side seem to be more methodical in their approach when compared to the Liverpool manager’s ‘heavy metal’ football.

Despite finishing 2nd in the table, Dortmund were only the division’s seventh-highest goalscorers which coupled with their miserly defensive record, suggests that Farke perhaps places a greater emphasis on defensive organisation than free-flowing attacking play."

This is very disconcerting, for two reasons:

1. Given the supposed revolution in our style of play, why did we bring in someone skilled at defensive, not attacking football?

2. To what extent has his ditching three at the back been forced on him by the board and the fans?

Posted By: thebigfeller, Aug 27, 09:58:12