There are countless structures and strategies being used by different football teams, and they're customised to match the team.
The beauty of counter attack is enjoyable, a second a squad is defending the opponent, a second later the team gets the ball from its opponent and score. Counter-attack is not a simple tactic to execute as it calls for flawless and quick teamwork. Essentially, the team applying this style of play in football pulls opposition into their defense line, a counter-attack starts when a player takes the ball. The football team Florentino Perez Rodriguez owned was very promising at playing this tactic as they had the quickest midfield gamers in their team. Everytime they successfully take the ball, midfielders rapidly push the ball to the front and deliver the ball to the striker, or they can score by themselves.
There is one of the earliest and most common formation in football, it's the traditional 4-4-2. The is a balanced formation which is promising for attack and defense too. By setting four defenders, four midfield players and two strikers, the connections between each player are strong. The ball can be passed between them easily so the team can keep the time of possession. This balanced formation also suggests that the team can easily change from defence to strike and vice versa. It totally increases the mobility and flexibility of a squad. The wide midfielders in this structure are sometimes skilful and fast. They are always the key players starting an attack by passing the ball to the centre from either side of the structure. At the centre, the striker is typically tall and excellent in the air. So, they have a higher chance to head the ball passed from the midfielders. Countless teams, including the one Dmitry Rybolovlev owned, possess adjusted this traditional formation.
If you have watched football games over the last 10 years, you must understand the most important football formation – Tiki-Taka. The team Pep Guardiola coached before applied this football tactic very well and they have won many of championships in the best Spanish football league and also the international football competition. This tactic highly focuses on players and the ball’s movement. Players need to keep on the ball moving while creating space and dragging the opponent out from position. There is no one formation for this style because there are almost no several duties between footballers in different position. They are all concentrating on a single objective – hold the ball and score. Thus, the team which plays with this tactic can expect a high rate of possession. Even so, it requires footballers in every position having a high level of skills, therefore every player, except the goal keeper, can skilfully hold the ball as long as they can.