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The Vital Importance of Ball-Playing Centrebacks

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As football evolves and player roles continue to shift, more and more importance has been given to the centreback. While they’re not the type of players to get all the media attention, modern systems and tactics have transformed the centreback into one of the most sought after positions, with the price tag of world class players in this position rapidly trending upwards.
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Chapters
00:00 The Rise of Ball Playing Centrebacks
00:56 Centreback Principles
02:34 Identifying Centreback Playstile
02:52 Ruben Dias
05:17 Virgil Van Dijk
08:03 Alessandro Bastoni

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  • I remember when pep at barca used to let the center backs build from the back and even converting midfielders into center backs . Pep was accused of "playing with the ball at the back ". Now every single club in the world ,from the lower leagues to the highest is playing this way now. Pep is a genius

    @curtischarles5299@curtischarles52999 ай бұрын

    • It's not peps idea but Johan's

      @niiadjeidsane9071@niiadjeidsane90719 ай бұрын

    • @@niiadjeidsane9071 pep has to implement it and it's not easy to implement. It's also his style of football also because cruyff team does not play like pep team. And I have seen cruyff as a coach with koeman ,pep , stojkov ,romario etc. You are not talking to a kid . I have seen those teams and I have seen Pep team. Pep is a genius . And cruyff never played defenders in this way either .

      @curtischarles5299@curtischarles52999 ай бұрын

    • ​@@curtischarles5299well, Koeman was indeed the first ball playing defender I have seen live. He was like van dijk in terms of passing range and style, but even better at doing it. He was the first playmaker of the team.

      @XPL80@XPL809 ай бұрын

    • @@XPL80 man the first time is saw koeman I was shocked . He was the defender that changed the way defenders played. I remember his one /two passes moving straight through the midfield . He literally 2as like a midfielder at the back. In those days you will never ever ever see a center back pass the ball comfortably. They usually would win the ball and play it long . Kick it out at times . This is why when I see these wanna be fans now disrespecting koeman it makes me boil . Because if they knew the legend this man was they would not behave like this .but they dont know the history . But oh my ,they are the greatest fans on the planet . We dont have to like how he coached and I'm not to keen on his style but you have to respect this man. This man breathes barcelona . That's why he came and sometimes wasnt even paid and told the club when they can ,pay him. That's someone who loves barca . They respect players who grab the money and go .more than a real legend himself.

      @curtischarles5299@curtischarles52999 ай бұрын

    • Paying the ref

      @estif7011@estif70119 ай бұрын

  • Pep's Barca had Pique doing this long ago, Brazil's Lucio, But i think Franz Beckenbauer was the pioneer of this style of CB perfected by Lothar Matthäus.

    @DpKris@DpKris9 ай бұрын

    • I always admired how comfortable and creative Pique was on the ball. Despite his tall frame, he was really really technical.

      @khush1894@khush18949 ай бұрын

    • @@khush1894 Exactly

      @DpKris@DpKris9 ай бұрын

    • It was called the libero in ol days

      @goodman4093@goodman40938 ай бұрын

  • No wonder why Emery bought Pau Torres so quickly, he had been vital to Villarreal's progression since debut

    @hungotuan4431@hungotuan44319 ай бұрын

    • Pau Torres is one of my favorite CB I'm genuinely surprised big clubs aren't going for him including Dan Burn

      @gabrielalohan728@gabrielalohan7289 ай бұрын

    • @@gabrielalohan728 Not sure if he is physical enough for the premier league or bundesliga or serie a even. He’s very good tho he could prove me wrong. I think a better transfer would’ve been to Atletico Madrid but it’s difficult to say no to the premier league

      @emilevangheem6165@emilevangheem61659 ай бұрын

    • ​@@emilevangheem6165and his aerial duel success rate is pretty worrying for a Premier League CB

      @katman9900@katman99009 ай бұрын

    • @@katman9900 true forgot to mention that

      @emilevangheem6165@emilevangheem61659 ай бұрын

    • His progressive passing is excellent

      @rujotheone@rujotheone8 ай бұрын

  • I watched Marco Matterazzi play his only season at Everton in 97/98 and he was an early example of the ball playing CB. He was excellent under pressure and always tried to retain the ball. It was a breath of fresh air after some of the dross that played before him in the 90’s.

    @markmogs6458@markmogs64589 ай бұрын

  • Favourite center backs, pivot, and midfielder, and right back, It's Johnny Stones!!

    @mingchunwan1723@mingchunwan17239 ай бұрын

    • Best in the World that guy with his... everything

      @karabomasibi2331@karabomasibi23319 ай бұрын

    • Beckenbauer regen 😂.

      @jakkaxn5513@jakkaxn55139 ай бұрын

    • The Barnsley Beckenbauer 🥶🔥

      @vujhvjvgvfujk9888@vujhvjvgvfujk98884 ай бұрын

  • Frank de Boer, Frank Rijkaard and Ronald Koeman were amazing ball-playing CB's. There were examples of great ball-playing CB's before the '80 and '90, but when the back pass law changed, it was clear the Dutxh had a head start.

    @bobbyboljaar7513@bobbyboljaar75139 ай бұрын

    • It helped that Rijkaard spent his early career at centre half, Sacchi converted him into a DM and honed his discipline and passing range even more by the time he came back to Ajax. Seemed unfair back in the day when Rijkaard and Koeman were our starting CB's for the national team, shame how we failed to win a world cup with three generations of great players...

      @fuad_a7@fuad_a79 ай бұрын

    • talking about defensive position, do you know why many good managers were playing that position when they were still players? like pep was a defensive mid, klopp was a right-back, frank rijkaard was mainly devensive mid and he played center back as well, koeman center back, ten hag center back, pochettino center back , and so on you name it.. do you need a certain intelligence to be in those positions? I'm new to football so I'm curious

      @roughysk9851@roughysk98512 ай бұрын

  • Lisandro Martinez is also a beast and underrated, his carries and vision are superb and also his composure on the ball, doesn’t yield to an opposition press

    @teekaymiller45@teekaymiller459 ай бұрын

    • His passing range is more impressive than his nasty little personality

      @virupakshawalla5734@virupakshawalla57349 ай бұрын

    • Under rated 😮? Who under rated him?

      @creed57@creed578 ай бұрын

    • Sadly he destroying career at man United. You should join some big team who win trophy.

      @yousufhossain9768@yousufhossain97688 ай бұрын

  • I havent checked it but it would be interesting to see Militao's stats. Very often you see him picking Vinicius with a pinpoint long ball or dribbling through the first line of pressure.

    @stupidstuff8970@stupidstuff89709 ай бұрын

    • His dribbling for a defender is very good. I guess one could say cuz he’s Brazilian but also his long balls are crazy too

      @chris.48@chris.489 ай бұрын

    • ​@@chris.48he's played fullback before so his technical skills aren't too surprising

      @ArtisticRenaissance@ArtisticRenaissance8 ай бұрын

  • VVD is an absolute monster: Great in defence but adds so much to Liverpool's fast-forward football. Can also contribute the odd goal from a power header too. Awesome quality video with great stats. Would be good to see a vid of the DM evolution and best candidates here in variations? One of the best footie vides I've seen recently.

    @commentarytalk1446@commentarytalk14469 ай бұрын

  • My favourite Centerback is not even a Centerback😂 John Stones. Great video and I already took my notes. Thanks man.

    @totalefootball8637@totalefootball86379 ай бұрын

    • I think he’s still technically an inverted centerback but I don’t even know anymore haha what a player. Maybe my favourite player from last season

      @emilevangheem6165@emilevangheem61659 ай бұрын

    • Haha, I was fixed on Stones during the CL finals. What a player.

      @Growlizing@Growlizing9 ай бұрын

    • he's a false centerback in the best way possible loll

      @dzakiaqillah1870@dzakiaqillah18709 ай бұрын

    • Wdym he is not cb. He eas cb for his whole career. He just takes cdm position when city has posesion

      @skrskrskrr5033@skrskrskrr50339 ай бұрын

    • ​@@skrskrskrr5033you know what sarcasm is?😅

      @litanimation9278@litanimation92788 ай бұрын

  • You never dissapoint, great video!

    @germancampuzano5919@germancampuzano59199 ай бұрын

  • Saliba is ball player and carrier and monster defender. If his back holds up he will be CB of the season.

    @virupakshawalla5734@virupakshawalla57349 ай бұрын

  • thank you guys for getting the video out!!🙌🙌🙌

    @estebantheshark547@estebantheshark5479 ай бұрын

  • Ramos i like his aggression and not easily giving up

    @RandomizedVI@RandomizedVI9 ай бұрын

  • Great video, as always. I would love to see a similar video on the importance of goalkeepers in build-up, analyzing the characteristics of some of the world's top keepers within the context of their clubs (whether they use more short or long passes, safe or risky, etc)

    @user-cp3yt1dp8n@user-cp3yt1dp8n9 ай бұрын

  • Love your analysis man keep up the good work!

    @achrafloudiy456@achrafloudiy4568 ай бұрын

  • Excellent analysis! 👍 Really enjoy seeing different type/style of players. Very informative.

    @aleaiactaest8354@aleaiactaest83548 ай бұрын

  • One of the best video about tactical analysis, instant subscribe for me, please upload more!

    @neromah@neromah9 ай бұрын

  • Victor Lindelöf is really underrated in my opinion.

    @Nac_LobosFC@Nac_LobosFC9 ай бұрын

    • Lindelof at man city will be a beast to be honest Plays just like John stones

      @AfolabiAdeliyi-nf3jh@AfolabiAdeliyi-nf3jh8 ай бұрын

  • Well I'll love that you make a video about David Alaba's style of defending. Love the channel💛

    @benedictaniaku980@benedictaniaku9809 ай бұрын

  • I love it when Football Meta post keep up the work lad❤

    @foot805@foot8059 ай бұрын

  • Am here before you get to a million subscribers !!! Your academic perspective on football is amazing

    @luyombojonathan6688@luyombojonathan66889 ай бұрын

  • I started watching football 2 years ago and I have learnt a lot from your channel Keep the great work up🙌 and can you make a video about inside forward?

    @footbal147@footbal1479 ай бұрын

  • I love your channel bro. Keep up the great work ❤️ love from South Africa 🇿🇦

    @gundonematshema@gundonematshema9 ай бұрын

  • I’m sending this to my all my teammates, they need this!!

    @OrangeGorilla516@OrangeGorilla5169 ай бұрын

  • Football meta. Your analysis bangs as always ⚽❤

    @preciousmichael9506@preciousmichael95069 ай бұрын

  • Moore, Beckenbauer and Scirea were the pioneers of this particular approach to center back role. They were really good with the ball and had excellent passing range, but short and long. They were also extra attackers when needed (specially Beckenbauer and Scirea). Baresi (the ultimate defender IMO), Stieleke, Tresor, Passarella, Krol, the other libero from 70's Ajax whose name I don't remember, were also excellent ball-playing defenders. Probably I missed some old players anyway. Then came lots of other defenders with these skills, many of them former CDMs or FBs: Koeman, Rijkaard at Ajax (94), Aldair, Montero, Mihajlovic, Nesta, Stam, De Boer, Maldini (when he played CB), Costacurta (who was far better technically than people give him credit for) Hierro, Onopko, Desailly, Blanc, Matthaus in the latest stage of his carreer, Lucio, Materazzi, Marquez (as good as Pique on the ball but far better all around defender, if you ask me), Ferdinand, Carvalho, Terry (yes, he had fairly good passing range), Bonucci, Pique (one dimensional player lucky enough to be someone's son), Ramos after Mourinho, Varane... My point being, it has always been important to have some order on the build up from the back. It gives the maneuver flow and speed to guarantee possession and a swift transition. Of course in recent times the importance of the role has gone to the limelight. But it has always been there.

    @miguelporras8366@miguelporras83669 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for making a video on my most favourite position.

    @amanvalodia3669@amanvalodia36699 ай бұрын

  • Excellent analysis! Salute!!!!

    @veteransgamingpodcast@veteransgamingpodcast9 ай бұрын

  • Great content and analysis ! Shout out from France ;)

    @tanguyconstant917@tanguyconstant9176 ай бұрын

  • My favorite CB is Lisandro Martinez ❤ He seems like a beast in tackling and Offensive Engagement but his ball Playing Qualities are just exceptional and he's very press resistant like Busquets etc.

    @Qammar_GGMU@Qammar_GGMU9 ай бұрын

    • Brother you're a Man United fan, ofc you're going to say Licha

      @nolo_the2nd@nolo_the2nd9 ай бұрын

    • @@nolo_the2nd It's not about Man United. I always admire a good player whenever I see one, regardless of his Club.

      @Qammar_GGMU@Qammar_GGMU9 ай бұрын

    • 😂😂😂red blood ditected

      @danielmutuku1975@danielmutuku19759 ай бұрын

    • Sadly he play for man United. He should have join big team who win trophy and real winners .

      @yousufhossain9768@yousufhossain97688 ай бұрын

  • Great videos, enrich us more with football knowledge

    @tatendamapisire1597@tatendamapisire15979 ай бұрын

  • Great video bro

    @estd4675@estd46758 ай бұрын

  • Quality video, really educative

    @audrinemukisa16@audrinemukisa169 ай бұрын

  • Bonucci is the best ball playing center back ever existed. Creativity & vision accurate passes

    @iniesta5879@iniesta58796 ай бұрын

  • Your video are really informative

    @ArmaanYadav-ky8ri@ArmaanYadav-ky8ri9 ай бұрын

  • Finally my boy Bastoni getting some shine

    @arbernumani3709@arbernumani37099 ай бұрын

  • Great vidéo, the only comment I have here is how is Saliba not mentioned in this list... The struggles Arsenal have faced defensively but mostly offensively (due to his amazing ball carrying and compsure under pressure) when he was injured were ridiculous!

    @OmarYoussef@OmarYoussef9 ай бұрын

  • Great video. Any chance you could do a video on Fiorentina's kamizake tactics? It may not be the most marketable video but the fact that they made two finals last season could serve as a hook

    @Aritro77@Aritro778 ай бұрын

  • Can you be doing match previews and match reviews ? You're the best football analysts on KZhead.

    @the-arkk@the-arkk8 ай бұрын

  • Cristian Romero of spurs.... He is really underrated. His vision and line splitting passes to striker and wingers is top notch.. And his aggressive style of defending and front footed defensive style is also really interesting. And he is one the main reason for the Argentine Copa America and the World cup success..

    @nanbanss6057@nanbanss60578 ай бұрын

  • Lenglet is so underrated,he is good with the ball and a good defender and he’s also a left-foot

    @CannavaleThomas@CannavaleThomas9 ай бұрын

    • He was so good in 18/19 pairing with Pique, but that disaster in Anfield was the downhill turning point for him

      @danary2241@danary22419 ай бұрын

  • Thank you very much for thr information

    @levikonel3232@levikonel32327 ай бұрын

  • Good job..I like Thiago Silva a lot and Icerdi

    @rabbarabbi4575@rabbarabbi45759 ай бұрын

  • Amazing stuff

    @henrymilleruk100@henrymilleruk1009 ай бұрын

  • Not even a mention of lisandro martinez? I know his time hasnt come yet but still, this ball playing CB video. Other tham that this is truly fantastic channel im glad i stumbled upon you guys. Cheers amd have a good day

    @bm3975@bm39759 ай бұрын

  • The beautiful of game starts at the back then they rest should enjoy the game without panic ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    @Captainjackdieng321@Captainjackdieng3215 ай бұрын

  • Thigo silva is so good with the ball

    @estif7011@estif70119 ай бұрын

  • Sergio Ramos was the combination of all the above mentioned CBs and more quality in attacking set pieces.. He was an anomaly.

    @abusufian4199@abusufian4199Ай бұрын

  • Wow thank you❤

    @winstong7438@winstong74389 ай бұрын

  • Lisandro Martinez, Laporte??? These two are adept on the ball. Maybe you should try doing a vid for left footed cbs!.

    @ManigiAbdulnoor-fv4ub@ManigiAbdulnoor-fv4ub9 ай бұрын

  • Wow bastoni , I knew it this guy was good with balls

    @himansurai4179@himansurai41799 ай бұрын

  • Ruben diaz had the greatest betwernness centrality against young boys for ucl.

    @saulo_foot@saulo_foot6 ай бұрын

  • Thiago Silva has been one of best for last 10 years

    @joshuaantonelli2138@joshuaantonelli21388 ай бұрын

  • Ajax had Dailey blind there's also Lisandro Martinez what do you call them huh

    @blasiochetekei6858@blasiochetekei68589 ай бұрын

  • lisandro martinez and john stone are my favorite

    @RobertoDeEvan68@RobertoDeEvan687 ай бұрын

  • The only problem with Bastoni is that he can only really exist in a back 3

    @JurdTV@JurdTV9 ай бұрын

  • Favourite Center Back was Ledley King.

    @JCRule69@JCRule699 ай бұрын

  • Van Dyke long passes with minimal backlift are elite.

    @virupakshawalla5734@virupakshawalla57349 ай бұрын

  • Nathen ake is also very good with his passes and its almost similar to that of Ruben

    @ainttrash5331@ainttrash53319 ай бұрын

  • When he said Bastoni I was like “this guy knows football”

    @desmondasubontengbadu2126@desmondasubontengbadu21266 ай бұрын

  • Jaric was possibly the best ball-paying CB of all time. Wand of a left foot.

    @mattegan3439@mattegan34399 ай бұрын

    • Jaric from PES 6 master league tram? 😂😂😂

      @mustafajuventino9964@mustafajuventino99649 ай бұрын

    • ​@@mustafajuventino9964had a good freekick stat

      @ledkicker2392@ledkicker23929 ай бұрын

    • @@mustafajuventino9964 Darn right. The perfect foil for the lanky Libermann or the Swedish hacker Sremer.

      @mattegan3439@mattegan34399 ай бұрын

    • @@mattegan3439 do you remember Vornander in PES 3? He was a rock at the back lol

      @mustafajuventino9964@mustafajuventino99649 ай бұрын

    • @@mustafajuventino9964 The Vornander regen ended up being a pretty decent CB. Slow, but massive! Got his head on everything. Think Jaric was just Dulic with a wand of a left foot :D

      @mattegan3439@mattegan34399 ай бұрын

  • What app or software are you using for the tactical board?

    @antwantwan3924@antwantwan39249 ай бұрын

  • Laport is so good at it to

    @soreaspop4191@soreaspop41916 ай бұрын

  • Wish we got Bastoni too

    @BlackChrishi@BlackChrishi9 ай бұрын

  • Thankyou

    @apostleatakpa2277@apostleatakpa22777 ай бұрын

  • Hello! Can you please pick a lineup eg (433) and analyse best players in specific positions. eg best goalkeeper, center backs Left and Right backs etc. let each position occupy a single video. I want to train my players and I wish to know each of those players does differently with others.

    @leonefelix4519@leonefelix45199 ай бұрын

    • positioning, movement, positional awareness, scanning etc.

      @leonefelix4519@leonefelix45199 ай бұрын

  • Top top video. I love the attention to the little details like Van Dijk stopping the ball. You're fast becoming my favourite football tactics channel. I'd love to see a series of these types of videos: different types of holding mids, different types of wingers etc

    @adb9125@adb91259 ай бұрын

    • Thanks mate, that's a good idea, I can definitely plan those out🙌🏻

      @FootballMeta@FootballMeta9 ай бұрын

  • Dias ♥️

    @fcmobileplayer12@fcmobileplayer128 ай бұрын

  • Virgil vandjik❤

    @morganannor878@morganannor8782 ай бұрын

  • Please explain 4 2 4 formation 🙏🙏

    @user-dk8gl2re6w@user-dk8gl2re6w9 ай бұрын

  • Can you please do something like this for cdm

    @spxvibe7507@spxvibe75079 ай бұрын

  • My favorite Lisandro Martinez of man united

    @luyombojonathan6688@luyombojonathan66889 ай бұрын

  • How about Thiago, You did not talk about Silva Thiago...in Chelsea!?

    @aondonativhure@aondonativhure9 ай бұрын

  • Can you do Mourinho 2011/12 RMA

    @sadik_3@sadik_39 ай бұрын

  • josko gvardiol Is just different and still has room for improvement

    @darckgamer382@darckgamer3829 ай бұрын

  • W vid

    @fear8220@fear82209 ай бұрын

  • Lisandro Martinez should have been in this video. Top guy

    @andygyening1147@andygyening11479 ай бұрын

  • Dont you think wingbacks can allow ball to roll since they dont hv time to stop and then pass + they don't have to look 90 degrees but 45-60 degrees?

    @omkarbarve1974@omkarbarve19749 ай бұрын

  • My favourite cb is van dike

    @jokes_er_jhuli@jokes_er_jhuli9 ай бұрын

  • Not highlighting Thiago Silva just downgraded the quality of this video

    @SS-sy4uu@SS-sy4uu9 ай бұрын

  • my man what happened to the captions

    @Krish-vc3ee@Krish-vc3ee9 ай бұрын

  • there are 3 types of cb. 1 ball carrier 2 ball player 3 john stones xD

    @cancikatus@cancikatus9 ай бұрын

  • This explains why, in Palmeiras, Luan still have chances to play even failing in some important defense moments Lol

    @quecleiton5422@quecleiton54229 ай бұрын

  • Robertson had pass inside if he scanned before he got it lol.

    @virupakshawalla5734@virupakshawalla57349 ай бұрын

  • New profile pic? Nice one but liked the old one more. But not bad either

    @agostonpad4183@agostonpad41839 ай бұрын

    • Yeah I'm happy with this design, I'm not a logo designer so took me ages, I like the colour scheme but I'm aware it's quite a basic logo haha

      @FootballMeta@FootballMeta9 ай бұрын

  • when you talked about ball carrier i think you should have choosed stones and not rudiger but maybe im just baised

    @victoregerishenriksen8715@victoregerishenriksen87159 ай бұрын

  • 4:25 next discussion: centre back keeper by guardiola😂

    @jonpaul3868@jonpaul38689 ай бұрын

  • Why cant u guys upload more regularly 😭😭😭😭

    @charles9489@charles94899 ай бұрын

    • Weekly uploads this season! (Hopefully lol)

      @FootballMeta@FootballMeta9 ай бұрын

  • That rolls Royce at arsenal man👀

    @gonnie5501@gonnie55019 ай бұрын

  • TIMBER PLEASE😭😭😭😭

    @glxsses_7054@glxsses_70549 ай бұрын

  • Rafa Marquez at Barcelona

    @user-xo9pu5bn2p@user-xo9pu5bn2p9 ай бұрын

  • This is what kinda player i was. Much lower level ofcoarse

    @zephyros4795@zephyros47959 ай бұрын

  • For Real Madrid, David Alaba is the progressive passer while Rudiger/Militao are carry

    @rujotheone@rujotheone8 ай бұрын

  • Sandesh Jhingan and Anwar Ali are the best Ball-Playing Center Backs...

    @LordANIK@LordANIK9 ай бұрын

  • John Stones Gerald Pique

    @arnoldhamachila7302@arnoldhamachila73029 ай бұрын

  • JOHN STONES

    @theearlymanway@theearlymanway9 ай бұрын

  • Harry McGuire.. one of the best ball playing defender

    @abiya8895@abiya88957 ай бұрын

  • Bro forgot Lisandro Martinez. 😭

    @MonkeyMonkeyMONKEY.@MonkeyMonkeyMONKEY.9 ай бұрын

  • No mention of Fabian Schar?????

    @abelstretford3097@abelstretford3097Ай бұрын
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