Welcome back to the Weston Weekly! This week we’ll take a look at Oscar Pareja’s tactical flexibility, an absolute barnburner in Los Angeles, and the continued struggles of our new southern neighbors. As always, I’m on Twitter at @EvanLWeston.
Pareja the Pragmatist
A lot of the world’s most famous coaches, your Pep Guardiolas and the like, have a defined tactical philosophy. They stick to those tactics regardless of the situation. Guardiola’s teams almost always play a 4-3-3. Sometimes the particulars of the formation can change–at Barcelona, his No. 6 was deep-lying playmaker Sergio Busquets, while at Manchester City it was furious destroyer Fernandinho–but the philosophy and positioning remains the same.