Catenaccio

Catenaccio [ katɛnattʃo ] ( from Italian Catena " chain locking " or "bar" and the pejorative - accio ) is a game system in football, which is strictly results- oriented.

Made famous by this system, the Argentine coach Helenio Herrera, who applied the Catenaccio with outstanding success at Inter Milan. The Milan won under Herrera's leadership, three Italian league titles, twice the European Champions Cup and the Intercontinental Cup once.

However, the origin of this play is the Swiss bar. Inventor of this game system, which was developed in the 1930s, was the Austrian Karl Rappan. He practiced the system successfully with the Swiss national team and the Grasshopper Club Zurich.

When Catenaccio play next to the goalkeeper four defenders, five midfielders and a striker ( 4-5-1 ) or five defenders, four midfielders and a striker ( 5-4-1 ). Because of this match -up, the system is geared very defensive and difficult to play the team from opponents.

The aim of such preparation is to make the spaces between the individual players through deep standing in his own half so tight that no fast offensive game of the enemy is possible. On the other hand, can be obtained if Catenaccio the possibility of rapid Konterns: The opposing team is forced by her moving up to open in their own defensive areas in which the player the gambling with Catenaccio team can advance to by quickly bridging the midfield for scoring come.

In modern football this type of setup is usually only applied depending on the game situation. So it happens that a team at game start acting offensively, but withdraws after a scorer, forming typical " double - bar ". Playing a Catenaccio from the beginning, is widely regarded as no longer modern.

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