Welcome to the Technical Area, your FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo.

Ridiculed when he spoke of his desire to play a 2-7-2 formation, Thiago Motta has gone and proven himself to be an exciting manager. But is his tactic truly revolutionary? Are there any lessons we can learn from his sides?

If you want to deep dive yourself into Thiago Motta's philosophy, then you can check out the links below that helped me put this episode together:

• https://www.givemesport.com/1438681-footage-shows-how-thiago-mottas-272-formation-looks-in-action/
• https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/3705386/goalkeeper-in-midfield-only-two-defenders-thiago-mottas-2-7-2-formation-is-the-future-of-football
• https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/psg-coach-thiago-motta-is-set-to-revolutionise-football-with-a-bizarre-272-formation/news-story/059c5b053a7d17f2a5fee507c427a57c
• https://sportsbrief.com/football/6459-thiago-motta-1st-introduced-2-7-2-formation-sacked-genoa-boss/
• https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-fan-breaks-down-thiago-mottas-2-7-2-formation-for-psg-under-19s-20190106
• https://www.sportbible.com/football/reactions-news-take-a-bow-thiago-motta-to-play-2-7-2-formation-after-being-named-genoa-manager-20191023
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX8VoEw6Vxk
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X41JXoRkvA
• https://www.facebook.com/TifoFootball/videos/thiago-mottas-2-7-2-formation-explained/2123716311266596/

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