How Edin Terzić’s fluid tactical system has turned Borussia Dortmund into serious Bundesliga title challengers – scout report

In his new era in Borussia Dortmund, Edin Terzić now is leading the Bundesliga alongside Bayern Munich and is ready to kick Chelsea out of the 16-round in the UFEA Champions League after a 1-0 lead at Signal Iduna Park.

The Black and Yellows with their 40-year-old coach are in superb form after the World Cup, striking nine wins out of nine including four clean sheets and scoring 23 goals with Sébastien Haller even returning after his battle with cancer.

Edin Terzić, the lifelong BVB fan, is highly regarded for his tactical knowledge and his ability to develop young players which is compatible with the clubs mindset and reputation toward the growth of rising stars alongside attempting to achieve sports success.

In the group stage of the Champions League this season, Edin Terzić gave Pep Guardiola two tough tactical games and required an acrobatic goal by former Dortmund player Erling Haaland at Etihad Stadium for Man City to win, thus this tactical analysis, in the form of a team scout report, will dive into Edin’s tactics with BVB.

Fluidity & individuals

First and foremost, all players can‘t be trained on all football styles and systems as the characteristics and features vary for every single player, hence the player may limit the system or the system suppresses the player’s freedom.

From here, we meet the dilemma of individuality and system, and the fluidity in football is almost a fair situation. Fundamentally, the individual’s quality often appears and improves through well-designed fluidity structures.

Dortmund live with Edin Terzić under the principles of individual abilities which are utilised in the fluidity of the system, operating the quality in its proper place within the structure which is not restricted and the players have the liberty to decide in many situations.

Clearly what makes Borussia Dortmund one of the best environments for developing young talents are mainly that the board believe in investing in youth, allowing young people to play at a high level without much pressure, and applying tactically fluid systems that allow them to be creative.

The fluidity and flexibility are provided much by the existence of players’ styles like Marco Reus, Julian Brandt and Jude Bellingham. Those roamers have the freedom and ability to execute various combinations between the lines.

Furthermore, the fluidity and freedom definitely support young stars such as the 19-year-old Jude Bellingham to improve. The below graphic shows his penetrating carries. The most-wanted midfielder has per game this season 49.67 passes (85.5% accuracy), 15.19 forward passes (79.1%) and 7.88 passes to the final third (80.3%).

Bellingham is excellent on the double pivot but is more relaxed, dynamic, fluid and with less defensive functions when pushing forward in an advanced role in front of Salih Özcan and Emre Can.

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