A team’s system fluidity level refers to the extent to which the team’s playing system enables nearby players to interchange dissimilar positional responsibilities during a match. Dissimilar in this instance means positional responsibilities that are associated with opposing tactical risk levels.
A team can use a more fluid playing system (a higher system fluidity level), a more structured playing system (a lower system fluidity level) or a balance or mixture of the two. A mixture can include both more fluid aspects and more structured aspects.
A team implements its system fluidity level by incorporating it into the tactical roles of its players using tactical instructions as appropriate. In particular, a team can implement a system fluidity level through its use of responsibility focus levels.
When implementing a system fluidity level a team should consider the player suitability of its players.
More Fluid Playing Systems
A more fluid playing system is a playing system that enables nearby players to interchange dissimilar positional responsibilities during a match to a greater extent. It therefore enables players to focus less on performing specific positional responsibilities.
A team can implement a more fluid playing system by assigning more tactical roles with a versatile focus. A team can implement a more fluid aspect of a playing system by assigning such tactical roles to a pair or small group of nearby players.
In the attacking phases a team may also instruct its players to use creative freedom to a greater extent to enable them to interchange positional responsibilities more effectively by using attacking methods according to their own decision making.
Player Suitability
Players with a versatile focus in particular:
- Good intelligence.
- Decent attacking and defensive abilities associated with both high and low tactical risk playing methods.
More Structured Playing Systems
A more structured playing system is a playing system that enables nearby players to interchange dissimilar positional responsibilities during a match to a lesser extent. It therefore enables players to focus more on performing specific positional responsibilities.
A team can implement a more structured playing system by assigning more tactical roles with a more attacking focus or a more defensive focus. A team can implement a more structured aspect of a playing system by assigning such tactical roles to a pair or small group of nearby players.
In the attacking phases a team may also instruct its players to use tactical discipline to a greater extent to enable them to focus on performing similar positional responsibilities more effectively by using attacking methods according to their attacking instructions.
Player Suitability
Players with a more attacking focus or a more defensive focus in particular:
- Perhaps poor intelligence.
- Good attacking and defensive abilities associated with either high or low tactical risk playing methods.
