As far as new tactical developments were concerned, by 1982, the coaches and
players seem to have run out of inspiration... The FIFA technical study
group, composed of coaches who would analyse the play after each World Cup,
reported, in 1982, 1986 and 1990 that "nothing startlingly new was produced".

A Last Word Of Advice...

The systems of play we reviewed above are just general guides to how your
team should play. Tactics should always be adopted to the qualities of the
team that uses it. However, this is sadly not the case. Most of the time, a
team rigidly adheres to a tactic, and as a result, when a slight variation is
introduced into their opponents' play, the team crumbles, making a dismal
comedy of itself.

Attitude should dominate the selection of a particular tactic. For example,
if you try to follow the Brazilian 4-4-2 with overlapping fullbacks and all,
but your team does not have good overlapping fullbacks, the strategy will
fall flat on its face.. so will your team. Of course, if the formation your
team plays with is well-suited to your team, then your team should play
better than before.
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