It is often said that trends are cyclical, and football is no exception.
Ever since the first tactical system in football was created, it was destined that tactics would reach an endpoint one day because there are only so many positions on the field, and variations are finite.
In fact, the world Lu Yang is part of is nearing the end of its tactical evolution in football.
From the earliest form of football enlightenment to the emergence of the pyramid tactic, to the unbeatable WM formation, to the Hungarian center forward's withdrawal leading to the birth of the false number nine position, to the emergence and perfection of defensive football, chain defense, and zonal marking in the 1960s, to the birth of the total football philosophy and 433 formation in the 1970s by the Netherlands, man-marking tactics, libero tactics, 442 formation, extreme possession play like tiki-taka, and Guardiola's Manchester City.
