In football formation, there are different variations and techniques.\u00a0In these variations and techniques, we have specific roles that only fit individual profiles.<\/p>\n
Italian football has contributed their fair share of these roles to football, with roles like the Catenaccio, Regista, and others.<\/p>\n
One of the best roles they have given football is the Mezzala.<\/p>\n
This role shows how Italians are great tactical thinkers that read the game so well. The Mezzala role has been present in Italian football for a long time before the world recognized it and started applying for this formations role.<\/p>\n
Mezzala was coined from two words \u2013 Mezza and Ala, which means Half Winger in translation.<\/p>\n
It was a term used for midfielders who participated more in the game’s attacking phase than deep-lying playmakers.<\/p>\n
However, in modern football, it has been translated to central midfielders that operate from the sides. In a midfield three, they sit on either side of the central midfielder.<\/p>\n
The Mezzala can operate in a more attacking role or take up more defensive work depending on the type of central midfielder they play with.<\/p>\n
Suppose the central midfielder is a defensive one. In that case, the two Mezzalas take up a more attacking role by combining with the wingers and fullbacks. If the central midfielder is a deep-lying playmaker (DLP), they help defensive duties to free the DLP more.<\/p>\n
In the modern game, the Mezzala operates more in the half-spaces as a sort of half-winger. They have become more prominent as the new game drifts further away from using the number 10.<\/p>\n
Their combination of technical skills and defensive capability is seen as best suited for the modern game than the number 10.<\/p>\n
They are not one-dimensional and can adapt to different situations.<\/p>\n
This versatility is seen as an essential skill in the modern game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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