Anti-football
Playing style in association football
Anti-football
Anti-football, also known colloquially as haramball, is a playing style in association football that emphasises a highly defensive approach, relying mainly on passing, set-pieces and involving the deployment of all team members except the striker behind the ball. The goal of the tactic is to prevent the opposing team from scoring, rather than pursuing an offensive strategy to win the game. Managers known for such tactics include Massimiliano Allegri, José Bordalás, Sean Dyche, Antonio Conte, José Mourinho, Diego Simeone and Mikel Arteta. Managers accused of playing anti-football usually deny using such tactics, though Walter Smith openly admitted to using anti-football tactics at Rangers following criticism from Lionel Messi after Messi's Barcelona drew 0–0 away in the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage with Rangers. The term is also used to describe teams that intentionally prevent the game from progressing by kicking the ball forward without attempting to reach any players...
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