“‘Anti-football’, also known colloquially as haramball, is a playing style in association football that emphasises a highly defensive and aggressive approach, relying mainly on passing 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, Mikel Arteta, José Bordalás, Antonio Conte, Sean Dyche, José Mourinho, Diego Simeone, Thomas Tuchel, Walter Smith, and Hugo Broos, among others. … 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, engaging in acts of diving and time-wasting, and kicking the ball away during free kicks. Such actions often result in a yellow card by the referee. …”
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CARLOS BILARDO, ANTI-FÚTBOL AND THE PRAGMATIC HEART OF ARGENTINA (2017)