0 in football, a system of defending in which each player is responsible for defending an area of the pitch rather than an opposing player
The biggest advantage of zonal marking is its flexibility.
Modern teams have all moved away from man-marking defensive schemes in favor of zonal marking systems.
Also, several other teams rely exclusively on pure zonal marking approaches.
Teams playing 4-4-2 usually operate a zonal marking system, but teams playing a sweeper do not.
Besides zonal marking, the defence pressed hard and maintained a high offside line.
High defense line, offside trap, high pressing, zonal marking.
