def action height is WHAAAT?
good piece by @abelmeszaros.bsky.social on Igor Tudor's tactical approach
the results of this style of play, as he says, have been mixed
but they definitely add up to a recognizable tactical vision analyticsfc.co.uk/blog/2023/03...
Thanks Mike!
Neuer :)
I’d like to thank everyone at RTL 🇭🇺 for the opportunities during the last 18 months of #UCL coverage. Wish them all the best going forward but for now we’ll go our separate ways.
Abel
Guess if @fcstpauli.com are gonna lean into the overload, it has to be on the LEFT
Lots of thoughts on the 1st leg of #Fradi vs #Qarabag:
#UCL
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in October, PSG were still pressing in 4141 w +1 atb, and led by Lee, their OOP was well-exploited by Arsenal via FB inversion, 8s dropping wide, overloading Vitinha as the single pivot
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in 2025 it's now #Dembele with excellent dynamism leading the press/cutting the pitch in half and denying options, whilst the rest of PSG (FBs higher especially Hakimi) are more often playing m2m. Will be interesting to see how often these two systems are deployed (or merged in a hybrid approach)
in October, PSG were still pressing in 4141 w +1 atb, and led by Lee, their OOP was well-exploited by Arsenal via FB inversion, 8s dropping wide, overloading Vitinha as the single pivot
#ttx
within 30s you can see the upside (Modric high regain to Vini chance) and downside (Bellingham leaves his man and doubles Pedri, thus FdJ can run a fast break) of Ancelotti's approach, but it certainly made for a super entertaining match
the switch to m2m with 2STs, Valverde as RB to cover the longer distances, yielded 3v3 which Barca instantly exploited
In the opening 30' of the CDR final, Barcelona exploited Ancelotti's 4141/4231 (Tchou man-marking Olmo so even 541 gave up central combos) with
- left side 3v2 (Rodrygo')
-Pedri manipulating Valverde w his movement
-Inigo line breaking to Raphinha inside reception/lay off to
-Gerard Martin free runs
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Bit of fun with taking penalties (in context of the J. Alvarez debate): went up vs a Freestyler and then Patrik Demjén (MTK, Hungary NT) in a shootout. Let's find out how it went:
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In the 1st leg, flex occupation of spaces btw the lines by PSG forced #Emery into difficult choices: the 6s were often pulled wide/needed to follow the frequent deep runs, while CBs needed to follow into midfield, leaving #Vitinha free to operate. Eventually PSG tried more dribbling + chips to runs
What a performance by the forgotten BVB defenders
-Niklas Süle won 3/3 duels vs BdO candidate Raphinha (3/14 on duels, FIRST Barca game this season w/o a shot creating action)
-Ramy #Bensebaini + Daniel Svensson (11/18 duels) held #Yamal to 2/9 dribbles (6/6 1st leg) and without a key pass + 1 shot
This #PSG @astonvillaofficial.bsky.social is special for many people (from Emery to Asensio), but it's a once in a lifetime affair for the great @jonlegossip.bsky.social. He was kind enough to go through the tie from a personal + professional POV, answering a few Qs below:
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After a recent drop-off in intensity vs the ball, it's been nice to see #Inzaghi's #Inter display some very impressive pressing displays vs Atalanta and Udinese - something @fcbayernmunich.bsky.social should be also concerned about.
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join @jonmackenzie.bsky.social and I at 2pm UK today for some #PSG #Liverpool and other UCL Rd of 16 preview #ttx
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I wrote a very in depth #MCI analysis back in late November/early Dec:
telex.hu/sport/2024/1...
Despite substantial efforts tactically and via transfers, there's an argument to make that #Guardiola and the team's been going in circles....
All aboard the #Genesio bandwagon!
you can see LIV's conundrum when #Szoboszlai steps out to Haraldsson, it leaves Mukau the DM free to progress. Liverpool eventually had to have VVD follow Haraldsson very high up the pitch, who would also show up on the other side, often overloading the same side w Cabella.
with the goal of launching Jonathan David in behind as we see here:
one /common pattern they used was to pin Tsimikas w Bakker in a high RW position, w the CMs tilting to the right (taking w them #Szoboszlai+Macca), Mandi's deep position manipulating Lucho Diaz. The goal was to reach #Haraldsson playing in a double false 9 was able to drop very wide/deep to collect
great mid/high block
