Es Lamine, su capacidad para absorber marcas y desbalancear la estructura rival hacia fuera, dilatar el tiempo para que su lateral (hoy Porro) se expanda, su equipo le rodee ante la pérdida y el lado débil (Baena y Cucurella) llegue arriba. Y es la intención de España 🇪🇸 de finalizar más jugadas. Más reinicios, más intercambios de posesiones, más altura del bloque de Arabia Saudí 🇸🇦. Más peso de Pedri en la construcción y dirección, más impacto de Dani Olmo entre líneas y de Oyarzabal en el área.
Es todo.
Part of what has allowed this Spain attack to be so much more dynamic today is a lot down to Lamine and his quality. Porro's overlaps and Olmo's quality + directness allow 3 situations.
- 1v1s
- Porro overlaps when Lamine is on the ball
- Lamine 1v1 creating space to find Olmo
Overlapping runs from Porro are having a huge impact imo in being able to isolate Lamine for 1v1s. As well as attracting defenders towards Lamine to create spaces for other players such as Olmo etc.
Saudi's defensive system is full of holes. Pressing in a disjointed man-to-man when Spain pass the ball back. Four across midfield in block leaning to the ball side making pass into far side easy for a 2v1 (Porro + Lamine vs WB) as wide midfielder slow to come over (big distance)
Looking at #Spain's 2010 winning team to now, not much has changed in their identity. However, as known a huge focus on ball retention and controlling the match through that and pressing. This team? More eager and incisive in the final 3rd, which was missing against #CaboVerde.
Absolutely chaotic from #Tunisia while #Japan clearly were able to stretch the field generate width, and threaten down their right hand side hence their passes into penalty box and pass network.
Japón es un equipo muy divertido. Tienen claro lo que quieren desarrollar, pero también saben adaptarse al rival en turno, lo que les permite explorar distintas vías y ritmos para llegar al último tercio. La capacidad de Tanaka-Sano para absorber tanto y luego hacer jugar.
Complete domination by #Ecuador with absolutely nothing to show for it against #Curacao. Has me begging the question if #Ecuador played #Turkiye... who would score first.
Pochettino has been making waves in the #UnitedStates after the two first games. Considering that I decided to share his coach dashboard I developed a while back. A project I did and don't share publicly often. The data ends in 2024, but I do plan on redoing/updating the project.
Based on the data? #IvoryCoast very hard to break down. One of the best defensive teams in the tournament and #Germany could struggle to break them down given their strong chance suppression and box protection. #GERCIV
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Very balanced side with strong chance suppression (92), box protection (83/97) and above average pressing/intensity.
In possession, they combine strong retention (81/60) and territory control (77) with dangerous crossing and chance creation (96/87/92).
@OptaAnalyst There it is.... haha! Could also suit CIV to explore overloading right hand side in the build up and switch play to Diomande on left. #GERCIV.
#Germany#IvoryCoast so far with GER OOP in a 4-4-2 preventing CIV from playing through/centrally. Although CIV seem to not care and want to go around on the left for Diomande. Often times Sangare #18 dropping into defensive line, GK playing starting play by giving ball to LCB
and CIV only wanting to really play through the left hence the pass and event maps so far from @optaanalyst. However, GER quite aware with Sane also tracking back and Nmecha to help Kimmich with wide triangles from CIV and defend Diomande's 1v1s