The Tactics Grandmaster

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[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Thomas Tuchel wanted control.

Well...

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

This momentum bar before Norway scored explains what Norway came to do 😅😅

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

France are insanely punishing in transition. It's a joke. Lose the ball in a slightly awkward position, anywhere on the pitch, and they'll kill you.

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

From the momentum bar, England goals came when Mexico were creating alot of chances and they had alot of possession. Just mistakes found them trailing.
Second goal was individual mistake and England pounced to score

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Jude Bellingham's box crashing ability is something each midfielder desires. He always finds himself in the perfect position. It's not by luck; but by perfectly making runs behind Kane .

Both goals against Mexico has shown that.

Box crashers are hard to track

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Martinez's ability to find Messi from that range and Messi k!lling the ball with an incredible touch to finish reveals elite quality and you can't blame Cape Verde. This world class quality and you just gotta applaud it!

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Messi walking shouldn't fool you at all. He looks like he’s not even doing anything, but anytime the ball is near the box, somehow he appears in the perfect place.

He’s scanning, thinking, calculating, and analyzing 99% of the time. A freak of nature 🥶

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Hydration break in Miami but we must speak tactically.

Cape Verde are aware of Argentina's tendency of pushing the fullbacks high. So they're counting on that. Sending the ball long to Mendes. It hasn't been successful so far.

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

@KJR_Official_ Alot,,,, credit goes to Maresca

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Cucurella decision to cut back the cross, instead of crossing it into the corridor of uncertainty, has caught Austria's defense by surprise.

Looks like it was worked on in training 🔥or is it Oyarzabal's IQ?

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

I really like how Lamine Yamal is being utilized right now, him being in the middle makes him more dangerous and with a fullback line Porro, it makes it much easier to rely on your fullback to cover a flank

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Lot of space between the gate of Danso-RB when Baena is in a wide 1v1, perhaps Pedri or Olmo could arrive into that space to connect with Baena which clears space around the centre of the box

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Austria have already discovered a possible method to exploit Spain’s high press from using a back pass. Yamal & Porro caught in distances —> Austria can have runs into the channel

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

I think De La Fuente's plan today is to isolate Yamal 1v1 against Laimer.
This has had a knock on effect on Austria,,, it's forcing Sabitizer to come very deep to double mark Yamal making their counter attacking chances less lethal

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

I think DLF picked the best XI

Starting Olmo is definitely the right call. He's clearly Spain's best option as the No. 10. I'm still not fully convinced by Baena on the left wing, but with Nico and Muñoz both injured, I can't really blame De la Fuente for going with him.

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Before the first goal, this triangle here set Rice to cross the ball from half space to Gordon who set Kane for the header

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Djed Spence is out of the game today,,, some decisions he's making aren't elite

Here he threw the ball back to Konsa when he could have thrown it to Madueke,,

Tuchel was screaming to him "Djed, that's 1 on 1 there"

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

Look at this,,, hydration break are beneficial for some tactical changes.
Just after 23rd minute, England started dominating,, creating chance after chance

Momentum bar doesn't only show about possession, it shows chances created too, they must have listened to Tuchel 😂😂

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

People can talk about Madueke but the reason I think he started before Saka is because he's a good dribbler,,, he has created two big chances for England.
His 1v1 ability is great if England want to break this Congo's low block

[The Tactics Grandmaster @_dkfalcon]

England in a 3+1 shape and two wide players around the block, others are in the block but DRC are making it hard for the players to receive the ball inside the block ,,, it's not easy to receive in between the lines