🧵Análisis táctico : ENTENDER EL JUEGO, EL PILAR DE LA VICTORIA DE 🇪🇸 vs 🇫🇷
España sometió a la máxima favorita, la Francia de Mbappe, dando un autentica masterclass de inteligencia táctica, basada en el entendimiento losde espacios.
Analizo las claves del dominio ofensivo👇
62 - Rodri has made 62 line-breaking passes in the final third at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the most in a single edition since Germany's Toni Kroos in 2014 (also 62).
Integral.
Portugal 0 – 1 Spain.
Portugal and Roberto Martínez approached this game with a more defensive mindset, accepting that Spain would dominate possession.
Portugal defended in a mid-high block with a man-oriented pressing system, usually leaving Pau Cubarsí free on the ball and keeping a +1 at the back. That's one of Spain's biggest strengths: you can't easily guide the press towards one centre-back because both are comfortable in possession.
Spain struggled at times to progress the ball during the first half. One of their ideas was to use Lamine Yamal to force Portugal's back line to drop whenever he received the ball, but it didn't really work because Nuno Mendes controlled him very well.
It was interesting to see how Portugal looked dangerous whenever Nuno Mendes made an overlapping run in behind. One of those runs almost led to a clear chance. However, in the same transition, Lamine Yamal found himself free in space, and with Nuno Mendes caught up the pitch, Spain almost scored. After that moment, Nuno Mendes became much more conservative with his positioning.
At times, Portugal increased the intensity of their man-to-man press, with Vitinha stepping onto Rodri and Rúben Dias pushing out to press Pedri and moving towards a full man-to-man press. They became much more aggressive, partly because Spain had too many players who naturally wanted the ball to feet. Oyarzabal, Dani Olmo, Álex Baena and Pedri all prefer receiving to feet. Even Lamine Yamal, although capable of attacking the space in behind, instinctively prefers to receive the ball to his feet. On top of that, Nuno Mendes is excellent at protecting depth.
In games like this, Spain missed a profile such as Ferran Torres or Fermín López, players who consistently threaten the space behind the defensive line. When Ferran came on and immediately started making runs in behind, Spain looked much more dangerous. The winning goal came from an excellent run by Mikel Merino, who exploited a moment of disorganisation in Portugal's man-oriented defensive structure.
Luis de la Fuente also made an important adjustment at half-time that helped Spain take control of the game. He gave players like Dani Olmo, Álex Baena and Pedri more freedom to move into areas far away from their starting positions, which caused Portugal significant problems. Rúben Dias was reluctant to follow Pedri that far from the defensive line, while João Cancelo also chose not to track Baena into deeper or more central areas. As a result, Baena started receiving much more often between the lines.
From that point on, Spain controlled possession more consistently and established themselves in the final third. Portugal also began leaving more spaces as the physical demands of their man-to-man approach started to take their toll.
Portugal's attacking threat was largely limited to transitions through Rafael Leão or Pedro Neto, set pieces, and crosses into the box aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo. Beyond that, they created very little.
Overall, Spain were the better team and deserved the victory. The most encouraging sign is that, even without the best versions of Lamine Yamal and Pedri, this Spain side looks remarkably mature.
Problemas del juego posicional
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- Distancias excesivamente largas
- Jugar a la estructura en vez de al juego
- Roles antinaturales
- Ritmo de juego lento
- Poca sorpresa en el rival
@MullerDerNation Pienso exactamente igual. Difícil saber si les dará para repetir triunfo, pero es de largo el combinado más dinámico y con mayor capacidad de sorprender desde lo colectivo.
Es que todo se basa en lo mismo: el excesivo orden y posicionalismo del que ataca. Esto le facilita al rival la defensa, pero le complica el contragolpe. Parece una partida de ajedrez en vez de un partido de fútbol.
@migquintana Por la otra cara de la moneda, no es el mejor Mundial en el que fijarse a la hora de cómo atacar un bloque bajo. La gran mayoría de selecciones que deben asumir atacar esos planteamientos están careciendo de recursos y de amenazas reales.
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Qué pasada ser del Murcia…
A ver qué equipo es capaz de desplazar a tantos aficionados a la otra punta del país para ver al filial…
Bendita locura. Hasta el final, vamos Real! ❤️
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