Morocco have Unai Emery and Aston Villa written all over them.
4-2-2-2 build-up. Excellent technical quality to play through or over the press as they pack the middle to land on second balls.
No natural wingers. Just dynamic #10’s who can dribble.
Fullbacks support the attack with runs from deep.
Technical quality from back to front.
Press from goal kicks but otherwise sit off in a 4-4-2.
Mohamed Ouahbi has continued on from the work that Walid Regragui did. The ideas are very, very similar.
It’s a winning formula in knockout tournaments despite the lack of pressure on the ball in open play.
Emery has shown that time and time again in Europe.
And Morocco showed it in the last World Cup as they reached the semi-finals. They are comfortable in all game-states which is a key trait to winning knockout games.