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Manchester UTD vs Sabah Baku.
📌 Discussion and Tactical Preview Thread
Drop your thoughts and predictions ⬇️
#UCL #UTD #ManU #ChampionsLeague
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Interesting to see how much Ange has his side press in the first 10-15 I’d imagine Al-Riyadh inexperienced CB partnership will be tested.
Mane and Coman will be direct with Felix dropping into the half spaces and shooting. Mensah and Trezeguet key for Al-Riyadh on the counter.
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Elite game management by Julian Lopetegui kept Qatar solid and in good shape despite largely being outclassed and weathered the Swiss pressure. More than likely wanted to retain GD for later more winnable games but in the end nicked a point and now are in with a real chance.
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I just went 38-0-0 — a PERFECT Premier League season. 🐐 Bet you can't match it 👉 38-0-0.com #38and0
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Watched Preston vs Wigan today despite some of the more mouth watering clashes like Frankfurt vs Dortmund, Wrexham vs Forest and Cameroon vs Morocco.
Absolutely don’t regret it. Proper fun gritty FA Cup local derby. Harrison Bettoni definitely a player to watch for the future.
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Sosa’s positioning has been very good so far for Palace if he can improve his technical play he could prove to be effective rotation option for Mitchell at palace. The underlying numbers suggest he could be an attacking outlet for them. Great option for the €2.5m they paid Ajax
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Amorim pushing Amad up the pitch changed the game completely. Amad has to start instead of Garnacho from now on further up. Huge game winning performance from him.
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Excellent start from Southampton you can already see Juric is starting to stabilise this team. Excellent football and stretching the pitch. United soaking up the pressure but have been passengers so far. Southampton have stretched the play in the wide areas while inverting.
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Will be very interesting to see how Amorim sets up Manchester Utd tonight against Southampton. Definitely expect to see Yoro starting and I actually think it's a good game to start Eriksen in the midfield against a team that struggles maintaining possession. It's also a good opportunity to play Anthony against a weaker 1v1 defence where can stretch the pitch and make those vertical runs in-behind and a good opportunity to put him in the shop window.
I’ve said it for years Liverpool not having a 6 will cost them as teams will start to do them on the counter constantly as we’re starting to see.
They need a 6 who can sit in and form a back 3 out of possession but it’s still a good passer. Zubimendi was the one and would’ve have been perfect as he plays that role for Real Sociedad exceptionally but he chose Arsenal over them.
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Yep as predicted Dortmund getting demolished by the Kiel side on the counter. Harres and Bernhardsson absolutely unreal so far. Astute defensively, lethal offensively what a day for Kiel fans. Dortmund fans must be questioning whether Sahin is up to the job.
Kiel 2-0 up now! Absolutely fantastic start and Harres again showing how good he is coming from the 4th Tier last season. Could be a tough day for Dortmund tonight playing like this. Tactical masterclass in shape and counter attacking by Rapp and his Kiel side.
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If I’m Johan Lange I’m bidding £15m for Phil Harres immediately. Perfect backup for Solanke to be number 2 at Spurs and cost effective which frees up the cash to buy a Eze or Mbuemo too. Only 22 years old Harres has so much potential and is already a great fit for Ange’s system.
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Kiel 2-0 up now! Absolutely fantastic start and Harres again showing how good he is coming from the 4th Tier last season. Could be a tough day for Dortmund tonight playing like this. Tactical masterclass in shape and counter attacking by Rapp and his Kiel side.
Much like I said early on excellent positional play and shape from Holstein Kiel. Excellent pressing from Bernhardsson and Harres and what a finish from Machato.
Holstein Kiel has fantastic out of possession with a compact 5-4-1 the hard work and pressing of Harres is very important to their play. Will be interesting to see if Sahin Dortmund can break through. Bensebaini and Ryerson are overlapping v aggressively to exploit the wide areas
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Holstein Kiel has fantastic out of possession with a compact 5-4-1 the hard work and pressing of Harres is very important to their play. Will be interesting to see if Sahin Dortmund can break through. Bensebaini and Ryerson are overlapping v aggressively to exploit the wide areas
Stade Rennais vs Olympique Marseille 11/01/25
Match Analysis Thread: A De Zerbi Masterclass
Once again we have seen yet another outstanding away performance tactically from this Marseille side which I will breakdown in full tactical detail from start to finish in this thread.
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Formations:
Rennes set up in defensive minded 3-4-3 which was a 5-2-3 out of possession with a lower line of engagement and a very compact defensive shape.
Marseille set up in their usual 3-4-2-1 formation with a heavy focus on their very aggressive wide cb’s pushing up and the interlinking play of both Rabiot and Greenwood to create overloads in central and wide areas. With both wingbacks high and wide effectively becoming LW and RW whilst Marseille are in possession. Effectively forming a front 5 when attacking.
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This 4-2-3-1 for Spurs will be so interesting to watch with Werner up top, definitely his more suited position. Would like to see Johnson be given a go at the Number 9 role during the game too in interchanges.
Big game to analyse Kinsky as we will get to see a lot more of him.
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Much much better fluidity in the transition from this West Ham side. You can see the difference in the patterns of play and the underlaps already under Graham Potter. Will be interesting to see how they set up in the second half.
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