aefca symposium 2012: euro 2012 technical report and analysis - presentation by dusan fitzel

EURO 2012 - TECHNICAL STUDY GROUP UKRAINE

Lars Lagerback Mordechai Shpigler György Mezey Jean-‐Paul Brigger Dušan Fitzel

POLAND Andy Roxburgh Gerald Houlliere Fabio Capello Jerzy Engel Walter Gagg Holger Osiek

ANALIZE EURO 2012 - WHY?

•  Experience •  Knowledge •  Trends •  Tasks

HOW WE WERE WORKING •  Team • MeePngs •  LogisPc •  Travelling •  Tasks -‐ reports -‐ best squad -‐ best player -‐ best goals

GROUP A Czech Republic, Greece,Poland, Russia,

•  Home team under big pressure •  Excellent Russia in 1st match with

Dutch way of play •  Brave performance of Greeks

with 10 man in open match •  Excellent Czech aGer 1st match

defeat •  3rd matches in the group have

surprised results •  Unexpected qualifiers Czech and Greece

POL 1 – 1 GRE RUS 4 – 1 CZE GRE 1 – 2 CZE POL 1 – 1 RUS CZE 1 – 0 POL GRE 1 – 0 RUS

GROUP B Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal

•  Excellent Germany with full record

•  Surprised defeat of Dutch and Portuguese in opening matches

•  Netherlands with best staMsMcs, but no points

•  Denmark didn't confirm the 1st result, even if play posiMve football

•  Ronaldo‘s day against Netherlands

NET 0 – 1 DEN GER 1 – 0 POR DEN 2 – 3 POR NET 1 – 2 GER POR 2 – 1 NET DEN 1 – 2 GER

GROUP C Spain, Italy, Rep. of Ireland, CroaMa

•  Draw for opening match Ita – Spa

•  Good start for CroaMa •  Brave Ireland with excellent supporters but no points

•  Spain with their Tici Taca •  CroaMa didn‘t qualify because late defeat of Spain

•  Favourites qualified SPA 1 – 1 ITA ROI 1 – 3 CRO ITA 1 – 1 COR SPA 4 – 0 ROI CRO 0 – 1 SPA ITA 2 – 0 ROI

GROUP D France, England, Sweden, Ukraine

•  Draw in the open match of big teams

•  Home team excellent take over in 1st match

•  Tight game Swe -‐ Eng •  Unexpected defeat France by Sweden

•  EliminaMon of Ukraine FRA 1 – 1 ENG UKR 2 – 1 SWE UKR 0 – 2 FRA SWE 2 – 3 ENG ENG 1 – 0 UKR SWE 2 – 0 FRA

QUARTER FINALS

Czech Republic 0 – Portugal 1 Germany 4 – Greece 2 Spain 2 – France 0

England 0 – Italy 0 (2:4)

SEMIFINALISTS

PATRICIO

COENTRAO

PEPE

MEIRELES

PORTUGAL 4-‐3-‐3

ALVES

VELOSO

RONALDO

NANI

POSTIGA

PEREIRA

MOUTINHO

PORTUGAL – KEY FEATURES •  Dangerous on the flanks: full-‐backs and wingers •  ExcepMonal solo play by captain Ronaldo •  Great counters involving Nani and Ronaldo •  Set-‐play threat: Pepe, Ronaldo, Nani and MouMnho •  Brilliant through passes and crosses •  Middle-‐to-‐front mobility; wingers swop sides •  EffecMve long diagonals and long-‐range shooMng •  Balanced midfield; Veloso the classic midfield anchor

PORTUGAL GOALS

NEUER

LAHM

HUMMELS

KROOS

GERMANY 4-‐2-‐3-‐1

BADSTUBER

KHEDIRA

PODOLSKY

ÖZIL

GOMEZ

BOATENG

SCHWEINSTAIGER

GERMANY – KEY FEATURES •  Double midfield screen; Khedira more offensive •  Excellent a`acking mobility and running off the ball •  Özil the creaMve force, usually starMng wide on the right •  Outstanding incisive passing and combinaMons •  Good deliveries and crosses, especially from the right •  Set out to take the iniMaMve; oGen high pressing •  Important use of a`acking full-‐backs, especially Lahm •  Emphasis on building from the back; top goalkeeper Neuer •  Big threat on counters, set plays and long-‐range shooMng

GERMANY GOALS

BUFFON

CHIELLINY

GIACCHERINI

MOTTA

ITALY 3-‐5-‐2

BONUCCI

PIRLO

CASSANO

MARCHISIO

BALOTELLI

MAGGIO

DE ROSSI

BUFFON

CHIELLINY

BARZAGLI

MONTOLIVO

ITALY 4-‐4-‐2

BONUCCI

PIRLO

CASSANO

MARCHISIO

BALOTELLI

BALZARETTI

DE ROSSI

ITALY – KEY FEATURES •  OGen very high pressing with a compact unit •  EffecMve switches of play and mobility in aàck •  Well organized in the art of defending set plays •  Aàcks oGen created 1v1 situaMons in central and wide areas •  Aàcking mentality; prepared to carry game to the opposiMon •  Top goalkeeper in Buffon; short distribuMon, building from the

back •  Playmaker Pirlo, the architect at base of midfield diamond;

clever short and long passing •  Full-‐backs responsible for giving width to aàcks; good

deliveries •  EffecMve set plays; Pirlo the provider

ITALY GOALS

CASILLAS

PIQUE

ARBELOA

INIESTA

BUSQUETS

XABI ALON

SO FABREGAS

SILVA

XAVI

ALBA

RAMOS

SPAIN 4-‐2-‐3-‐1 (4-‐6-‐0)

SPAIN – KEY FEATURES •  Outstanding possession game; mesmerising middle-‐to-‐front

mobility •  Intense pressing aimed at regaining the ball quickly •  Impressive individual ball retenMon: screening, turning,

dribbling •  Top goalkeeper in Casillas, super distribuMon, occasional back-‐

to-‐front deliveries •  Precise short-‐passing combinaMons and incisive passing/running •  Xavi the orchestrator, Iniesta the infiltrator •  Excellent tempo control and transiMon play •  Variety of set plays; deliveries by Xavi and Silva •  Self-‐belief; faithful to playing philosophy in all match situaMons

SPAIN GOALS

EURO 2012 – TECHNICAL TOPICS

The trend towards possession-‐based football is undeniable. The top teams tried to take the ini7a7ve.

“We decided to concentrate more on ball

possession and on ini7a7ng the play.

We set out the change of our football culture and to move away from

reac7ve play”.

Jögi Löw

EURO 2012 – TECHNICAL TOPICS

SHAPE

“Shape is necessary for team order.” Alex Ferguson

SHAPE

“Shape for me is trying to use my players in the

posi7ons where they can give the most.”

Fabio Capello

SHAPE

“It is all about balance. Then there

are the characteris3cs of the players. I use three a7ackers.”

José Mourinho

STARTING SHAPE RELAY ON:

•  Na7onal philosophy •  Coach philosophy •  Quality of players •  Specific situa7on •  Opponents •  Previous results

EURO 2012 FINAL

4/2/3/1: 7 -‐ 4/3/3: 5 -‐ 4/4/2: 4 (also 3/5/2 by Italy)

UCL FINAL 2012

4/2/3/1: 6 -‐ 4/3/3: 4 -‐ 4/4/2: 5 -‐ 3/4/3: 1

TECHNICAL TOPICS •  PASSING PARADOX -‐ EURO 2008 -‐ Spain 450

(510 max.) -‐ EURO 2012 – 10 teams

more than 500 (929 SPA – IRL)

•  No. of passes doesn‘t secure the success (HOL a RUS 56%)

•  EURO shows the style to keep possession and be acMve – trend?

STATISTIC – AVERAGE NO. OF PASSES 779

668 668 664 653 611

567 552 536 531 497 477 476 473

435 416

Spain

Russia

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Germ

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Fran

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Italy

Denm

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Ukraine

Swed

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Czech Re

public

Croa

Pa

Englan

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Poland

Portugal

Greece

Ireland

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

STATISTIC – POSSESSION % 59

56 56 54 54 53 52

50 49

46 46 46 45 43 43

40

54 54

51 52

55

49

43

48 50

43

56

50

EURO 2012 EURO 2008

TECHNICAL TOPICS •  BEATING THE BLOCK -‐ EURO 2008 46% counters -‐ EURO 2012 25% counters

•  Behaviour of defending team -‐ Fast recovering -‐ Immediate pressing -‐ TacMcal fouls

TECHNICAL TOPICS •  OFFSIDES -‐ 20% less than EURO

2008 -‐ most offsides -‐ teams

with best possession -‐ why?

GOALSCORING

What were the goal scoring trends in last seasons UCL and EURO?

SET PLAY GOALS

AcPon Guidelines Goals %

OPE

N GAM

E

Cross Cross from the wing 21 28%

79%

Incisive pass Through pass or pass over the defense 15 20% Long shots Direct shot/shot and rebound 7 10%

CombinaPon Wall pass/three-‐man combinaMon play

4 5% Dribbling Dribble and close-‐range shot/dribble and pass 4 5% Defending error Bad pass back/mistake by the goalkeeper 4 5% Back pass Pass back from the byline 3 4% Diagonals Diagonal pass into the penalty box 1 1% Own goal Goal by the opponent 1 1%

SET PIEC

ES Corner kick Direct from/following a corner 6 8%

21% Indirect free kick Following a free-‐kick 5 7% Penalty Spot kick (or follow-‐up from a penalty) 3 4% Direct free kick Direct from a free-‐kick 1 1% Throw in Following a throw-‐in 1 1%

Total 76 100%

STATISTICS – EURO GOALS

SET PLAYS

UCL EURO (22%) (21%) [UCL 2001/2002 35%] Why degrease?

SET PLAYS - CORNERS

UCL 2012 1:46 EURO 2012 1:57 EURO 2008 1:64

EURO 2012 - HEADED GOALS •  Amer 2 match days 40% •  Why? Key factors? -‐ Bad defence – focus at the ball -‐ Excellent posiMoning and runs

by the a`ackers -‐ Free space on the wings (wingers, full backs) -‐ AddiMonal Assistant Referee -‐ High quality of delivery

•  No headed goals from open game (U17 a U19 final tournament)

OPEN PLAY GOALS

AcPon Guidelines Goals %

OPE

N GAM

E

Cross Cross from the wing 21 28%

79%

Incisive pass Through pass or pass over the defense 15 20% Long shots Direct shot/shot and rebound 7 10%

CombinaPon Wall pass/three-‐man combinaMon play

4 5% Dribbling Dribble and close-‐range shot/dribble and pass 4 5% Defending error Bad pass back/mistake by the goalkeeper 4 5% Back pass Pass back from the byline 3 4% Diagonals Diagonal pass into the penalty box 1 1% Own goal Goal by the opponent 1 1%

SET PIEC

ES Corner kick Direct from/following a corner 6 8%

21% Indirect free kick Following a free-‐kick 5 7% Penalty Spot kick (or follow-‐up from a penalty) 3 4% Direct free kick Direct from a free-‐kick 1 1% Throw in Following a throw-‐in 1 1%

Total 76 100%

STATISTICS – EURO GOALS

GOALSCORING Open Play (4 in 5 goals) From the Wings: UCL EURO 28% 28% 52% finals from wing From Central Area: UCL EURO 27% 25% 91% from inside of PA

GOALSCORING

Solo Efforts: UCL EURO 16% 15% Mistakes: UCL EURO 6% 6%

IMPORTANCE TO SCORE 1st GOAL •  31 games in total •  2 goalless games •  29 games

-‐  22 wins (79%) -‐  5 draws (17%) -‐  2 lose (7%)

UKR – SWE , POR -‐ NET

•  The rebound mentality

PLAYERS POSITION

•  Strikers •  The screeners MF • Wandering wingers •  The aVacking full-‐backs

•  Goalkeepers

THE STRIKERS

•  Gomes •  Ibrahimovic •  Ballotelli •  Torres •  Cassano •  Fabregas

THE STRIKERS •  Movement without ball •  AnPcipaPon •  Timing •  Quick transiPon •  Excellent first touch •  Heading •  Strong in challenges •  Good in 1v1 situaPon •  Killing insPnct

THE SCREENERS MF

•  Pirlo •  Tymoshchuk •  Veloso •  Busquets & Xavi Alonso

•  Khedira & Schweinsteiger

THE SCREENERS MF •  Reading the game •  Vision •  AnPcipaPon •  Balance between apack and defence

•  One touch game •  Changing direcPon •  Technique and passing •  Leadership

WANDERING WINGERS

•  Robben •  Silva •  Özil •  Ribery •  Ronaldo

ARIEN ROBBEN

WANDERING WINGERS •  Very good Pming •  Proper runs •  Excellent to dribble 1v1 •  Speed (decision, run, skill) •  Using space between MF and DF lines and behind DF

•  Penetrated passing •  Usually play in the opposite site of the preferred leg

•  Good shots

THE ATTACKING FULL-‐BACKS

•  Srna •  Lahm •  Cole •  Zirkov •  Alba •  Clichy

THE ATTACKING FULL-‐BACKS

•  Speed (decision, run, skill) •  Proper runs with Pming •  Good crosses •  Will to dribble 1v1 •  Excellent fitness •  Good defending

FAIR PLAY •  FOULS -‐ drop of 20% -‐ 4/5 fouls produced

strikers -‐ Germany 9,8 per game

1.  A compact centre as a principle of tacPc 2.  Speed of transiPon from apack to defence and

vice versa 3.  Build up play through central posiPons 4.  Switching of play as planed variaPon in apack 5.  Flexible adjustment of pressing lines 6.  Mental strength 7.  Teams with personaliPes

KEY TRENDS OF EURO 2012

SUCCSES OF EURO 2012 – WHY?

•  PosiPve Play •  Good Refereeing •  Great Atmosphere •  Impressive Stadiums •  No Doping •  Highly CompePPve

SUCCESSFUL HATTRICK

2008 2010 2012

THE ATRIBUTES OF SUCCES

1. President 2. Coach 3. Staff 4. Players 5. Team 6. Mentality 7. Philosophy

„This team doesn‘t need a

coach.“ Vicente del Bosque

THE WAY TO SUCCES •  NaMonal Youths •  Clubs •  CompeMMons •  ScouMng •  Player Development •  Programme •  Coach EducaMon

GOOD TEAM NEEDS •  Common aim •  Good leadership •  Group of talented players •  EffecMve organizaMon •  Common moMvaMon •  Harmony relaMonship •  TacMc / strategies •  Each other trust •  Winning mentality •  Acceptance individual roles

“Champions behave like champions before they are champions.”

Bill Walsh coach of American football

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