THREAD! 👇 Our coaches share the tactics and systems used by both Brighton and Chelsea from their Premier League encounter from Monday night 🔵 #BHACHE
🔍 Brighton set up in a 3-5-2 formation in possession, with Tariq Lamptey and Solly March as their wing backs and Neal Maupay and Leandro Trossard paired in attack (1/8)
🔍 They used a 5-3-2 when out of possession; Tariq Lamptey, Adam Webster, Lewis Dunk, Ben White and Solly March formed their back five; Adam Lallana, Yves Bissouma and Steve Alzate were in midfield (2/8)
🔍 The most simple method by which Brighton advanced was early passes to their wing-backs; from the diagonal pass outside, Brighton then looked to play another diagonal pass inside (3/8)
🔍 The most simple method by which Brighton advanced was early passes to their wing-backs; from the diagonal pass outside, Brighton then looked to play another diagonal pass inside (4/8)
🔍 Chelsea set up in a 4-2-3-1 when in possession; N’Golo Kanté and Jorginho played as the two deep central midfielders; Kai Havertz, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount supported Timo Werner (5/8)
🔍 They used a 4-2-3-1, that occasionally became a 4-4-2 through Mount and Havertz dropping into midfield and Loftus-Cheek joining Werner, when out of possession (6/8)
🔍 Chelsea’s front four made movements in opposite directions to try and disrupt Brighton’s defence; typically, two dropped towards the ball while the other two advanced beyond that defence (7/8)
🔍 When Chelsea advanced, they used Havertz and Mount in the half-spaces rather than as traditional wingers; Reece James and Marcos Alonso attacked on the outside (8/8)
Spain used a 4-3-3 structure and built play patiently from the back, despite Germany pressing aggressively from their 4-2-3-1. They moved the ball around the back line to isolate Thomas Müller, before a centre-back stepped out with the ball into midfield... 🧐🧵
Olmo continued to move inside and Asensio dropped deep, in the process pulling Süle out of his position in Germany’s back line. This helped Spain to build out from the back and get around Germany’s increasingly effective high press... 🧐🧵
Traditionally, full-backs are the widest players in a back four, and as a result they attack and defend mostly in the wide areas. However, full-backs who move inside into central spaces are known as ‘inverted full-backs’. This movement adds an extra presence centrally... ↩️🧐
Although Pep Guardiola is the coach most associated with the inverted full-back, Johan Cruyff used them with Barcelona many years before. Then, he often converted the 4-3-3 into a 3-4-3 diamond, with one full-back inverting into central midfield... ↩️🧐
Manchester United were set up in a 4-2-3-1 shape, but Fred pushed forward from the double pivot to become a number 8 and give them a stronger attacking presence in central midfield. Bruno Fernandes then adapted his positioning, moving into the left inside channel... 🧐🧵
The hosts eventually pushed both full-backs higher, primarily working around the outside of Tottenham’s wing-backs. United’s wingers then came inside, with the freedom to rotate with Fred and Fernandes, as long as both inside channels were always occupied... 🧐🧵
Barcelona were set up in a 4-3-3, against a Madrid 4-4-2 defensive block. Torres moved inside to support centre-forward Aubameyang. De Jong and Pedri widened to support through the inside channels, with Busquets left as the single pivot ahead of the two centre-backs... 🧐🧵
Busquets dropped into defence to draw one of Madrid’s central midfielders up, and Pedri drifted wider to drag the other out. This often left De Jong as the free man to receive in the inside channel when Barcelona’s back line could access him... 🧐🧵
4-4-2 is made up of three distinct lines. The back four including two centre-backs and two full-backs. Ahead of them, a midfield four features two players in the middle and one on each side. Then the front two in attack who provide both height and goalscoring threat... 4️⃣4️⃣2️⃣🧵
In the 1950s, Viktor Maslov developed another variation of the 4-2-4, in which the two wingers dropped back alongside the two central midfielders. So originated the 4-4-2, which worked to overload opposition midfields with traditionally fewer numbers... 4️⃣4️⃣2️⃣🧵