Turkey would play out from the back with the intention of using possession on the left side to progress the ball.
Moore would man-mark Yokuslu, forcing Turkey to use a second pivot.
Turkey would use this possession poorly, targeting the spaces behind the Welsh fullbacks and rarely, if ever, using their midfield players.
This was the only way Turkey would attempt to progress with the ball and routinely failed due to their lack of quality and Wales' press.
When Turkey did manage to move the ball into the middle third, it was often through the left back Meras and Calhanoglu, whose role had him work primarily in the left half-space.
Once the ball reached a central player, Turkey struggled to move the ball into the final third.
Wales comfortably played out from defense due to Turkey's poor press and overall structure in defense.
Wales would focus their build up play on the left as Cengiz Under, Yilmaz and Kenan Karaman were often in poor positions at the start of their press.
Turkey rarely changed their pressing patterns so this allowed Wales to consistently play out from the back easily.
The Turkish defensive, midfield and forward lines are too far apart, allowing the Welsh players to play between the lines easily, further progressing the ball.
When Turkey changed their pressing structure, Wales would play out from the back with two pivots, Morrell and Allen, while Ramsey drops between the two to receive the ball.
Turkey left too much space between their defensive lines, allowing for consistent exposure.
Once Wales could play out from the back they would target the left flank.
Daniel James would hug the touchline, forcing Celik to follow him, allowing for Ramsey or Allen to attack the left half-space when in moving from the middle third to the final third.
This was a poor defensive showing from Turkey & the score line flatters them. Wales could have had three goals from Aaron Ramsey alone.
Wales can be confident going forward as they've clearly shown how to create chances. However, their ability will be tested by stronger teams.
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Germany built up down the right predominantly and switched the ball out to the left whenever they wanted to go for the kill.
When this switch was made, Havertz went central and Muller took Havertz position. This confused Portugal's defence and Kai's physicality is so effective.
With Germany's front three moving so fluidly compared to the French game, it sucked Semedo inside to try and help the bewildered central defenders and CDM's.
This opened it up for Gosens to get in behind in that right wing/right half space.
Key points:
⚽️ Low block 5-3-2 plays a 4-4-2 diamond with little natural width = stalemate.
⚽️Dembele sub as predicted made a difference but Coman was a big miss
⚽️Hungary focus attack down the left
Hungary gave France an awful lot of trouble down their supposedly rock solid right side of defence. Varane looked very unfocused and laboured and he did not marshal this half space well.
Hungary used third man runs to exploit this briliantly. Credit especially to Fiola...
Why did France struggle to score? Digne was a decent selection but there was no wingers or a presence down the opposite flank stretching the game. Pogba too central, Pavard can't bomb on consistently.
For the first 20 minutes it was clear both sides were playing with passion rather than tactics, but once the dust settled it became clear that England's chance creation was going to be minimal.
This thread will explain what England tried to do against Scotland & why it failed.
England's build up play took place on both flanks but below is an example from the left.
Scotland pressed high. Dykes would shield Rice, McGinn->Mount and O'Donnell->Shaw, leaving the ball carrier with no immediate passing options.
⚽️Dutch play through the lines quickly due to excellent hold up play from Depay, Weghorst and Gini
⚽️De Jong plays deeper today dominating the build up
⚽️Ease of coaching the 3-5-2 (Triangles)
Despite Weghorst being the only 'traditional' target man... Depay and Wijnaldum's bullish strength meant that the Dutch could bypass the press and hit it directly into the feet of this trio and know more often than not it would stick.
De Jong played deeper as a double pivot today and focused on the left half space... he was brilliant again today, defending well and also facilitating the progression from the back as per usual.
If I was in charge of MUFC, he would be my number 1 target and worth £200m.
🔴Passion in 1st half leads to aggressive Dane high press... Belgium cannot get out
🔴Witsel helps progress ball in defensive third and feeds the irrepressible KDB
🔴Lukaku was immense
Danes matched Belgium with their own 3-4-1-2. In absence of Eriksen, they brought in Vestegaard but didn't defend deep... they went for the jugular. Incredible first half performance but it was on sheer adrenaline.
Belgium lacked a press resistant DLP to help them get out.
If Belgium did break through press, it was usually through Lukaku.
Danes would respond by dropping into 5-2-3 and the focus was on hitting long ball into right half space and feed the athletic Braithwaite. He was electric but ultimately wasteful against an ageing Vertonghen.
⚽️France balance high press with backline dropping off
⚽️Germany too narrow, Kimmich not holding width and inside forwards lack pace to stretch game
⚽️Give Pogba space at your peril
France were so difficult to break down. They did not just sit back and absorb pressure but kept Germany guessing by pressing with their forwards and Pogba... and dropping off defensively if they broke through.
This frustrated the Germans who could not settle into a rhythm.
Muller and Havertz were invisible in this system. Both need to be the focal point and here they were deployed as wide inside forwards.
They lacked the dynamism to stretch the game and with France defending narrowly, and Kimmich staying too central - they were ineffective.