Euro 96 Round 3 Attack Analysis
The end of Round 3 of matches brings a close to the Group Section phase, and with it the departure of half of the competing teams at the tournament. Some would do their best to meander through Round 3 with as little effort as possible, while others would go down in a blaze of glory. […]
Italy vs Germany
Sacchi was left with an interesting dilemma in this match, in that Casiraghi and Chiesa had overall performed very well, despite the formers glaring miss versus the Czechs, but neither really complimented the other. Sacchi would choose to select Casiraghi, with experience likely being the deciding factor, and was partnered with Zola as the more […]
Russia vs Czech Republic
With Russia unable to progress Head Coach Oleg Romantsev would make five changes to the starting line up and would again change formation, this time favoring a 4-4-2. Russia’s center backs were both very aggressive in carrying the ball forward into the midfield line, thus enabling Radimov and Khoklov to take up higher positions. On […]
Turkey vs Denmark
Turkey would close out their Euro 96 campaign with a return to a single target man, Hakan Sukur, leading the line in what was an altogether more attacking outlook. Hami, while deployed as a second striker, often dropped deep to carry the ball forward on the dribble. This would enable Turkey to connect the midfield […]
Croatia vs Portugal
Croatia would field a significantly weaker squad in this final match, however much of their patterns of play & strategies would remain the same. Jarni & Simic would provide the attacking width in the match, both of which had specific instructions to enter the final third & play penetrative passes where possible. Both Jurcevic & […]
Holland vs England
England’s pregame lineup was listed as a flat 442, however as the game got underway it morphed into more of a diamond midfield, as England sought to get to grips with the Dutch midfield diamond. England’s build up play was more deliberate coming out of the back, with midfielders constantly dropping toward Adams and […]
Scotland vs Switzerland
Switzerland utilized a 4312 system, which would fall back into a 4132 when defending. The Swiss were once again defensively compact, as they forced the ball into wide areas, but used their central positioning to transition forward through the strikers and midfield support play. Vogel and Koller covered the inside channels, both in and out […]
Romania vs Spain
Romania maintained their use of a narrow front three, supported by the forward movements of Hagi. Ilie offered lots of dynamic movements to stretch the game, which was complimented by Stinga & Raducioiu linking the play into the final third. Hagi’s free role saw him pull into the inside left channel predominantly. Galca and […]
France vs Bulgaria
France focused much of their attack play down the left hand side, using Lizarazu as the width, Dugarry as the target who would drop to receive the ball and Djorkaeff would would penetrate with runs in behind. Deschamps worked as the anchor in midfield, linking play efficiently and often starting transitions going forward. Guerin & […]
Euro 96 Round 2 Attack Analysis
Now that Round 2 of matches has drawn to a close, let’s take a closer look at each team’s attacking performance and see whether there have been any upgrades since our last breakdown. Lowest Attackers Last weeks lowest scoring attackers Turkey move themselves into mid table this round, after a departure from their 4-5-1 to […]