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 […]
Turkey vs Denmark
Denmark finished off their Euro 96 campaign on a high note with an emphatic 3-0 win over Turkey. Denmark had a mathematical chance of qualification to the knockout stages, but a 3-0 win for Portugal over Croatia in Nottingham saw the reigning European champions bow out in the group stages. Turkey finished their campaign pointless […]
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 & […]
Croatia vs Portugal
Portugal topped Group D with an emphatic 3-0 win over Croatia to round out group play. Despite the heavy defeat, Croatia also qualified for the last eight having secured progression with 2 wins from their prior games. Coach Antonio Oliveira lined up Portugal in a 4-5-1 formation with star duo Rui Costa and Luis Figo […]
Croatia vs Denmark
Croatia were far more fluid in their use of the 352 system, using more ball possession to breakdown the spaces within Denmark’s structure. The first structural difference saw Stimac start lots of attacks by carrying the ball into midfield and then starting attacks from a far more advanced position. This was met with a positional […]
Croatia vs Denmark
Croatia produced an emphatic performance to stun the reigning European champions and qualify for the knockout stages with a 3-0 win over Denmark. Striker Goran Vlaovic was rewarded for his match winning cameo in the opening game with a place in an otherwise unchanged starting 11 here. Croatia lined up in a 3-5-2 with Vlaovic […]
Portugal vs Turkey
Coach Antonio Oliveira would again set up Portugal in a very fluid system, which in this particular match took more of a 4-1-4-1 shape. With Oceano dropping out of the team it caused a slight re-shuffle, led primarily by Folha coming into the left side and taking up the role of a more traditional wide […]
Portugal vs Turkey
Portugal picked up an important three points in the Group D battle for qualification with a hard fought win over Turkey. Coach Antonio Oliveira drafted Antonio Folha into the Portugal starting 11 after he provided the assist as a substitute in their 1-1 draw with Denmark. Turkey made three changes, with Recep Cetin, Oguz Cetin […]
Turkey vs Croatia
Turkey were extremely comfortable on the ball at the back, which gave them the ability to build possession but also play direct accurate passes into the forwards. Sukur was the lone striker with Sergen playing underneath & between the lines, but could run in behind should a ball be flicked on by Sukur. Ogun & […]
Turkey vs Croatia
Croatia opened up their Euro 96 campaign with a hard fought 1-0 victory over a battling Turkey at the home of Nottingham Forest. The Croats were competing in their first ever major tournament, having formerly been part of a Yugoslavia team. The fledgling nation raised eyebrows in qualification by beating Italy to first place in […]