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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
• Meetings
• Logistic
• 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 after 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

statistics, but no points

• Denmark didn't confirm the 1st

result, even if play positive 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, Croatia

• Draw for opening match

Ita – Spa

• Good start for Croatia
• Brave Ireland with excellent

supporters but no points

• Spain with their Tici Taca
• Croatia 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
• f big teams
• Home team excellent

take over in 1st match

• Tight game Swe - Eng
• Unexpected defeat

France by Sweden

• Elimination 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

PORTUGAL 4-3-3

PORTUGAL – KEY FEATURES

• Dangerous on the flanks: full-backs and wingers
• Exceptional solo play by captain Ronaldo
• Great counters involving Nani and Ronaldo
• Set-play threat: Pepe, Ronaldo, Nani and Moutinho
• Brilliant through passes and crosses
• Middle-to-front mobility; wingers swop sides
• Effective long diagonals and long-range shooting
• Balanced midfield; Veloso the classic midfield anchor

PORTUGAL GOALS

GERMANY 4-2-3-1

GERMANY – KEY FEATURES

• Double midfield screen; Khedira more offensive
• Excellent attacking mobility and running off the ball
• Özil the creative force, usually starting wide on the right
• Outstanding incisive passing and combinations
• Good deliveries and crosses, especially from the right
• Set out to take the initiative; often high pressing
• Important use of attacking full-backs, especially Lahm
• Emphasis on building from the back; top goalkeeper Neuer
• Big threat on counters, set plays and long-range shooting

GERMANY GOALS

ITALY 3-5-2

ITALY 4-4-2

ITALY – KEY FEATURES

• Often very high pressing with a compact unit
• Effective switches of play and mobility in attack
• Well organized in the art of defending set plays
• Attacks often created 1v1 situations in central and wide areas
• Attacking mentality; prepared to carry game to the opposition
• Top goalkeeper in Buffon; short distribution, 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 attacks; good

deliveries

• Effective set plays; Pirlo the provider

ITALY GOALS

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 retention: screening, turning,

dribbling

• Top goalkeeper in Casillas, super distribution, occasional back-

to-front deliveries

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

SPAIN GOALS

EURO 2012 – TECHNICAL TOPICS

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

“We decided to

concentrate more on ball possession and on initiating the play. We set out the change of

• ur football culture and

to move away from reactive 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 positions where they can give the most.”

Fabio Capello

SHAPE

“It is all about

• balance. Then there

are the characteristics of the players. I use three attackers.”

José Mourinho

STARTING SHAPE RELAY ON:

• National philosophy
• Coach philosophy
• Quality of players
• Specific situation
• 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 active – trend?

STATISTIC – AVERAGE NO. OF PASSES

779 668 668 664 653 611 567 552 536 531 497 477 476 473 435 416 Spain Russia Netherlands Germany France Italy Denmark Ukraine Sweden Czech Republic Croatia England Poland Portugal Greece Ireland

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
• Tactical 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

Action Guidelines Goals %

OPEN GAME 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% Combination

Wall pass/three-man combination 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 PIECES 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

• After 2 match days 40%
• Why? Key factors?
• Bad defence – focus at the ball
• Excellent positioning and runs

by the attackers

• Free space on the wings

(wingers, full backs)

• Additional Assistant Referee
• High quality of delivery
• No headed goals from open game

(U17 a U19 final tournament)

OPEN PLAY GOALS

Action Guidelines Goals %

OPEN GAME 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% Combination

Wall pass/three-man combination 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 PIECES 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 attacking full-

backs

• Goalkeepers

THE STRIKERS

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

THE STRIKERS

• Movement without ball
• Anticipation
• Timing
• Quick transition
• Excellent first touch
• Heading
• Strong in challenges
• Good in 1v1 situation
• Killing instinct

THE SCREENERS MF

• Pirlo
• Tymoshchuk
• Veloso
• Busquets & Xavi

Alonso

• Khedira &

Schweinsteiger

THE SCREENERS MF

• Reading the game
• Vision
• Anticipation
• Balance between attack

and defence

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

WANDERING WINGERS

• Robben
• Silva
• Özil
• Ribery
• Ronaldo

ARIEN ROBBEN

WANDERING WINGERS

• Very good timing
• 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 timing
• 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 tactic
• 2. Speed of transition from attack to defence and

vice versa

• 3. Build up play through central positions
• 4. Switching of play as planed variation in attack
• 5. Flexible adjustment of pressing lines
• 6. Mental strength
• 7. Teams with personalities

KEY TRENDS OF EURO 2012

SUCCSES OF EURO 2012 – WHY?

• Positive Play
• Good Refereeing
• Great Atmosphere
• Impressive Stadiums
• No Doping
• Highly Competitive

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

• National Youths
• Clubs
• Competitions
• Scouting
• Player Development
• Programme
• Coach Education

GOOD TEAM NEEDS

• Common aim
• Good leadership
• Group of talented players
• Effective organization
• Common motivation
• Harmony relationship
• Tactic / strategies
• Each other trust
• Winning mentality
• Acceptance individual roles

“Champions behave like champions before they are champions.”

Bill Walsh coach of American football