Success for Wales is typically attributed to individual brilliance rather than tactical genius but head coach Rob Page deserves more credit for his strategies — he was rewarded with a new contract ahead of the tournament. Those strategies centralise around the forwards. Gareth Bale is the centre-piece but Daniel James and Brennan Johnson are similar style players: hybrid winger-forwards who have direct speed and dribbling ability.
At defensive set pieces Page always leaves multiple players upfield to launch quick attacks. Exhibit A: Aaron Ramsey’s goal against Czech Republic. Ramsey starts the sequence by flicking the clearance onto Ethan Ampadu…… who plays into the versatile Neco Williams. Note his split positioning with James either side of Czech Republic’s three defenders. Ramsey continues his box-to-box run…… Williams whips an early cross and James almost meets it, but it runs through to Ramsey who keeps his composure to control and score. Y gôl, Y Wal Goch ac Estonia v Cymru 🏴🙌 Cyfweliad gydag @AaronRamsey cyn y gêm ragbrofol Cwpan y Byd 2022 yn erbyn Estonia. Estonia v Cymru – yn fyw nos Lun am 7. 25 ar @S4C pic.
World Cup 2022 Group B guide: England's control and the Iran goalkeeper's javelin-style throwsWhat tactics do England use? What is the USA’s weakness? Which quirk should we look out for from Wales? The 2022 World Cup is nearly upon us and The Athletic will be running in-depth tactical group guides so you will know what to expect from every nation competing in Qatar.
Splitting the game into phases in possession (i. e., attacking) and out-of-possession (i. e., defending), The FA articulate England’s style as to: Dominate possession intelligently, selecting the right moments to progress the play and penetrate the opposition Regain possession intelligently and as early and as efficiently as possible Play with tactical flexibility, based on the profile of the players available and the requirements of the match or competition Despite the clamour, Gareth Southgate will not field a gung-ho attacking side but instead try to control games.
The demands for them to be tactically flexible were evident last summer. At Euro 2020 Southgate selected a back four in the group stage games but opted for a back three in knockout fixtures against Germany (round of 16) and Italy (final). The pass networks below illustrate the shape. Brighter circles indicate more touches for the player and bolder lines (minimum five passes between players for a line) reflect higher passing frequencies between team-mates.
One thing to watchWeston McKennie’s long-throw threat. His 12 throw-ins into the penalty area were the most of any North American player in qualifying. Berhalter used this most in the defeat at Canada, with McKennie able to repeatedly launch the ball onto the edge of the six-yard box. There were no shots from McKennie throws in qualifying but this is undoubtedly a valuable tool in tournament football. England Manager: Gareth Southgate (since September 2016) Captain: Harry Kane Qualifying record: P10 W8 D2 L0 GF39 GA3 2018 World Cup: Semi-finals Average age of squad: 26. 4 Most caps in squad: Raheem Sterling (79) Top scorer in squad: Harry Kane (51) Read more: How to win the World Cup: The lessons teams can learn from previous winnersHow they play (tactics and formations)England are relatively unique in that they make their playing philosophy public.
This means there is regularly space for opposition goalkeepers to play over the press and bypass six US players. Their key player(s)Aaronson and Pulisic aside, it’s Antonee Robinson. He was second to Adams for minutes played in qualifying and is their best crosser. Berhalter has described him as “relentless attacking” and he often supports counter-attacks with long, forward runs from deep.
By changing shapes England mitigated opposition threats — they kept clean sheets in their first five games for the first time at a European Championship. They achieved this through a strong defensive shape, compacting the middle third of the pitch and then picking moments to press, rather than repeatedly trying to suffocate opponents as they played out. England only ranked joint-fifth for high turnovers (43) at Euro 2020 and just two of those high turnovers ended in shots. The champions Italy were 56 and 13 in those stats. Their key player(s)Harry Kane, for his goals and his creativity.
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5). Though the wingers remain high, set to press opposition centre-backs, this leaves space to play around and into advancing full-backs. The Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera regularly exploited this…The space between the midfield three and defensive line also becomes an issue because the outside central midfielders have to press in wide areas (see Adams in the grab above).
The US positional rotations, outlined above, are used to play him further forward. He had the most assists (three) of an American in qualifying and, the defender, nicknamed ‘Jedi’ from childhood, has a tendency to find back-post positions when build-up occurs down the right side. What’s their weakness? The No 9 spot. Simply: a variety of good but not great options, who were underperforming and then all came to life at once. There are different play styles but nobody ticks all the boxes: a clinical goalscorer, able to link play with the wingers and can lead the press. John Muller’s player roles have likely first-choice Jesus Ferreira as a ‘Roamer’, who can crucially link play to the wingers but is wasteful with his own chances.
On this occasion, Joe Rodon has to jump…… but Williams recovers the ball and beats two opponents to launch the counter…… he finds James who dribbles inside before threading it through to Moore…… the cutback finds Ramsey but he shoots wide. Their key player(s)Bale, obviously. The most goals (five) and assists (four) in qualifying, despite only playing 63 per cent of minutes, but delivering without playing regularly is Bale’s game — just check out his role in Los Angeles FC’s MLS Cup win at the weekend.
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Vehicule înarmate, desfăşurate lângă studiourile de televiziune Iran International din Londra. Jurnalişti au fost ameninţaţi de TeheranMai multe vehicule înarmate au fost desfăşurate în afara studiourilor de televiziune Iran International din Londra, după ce doi dintre jurnaliştii săi au fost ameninţaţi de Teheran, a anunţat postul de televiziune, citat de The Guardian. În afara studioului din Chiswick Park, vestul Londrei, se aflau aproximativ şapte vehicule, după ce recent au fost făcute ameninţări „severe şi credibile” împotriva a doi dintre jurnaliştii canalului din Marea Britanie, a declarat pentru AFP unul dintre purtătorii de cuvânt al acesteia. Poliţia a confirmat că ofiţerii săi „lucrează ca răspuns la potenţialele ameninţări proiectate din Iran împotriva unui număr de persoane din Marea Britanie”.
In World Cup qualifying he ranked 10th of all European players, ahead of France’s Kylian Mbappe, for fewest minutes per goal/assist. His direct free-kick goals carried Wales through the play-offs. Against Ukraine, Andriy Yarmelenko headed an own goal from one and even better was the opener against Austria in the round before. Seven of Bale’s 20 career direct free-kick goals have been in internationals. Gareth Bale's free-kick goals for Wales YearOpponentCapCompetitionGoalkeeper2006Slovakia3Euros qualifyingKamil Contofalsky2012Serbia36World Cup qualifyingVladimir Stojkovic2014Andorra45Euros qualifyingFerran Pol2015Israel49Euros qualifyingOfir Marciano2016Slovakia56Euros finalsMatus Kozacik2016England57Euros finalsJoe Hart2022Austria101World Cup qualifyingHeinz Lindner What’s their weakness? They struggle to dominate the ball and finish opponents off.
They managed this excellently, up until the final, at Euro 2020. That tournament, England spent the least time losing (just 1%) and second-most time winning (44%), with only Spain (176) having more open-play sequences of 10+ passes (England — 128). The best moment of control was in the semi-final, where England played keep-ball for over two-and-a-half minutes to see out the win against Denmark.
El a spus că prezenţa vehiculelor blindate a fost o „descurajare masivă” care a „liniştit” personalul. „Lucrează aici de cinci ani, s-au obişnuit cu asta, familiile lor sunt ameninţate în Iran”, a spus el. „Recent, în Teheran, au apărut afişe cu feţele unora dintre prezentatorii noştri pe ele. Dar starea de spirit este bună”, a mai spus el. MI5 a declarat miercuri că Iranul vrea să răpească sau să omoare persoane din Marea Britanie pe care le consideră „duşmani ai regimului”, cu cel puţin 10 astfel de comploturi descoperite până acum în acest an. Directorul general Ken McCallum a avertizat într-un discurs la sediul agenţiei Thames House că Iranul „proiectează ameninţări în Regatlu Unit în mod direct, prin serviciile sale de informaţii agresive”.
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