analyses. 2014 World Cup

France-Switzerland: analysis .. one summer evening, a TV, a friend of friends and an explosive 5-2 for the blue already qualified for the octaves. Suffice it to say that I have experienced a passionate game as always deeply behind the blues. This aprem after -top, I saw the game in a way that passed the result but passionate about the movement, the articulation of the blue block and the choices of Deschamps. Analyses

France – Switzerland: analysis

1 hour before correspondence of the game’s sheet: exit from Griezmann and Pogba to Sissoko and Giroud. Deschamps could have followed the ADage: why change a winning team? Well simply to correlate the efficiency of his team and the weaknesses of his opponent. Giroud is responsible for the struggle with the full axis of the head of the sender -day couple. While Sissoko brings his simple and direct game. But he also puts Pogba in peace and questions. Not that Pogba was sufficient, but Deschamps wants it to cross compensation and this implies questions.

Another point that these choices clearly show that Deschamps is the head of this team and is not afraid to put two good performance players on the bench while they count on the total involvement of the other two. So they are all those who add credit to the Deschamps method (he needed?) But above all everyone is involved in the adventure saying “I have my contribution to bring”. This is already for the tactical and managerial lesson.

When I read this game, I changed my first opinion that I got last night. I had the impression of an omnipresent French team and monopolizing debates. But when I read the statistics after 90 minutes and after the video I can tell you that the blue touched the ball less, less attached than the Swiss. The key to this game was the rigor in the blocking of the opposing game and the efficiency of the forward propulsion. Where when everything was written and planned by the blue staff it takes place perfectly. Because before going into detail, it should not be forgotten that the Swiss had opportunities but could not have been or have been able to exploit them. France was therefore not immune from the danger that it offers actions for their opponent, but playing thoroughly we are exhibited. I prefer that they point out another goal as you take some. The ADF philosophy has changed a lot. This is just a confirmation of what I have seen since the beginning of the World Cup that the teams that win are generous and disciplined.

Blocks the Swiss and explodes in a fast attack

The training is simple

Level training we find the 4 behind, Cabaye in a low tip of Matuidi on the left side Sissoko very close to Valbuena on the right side, then the double of Benzema Giroud, one of the two will be loaded with the left corridor.

Everything that is not frozen away from it.

The fatal weapon of the blues last night, especially in the first half, will have been

Prevent the Swiss from going out and being creative.

First principle: a rigor of positioning

Behind Sakho and Varane take care of the axis and leaves a weak space with each other and Cabaye so that any passage in this area is captured or the reception officer will quickly be in a hurry. On the corridors the team will go to take their opponent at the top. The Swiss lateral rear part is rarely equivalent to increasing any risk of going to the rear. So Sissoko on the right and Benzema on the left often came to block the corridor and cover a possible overflow. But there were few. Often it is sufficient that Matuidi goes to get the Swiss axial receptionist and the leader for Sissoko. The Swiss at the game did not have the free time to check correctly and even less in the face of the game. So the speed of the game is cut. The Swiss cannot put speed in their game. Sissoko does not hesitate to position himself by attacking the first Swiss recovery by molesting them while Valbuena covers the corridor.

The Swiss also technically sin from too many waste

In the second, the Swiss will finally be more dangerous with more mobility. With a 3 0 in the pocket the French are less intensive and are surprised several times. But he no longer depended on them.

Second principle: an incessant activity

The blues will not stop going out on the Swiss! To put their high recovery line on the ground and do not back up. I don’t have blues racing statistics, but they absolutely have all the spaces for an hour. Cut the lines of the passage, stopping the slightest increase in the opposing ball. The Swiss have systematically found a blue on their way.

The second fatal weapon of blue: a phenomenal capacity

The blues plays in play = put yourself in front of the lens in a minimum of time, pass, efforts. It is the circulation of the ball that will give speed to the game. The ball goes faster than the player. It was therefore necessary to find gaming areas in which the attackers could express themselves as a complete measure, that is, launched. So, to the slightest recovery away from the Swiss goal, the blues have systematically played for their attackers launched. And they found them. Especially on the side of Lischteiner who was in a median position not in actually in attack not really in defense. It was there that Benzema often asked for the ball and his races were very bad. Offensively we have not seen an elimination game of the complex ball but a simple game. A good exploitation of information: “I know where my teammate moves before receiving the ball. I play a simple first intention.” “

In the Giroud Benzema association we saw the two exchange their role, do not hesitate to come and combine the left corridor to fix the defense and then overturn the help of an axial environment on the right with Sissoko and Valbuena.

At 2 0 Giroud took the corridor and Matuidi took care of the left corridor, we found even easier in the positioning and variation of our attacks. Giroud acts as a fixed support point in the corridor in which the large dimensions of Djourou and Senderos was no longer sufficient

A perfect illustration is Valbuena’s goal a wonder of the counter but also the goal of Sissoko. The last goal is marked almost walking, it is the ball that walks everything is logical of the rapid recovery, to the false call of Pogba the isolation of Sissoko.

Decryption of three situations

First Goal: Giroud on the corner

The corner is out, shot by Valbena. The goalkeeper is strangely positioned at 90 ° compared to his line his movements throughout the action there will be speed and tone. No player in the second at the beginning is 1 m from it. Switzerland is in the area area: 5 players on line 6m. The Frenchman stings them to a full axis. Matuidi and Varane in particular and Giroud a little behind. This means that the first Swiss curtain follows Benzema and Matuidi leaving silent Giroud without opposition. While Giroud takes his impetus, the Swiss is under the ball, Laspeé Giroud, arrives launched; His powerful head is the goal.

Second goal: Matuidi

When are we pressing? When the opponent is not highlighted and releases the pressure. When she launches a commitment!

The ball returns the axis, the French forces the Swiss to go back. The Matuidi who presses the full axis on the receptionist, Benzema anticipates the passage of passage by stopping his pressing and leaves in the opposite direction. Impossible to do differently for the Swiss. He returned to the game and the Valbuena-Sissoko couple blocks the passage line.

Under the pressure, the Swiss loses his passage, Benzema recovers, fixed the full axis, Matuidi arrives launched without a 2-0 check. Perfect exploitation of weak weather. The blues have perfectly exploited their reconcentration capacity.

Third goal: Valbuena

Giroud brings out the ball from the head to the right corridor in which Benzema is positioned in the back of the Swiss. Giroud immediately leaves towards the axis. Benzema gives Varane who is facing the game and therefore sees the movements.

9 Swiss players are in our 30m

Benzema attracts players with a false corridor call. Suddenly the opposing repositioning stops and is fixed. Continuous Giroud is moving in the free space on the left and finds himself alone

In the meantime, Valbuena puts herself in full right the two French are very far away. Who has the gift of disorganizing the Swiss. The central rear is in the position of two against one.

The blues will have offered a performance made of penalty and envy. The tactical models are master and everyone has offered a performance worthy of his rank. From the point of view of Deschampps he can have a smile because seeing his team apply all his instructions and easily win a similar game, confirms all his philosophy. The blues are very good at the recovery and management of weak times and situations of opposite imbalance. To continue 😉 I took a pleasure lesson