Today was busy for me, going to train my boys in the morning, then to my music class. Proceed to Minghao's place for his mini-birthday celebration, thanks alot on siew ping for organising it!
Watched 2 EPL crucial matches at night @ my buddy hock lun's house.
After watching 2 crucial EPL soccer match in the night. As a coach myself, i required to do my usual homework, which was the technical analysis of the 2 important matches tonight. i decided to share with the people around me, and let them have a peek on one of my job scopes, hehe :)
FIRST, the technical analysis of the match, MANCHESTER UNITED VS LIVERPOOL FC.
SCORE : MANCHESTER UNITED 3 ( BROWN, RONALDO AND NANI) LIVERPOOL 0
Tactical formation of MANCHESTER UNITED
Remarks:
* Manchester played a 4-4-1-1 tactics with the main striker Rooney upfront with forward Anderson supported behind him. The usual 4 defence and midfield.
* Tricky and unpredictable switching on both flank between Giggs and Ronaldo, especially in the 1st half of the match.
* Great teamwork and work rate by Manchester United to shut out every liverpool attack in defence and building up the attack together as a team. This was observed with ESPECIALLY their full backs, brown and Evra running tirelessly up and down.
* A skillful targetman, Wayne rooney to boast the attack efficiently.
* Great teamwork and high work rate by manchester united. Attack together and defend together as a whole.
Tactical formation of Liverpool FC
Remarks :
* Inexperience defenders like Skartel, Aurelio cant relish big matches well and unable to hold the attacking movements of big team like Manchester united, inexperience in reading the opponent attack as well. Lack of aerial challenging strength.
* Speedy and tricky left flank by Ryan babel but lack of physical fitness and stamina.
* Dirk Kuyt, not playing at his usual position as striker, therefore cant adapt well on his new role on right midfield.
* Bad distribution and hesitated performance by goalkeeper Jose Reina. Lack of confident in this big match.
* Unprofessional and rash temperamental attitude by Javier Mascherano which lead him to be sent off in the first half.
MY WORDS FOR THE MATCH OVERALL :
" The sending off of Javier Mascherano in the first half affect the liverpool team negatively, becos of high standard and intense tempo of the game. It is very difficult to play with ten men in this kind of crucial match, or facing any top-class team. "
" In this game, Wayne Rooney developed and had improved himself as a world-class targetman in attack. Two of the goals from united is being assisted by him. Even though he did not score a goal himself, this also proved that he is dangerous in attack upfront. He is quick, can able to hold the ball well. "
" When i am watching the game, i predicted man u will score a couple of goals when they are leading 1-0. This was because of the incoming substitution of Carlos Tevez to replace Anderson in his usual position. And i was right, they scored 2 more goals later in the match. The combination of 2 world class targetmen upfront, rooney and tevez proved too strong for the depleting liverpool squad. "
WHAT CAN LIVERPOOL DO TO PREVENT THEM FROM LOSING?
One main Question : Why was Peter Crouch was left on the bench for the whole entire game?
* As for my point of view, if peter crouch is playing upfront alone for the ten man liverpool, his 2.02m tall physical advantage and strength will have much more opportunity to turn the situation around. Liverpool can make use of the effective both flanks of riisee and benayoun for their accurate crossing of the ball in for the tall peter crouch to head the ball and score, or most players in the team can play the ball more directly to the tall and strong peter crouch upfront. Thus, Peter Crouch will be a huge threat to the Man U defence with his physical tall strength despite of playing alone upfront alone.
* The main problem for liverpool lies here. As liverpool is playing with ten men, and only one striker upfront, the brining in of Peter Crouch will be useful because he can use his height and strength as a tall lone striker upfront instead of switching the under performing Dirk Kuyt up to the lone striker role. Thus. the keeping of Crouch on the bench is unwise.
Secondly, the technical analysis of the match ARSENAL VS CHELSEA
SCORE : CHELSEA 2 ( Drogba 2 goals) ARSENAL 1 ( SAGNA)
Tactical Formation of Chelsea
Remarks:
* Seems vulnerable in the flank side but the whole team, especially in the defence and midfield did well to cover one another to shut out the opponent attacking thru the flank.
* Carrying zonal marking system out effectively, especially in e defence. The whole team is sharp and tight in terms of defence.
* Makelele did well to shield the 4 man defence as a additional defensive midfielder in front of the defensive quartet.
* Short passes were used by chelsea when building up e attack. Long and direct passes were used occasionally to pass the ball directly to the 3 men attack upfront, especially DROGBA for his superb ball control and physical strength.
* Poor quality crossings for the 3 man attack upfront, especially kalou of the left and j. cole right during the 1st half.
* Badly organised wen coming to defensive corners, near post and far post being unmark by own chelsea players, thats lead to conceding of the 1st goal.
Tactical Formation of Arsenal
* Attack from flank by making use to speedy and skillful wingers who can dribble the ball well, helb and Eboue.
* Short and patience passing approach towards the game
MY WORDS FOR THE MATCH :
" Its a tightly competed game compared to the previous manchester united vs liverpool. Arsenal make use of the badly organised defensive corner by chelsea to score a goal. "
" Chelsea manager Avram Grant was smart. After conceding a goal, he immediately brought on anelka to replace makelele and belleti to replace e not in form ballack. Anelka was pushed upfront and essien was pushed to the midfield from right back. Belleti replaced essien in right back. Thus forming a 4-2-4 ultra attacking formation with 4 men attacking upfront! (as shown in the pic above for chelsea tactical formation) "
* "The effort was paid off by Chelsea Avram Grant putting 4-2-4 with 4 men attack infront. Long and direct ball are being served to the attack and thus scoring 2 goals back in a more attacking formation. "
* "Arsenal is too, eager to fight another goal back when they were 2-1 down. But during 85-90 min, arsenal are still adopting a patience approach wen attacking, despite of switching their formation more attacking to 4-3-3 with 3 men attack. "
* "Should arsenal attacking slowly and patiently with not a very fast tempo of their build up of their attack? i mean especially still during the crucial 85 min to 90 min when they are 2-1 down? there is no right or wrong in this answer. As the attacking department of Arsenal is stil young, i feel tat arsene wenger adopt a patience attacking style in order not to tense up and pressurise the young attacking players mentally too much wen they are searching for the equalising goal. As the team players is arsenal is quite young, playing a high tempo and direct fast game will tired the young player out physically, so arsene wenger have the reasons for approaching patient passing and attack."
