Post by Younghoon Kim

Performance Analyst | Student at FMH-UL

π‘»π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’„π’‚π’ π‘¨π’π’‚π’π’šπ’”π’Šπ’” | Sport-Club Freiburg e.V. 𝑰𝒏-π‘·π’π’”π’”π’†π’”π’”π’Šπ’π’ 𝒗𝒔 𝑨𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 π‘½π’Šπ’π’π’‚ (0:3) | 𝑬𝒖𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒂 π‘³π’†π’‚π’ˆπ’† π‘­π’Šπ’π’‚π’ Freiburg set up their offensive structure in a 4-2-3-1, yet the build-up shape shifts into a back-3 with RB (#17| KΓΌbler) pushing higher up in the inside channel and LB (#29| Treu) dropping to form a line of three alongside centre-backs. In low build-up phase, goalkeeper and centre-backs look to play direct passes but struggled mostly on the left-hand due to the lack of left-footer at the back line when playing long balls. In high build-up, Freiburg looked to create in wide areas. They tried to open the passing lane between RCB (#28| Ginter) and RW (#19| Beste) by KΓΌbler moving into the inside channel. His movement also facilitates situations for AM (#44| Manzambi) to receive in the pocket because KΓΌbler could hold opponent's LB or LCB. In the final third, Freiburg depended on Manzambi (#44)'s individual quality. He drove the ball through the space that Aston Villa's defensive dynamic (dropping McGinn into the back line) left. Manzambi found himself in a 1v1 situation and made a dangerous cross but couldn't identify his teammates on the edge of the box. He also moved to wide areas to deliver crosses to the opposite side half-space. The intention was to attack McGinn's back. Freiburg was not good enough to finish after delivering the ball to the half-space because the cross ended up in goalkeeper's hands and the timing of the movements was not the best either.

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