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2 EURO 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

3 ANALIZE EURO WHY? Experience Knowledge Trends Tasks

4 Team MeePngs LogisPc Travelling Tasks - reports - best squad - best player - best goals HOW WE WERE WORKING

5 GROUP A Czech Republic, Greece,Poland, Russia, Home team under big pressure Excellent Russia in 1 st match with Dutch way of play Brave performance of Greeks with 10 man in open match Excellent Czech ager 1 st match defeat 3 rd 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

6 GROUP B Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal Excellent Germany with full record Surprised defeat of Dutch and Portuguese in opening matches Netherlands with best stamsmcs, but no points Denmark didn't confirm the 1 st result, even if play posimve 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

7 GROUP C Spain, Italy, Rep. of Ireland, CroaMa Draw for opening match Ita Spa Good start for CroaMa Brave Ireland with excellent supporters but no points Spain with their Tici Taca CroaMa 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

8 GROUP D France, England, Sweden, Ukraine Draw in the open match of big teams Home team excellent take over in 1 st match Tight game Swe - Eng Unexpected defeat France by Sweden EliminaMon 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

9 QUARTER FINALS Czech Republic 0 Portugal 1 Germany 4 Greece 2 Spain 2 France 0 England 0 Italy 0 (2:4)

10 SEMIFINALISTS

11 PORTUGAL COENTRAO RONALDO PATRICIO ALVES PEPE VELOSO MOUTINHO MEIRELES POSTIGA NANI PEREIRA

12 PORTUGAL KEY FEATURES Dangerous on the flanks: full- backs and wingers ExcepMonal solo play by captain Ronaldo Great counters involving Nani and Ronaldo Set- play threat: Pepe, Ronaldo, Nani and MouMnho Brilliant through passes and crosses Middle- to- front mobility; wingers swop sides EffecMve long diagonals and long- range shoomng Balanced midfield; Veloso the classic midfield anchor

13 PORTUGAL GOALS

14 GERMANY LAHM PODOLSKY BADSTUBER SCHWEINSTAIGER KROOS GOMEZ NEUER HUMMELS KHEDIRA ÖZIL BOATENG

15 GERMANY KEY FEATURES Double midfield screen; Khedira more offensive Excellent a`acking mobility and running off the ball Özil the creamve force, usually starmng wide on the right Outstanding incisive passing and combinamons Good deliveries and crosses, especially from the right Set out to take the inimamve; ogen high pressing Important use of a`acking full- backs, especially Lahm Emphasis on building from the back; top goalkeeper Neuer Big threat on counters, set plays and long- range shoomng

16 GERMANY GOALS

17 ITALY GIACCHERINI MOTTA CASSANO BUFFON CHIELLINY DE ROSSI PIRLO MARCHISIO BALOTELLI BONUCCI MAGGIO

18 ITALY CHIELLINY DE ROSSI CASSANO BONUCCI PIRLO MONTOLIVO BALOTELLI BUFFON BARZAGLI MARCHISIO BALZARETTI

19 ITALY KEY FEATURES OGen very high pressing with a compact unit EffecMve switches of play and mobility in a`ack Well organized in the art of defending set plays A`acks ogen created 1v1 situamons in central and wide areas A`acking mentality; prepared to carry game to the opposimon Top goalkeeper in Buffon; short distribumon, 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 a`acks; good deliveries EffecMve set plays; Pirlo the provider

20 ITALY GOALS

21 SPAIN (4-6- 0) ALBA INIESTA RAMOS XABI ALONSO XAVI FABREGAS CASILLAS BUSQUETS SILVA PIQUE ARBELOA

22 SPAIN KEY FEATURES Outstanding possession game; mesmerising middle- to- front mobility Intense pressing aimed at regaining the ball quickly Impressive individual ball retenmon: screening, turning, dribbling Top goalkeeper in Casillas, super distribumon, occasional back- to- front deliveries Precise short- passing combinamons and incisive passing/running Xavi the orchestrator, Iniesta the infiltrator Excellent tempo control and transimon play Variety of set plays; deliveries by Xavi and Silva Self- belief; faithful to playing philosophy in all match situamons

23 SPAIN GOALS

24 EURO 2012 TECHNICAL TOPICS The trend towards possession- based football is undeniable. The top teams tried to take the ini7a7ve.

25 EURO 2012 TECHNICAL TOPICS We decided to concentrate more on ball possession and on ini7a7ng the play. We set out the change of our football culture and to move away from reac7ve play. Jögi Löw

26 SHAPE Shape is necessary for team order. Alex Ferguson

27 SHAPE Shape for me is trying to use my players in the posi7ons where they can give the most. Fabio Capello

28 SHAPE It is all about balance. Then there are the characteris3cs of the players. I use three a7ackers. José Mourinho

29 STARTING SHAPE RELAY ON: Na7onal philosophy Coach philosophy Quality of players Specific situa7on Opponents Previous results

30 EURO 2012 FINAL 4/2/3/1: 7-4/3/3: 5-4/4/2: 4 (also 3/5/2 by Italy)

31 UCL FINAL /2/3/1: 6-4/3/3: 4-4/4/2: 5-3/4/3: 1

32 PASSING PARADOX - EURO Spain 450 (510 max.) - EURO 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 acmve trend? TECHNICAL TOPICS

33 779 STATISTIC AVERAGE NO. OF PASSES Spain Russia Netherlands Germany France Italy Denmark Ukraine Sweden Czech Republic CroaPa England Poland Portugal Greece Ireland

34 STATISTIC POSSESSION % EURO 2012 EURO

35 TECHNICAL TOPICS BEATING THE BLOCK - EURO % counters - EURO % counters Behaviour of defending team - Fast recovering - Immediate pressing - TacMcal fouls

36 OFFSIDES - 20% less than EURO most offsides - teams with best possession - why? TECHNICAL TOPICS

37 GOALSCORING What were the goal scoring trends in last seasons UCL and EURO?

38 SET PLAY GOALS

39 OPEN GAME SET PIECES STATISTICS EURO GOALS AcPon Guidelines Goals % Cross Cross from the wing 21 28% Incisive pass Through pass or pass over the defense 15 20% Long shots Direct shot/shot and rebound 7 10% Wall pass/three- man combinamon play CombinaPon 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% Corner kick Direct from/following a corner 6 8% 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 % 79% 21%

40 SET PLAYS UCL EURO (22%) (21%) [UCL 2001/ %] Why degrease?

41 SET PLAYS - CORNERS UCL :46 EURO :57 EURO :64

42 EURO HEADED GOALS Amer 2 match days 40% Why? Key factors? - Bad defence focus at the ball - Excellent posimoning and runs by the a`ackers - Free space on the wings (wingers, full backs) - AddiMonal Assistant Referee - High quality of delivery No headed goals from open game (U17 a U19 final tournament)

43 OPEN PLAY GOALS

44 OPEN GAME SET PIECES STATISTICS EURO GOALS AcPon Guidelines Goals % Cross Cross from the wing 21 28% Incisive pass Through pass or pass over the defense 15 20% Long shots Direct shot/shot and rebound 7 10% Wall pass/three- man combinamon play CombinaPon 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% Corner kick Direct from/following a corner 6 8% 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 % 79% 21%

45 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

46 GOALSCORING Solo Efforts: UCL EURO 16% 15% Mistakes: UCL EURO 6% 6%

47 IMPORTANCE TO SCORE 1 st 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

48 PLAYERS POSITION Strikers The screeners MF Wandering wingers The avacking full- backs Goalkeepers

49 THE STRIKERS Gomes Ibrahimovic Ballotelli Torres Cassano Fabregas

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51 Movement without ball AnPcipaPon Timing Quick transipon Excellent first touch Heading Strong in challenges Good in 1v1 situapon Killing inspnct THE STRIKERS

52 THE SCREENERS MF Pirlo Tymoshchuk Veloso Busquets & Xavi Alonso Khedira & Schweinsteiger

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54 THE SCREENERS MF Reading the game Vision AnPcipaPon Balance between apack and defence One touch game Changing direcpon Technique and passing Leadership

55 Robben Silva Özil Ribery Ronaldo WANDERING WINGERS

56 ARIEN ROBBEN

57 WANDERING WINGERS Very good Pming 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

58 THE ATTACKING FULL- BACKS Srna Lahm Cole Zirkov Alba Clichy

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60 THE ATTACKING FULL- BACKS Speed (decision, run, skill) Proper runs with Pming Good crosses Will to dribble 1v1 Excellent fitness Good defending

61 FOULS - drop of 20% - 4/5 fouls produced strikers - Germany 9,8 per game FAIR PLAY

62 1. A compact centre as a principle of tacpc 2. Speed of transipon from apack to defence and vice versa 3. Build up play through central posipons 4. Switching of play as planed variapon in apack 5. Flexible adjustment of pressing lines 6. Mental strength KEY TRENDS OF EURO Teams with personalipes

63 SUCCSES OF EURO 2012 WHY? PosiPve Play Good Refereeing Great Atmosphere Impressive Stadiums No Doping Highly CompePPve

64 SUCCESSFUL HATTRICK

65 1. President 2. Coach 3. Staff 4. Players 5. Team 6. Mentality 7. Philosophy THE ATRIBUTES OF SUCCES

66 This team doesn t need a coach. Vicente del Bosque

67 NaMonal Youths Clubs CompeMMons ScouMng Player Development Programme Coach EducaMon THE WAY TO SUCCES

68 GOOD TEAM NEEDS Common aim Good leadership Group of talented players EffecMve organizamon Common momvamon Harmony relamonship TacMc / strategies Each other trust Winning mentality Acceptance individual roles

69 Champions behave like champions before they are champions. Bill Walsh coach of American football

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