This data has influenced Cuypers' off-the-ball movement and positioning. While defenders focus on the ball, he waits for space to open up and attacks it with intent. Russell's analysis also helps Cuypers determine the number of touches he should take before shooting. This has helped the forw...
The nuances of Furuhashi’s playstyle could mesh beautifully with City's possession-based philosophy under Pep Guardiola. His movement off the ball and ability to exploit spaces could complement the likes of Erling Haaland or Julian Alvarez, allowing City to maintain their relentless offensive pressu...
While Toney is predominantly a goalscorer for Brentford, his off-the-ball movement and ability to hold up long passes for his team mates to counter attack is also crucial to the way Frank’s side play. And, according to Tamsyn, while Thiago isn’t the type ...
Diego Costa is a great example of a traditional forward. He is a powerful presence on the field who will charge toward defenders, tackle them, and place the ball in the net. He is slightly larger than the average striker but is still very fast. This, combined with his power allows him ...
After United’s 1-0 win at Burnley in September,Match of the Dayhost and former England striker Gary Lineker eulogised about the 20-year-old’s adroit movement in the opposition penalty area.MOTDpundit Danny Murphy agreed, noting: “Although he didn’t score, he got in posi...
managed to stick the ball in the net to give Gunners fans the victory they longed for at the end of another difficult week.Both Podolski and Giroud will score goals for Arsenal, their movement here yesterday told us that is for certain.However, there was no escaping the fact the home side...
Once you have your DLF/Shadow Striker pair sorted out, the rest of the roles should fall easily into place since they are all chosen with the goal of complementing the striker pair. They are there to create space and movement around your False10 and False9. For example, in my 4-2-3-...
Ball movement and speed of play through the midfield, timing of runs, angle of runs, weight of pass, and execution in the final third 3. Setup: 6V6 possession, the “dampening zones” are 4X30 areas where players can receive their first touch uncontested, after the initial touch the defend...
direction and power. InPhase3, the ball is placed at a random position near the penalty line, but the agent is placed just outside its kickable range from the ball. In this phase, the agent learns to move toward the ball in order to kick it, thus it learns about movement and ...
Malen shone at this summer’s Euro 2020 despite the Netherland’s last 16 exit. The 22-year-old linked up brilliantly with Memphis Depay in attack for the Oranje with his smart movement and desire to quickly get the ball into the final third. ...