Algeria has been phenomenal at the African Cup of Nations this summer, reaching the finals and out performing all the other countries in almost every aspect. Having an Expected Goals (xG) rate of 8.3 but still scoring 12 goals is no easy feat. On the other hand, they've conceded just 2 goals till now in the competition, even though their Expected Goals Against (xGA) rate was a staggering 5.3! It clearly shows their dominance in the tournament, BOSSING everyone by being a constant threat at the opponent goal while maintaining stability in the defensive third. Here's my analysis on Algeria at the AFCON's.
Offensive Organisation
Making optimum utilization of the new rule, Algerian players come inside the box to receive the ball from their goalkeeper during goalkicks. The 4 midfield players constantly keep switching, in-sync, to unsettle the opponent and create as many passing lines as possible to split the opponent and break their organisation. As soon as that is established, they initiate their attack with passes/crosses to teammates with open space, advantage of time and numerical parity/superiority in the outside corridors. The cross/pass comes in the box at a moment when the opponent's body orientation is opposite to goal, which makes it difficult for them to defend.
Defensive Transition
Player closest to the ball puts pressure on the ball carrier, irrespective of his positioning. In that moment, other players close down passing options so that there's not much choice for the opponent and the ball carrier can be trapped. In this case, the pressure is from behind the opponent, while the other players get closer to supporting opponents. In the defensive third, Algeria still maintains close proximity to their opponents so as so not give many options to the opponent. This makes them mentally overworked emotionally aggressive to try and dribble or shoot from distance.
Defensive Organisation
Algeria has a tendency to not put pressure on the opponent defensive line, so as to give them options to get in the middle third where they have more players, less space and greater chance to win the ball. The midfielders will try to be in a man-marking position, which might prove to be fatal for them at some point just like in the analysis, but it has worked for them most of the time. They always try to maintain parity or superiority in the game-center and overload in the middle, infront of the goal.
Offensive Transition
Their most favoured option is to cover as much space, as quickly as possible. It can be with a pass or with driving the ball. This way they gain spatial advantage over the opponent quickly and put players in attacking positions to support the ball carrier. Supporting players get close to the opponent to release 1-2 own-team players in free spaces to gain advantage in numbers as well as space.
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Offensive Organisation
Making optimum utilization of the new rule, Algerian players come inside the box to receive the ball from their goalkeeper during goalkicks. The 4 midfield players constantly keep switching, in-sync, to unsettle the opponent and create as many passing lines as possible to split the opponent and break their organisation. As soon as that is established, they initiate their attack with passes/crosses to teammates with open space, advantage of time and numerical parity/superiority in the outside corridors. The cross/pass comes in the box at a moment when the opponent's body orientation is opposite to goal, which makes it difficult for them to defend.
Defensive Transition
Player closest to the ball puts pressure on the ball carrier, irrespective of his positioning. In that moment, other players close down passing options so that there's not much choice for the opponent and the ball carrier can be trapped. In this case, the pressure is from behind the opponent, while the other players get closer to supporting opponents. In the defensive third, Algeria still maintains close proximity to their opponents so as so not give many options to the opponent. This makes them mentally overworked emotionally aggressive to try and dribble or shoot from distance.
Defensive Organisation
Algeria has a tendency to not put pressure on the opponent defensive line, so as to give them options to get in the middle third where they have more players, less space and greater chance to win the ball. The midfielders will try to be in a man-marking position, which might prove to be fatal for them at some point just like in the analysis, but it has worked for them most of the time. They always try to maintain parity or superiority in the game-center and overload in the middle, infront of the goal.
Offensive Transition
Their most favoured option is to cover as much space, as quickly as possible. It can be with a pass or with driving the ball. This way they gain spatial advantage over the opponent quickly and put players in attacking positions to support the ball carrier. Supporting players get close to the opponent to release 1-2 own-team players in free spaces to gain advantage in numbers as well as space.
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