Blue Tigers roared loud against Asian Champions, Qatar, as we held them to a historic 0-0 draw in the 2nd match of the joint World Cup 2022 and Asian Cup 2023 Qualifier held in Doha on 11th September. It was a game full of 'what-ifs' and 'maybes' as both teams had their share of moments over the 90 minutes. Let's dive into the analysis and see how we fared.
Disciplined Defending
India adapted and improvised their defensive structure efficiently against Qatar's ever-evolving offensive approach. They did well to constantly change between 4-1-4-1, 4-5-1 and 5-4-1 as and when Qatar tried to find spaces to open up our defense. India was disciplined and organised to keep Qatari players at bay and avoid giving up unnecessary spaces infront of goal.
Defending with superiority in wide areas caused Qatar to shift constantly to both sides to no avail. Overloading wide areas to create 1v2 or 1v3 situations didn't allow Qatar to creep in behind our defenders. This discipline and rigidness to maintain an overload and superiority will help India again when we play Qatar on March 20, 2020.
Quick reaction to get back into a compact defensive shape helped India deal with Qatar's counter-attacks. This forced Qatar to push more players forward to attack and in-turn it gave India the advantage in our counter-attack situations.
Aggressive Attacking
Offensive transitions could have been quicker and direct to goal, versus an opponent who we knew wouldn't give many clear chances. Positional awareness to foresee players' movements and anticipation of opponents reactions will help us in our home game against Qatar.
Indian players were very courageous and showed strong character to consistently try and play passes inbetween lines. It proved effective at times when we could attract Qatari midfielders out of their positions and create space behind them.
Qatar lacked in defensive discipline and that helped India play more inter-line passes. If the decision to play final passes after better anticipation improves in the 2nd leg, we are sure to score and possibly give them the L!
Creative Counter-Attacking
Going back one step, principles of the game suggest, defending in superiority and then winning the ball gives more chances of a controlled counter-attack. And that's exactly what India did! Unlike against Oman, the counter-attacks in this game were controlled and creative. Qatar would have expected India to behave the same way we did against Oman, surprisingly to them, we played crisp passes to get out of pressure zones and attack further up the pitch.
Udanta was a sight to behold when given free space to make speedy runs. This helped India on quite a few occasions to cover up long lengths of the pitch and get closer to Qatar's goal. If he improves and quickens his decision making process along with the players in the game-centre, he could be the talisman we so dearly need!
As per my analysis and the way we have progressed from the Oman game, I'm sure in our next game against Bangladesh we'll get maximum points. Also, if we avoid making unforced errors and focus more on better decision making while in possession, as I mentioned in the analysis, we could be looking at a good boost to our goal difference.
I hope you enjoyed my analysis and I'm eagerly looking forward to your invaluable feedback, suggestions and ideas. Do like, share and follow the page to show your love!
Football - Analysed!
(Video and Statistics Credits - WyScout.com)
Disciplined Defending
India adapted and improvised their defensive structure efficiently against Qatar's ever-evolving offensive approach. They did well to constantly change between 4-1-4-1, 4-5-1 and 5-4-1 as and when Qatar tried to find spaces to open up our defense. India was disciplined and organised to keep Qatari players at bay and avoid giving up unnecessary spaces infront of goal.
Defending with superiority in wide areas caused Qatar to shift constantly to both sides to no avail. Overloading wide areas to create 1v2 or 1v3 situations didn't allow Qatar to creep in behind our defenders. This discipline and rigidness to maintain an overload and superiority will help India again when we play Qatar on March 20, 2020.
Quick reaction to get back into a compact defensive shape helped India deal with Qatar's counter-attacks. This forced Qatar to push more players forward to attack and in-turn it gave India the advantage in our counter-attack situations.
Aggressive Attacking
Offensive transitions could have been quicker and direct to goal, versus an opponent who we knew wouldn't give many clear chances. Positional awareness to foresee players' movements and anticipation of opponents reactions will help us in our home game against Qatar.
Indian players were very courageous and showed strong character to consistently try and play passes inbetween lines. It proved effective at times when we could attract Qatari midfielders out of their positions and create space behind them.
Qatar lacked in defensive discipline and that helped India play more inter-line passes. If the decision to play final passes after better anticipation improves in the 2nd leg, we are sure to score and possibly give them the L!
Creative Counter-Attacking
Going back one step, principles of the game suggest, defending in superiority and then winning the ball gives more chances of a controlled counter-attack. And that's exactly what India did! Unlike against Oman, the counter-attacks in this game were controlled and creative. Qatar would have expected India to behave the same way we did against Oman, surprisingly to them, we played crisp passes to get out of pressure zones and attack further up the pitch.
Udanta was a sight to behold when given free space to make speedy runs. This helped India on quite a few occasions to cover up long lengths of the pitch and get closer to Qatar's goal. If he improves and quickens his decision making process along with the players in the game-centre, he could be the talisman we so dearly need!
As per my analysis and the way we have progressed from the Oman game, I'm sure in our next game against Bangladesh we'll get maximum points. Also, if we avoid making unforced errors and focus more on better decision making while in possession, as I mentioned in the analysis, we could be looking at a good boost to our goal difference.
I hope you enjoyed my analysis and I'm eagerly looking forward to your invaluable feedback, suggestions and ideas. Do like, share and follow the page to show your love!
Football - Analysed!
(Video and Statistics Credits - WyScout.com)
Very well written Raj. Shows your good knowledge of the game also we do not have a dedicated show for our international matches which analyze the game like we have for epl, your analysis had shed some light on our game & good in-depth knowledge is seen. Wishing you all the best & hope to see more such analysis of our future games. #bluetigers
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