OLYMPIACOS

ARSENAL2nd MATCH – 03/10/2012

OBSERVED MATCHES

LIVERPOOL-ARSENAL 0-2

MONTPELLIER 1-ARSENAL 2

MANCHESTER CITY 1-ARSENAL 1________________________________________________________

OLYMPIACOS OBSERVATION DEPARTMENT

NORMAL STRUCTURE4-2-1-3

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PROBABLY STRUCTURE AGAINST USDIABY ESTÁ FORA...RAMSEY JOGOU POR DENTRO EM ALGUNS JOGOS E É NA MINHA OPINIÃO PROVÁVEL QUE SUBSTITUA DIABY... WILSHIRE VOLTOU DE LONGA PARAGEM, MAS NÃO ACREDITO QUE SEJA OPÇÃO PARA JÁ...HÁ AINDA COQUELIN QUE PODERÁ JOGAR COMO MDEF E

ARTETA COMO 2º MÉDIO)

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CONFRONT OF STRUCTURES ARSENAL (4-2-3-1) – OLYMPIACOS ( )

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OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION 4-2-3-1- 1st CONSTRUCTION PHASE – SHORT AND SUPPORTED...ARTETA IS THE MAIN VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT THE GAME TO ANOTHER PHASE;- THEY HAVE SOME DIFFICULT TO CONSTRUCT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN PRESSED...JENKISSON E MERTSACKER NO GOOD TECHNIC;

- A LOT OF SHORT PASSES IN THE MIDDLE AND AFTER THEY TRYING TO GIVE WIDTH WITH THE FULLBACKS; - 2nd PHASE A LOT OF INTERIOR MOVEMENTS FROM PODOLSKY AND OVER LAP BY GIBBS...IN THE RIGHT GERVINHO MORE OPEN TO RECEIVE BALL AND AFTER TRY TO DRIBLE

INSIDE OR GIVING DEPTH;

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OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

TWO STOPPERS OPENED AND NORMALLY ARTETA GO BACK TO HELP THE BEGGINING OF CONSTRUCTION...

TRY TO AVOID THAT ARTETA RECEIVES ALONE...MORE AGRESSIVE WHEN BALL ENTER IN THE RIGHT FULL BACK

OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

GIVE SOME INICIATIVE TO MERTSACKER 4 AND TRY TO CUT INSIDE PASS-LINES

FORCE THEM TO PLAY TO THE FULLBACK AND THEN PRESS HARD!!!

OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

VERTICAL MOVEMENTS OF DIABY/RAMSEY IN OUR BACK

COORDINATION BETWEEN OUR STOPPER AND CENTER MIDFIELDER

OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

PODOLSKY RECEIVING INSIDE AND OFTEN GIVE DEPTH

OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

GOOD PRESSURE IN THEIR RIGHT SIDE... BUT BE CAREFUL WITH SPACE BETWEEN LINES...

OUR DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER GOT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS SPACE!!!

OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

OR THIS GOIG TO HAPPENED... THEY TURN VERY FAST THE GAME ORIENTATION!!

...AND 2X1 EASILY WITH GIBBS MAKING OVERLAP!!!

OFFENSIVE TRANSITION

THEY KNOW WHEN TO ACCELERATE OR KEEP THE BALL...

BUT NORMALLY THEY ACCELERATE WITH 2 OR 3 PASSES TAKING THE BALL OFF THE PRESSURE ZONE AND AFTER THEY GIVE DEPTH

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DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

1-4-4-2

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DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

INITIAL POSITIONING.. MOF E AV NÃO PRESSIONAM EFECTIVAMENTE!!!

DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

TRY TO GIVE WIDTH WITH OUR FULLBACK AN CREATE SUPERIORITY....

DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

GIBBS IS VERY AGRESSIVE WHEN PRESSING THE WING...DON´T KEEP THE BALL MUCH TIME...

PLAY AND GO...

DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

CREATE INDEFINITION IN THE RIGHT WING – FULLBACK AND STOPPER...

INTERIOR MOVEMENTS AND DEPTH IN THE BACK OF MERTSACKER!!!

DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION

CREATE INDEFINITION IN THE RIGHT WING – FULLBACK AND STOPPER...

DEFENSIVE TRANSITION

OFTEN THEY PROJECT THEY FULLBACKS...SPECIALLY IF WE TAKE THEM SPACE IN THEIR OFFENSIVE MOMENT!!

OFFENSIVE CORNERS

FAST BALL TO THE 1st POST

OFFENSIVE CORNER LEFT 1

INITIAL POSITIONING

OFFENSIVE CORNER LEFT 2

FAST BALL TO THE 1st POST...

OFFENSIVE CORNER RIGHT 1

INITIAL POSITIONING ...NOW WITH 3 MEN COMING FROM BEHIND AND A LOT OF SPACE TO ENTER...

OFFENSIVE CORNER RIGHT 2

NORMALLY FAST BALLS TO THE 1st POST...LOOK OUT WITH GIROUD THAT OFTEN APPEARS IN THE BACK OF MERTSACKER IN THE 1st POST

DEFENSIVE CORNERSZONE DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE CORNER 1

ZONE DEFENSE...DIFFICULTIES TO ATTACK TENSE BALLS!!!

DEFENSIVE CORNER 2

GOAL CITY... G.KEEPER OFTEN WITH A BAD TIMING GO OUT OF THE GOAL!!

OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS

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OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS RIGHT

BALL RUNNING OUT OF THE GOALPOST!!!

OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS RIGHT

TENSE BALLS TO THE CENTER OF THE AREA...

OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS LEFT

MEN THAT ATTACK THE BALL...

OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS LEFT

TENSE AND FAST BALLS TO THE CENTER OF THE AREA

DEFENSIVE FREE-KICKS

DEFENSIVE FREE-KICKS 1

THEY DEFEND ZONE...BUT IT SEEM THAT SOMETIMES THEY DON´T BELIEVE TOO MUCH IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING...

DEFENSIVE FREE-KICKS 1

THEY NEVER GO BACK ALL AT THE SIME TIME AND OFTEN BALL ENTER IN THE ZONE BETWEEN CENTER OF AREA AND 2nd POST

ALL TOGETHER...

WE´RE STRONGER...