Shape snapshots are shorter, quicker summaries of each team's shapes, in and out-of-possession. Plus, any other tactical observations.
Line-Ups
Leeds United | Manchester City |
1. Meslier | 31. Ederson |
2. Ayling | 2. Walker |
5. Koch | 3. Dias |
6. Cooper | 14. Laporte |
15. Dallas | 22. Mendy |
17. Costa | 17. De Bruyne |
11. Roberts | 16. Rodri |
23. Phillips | 47. Foden |
43. Klich | 21. Torres |
10. Alioski | 26. Mahrez |
9. Bamford | 7. Sterling |
Snapshot 1
Below is a typical example of Leeds's shape in-possession versus Man City's out-of-possession shape
Here you can see how Leeds set up in-possession - with their fullbacks wide, Phillips as the single pivot, Roberts and Klich playing in the half-spaces and making lots of movements, Costa and Alioski holding the width, and Bamford leading the line and offering runs in-behind
Without the ball Man City got into a hybrid 451 / 433 shape with Sterling and Torres pushing up alongside Mahrez in a high press with Foden and De Bruyne pushing up in central areas too - Man City pressed Leeds very aggressively in central areas, particularly when Phillips received the ball
Snapshot 2
Below is a typical example of Man City's shape in-possession versus Leeds's out-of-possession shape
Here you can see how Man City's typical in-possession structure where there were lots of positional interchanges in forward areas to try and exploit / disrupt Leeds man-marking pressing / out-of-possession scheme
Key rotations for Man City were Foden and De Bruyne who regularly switched between left and right half-spaces
Out-of-possession, every Leeds player had an opponent to track without the ball - the slight exceptions to this were Bamford who was tasked with covering / cover shadowing the Man City centre backs and Leeds' centre backs who would both cover the central forward player, often Mahrez, with one pressing and the other covering in-behind
Result
Half-Time = 0-1
Full-Time = 1-1
Thank you for reading.
Comments