Rebrov’s tie came, Pirlo’s didn’t: the FTC game unfolded

Rebrov (back) had a tactical change, but at the end of the game Pirlo (right) could be happy, because although he missed him from the starting team, he was able to send Álvaro Morata to the field as a substitute, who decided the game again (Photo : Károly Árvai)

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We examined the two November BL games between Ferencváros and Juventus from three sides: based on the overall statistics of the two games, the individual performance of the players, their concentration and the tactics and line-up of the teams.

GREATER FTC JUDGE CAPACITY, BETTER INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, FEWER ERRORS

In the aggregated statistics, there are many similarities between Tuesday’s game and the one twenty days ago. On the occasion of their 4-1 win in Budapest, Juve tried to shoot 17 times, on Tuesday the 18th, 11 in the Ferencváros field and eight away. One of the significant differences was the efficiency and quality of the situations. Ferencváros had eight shots and two shots in Turin for one goal, in Budapest the same came from 11 attempts and three shots, while the xG of the quality of the situation dropped from 1.51 to 0.66 for Fradi, so based on this in The first game would have expected one more goal from the team than in the second.

Juventus were able to score more goals with fewer shots in the first match because they actually got two goals as a gift at the time. Miha Blazic of Dibusz Dénes after a bad pass Without those two errors by Ferencváros, the first match could have ended with a much more even result. Juve’s xG score fell from 1.92 to 1.06 in the second game. Another big difference is that in the Groupama Arena, Juventus was able to sit the last twenty minutes knowing a 3-0 and then 4-0 lead, while on Tuesday the match was only decided in the 92nd minute, so in all “at operating temperature” principle. the team had to work.

This is also reflected in the fact that Juve had more ball possession in the rematch than in the first match (their ball possession rate went from 52 to 62 percent), keeping Ferencváros under increased pressure. This also required slightly more mileage from the FTC: 115.1 km in Turin, for example, is the most the Franciscans have done so far in a BL group stage match, 10 km more than the data produced in the first meeting in Barcelona.

Therefore, one of the important elements of Ferencváros’ developmental path is increased carrying capacity, including physical performance, multiple runs, and mental performance, concentration, fewer individual errors.

Also related to the higher performance is the fact that Ferencváros scored 40 and 59 more balls in the first game and 59 more balls in the second game. A key piece in this was Miha Blazic, who together with the so-called free balls (15) and the balls taken from the rival (13) produced a total of 28 assists. That was the most in the whole field, at Juve Alex Sandro stood out with 24 assists. Blazic also stood out in other indicators: he won the defensive games without exception, three of three and five of eight overall; 46 of the 52 passes were good, with the FTC being the FTC’s most accurate passing player among starting outfield players, and they passed well in advance (34 of 38 forward passes were good, four of six passes over 40 meters long).

Source of statistics: uefa.com

REBROV PULL HAS ARRIVED, NOT PIRLO’S, BUT MORATA HAS DECIDED SO …

Serhiy Rebrov had a great draw in the Turin rematch compared to the opener, sending his team onto the field with three inside defenders and two full-backs, for a total of five defenders. while with two defensive midfields instead of three. Rebrov did not use this formation in his previous starting teams, but his great virtue is that he changed his lineup boldly and generally effectively if he sees that this tactic requires it (apparently he can explain well in case of a tactical change who has to do ). ). There was such a change from him before, even during the qualifying period, that he reduced the number of attackers by one and stood with three filters, one ball-scorer midfielder instead of two. The Budapest match showed that it was a problem for the two inside defenders to follow the frequent double relocation of Álvaro Morata, Cristano Ronaldo, thus probably increasing the number of inside defenders to stabilize the defense. In addition to Blazic and Lasa Dvali, who also played left back for Georgia, Abraham Frimpong also joined the middle. This change may have contributed to the fact that Hungarians were rarely able to really get close to the Dénes Dibusz gate.

On uefa.com you can see when the teams played in which line-up, with how many defenders and midfielders. It’s clear from this The three internal defense systems of Ferencváros are not the same that Marco Rossi uses in the national team, because in defense it is closer to the “classic” system of four defenders, but in Ferencváros the five defenders are almost aligned, one next to the other. In Rebrov’s system, no significant difference in the tasks and positions of the two extreme defenders could be detected. two participated in an action in the opposite field).

Line-up of the two teams in the first match – divided into stages (Source: uefa.com) – CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE

At the same time, Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo did the favor by removing Álvaro Morata, who scored two goals in early November, from the starting team compared to the first game. in whose place Paulo Dybala entered, but the Argentine was regularly behind Ronaldo and could not reach the door with so much momentum, as in the first match of the Spanish. Juventus scored their first goal at the Groupama Arena in an action very similar to that of the second in Turin: Juan Cuadrado went to the right and Morata hit his ball in the middle, only to pass flat in Pest, head in Turin .

Line-up of the two teams in the second match – divided into stages (Source: uefa.com) – CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE

In Tuesday’s game, with the substitution of Morata (he replaced Dybala in the 62nd minute), Juve’s offensive game became more dangerous, the home team had more positions in the last half hour, and although the striker was lucky with the goal that the otherwise great defender Dénus Dibes was unable to knock the ball out, as in the first game he decided the second with his class. Of course, Cristiano Ronaldo added that he scored almost from scratch. With two of these world-class, Juventus were also definitely better in Turin, but as the above shows, Ferencváros has developed a lot in twenty days. And the more games he plays at that level, the more resistant he can be against the best European teams.

National Sports reported from Turin: Péter Csillag, Dávid Határ (text), Viola Pusztai (video) and Károly Árvai (photo)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
GROUP G, ROUND 4
JUVENTUS (Italian) – CITY OF CONFERENCES 2-1 (1-1)
Torino, Allianz Stadium, behind closed doors. Directed by: Siebert (German)
JUVENTUS: Szczesny – Cuadrado, Danilo, De Ligt, Alex Sandro – McKennie (Kulusevski, 62.), Arthur (Ramsey, 83.), Bentancur (Rabiot, 83.), Bernardeschi (Chiesa, 62.) – Dybala (Álvaro Morata, 62. .).), C. Ronaldo. Coach: Andrea Pirlo
FTC: Dibusz – Lovrencsics G. (Botka, 74), Blazic, Frimpong, Dvali, Heister – Zubkov (Isael, 70), Sigér D. (Laidouni, 74), Somalia, Uzuni – Nguen (F. Boli, 70). ). Coach: Serhiy Rebrov
Gólszerző: C. Ronaldo (35.), Álvaro Morata (90 + 2.), Ill. Uzuni (19.)

In another group match
Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) –FC Barcelona (Spanish) 0–4 (Dest 52, Braithwaite 57, 70 – second of 11, Griezmann 90 + 2.)