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Stevie Grieve
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So i watched about 27 mins of Leeds v Stoke, from Sept-ish.
Leeds - Direct with a target area to recover 2nd balls
Good disorganisation of CBs to attack from crosses
Frequent wide rotations and 3rd man runs
An ability to counter press wide areas
Recovery running with +1 at back
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692712741621761When the ball is played long from the GK or CB, often they try to surround the target area with 2 runners going behind and 2 covering the loose ball zone. The structure around the ball before the long pass facilitates this.
Offers a flick on, transition attack or re-circulation
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692718907166720We can see that always building out short isn't a rule, its situational. They will play long and do it in an organised, deliberate manner, controlling transitions well and providing unpredictability in attack
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692722304614400Leeds are also well organised defensively, regularly creating multiple layers behind the ball, creating defensive triangulation during periods of man-marking which is common.
Instead of defending vertically, they will kill the space diagonally.
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692726037569537Another aspect of their well organised defensive system is that players will track players from the midfield line, onto the defensive line and their team mates will then re-organise the space around the ball, often changing marking to defend the nearest opponent.
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692733067153408When defending in a mid-block, they will defend man-man and retain compactness at the same time.
When there is the opportunity for the opponent to play forward, often the spare man in midfield will play directly infront of the line of the ball, forcing the attack to change angle
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692736397422593Given Leeds play very direct and with players running from deep into attacking positions, its natural they will be caught in transition regularly.
To counter this, they retain a +1 defensively, while marking, often leaving a player in the centre spare to control the space
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692738955948032In possession, Leeds can vary how they attack. In more patient, organised phases, they like to focus on wide zone attacks which allows them to attack from crosses and cutbacks, while retaining the ability to counter press wide, aided by the structure around the ball
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692742005256193We can see in possession that the player on the ball must have 1 player covering behind the stabilise the space. If another moves up to cover behind, this free's up them to run. Upon a turnover, they press from all angles to press back or wide with numbers
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692743980797957To facilitate success from wide attacks, Leeds will try to manipulate the position of the front post defender, often dragging them into bad defensive positions where they are unable to defend the cross.
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692746115678216When Leeds do attack from 3rd man runs in wide areas, often the late runner receives a cutback if the cross will come from a deeper position, closer to the goal line. From higher positions, the target area is often towards the back post given the far side CB will move to cover
https://twitter.com/Steviegrieve/status/1081692748091195397Anyway, this thread is now pretty long so i'll end it there.
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