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This video illustrates how recoveries can be distinguished not only in terms of their effectiveness, but also their quality. Barcelona record the fourth-most advantageous recoveries in the league, i.e. situations that involve a numerical advantage and where the side in possession has more players ahead of the ball than the opposition.
Given the importance of build-up play in the system deployed by Xavi’s troops, the team’s set-up at the start of the attacking transition is key. This video shows how the Barcelona players react in these situations. It’s worth pointing out that 15% of the Catalan giants’ recoveries put them at an advantage.
Real Madrid are the LaLiga Santander front runners for the number of carries leading to shots, with four per game to their name. Carries can be analysed from a whole host of angles, but in this case we’re keen to look at their outcome, i.e. shots.
There’s no question that Ancelotti’s charges are capable of making the most of these actions, as illustrated in our Clip of the Week. The players’ ability to go past their man, their skill level and decision-making ability are key to the success of such actions, which can reap rich rewards for the capital club.
As we can see in this clip, Simeone’s boys post an average of two carries that lead to shots per game. Indeed, this is one of Atleti’s favourite tactics to pose a threat on goal. If we dive deeper and take a look at what the Wanda Metropolitano-based outfit do in possession, we learn that they feature amongst the league’s top five teams for the number of players per possession (almost three), whilst they find themselves amongst the division’s leading five teams for the number of dangerous possessions per match (4.6).
When it comes to possession, there are a whole host of aspects that we can analyse, with one of them being the degree of danger created. When we speak of dangerous possessions, we’re referring to those that end in a goal or a goalscoring opportunity. This video features a dangerous possession put together by Manuel Pellegrini’s charges. Betis excel in this department and lie second in the LaLiga standings for the number of dangerous possessions (5.7 per outing).
The Real Madrid players ensure that their team balance enables them to consistently produce and improve on their statistics as the games goes on. As we can see in the latest instalment of Clip of the Week, the Blancos record more dangerous possessions than any other side in the league (6.76 per game) and, crucially, they make them count.
Atlético de Madrid
Cádiz CF
VIE 11.03.2022
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Civitas Metropolitano
Levante UD
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
SÁB 12.03.2022
13:00
Season 2021/2022
Estadio Ciutat de València
FC Barcelona
CA Osasuna
DOM 13.03.2022
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Spotify Camp Nou
RCD Mallorca
Real Madrid
LUN 14.03.2022
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
RCD Mallorca
Real Madrid
LUN 14.03.2022
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Matchday 28
Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Mallorca have slipped to defeat in each of their last three outings and will need to be at their best to get anything from this one as they welcome the league leaders. As we can see in this video, Luis Garcia’s men gain an average of 33.52m per possession. Meanwhile, the islanders occupy a place on the LaLiga Santander podium for the least distance to the closest opponent when receiving a pass.
If we look at the Son Moix-based side’s approach after a turnover, i.e. when launching a counter-attack, we discover that 57% of their passes are played forwards during this phase.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men have improved their performance in a number of criteria over the course of the season. The boys from the Santiago Bernabeu have amassed more dangerous possessions than any other side in the league, whilst nobody involves more players in their possessions than the Merengues, who also land the final place on the league podium for distance gained per possession. Meanwhile, the Madridistas also record the most attempts and shots on target.
In terms of their intensity, the Blancos are top of the class for the distance covered at over 24km/hr. All of these elements come together to form a system that achieves the perfect balance in terms of technical and tactical discipline and intensity.
Not only does Take Kubo lead his team’s standings in a raft of departments, but he’s also well placed in the LaLiga Santander charts. We begin our analysis with a video that shows that he posts an average of over six actions per outing at over 24km/hr. This return places him in fourth place in the islanders’ charts in this facet. If we look at his high-impact attacking actions, we can see that he’s his team’s champion, as is also the case for attempts, courtesy of his three efforts per game.
However, the one area where he really excels is in passes leading to shots, where he’s one of the division’s top 10 performing players. In short, not only does the Japanese ace rack up the most attempts amongst all of the Mallorca squad, but he also impresses in terms of his contribution to creating chances for teammates.