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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.
Elche CF
Rayo Vallecano
FRI 18.02.2022
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Estadio Martínez Valero
CA Osasuna
Atlético de Madrid
SAT 19.02.2022
15:15
Season 2021/2022
Estadio El Sadar
Real Madrid
Deportivo Alavés
SAT 19.02.2022
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Valencia CF
FC Barcelona
SUN 20.02.2022
15:15
Season 2021/2022
Camp de Mestalla
Real Madrid
Deportivo Alavés
SAT 19.02.2022
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Matchday 25
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
No LaLiga Santander side completes more sprints at over 28km/hr than Real Madrid, who record over 30 per game and it’s worth noting that this statistic does nothing to detract from their fine attacking build-up play. The Blancos are top of the class when it comes to the number of players involved per possession and they also pose the biggest threat in the league when on the ball, chalking up almost seven dangerous possessions per game.
The Vitoria-based outfit’s direct play is reflected in statistical terms by their third-place finish in passing distance. The passes played by Javier Calleja’s charges travel an average of almost 20m, which is enough to see them bag the final spot on the LaLiga Santander podium. When it comes to the Babazorros’ positioning, they boast the third narrowest team spacing out of possession in the defensive phase (699m2).
Marco Asensio continues to deliver inspiring performances week in, week out that see him feature prominently in the team’s standings. The Majorca-born attacker is amongst the top five Real Madrid players for: high-impact attacking actions (fourth), percentage of passes in the final third (fifth), crosses into the box (second), and, as illustrated in this video, he occupies fourth position in the Merengues’ rankings for distance gained in carries leading to shots.