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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.
Athletic Club
Granada CF
FRI 26.11.2021
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Estadio San Mamés
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
Real Sociedad
SUN 28.11.2021
15:15
Season 2021/2022
RCDE Stadium
Cádiz CF
Atlético de Madrid
SUN 28.11.2021
17:30
Season 2021/2022
Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla
Real Madrid
Sevilla FC
SUN 28.11.2021
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Real Madrid
Sevilla FC
SUN 28.11.2021
20:00
Season 2021/2022
Matchday 15
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
There are many parallels between the two sides’ build-up play. Both record some of the highest possession percentages in the division and feature amongst the top five in this department, whilst they both takes their places on the LaLiga Santander podium in terms of the number of passes played forwards and are amongst the division’s top three sides in terms of efficiency in the build-up phase and ball circulation speed.
At first sight, it would appear as if there are many similarities between the teams’ play in the attacking phase, however, some differences begin to emerge when we look at the final third. Real Madrid require the fewest shots of all of the LaLiga teams to score, whilst they record the highest number of shots and shots on target and are the most effective team in the shooting stakes.
The Blancos’ efficiency is also reflected by the fact that they currently occupy top spot for the number of dangerous possessions.
In terms of their on-field positioning, Sevilla boast one of the league’s highest convex hull scores when in possession. This means that the Andalusians are one of the top-performing sides in the league when it comes to opening the pitch up when they have the ball. This ability to use the full width of the pitch helps Sevilla to create spaces.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid lie second in the LaLiga Santander charts for the number of players involved in the counter-press, a statistic that speaks volumes of the team’s willingness to defend.
Casemiro’s on-pitch performances represent everything that Real Madrid stand for. His passes beat more opposition players than any of those played by his teammates, whilst he also tops the LaLiga Santander ranking for the number of recoveries and also features amongst the top five players in the league for forward passes after winning the ball back and recoveries in the opposition’s half.
He acts as the conduit between defence and attack for a Real Madrid side that lead the way in the metrics relating to build-up play.