Four tactical issues that may define these championships.
The decline of the back three REMARKABLY, 15 OF the 24 teams at Euro 2020 used a back three system at some point during the competition, while full-backs and wing-backs scored 16 goals across the tournament. At the previous Euros, by contrast, that position collectively delivered a single goal.
Advertisement Many of the minnows will play a back four too, including Albania, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Romania. It is a trend worth paying attention to from an Irish point of view.Full-back – where the top sides are weakest It is a quirk of the tournament that the main contenders are probably most susceptible in the full-back positions.
That was when he was Bayern Munich manager but now he’s in charge of Germany, he has had to learn the virtues of simplicity. Italy have a relatively weak squad but, in Luciano Spalletti, one of the tournament’s best coaches. Having tried to play the back four system with which he was so successful at Napoli, he has since migrated to a back three, saying it better suits the bulk of his players.
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