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In the season against the De Zerbi-led

Brighton

In addition to features such as the high number of goals scored and the dramatic back period, there are some interesting tactics in all of them.

Previously, the Seagulls' 4-4-2 diamond midfield and aggressive man-to-man pressing in the last round were perfect for limiting

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Organization in the backfield. Rather than being elaborate, it's more like a response to today's

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The forward pressing structure formed by the inverted-wingback of the

Brighton

[the forward press]

Again following the same pattern as last round at Amex Stadium.

Brighton

Almost the same man-mark is taken after the fall, as can be seen in the case of the following figure

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The main backfield organizers were closely guarded: Buonanotte and Kaoru Mitaka were in charge of the two central defenders, while Porro and Udogie were handed over to Lallana & Gross (but more often than not, the roles of Lallana and Kaoru Mitaka were swapped).

Welbeck's more physical approach to Bentancur caused the Uruguayan to drop the ball in dangerous areas of the backfield on several occasions, and a 12-yarder in the 13th minute had a lot to do with it. But considering Bentancur's serious ACL and ankle ligament injuries, it's a medical miracle that he's back in time for the season.

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s scientific medical team confirmed after the game that Lolo will not be 100% until the 24/25 season, wishing Bentham a speedy recovery!

Back in the game, the Seagulls' tight tackles made the

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Being passive early in the opener forced goalkeeper Vicario to take long balls even more. Even though he is at the top of his save stats this season, his ability to make long passes is not as good as the

Brighton

In contrast to Steele, the Italians' long passes always lack precision and accuracy. The Italian goalkeeper's long pass success rate is only 45% in this match, and only 22% in the season, which is the 2nd lowest in the league.

Head Coach Postecoglou opted to have Maddison drop back more to receive the ball, and naturally Van Hecke, who was on the opposite side of the field, couldn't allow Madders, who is a good passer, too much space to use the ball, and opted to follow him. This tactic also set the stage for the next two goals.

This is a very interesting move. It's a double-edged sword for both sides, with Maddison dropping back to take the pressure off the midfield organization, but at the same time

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The threat in front of goal is also reduced by the lack of his penetration; against the

Brighton

For that matter, Van Hecke's aggressive uptempo play meant that the Seagulls' backfield left large swathes of space large enough for the hosts to go 3v3, and despite looking at the first half, Lamptey and the Estupinan defense matched the speedy threats of Werner and Kulusevski very well, but it still carried a high level of risk.

In the scenario below, Richarlison and Maddison's pullbacks draw in Dunk and Van Hecke, and you can see that there are plenty of openings appearing behind the two middle linebackers, which Sarr sees and immediately moves up to develop.

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of the second half]

To summarize the first half.

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In fact, after 20 minutes, the tempo of the game was gradually getting better and better, but the midfielders, the two defenders, and even the wingers lacked the aggressiveness and boldness to try to send the ball to the front through a lot of guided passes, but at the same time, the opponent had already made a return to the defense. In fact, to take advantage of these openings behind the ball, the passes could actually be delivered into a space, and did not need to be perfect.

The first goal came from an aggressive break by Bentancur, which stumbled and fell to the feet of Kulusevski. Porro held Estupinan, Gilmour and Welbeck didn't notice Sarr's start, and Dunk hesitated between retreating and keeping an eye on him without Van Hecke, allowing Kulu to make a crucial big chance pass. pass a crucial BIG chance.

The shutout also followed the same tactical principles as the previous game, except that the Seagulls' two center backs, Dunk and Van Hecke, were tired by the end of the period. In contrast to the first half, Van Hecke gave Madders a lot of space in the set piece, allowing the England international to deliver a deadly through ball, and the two half-backs were out of position causing

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A 3v3 in the frontcourt culminates in Johnson ending it all.

[Vicario's positioning problem]

Over the past month, Vicario has been greatly threatened by opponents defending set-pieces, and many teams have begun to mark keeper in the small box in an attempt to take advantage of Vic's tall, thin stature to block his ability to control crosses near the 12-yard box with noticeable results.

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Both with Everton taking advantage of the game.

even though

Brighton

are extremely poor at set piece attacking teams, but still use such tactics as having Welbeck in the mark keeper role.

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Instead, Maddison as well as Richarlison were sent to protect Vicario.

This is a temporary stop-gap measure that ensures Vicario can catch the incoming ball more comfortably, but also sacrifices a possible defensive counterattack after a corner kick.

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Footage of any possible fouls against Vicario over the past few weeks has been given to PGMOL, and hopefully there will be an explanation of the regulations as well as the referee's blown call criteria.

It also shows that Vicario still has quite a way to go on his way to becoming a true top goalkeeper.

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