Tactical Analysis : Italy 1 - 1 Spain | How Enrique Dominated Mancini |

How did Spain dominate but lose vs Italy
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[@FootballMadeSimple]

What did you make of the match?

[@russow1074]

I didn't watch the game cuz of Copa. Anyway worth it

[@lazyboyterry]

its the same match from 2016.

[@russow1074]

@InterPool CapsTide see the difference. In euros it is fluid football. They play real high quality football. Copa is literally a warfare. Real WWE

[@mixfcb1086]

@@russow1074 Watched both.

[@ken.9320]

@InterPool CapsTide Yeah Spinazzola almost played like a winger vs Belgium, Florenzi would've added far more attacking threat than Di Lorenzo. Emerson and Di Lorenzo were very defensive

[@christianjonathan1632]

This Spanish team is quite good, and young. They be a strong force going forward with a proper finisher.

[@giantorres3352]

Ansu Fati will take Spain to the next level.

[@kaihavertzchelsea2594]

@@JackSordakaPVS Laporte, Pau Torres and Eric Garcia are all young for cb

[@JackSordakaPVS]

@@kaihavertzchelsea2594 sorry, wrong reply to wrong comment!

[@larrymccoy5394]

@@JackSordakaPVS For me Spain is the team for Qatar World Cup with Ansu Fati unstoppable

[@DNH17]

Also quite naughty... Lot of hits not sanctioned and crucial sometime rub to goal stopped or key players cheap shots made i can make many examples. There is 1 on bonucci in first 5 minutes, 1 on donnarumma late in the game, 1 on di lorenzo at least.. Often by the same person

[@JackSordakaPVS]

Spain can be proud of themselves despite the loss. That was their best performance in this tournament. I hope, because Morata missed a crucial penalty, the fans spare him. That miss turned the game around. The difference between victory and loss was a clinical finisher. Spain created enough opportunities. If they had a proper, reliable finisher, they'd be staying at Wembley.

[@olafharoldsonnii4713]

If oyarzabum finished that clear chance, they wouldn’t have gone to pens

[@sgsjosh2000]

If Spain had a no. 9 like Torres they would have killed the game in normal time

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

When people will realize that in nowadays football the traditional scorer doesn't exist anymore... besides, I don't see people critizising Immobile as much as Morata, for not making goals. It's just dumb 🤦‍♂️ Morata plays for his offensive midfielders, which are the first options to score. And scoring against Italy is not easy AT ALL, making those chances is a tough task, because italian defenders are very close always and pestering the guy with the ball. I beg people to use their brain, please. How many goals Italy received against alongside the eurocup? Saying that Spain didn't pass to the final because they doesn't have a finisher is DUMB

[@ministryoflove9677]

@@JulioLeonFandinho I head you mate and agree Morata does drop deep a lot and help finding spaces and moving the ball. Indeed he doesn't get enough credit for his smart movement and contribution. That being said, he also has a composure problem, shown by his poor chance/goal ratio, don't you agree?

[@richard35791]

@@JulioLeonFandinho well thei brain stuck in 2000s couldnt keep up the change

[@homosum1]

The strenght of Italy team and italians in general, it's the ability to adapt themselves to different situations and hurdles. This has always been the strenght, not only in football. Further, even if Spain got ball possession, both teams shot to the target 4 times and Italy one woodwork too. Both teams deserved to win and yes, Italy was lucky: but I've never seen an unlucky winner.

[@BlaugranaEverything]

I'd love to see this Spain team with a fully fit Ansu Fati. Can't imagine him spurning some of those chances that Oyarzabal fluffed.

[@2smokeyyssolicitor833]

Could say the same for Italy tho with spinazola how would Spain have coped there as he can basically play as an extra man in midfield and forward so would have caused trouble for spaim

[@BlaugranaEverything]

@@2smokeyyssolicitor833 Fair point, Azpi would have probably been subbed off after 20 minutes, lol. I should have probably made it more clear that I'm not just talking with the Italy match in mind though, but basically the whole tournament. Thinking back to Sweden and Poland or Croatia and Switzerland, all those matches would go a lot differently if the chances Morata and Moreno fluffed fell to a more clinical player. That said, I hope Spina can make a speedy recovery because I'd love to see him back at his best for the World Cup. Who knows, maybe we'll even get the pleasure of seeing Spain with Fati go up against Italy with Spina :D. Wouldn't that be something?

[@alonsoJ2002]

Spain was also missing sarabia though. I get your point but overall this spain team was missing more players than the italy team

[@selestroyt]

Spain didnst miss just Sarabia. They missed Fati, Aspas, Ramos (Who could have scored the pen)

[@simbataughtyou]

It’s great to see how flexible Italy is even though Spain dominated this game. This was a different set up to what they had against Belgium.

[@thierryhenry674]

Bus Parking team

[@K_is_onthechase]

@@thierryhenry674 the other way is to play the way Liverpool play against barca which is to go full pressing but these players have been playing game every few day, fatigue will kick with full pressing .

[@darioam3329]

I think it is because their style was tailored to be very good against Italy

[@Julian-rp4gc]

By your logic Spain "dominated" all 6 of their Euro matches and drew 5 of them in the 90 minutes and required 2 penalty shootouts. What domination!

[@fghj2512]

@@thierryhenry674 they are not a bus parking team anymore.but they had to change the style against spain because that was the best way to cope with spain maybe

[@ansa9726]

Spain Played the best game of the tournament as only Spain can do. Italy was "fortunate" to advance to the finals, but I doubt England or Denmark will play precisely like Spain. Italy will be back to play as they did in the tournament so far. It has been a great match played by two great Teams. Honour them for the fantastic football played on the field.

[@1799JG]

Best game is also score goles and win. Boring tiki taka does not help. Moreover Spain played not that great in previous matches.

[@respectopinion6129]

@@1799JG how spain didnt play well how?!

[@respectopinion6129]

@@1799JG the most team that create chances in this tournament most team to score most possesion team ..plus they didnt play tiki taka..that's called possession in they 60 percent of it in italy field while italy defensive ..go somewhere type ur nonsense

[@1799JG]

@@respectopinion6129 the only match where Spain was nice to see was against Italy but to win you have to score. Pass the ball 1000 times is boring and do not take you to win

[@respectopinion6129]

@@1799JG you didn't watch croatia match probably

[@nik0096]

When your opponent plays with false 9....the best way to counter is to press high up the field...try to score a goal or two within the first 30-35 minutes....the longer the game goes, the more the opponent gets stronger since pressing man to man takes up more energy....

[@rajeepthapa5426]

Best way to counter false 9 is 3-4-3

[@steviegreene4]

@@rajeepthapa5426 Having a back 3 to counter a false 9 is never going to work (assuming the opponent has lethal wingers, which Spain did not have in this game).. IMO the best way to counter it is a 4-1-4-1, with the deep defensive midfielder going man-to-man to the false 9 and the two CB going for zonal marking instead

[@jphi6788]

If Chiellini or Bonucci comes out marked Olmo, it gives too much space in the center of the defense that can be exploited by Torres or Oyarzabal if the pressing fails, which can often happen with technical or mobile players like Olmo, Pedri or Koke. The speed of Chielini or Bonucci does not ensure good depth coverage either. The best answer for Italy is to play lower (without a real center forward, it is not dangerous to defend the centers) and to take advantage of the spaces due to Spain's risk-taking. It's not very beautiful, but that's what Italy did in the second half and rightly so.

[@andrewhodyss9092]

Or 4-2-3-1 with the holding mids and CB creating a box around the false nine

[@alessandroludovicostresa860]

You have to play what opponent let you to play. Spanish guys was just too good evading the pressing and they had good chances from central part of the field.. Then Italy chose to be realistic and said: ok, you just too good. Lez play a classic waiting counter strategy, filled the center and let the ball go to wings. Strategy worked well and Italy got 1-0. Then Mancini messed up some subs and Spanish pressur was just too High for 30minutes defending. 1-1 was fair. Then Spanish became less precise and Italy went totally full defence mode. Penalty kicks are Just a lottery. The game was a draw quite Fair cause Italy had at least 5 clear scoring chances.

[@amanabdulsalam1828]

Italy turned into classic italy against spain

[@DNH17]

With 20 occasions to score, classic italy? Y all watch too much highloghts and come here talking of football without making thr effort to understand because u have no time.

[@amanabdulsalam1828]

@@DNH17 i meant they relied on defence which is what they are historically known for. And for the record i do watch the matches 🙄.

[@DNH17]

@@amanabdulsalam1828 they rely on counter attacks, infact if u watch the game u see how many goals we missed to score.

[@amanabdulsalam1828]

@@DNH17 i know that man, Spain missed a lot of great chances. But how does that change the fact that italy focused on defence(counter attack) when they couldnt dominate the midfield? That is what i meant by classic italy with defence being their strength given that italy mostly played attacking football throught the tournament.

[@DNH17]

@@amanabdulsalam1828 yes but it seems like it retired in the back, what shld we do, score auto goals? Ahaha ok.

[@jphi6788]

If Spain play with a true 9 and Italy with Insignia in false 9 (Chiesa and Berrari on the wings), the balance of power could have been reversed. Very good tactical choice by Luis Enrique in any case

[@nik0096]

When you plan with a false 9 your wingers should have the ability to finish it like a striker...which Spain lacked...

[@shemarebanks9879]

So true.

[@JackSordakaPVS]

Yes, just like Liverpool before the last season.

[@ishteerashid5458]

I think it's the actual point they missed

[@jphi6788]

Marco Assensio and Ansu Fati in 2022 ;)

[@rohanshah8808]

Midfielders as well ..like gundogan did for city...but the main problem for Spain that they didn't have PACY wingers to stretch Italy and create cutbacks....when Morata came on runs with pace behind cb's created space.... SHOULD HAVE USED TRAORE IN ET.

[@mitt5163]

At one point in the second half Insigne was turned into a False 9 so to use at best the spaces left by Spain while they were trying to find the equalizer

[@jimmychoo1857]

Spinazzola’s loss was heavy for Italy too

[@yiuheiso7290]

Spain dominated the midfield and was fairly solid in defence. Was actually the better team last night and the difference was forwards. I was anticipating a dominating Italy performance but Spain really put in a shift. Promising signs for the Spaniards who have some real talent: Pedri, Torres, Garcia...

[@Julian-rp4gc]

By your logic Spain "dominated" all 6 of their Euro matches and drew 5 of them in the 90 minutes and required 2 penalty shootouts. What domination!

[@yiuheiso7290]

@@Julian-rp4gc Exactly what I said. The midfield is the only place where they dominated, resulting in what you pointed out mate :)

[@thehorde4868]

Don't forget Olmo, he played great

[@yiuheiso7290]

@@tbsg5834 Last time I checked Sofascore Spain had 16 shots, 3 big chances and 2 big chances missed ; while it was 7,1,1 for Italy

[@dailyentertainment0o]

@@tbsg5834 if spain attacker’s were clinical they would’ve won

[@bennthirteen3701]

Enrique`s spain a lovely team to watch.

[@JackSordakaPVS]

Agreed.

[@Anyignot]

Italy for the euros

[@Ronaldo-cj4zl]

Poor Morata did everything right as Striker to send the keeper the wrong way but Donnarumma was totally making correct dives throughout the penalty

[@MonkeyManRoboDog]

hindsight is 20/20. Just appreciate how thin the margin of error was; how shrewd both teams played to their strengths. Oyarzabal failed 2 times to put the ball in the back of the net. In the face of the beauty of Chiesa´s goal & the vibe of the whole Italian team it felt more deserving for ITA to win. Although penalties are a lottery, in the simplest terms: Italy WON the game, while Spain LOST the game.

[@alonsoJ2002]

I disagree about penalties being a loterry. They take preparation, skill, and composure.

[@MonkeyManRoboDog]

​@@alonsoJ2002 Randomness is heavily increased. It is 50/50 each time. You do not have these chance-ratios in open play. Compared to 11 vs 11, it is two guys making a decision that decides the outcome of the 120 min before it. Closer to lottery than success by skill, if you ask me. Sure: you still have to score a goal.

[@84Pisani]

I think Italy was quite ok to let Spain have the ball most of the time knowing that they wouldn’t be able to do so much with it. The plan was to defend compact and hit on the counter. This is what happened in almost all of Italy’s chances (2 times hitting the posts and the goal) while they also created 1 chance from “regular” open play. Spain had not created more than Italy (1 very good save from Donnarumma, 1 time when there was a quite messy situation in the box with Chiellini saving a shot directed to goal and the actual goal they scored). The rest of the game was a very sterile Spain possession of the ball with many long shots going high and wide.

[@shivampardeshi9977]

Bruh You need to watch match atleast 3 times again. Spain completely dominated italy in most of phases. Now that is different issue that they could not convert their chances. But italy were lucky here af.

[@richard35791]

@@shivampardeshi9977 possesion is overrated, if only belotti pass to berardi on counter press did not intercepted by laporte, 2-1 for sure in extra time

[@MrJibran999]

This Video literally showed the Xg at the start of it to determine who had more chances. Doesn't matter if you have players like Oyarzabal who can't even touch the ball with their head, remember their was a glorious chance but that won't count as a shot on target bcoz Oyarzabal missed a simple header. If Spain ahd quality strikers, they would have been 2-0 up in the first half itself.

[@84Pisani]

@@MrJibran999 I never saw a football match that was won with IFs. Of course IF Spain would have a decent striker they would have scored. The main word there being IF, they don’t and they lost. I gladly leave possession and shots from distance every day of the week if they score 3 bangers from outside the box then I would say good job Spain.

[@MrJibran999]

@@84Pisani Football tactics is about setting your team up for Chances, and in the end it is for players to finish it up. So yeah, there will always be IFs in this game. This page literally talks of football tactics and explains which teams were better tactically.

[@kenhoulahan2117]

Yet another excellent analysis -great stuff!

[@enricodelfiniescala]

Spain played the game against Italy very well; but unfortunately playing well does not always translate into victory. On the other hand, Italy made the appropriate tactical adjustments based on the dominance of Spain: Italy was forced to apply its famous "catenaccio", and that was enough for the Italians to go to Wembley. Congratulations to Italy!

[@bilbohob7179]

Congrats. But it was a lottery

[@selestroyt]

Won the lottery, although Spain deserved more than Italy

[@enricodelfiniescala]

@@selestroyt In football as in life, you don't have what you deserved, you have what you actually achieved

[@user-qy2pv9rm4n]

Spain very unlucky not to go through. If they were more clinical, it easily could’ve been a win by a few goals margin. And for those blaming Morata for the pen miss, just remember he came on and changed the game and scored to put them level

[@Julian-rp4gc]

By your logic Spain "dominated" all 6 of their Euro matches and drew 5 of them in the 90 minutes and required 2 penalty shootouts. What domination!

[@user-qy2pv9rm4n]

@@Julian-rp4gc Spain “passed sideways” in their first two games. But since then, they’ve created many good chances every game. Olmo had a few good chances today, along with Oyarzabal who had two of the easiest chances of his life. Spain fully deserved to get to the semis

[@payneemelda3131]

Same happened with Switzerland

[@Julian-rp4gc]

@@user-qy2pv9rm4n Spain drew their 3 knock out games in 90 minutes and required 2 penalties. If there was no pattern in Spain recent history I would agree with you. But you cannot just throw out the pattern and selectively choose what you want to see to make it seem "deserving"

[@agnidiptahomroy8656]

@@user-qy2pv9rm4n attack wins you games, defense wins you titles, so Spain's higher ball possession doesn't make any sense without scoring.

[@rudrajabasu4995]

Bro It will be nice if you do a tactical analysis on Argentina vs Brazil If the match goes well

[@mixfcb1086]

I can’t believe we actually signed Pedri during Bartomeu era. Pedri has played about 60 matches at 18 and is probably one of the best midfielders in this tournament

[@french_toast223]

Hes overrated, its just that both spain and barca are so shitty it looks like hes the best which doesnt say much...

[@R3in_Ch]

@@french_toast223 I don't think you watch any match pedri plays, just maybe one or two and judge. judging people is what humans tend to do.

[@marleyboy9864]

@@wadewillson1812 lol yes. This barca lost 13-4 against psg and bayern lmao. That is fucking awful. Only reason barca even qualifys for a champions league spot is cause it plays in a sorry ass league that has been historically dominated by the same 2 clubs. Yeah I know atletico won this year, atletico is gonna have to wait another decade or so to get it again

[@marleyboy9864]

@@wadewillson1812 pedri is overrated

[@marleyboy9864]

@@wadewillson1812 ah yes here comes the 'spain has more UCLS than everyone else's' .it's funny you bring up a competition in which England was barred from playing for 6 years. Pretty fair

[@gregthackray]

It's a good video but the title could say...and how Mancini adapted! I thought Spain had them on the ropes + they did but I rewatched the 2nd half + ET again + it was much closer than what I originally thought. Italy could have made it 2-0 on the break. Spain were so good in possession + were a bit faster than the other game's I've seen them in, but you have to admire how Italy can adapt + always seem to find a way. I was surprised by how they seemed fine to let Spain dictate the tempo but they were getting played through in the 1st half, so Mancini accepted it + pushed them back. It was the right thing to do. Spain were scared of Italy's breakaway pace + Chiesa's goal showed why. It hit the net 11 sec's after Donnarumma rolled it out! But it could've gone either way? It was 4-4 on shots on target + if Italy had been a bit more savvy + not been offside so often they could've easily been in a few more times too. But after losing the last 2 pen so's to Spain, I hoped it'd be Italy's turn this time. I think they've been the most impressive team overall + to win in a more defensive style just shows how strong + versatile they are. But it was more about heart, spirit, resilience + a cool mentality than tactics! And saying they were fortunate is stretching it a bit imo as it implies that they had little threat themselves + puts the onus more on Spain's forwards as failures more than Italy's great desire to see it through! (Berardi had 3 chances after he came on for eg, 1/2 chances but he 'scored' an offside goal from a more difficult position!) Spain didn't deserve to go out after a performance like that though + both deserve credit for such a great match. What do you do? Leave Morata out + dominate possession but lack a cutting edge? Or bring him on for his goal threat + disrupt some of the tempo + rhythm in midfield? Cause Spain weren't as fluent after all their changes, Italy's subs had a more positive impact too. They were even tighter + started to break once again.

[@realzhella6817]

This was the first time I have watched a Italy match and never realized that more than half of the Italian players are dwarfs yet so physical...like damn 😳

[@ishteerashid5458]

That's it. Either you're quick or more physical. Italy have the second one while Spain have neither.

[@pirateclick1d169]

It's funny because Italy is in the top 20 tallest countries, yet everyone but Chiellini Bonucci and Donnarumma is pretty small

[@pirateclick1d169]

Are

[@godiebeard]

@@ishteerashid5458 Spain have a lot of endurance. They didn't seem too tired after 120 minutes

[@moonknightish]

@@godiebeard they let the ball run for them, while Italy was running around after the ball

[@jithinjoseph3076]

only spain can play this kind of composed possesion game with the quality and unique style of their on which actually making them confused when to take the risk and use the moment since they get a lot of such moments in single game which is making them a littile bit lazy i think. in the end the whole game just require one or two good counter attacking moments to breakdown like beautiful glass breaks as an italy fan i m proud about our defending which only allowed 5 on target shots against the 4 we made

[@nirmalmathew997]

Yes , chiesa 's goal was fabulous

[@datsrohan]

Italy doesn't have spina. This was also factor for spain to dominate. Because he was playing as left back and midfielder depending upon the situation.

[@muhammedsadeef6999]

@@datsrohan spain also didn't have sarabia , one of their most important player , so it's fair I guess

[@selestroyt]

@@datsrohan Spina😂🤣 No one will remember his name in a year time😂

[@marcomiceli2068]

The false nine approach gave Spain dominance over the midfield. Before the game some analysts believed the team who would dominate the midfield would win the game. In the end I think this approach hampered Spains winning chances, because of the problems they had in the final phase of the attack. It sounds obvious, but I think Italy handled the tactical challenge well. They lost the battle on the midfield, but kept Spain from getting really dangerous in front of the goal, which made them win the game in the end.

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

Oyarzabal 2 CLEAR CUT chances

[@fhjunior6183]

Thanks for the vid

[@mixfcb1086]

Imagine if Fati was fit enough to play this tournament. Spain would have won at least 3-1. Wouldn’t be surprised if Spain are one of the main contenders to win the next World Cup.

[@ombrahmbhatt2432]

With ansu fati spian will be more clinical

[@russow1074]

Fati ia very intelligent. He knows when to make runs into penalty box and when to keep width in left wing. Crazy off the ball movement similar to Cristiano

[@MrAndre-jg4rj]

Imagine if Spinazzola was fit enough to play this match. Spain wouldn't have any chances. Luck is like that, sometimes on your favor, sometimes against you

[@dr_ubo]

@@MrAndre-jg4rj Exactly... "Imagine if Fati was fit"... but he is not and he wasn't before the tournament started... Imagine if Spinazzola was fit, someone who was easily the best player of the tournament so far until he injured himself. Italy's flexibility and desire to win is incredible, as a neutral, I really want them to win this.

[@JellyRoger_XIII]

@@MrAndre-jg4rj Not to forget Zaniolo too. 🤙🏻

[@richwarega2584]

If you gonna play false nine, the guy playing that false nine has to have goals in them, Spain simply didn't have quality players in the final third to put away the game, its fine when you dominate the midfield, but you gotta have incisive passing and movement in the final third to convert your advantage, and for Spain, it simply wasn't there

[@matteoricciardi3199]

Exactly. That’s the realest analysis.

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

You can get goals from anywhere on the pitch: defenders mids wingers. A false 9 is not played to score goals it’s used for build up phases and to dominate all phases. A goal takes 5 seconds a match is ninety minutes.

[@marcotraina9024]

Yeah but since Spain couldnt score without a true striker says a lot. They really dominated the game and they should have scored a lot...

[@wallahhabibiiii]

Lol spain couldve done with a false 9 like messi

[@richwarega2584]

Only when the two Spanish giants barca and real start producing world class players like those of the last decade, will Spain be back on top,, no real madrid player in squad and like 3 barca players,, that alone says it all.. Spains success is always linked to the success of these two clubs in producing the next generation of Spanish talent

[@benedictdsouza7258]

Lucho got his tactics bang on... Wish Oyarzabel had

[@JellyRoger_XIII]

I'm not so 'sophisticated' analyzing the matches, and probably that's why i like this channel lol, but for my experience of football lover i can say that you can have the ball possession even by 95%, creating the most dangerous situation along the match, covering better the spaces and all......but when players like Oyarzabal literally 'blows' 2 clear and easy goal.......than you must be worried, something bad is coming to knock at yar door. Morata missed the penalty....like others of his team, but at least he leveled the match during the 90 mins and played truly well. We suffered Spain ofc, but never fall except for the 1-1 by Morata. Both team played at their best possibility with the players we had for that match. Rest is history. We STAY at Wembley not because we are the best, or the luckyest, or the chosen one......but simply because we can't lose. Maybe we will fail the Finale, lol. I hope not.....but as they say "Winner is who's score 1 more then the others". This and only this will make the difference this Sunday 🏆

[@gabyseptember5068]

Agree 100%. That was Spains game to lose. Italy know how not to lose that's it. I knew Spain would drop the ball at penalties. So Italy should just defend until then.. But you can't attack with so much force for and can't see the game out.

[@saveriolattanzio]

Wonderful analysis. I wish Italy incorporated a different tatic so that we could see more possession. It worked well for them throughout the tourney so far. There is something to be said about building confidence with more possession, passing and touches on the ball. Italy's midfield underperformed in this game, too many poor passes. I hope they use this to spur on a cleaner performance against England. Bring the beautiful game!

[@lazyboyterry]

you mean how Italy beat Spain again using the same tactics from 2016.

[@leonardo9453]

Hi i'm always the italian guy who saw the match in Erasmus, just meant to know that having watched this match with all Spanish friends had no price, but I have to confess we didn't deserve to win, respect to my hermanos 🇮🇹🤝🇪🇦

[@arm0ur_099]

Respect bro, i hope you can play better in the final and beat the englisj. It hurts a little less if you lose against the winner of the tournament and your most similar country...

[@leonardo9453]

@@arm0ur_099 Of course if Spain had lost I'd be supporting mis hermanos para ganar la puta finaaaaal

[@marcoliu6156]

Buena suerte amigo. Hope you smack the English in the final, always have been a fan of Italy. Rather lose to you guys than England, and respect the modesty. Forza 🇪🇸 ♥️ 🇮🇹

[@leonardo9453]

@@marcoliu6156 🇪🇦🇮🇹🇪🇦🇮🇹

[@russow1074]

Read lot about thiago's sub. Since thiago's sub for busi spain actually lost the control of midfield and tempo. What is happening with thiago?

[@robertoceronlinqui2820]

Thiago is a deep lying playmaker, not a holding mid, he shouldnt be used as a single pivot

[@ken.9320]

Thiago kept trying long balls but all ended up in losing possession.

[@ken.9320]

@@robertoceronlinqui2820 Nah Rodri was the pivot, with Thiago on his right

[@fishyfish6510]

At least he did more thumbs up than any other player on the pitch 😂

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

Rodri and Thiago should’ve formed a double pivot but it was very disjointed Rodri is weird as a 6 in a system like Spain’s - which is actually different to City’s. And the game was too urgent for Thiago to drop into a back 3 which he can do against lesser opposition that doesn’t half press.

[@M..n..M]

What's your opinion on Spain's tactical fouling and the way it was almost never sanctioned with a yellow card (I am not only talking of Busquets, but also of Koke on Emerson). I think that changed quite a bit the dynamics in the first half of the game. As soon as Busquets finally saw yellow in the second half their defensive attitude changed quite a bit.

[@markant9534]

The ref wa brilliant, it`s a contact sport why disrupt the flow of the game by stopping it every 5 mins.

[@riccardo5281]

@@markant9534 He stopped the game for those tactical fouls but should also have shown yellow cards

[@M..n..M]

@@markant9534 man have you seen Koke on Emerson? That was a yellow card by every possible parameter.

[@DNH17]

This is the point but of course most ppl are just politically correct and will never see tons of fauls: Busquets multiple fauls (omr was a clear goal 3v 3 or 4v 3 for italy but of course no booking!!) , hit 2 times on Donnarumma, 1 hit in the beginning on Bonucci, then hit behind on Verratti, no booking and shoulder + punch on Di lorenzo read hit by torres but of course nobody watch the match, just heat mapand stats blind ppl...

[@DNH17]

@@markant9534 why indeed if it frustrate one team giving advantage to the other... Yeah... Same trash against Germany by makkelie. Horrible punishment against merit and killing sport. There r 2 prohibitive entries one by booked Rice on Kroos one from Shaw on Kimmich... Incredible Wembley mo ey do miracles.

[@miguelporras8366]

Spinazzola's attacking threat was crucial to Italy's strategy and tactics. Not only because of the high pressing, he also combined pretty well with Insigne. Mancini's counter tactics to Olmo were interesting: Allow them to rob the ball in three-quarters, then force them to make long-range shots with a low backline

[@viksinha5410]

I know you don’t do Copa America matches but could you please do Argentina vs Colombia and Brazil vs Peru

[@laxmankunwar6758]

There is no tactics in copa.There is fouls only.

[@viksinha5410]

@@laxmankunwar6758 Good point I guess

[@noliziba1534]

All of you guys forgot that the best player of the tournament got injured Spinazzola, if he was playing we would see a different Italy (more offensive) i dont know why they decided to play classic italy match like before. Anyway congratulations Azzuri

[@respectopinion6129]

listen nothing with spinazola ..spain are possession team everyone know it that will be dificult match on italy ..spain also missed sarabia who scored and assist 2

[@krishagrawal1329]

Tactical masterclass from Enrique

[@ishteerashid5458]

In my opinion, what Spain were lacking was experienced players. Most of them are skillful but not experienced enough.

[@DNH17]

Not experienced enough to committing fauls without getting booked? If that is not experience then what is it?

[@elprofesor9694]

Nah they have enough experience with the likes of Busquets, Alba, Laporte, Azpi, Koke and we can say Pedri's experienced now too. They needed Inaki Williams up front, a proper finisher and pace.

[@K_is_onthechase]

Adam’s traore should have started he is powerful n direct , can definitely cause problem for italy defence. Can’t believe he has not started a single game

[@ken.9320]

He would've been great off the bench, but not a player who fits a possession based team like Spain.

[@richard35791]

he is shite in passing not suited for build up play

[@jphi6788]

I would have liked to see Asensio right winger, he is technically strong, he has good speed, good dribbling quality, and above all he seems better in front of goal.

[@sv6771]

Even Aspas would've been better

[@jphi6788]

@@sv6771 in false 9 Ok but maybe not enough speed as winger. Fati, Aspas and Assensio seems nice.

[@randomppl6380]

oyarzabal 33.2km/h according to euro 2020 app but he can't finish wth

[@wingofwinter888]

enrique has a better plan and tactics on this one

[@angellopez8110]

Honestly, from my point of view, I saw Spain shut down Italy with a high pressure. Looked to be a fourth man pressing and helping the 3 up top and one of the center backs acting as a defensive mid to help null the 3 Italian mids. I’d really love to see a video of that 4th man pressing.

[@ilbuitre75]

Spain was superior in long stretches, especially in dribbling and pressing.

[@emiliano6591]

Great video ARGENTINA - BRAZIL

[@obiubabs3841]

Playing olmo as the false 9 helped Spain create the overload in the middle which helped them dominate the game, and made other players confident. This was their best Game so far in the tournament.

[@FaisalReza76]

but azzurri has always been prepared for being dominated. this is what they do for life but keep on winning

[@DNH17]

Actually occasions from italy dominate Spain 's ones in numbers and closeness to the goal, even a goal up right, and any other team, but if this has to become cliché based or a game of words I let you dominate, you lose anyway.

[@MR-im5hj]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoa8gYuYf8h8qNE "stats don't tell the full story" I agree that not every match is based on stats which is fair game. What is your criteria then?? No matter what the criteria, there has absolutely been NO commentator online who said that Italy played better than Spain. None. They all say, Italy held out, Italy was resolute.. come on, Everyone knows that the better team lost on penalties. That's it.

[@DNH17]

@@MR-im5hj commentators of all the world. We missed maybe 3 4 5 clear goals. It wld have been easily a 5 to 2 maybe 3. 5-3 for italy. Check the clear occasions, we had a ton of them.

[@FaisalReza76]

@@DNH17 It is a part of strategy if you are aware of the defense basis of classical Italian system in football and Italy is through to the final as a result The strategy may be changed against others or the availability of each individual skill

[@FaisalReza76]

@@MR-im5hj if the better side in football match would only be taken based on the ball possession, I would agree with you. But having a good game plan and correct stategy, being dominant is not necessarily leading you into the victory. If you understand about the italian job for being effective in achieving the target. In this kind of situation, you've got to be mentally formidable and accurate penalty taker

[@chachovalgame]

All things considered, this is a tournament to be proud of. Luis Enrique has been tactically brillant through most of the matches. He has invested in youth, in the form of Pedri, Olmo and Eric, and he has planted seeds for a brighter future. Honestly, just as I've been thinking for the last two years that England is going to win SOMETHING because they just have too much talent, I'm feeling the same about Spain. There are just too many outstanding youngsters. Bryan Gil, Yeremy Pino, Ilaix Moriba, Óscar Mingueza, Rafa Mir... If Ansu Fati comes back healthy and fit, they are going to win, for sure.

[@ludenspal704]

Italy just didn't want the ball. They accepted the opponent's superiority and avoided to do Spain's game, using Jorgihno and Verratti to take men away and so that Chiellini/Bonucci could go forward and try to set up a 2nd ball situation. I don't think Jorgihno/Verratti were really "starved", it was mostly intentional.

[@gaslichttorwachter5939]

olmo as f9 was fire, a shame that torres, oyarzabal and moreno were really poor

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

Ikr Torres was vital to be the goal threat in that system he heavily disappointed

[@lorenzomartinez8543]

xG, SchmexG. Skill wins leagues, but luck wins tournaments, and Italy just needs to get lucky one more time. Forzaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@gersoncoelho]

Fantastic analysis as always. But: azpil I cueta

[@aavashlamsal1539]

A firing no 9 Spain will be dominant again in Europe Kudos to Enrique

[@gudemik5335]

I have a question: why, in your opinion, Mancini wasn't able to adapt to Henrique's tactics when he saw Spain dominating the midfield? Clearly Henrique started with a smarter tactic but the coach is there to understand the match and apply countermeasures...

[@RasenRendanX]

Unfortunately it's the same story if Spain had a consistent finisher the Euros would be won Makes me really appreciate David Villa in 2010. That's what you call a lethal reliable striker.

[@L.Rajakumar]

Moreno was good in La Liga, didn't expect him to become flop in Euro.

[@hsafootballworld1321]

@@L.Rajakumar to play for Villarreal and play for Spanish national team in euros are two completely different things.

[@aungmonthet9897]

This Spanish team has a bright future. Within next years they will be the dominating force like 2014 Germany.

[@hsafootballworld1321]

They can have great chance at WC 2022, if Ansu Fati and Brahim Diaz fits into the team.

[@arglc2731]

Really good analysis but I don't think it was a lucky escape for Italy. Spain gave up their centre forward for midfield dominance. They don't have anyone who is great at playing false 9 which is why they weren't as threatening as their possession suggests.

[@marcotraina9024]

True but Italy still played too passive ... Even in the 2 half ... Poor performance from midfielf and Attack for Italy

[@arglc2731]

@@marcotraina9024 Italy were outnumbered in the midfield but it also meant Spain more often than not didn't habe someone in a goal scoring position. Italy were forced to play on their backfoot but imo were happy to play on the counter attack.

[@MrStefanirock]

I felt spain would have been amazing if they started with gerad moreno he is really good !!!

[@jonisilfverberg2788]

One question. WHY didnt Mancini change formation yo 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 putting more men to midfield as he saw spain had 4 men in midfield? They could have balanced the game with more guys on the midfield

[@jeffmarron3887]

People get so caught up in the possession numbers and Morata drama that they forget if Berardi wasn't so wastefull it would've been 3-0.

[@muhammedsadeef6999]

Nah 3-3 if oyarzabal knows to finish and control the ball

[@jubayerwasidraiyan5874]

spain deserved to win the euro, not just the semis, their lack of finishing makes me sad

[@iyerzzzzz]

Yes and Italy have finishers like cr7 🤣

[@rascalrain]

No they dont deserve it. Everybody know it was england vs italy at the final from the first draw.

[@jubayerwasidraiyan5874]

@@rascalrain as i said, if they had better finishing they'd have done it but since they don't they couldn't

[@rascalrain]

@@jubayerwasidraiyan5874 still mate, spanyol never win it this time whatever they have, spanyol not stabil team whenever italy so good with win strike and just conceded 2 goal. Thats fact mate

[@rascalrain]

@@jubayerwasidraiyan5874 spain still having hard time with swiss remember, italy handle everybody so easily

[@rajanv6888]

Spain under Luis Enrique looks promising. If Oyarzabal, Moreno, Morata have a good season for their respective clubs, Spain would be real contenders for the 2022 World Cup.

[@markant9534]

Morata is not a world class striker.

[@rajanv6888]

Maybe he isn't a good finisher, but his work rate and off the ball movements suit the Enrique style of play.

[@hsafootballworld1321]

@@rajanv6888 yeah I agree. If Ansu Fati and Brahim Diaz can adopt and fit into this team. And Ramos and Carvajal are in top form when WC2022 is played then Spain will be contenders for WC2022. Morata Fati Brahim Pedri Koke Busquets Alba Ramos Laporte Carvajal

[@paulusutale9513]

what about Italy attacking tactical analysis

[@alexhirsch9971]

Dani Almost nearly does it again...

[@wakeupalice2065]

Team against team: We will try to play a match🏖 Team against Italy: Total war mod active🌋

[@chiaravalerio5293]

I think because of rivalry. Spain and Italy play always in semifinal and final. The same if Italy and France or Italy and Germany, if is your arch-rival you play a lot better. Spain underrated Switzerland, but with Italy they made the best game. If France play Italy and not Switzerland, is the same

[@galaxymilchstrae2736]

Total war mod also -> france vs germany

[@galaxymilchstrae2736]

@@chiaravalerio5293 so true that i screenshoted your comment

[@ricardohu1704]

a little typo that Olmo should be #19

[@StefenP]

great analysis. But playing with the falso nueve has some side effects, it's difficult to score, since you have no real strikers. So great Spain midfielders could keep the ball possession, due also to the numeric superiority, but they couldn't really break the last line of the defense. On the other hand, Italy could score with much fewer ball possessions having real strikers. I think it could be a paradox, but the final result reflects the two tactics. With the falso nueve you don't give reference to the opposite defense, but you don't give the same also to your midfielders, who can only pass the ball around the opposite defense. With a good defense like the Italian one, what happened, to reach the penalties, makes sense. I don't blame the Spain for their tiki taka, but I also don't blame the Italian defensive game.

[@bilbohob7179]

Are the strikers the only one that can score?

[@StefenP]

@@bilbohob7179 Normally they score much more than the midfielders, due to their position. Seems to be quite obvious

[@bilbohob7179]

@@StefenP ok, i see, you are a tactic genius... Messi is not a striker. Why has he made many goals? A lot of more than the pure striker? Who do you ptefer Mourinho or Guardiola?

[@StefenP]

@@bilbohob7179 I don't like to fight on internet. I see you are switching from a normal conversation to a bully-like one. Spain didn't score with Olmo, even with 70% of ball possession, they scored when they put Morata, this is a fact. Messi wasn't on the pitch against Italy.

[@bilbohob7179]

@@StefenP no. He wasn't. It is obvious

[@luishernandezblonde]

There is a problem: Mancini appeared knowing that Spain was not Belgium. Instead he decided to let the whole team to build wall. Spain was unlucky but they had to blame themselves for not anticipating it. And if you still think Spain is better, look on how Portugal, Morocco and Russia locked Spain in 2018 World Cup; or how Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Croatia locked Spain in this Euro.

[@artiefakt4402]

On the contrary, I think Mancini wanted to beat Spain with their own weapons and it was a bad move...they still master those tactics better than he does. Hope he'll remember that lesson for the next game between the two teams.

[@majukun]

itay tried being "new italy" but spain outplayed them at the whole "possession of the midfield" game, which is why they reverted to just contain and counter. what's worrysome is that mancini didn't find a single effectinve solution the whole match, losing hold of the match more and more instead of fighting against the spanish tide

[@zainarif1654]

@@majukun yeh and if England get through I think they can beat Italy as they pressed Germany high n will do so against Italy. Italy have one way of playing n if their counter attacks aren’t perfect against England there’s gona be no chance

[@byrcust1858]

Cope, the italian team was obviously trying to get the ball and dominate the game like they did in the other matches, you could tell it in the field, and you could even tell it by their faces, the players were nervous, desperate, and Mancini was having an hiperactive attack, the Italian team was absolutely KO and they were shitting their pants until they scored. It wasn't until they scored the first goal thanks to Eric mistake that they decided to stop trying anymore and build the wall because Spain was kicking their ass from minute 5 and it was a matter of time they scored with how good they were playing and the amount of close chances they had, in fact it was surprising how they hadn't yet, and even then at the moment of their strongest defense, Spain ended up scoring when Morata entered, moment where I tell yout that most Italians saw themselves out of the tournament. Italy from minute 60 spent the rest of the game begging to god for the match to end, they were just getting stomped left and right, it was the worst performance by Italy so far in the tournament. Aftery today's game, I assure you most England fans are happy to face Italy instead of Spain if they pass in the final.

[@artiefakt4402]

​@@majukun Problem is : Mancini started with the wrong XI and the wrong tactics... he should have used a more 'defensive minded' team for the first 50-60'. A 3-5-2 with Bernardeschi instead of Chiesa on the right flank for example. Chiesa would have been a real problem for Spain if he entered the game for the 30 to 60 last minutes... and Bernardeschi would have defended his flank just as good as he did for the first hour.

[@lolothe2nd]

still wating for france vs swiss

[@herzali]

Italy need to step up their game in the final game. Their poor strikers are their biggest weakness in this squad.

[@coxevents1]

I do enjoy the channel but just some constructive criticism... I think you have a habit of reading a little too much into xG when for example the live betting market was mostly favouring Italy by a small margin. Also im sure you're aware but your sponsor often makes mistakes in the formations which can contradict your analysis (eg showing Oyarzabal central)

[@geetindersingh1561]

Mancini knew that Spain wont use the fullbacks much, coz they can’t pose much threat now a days using their fullbacks and even in all the recent matches alba also has not progressed a lot to overlap or make crosses from that lb position , most probably coz they dont have any aerial threats. The main area where Spain could dominate was the midfield, Busquets has been the key and quite effective in the recent matches, Mancini wanted to cut out any possible progression from the midfield, specifically. Turning off Busquets and maintaining and midfield dominance was key to italy, 5:41, 5:42 , in the 4-4-2 shape, the 2 upfront, (Insigne and Immobile) both were marked to specifically disarm Busquets ! Rest almost everything was covered in the video, this central (cdm) aspect wasn’t covered !! 👍👍

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

Turning off Busquets? He ran the game phenomenally, second best player on pitch after Olmo

[@geetindersingh1561]

@@ryanfinnerty6239 you didn’t read the word ‘try’ ! i said Mancini planned and italy tried!! But nothing’s promised in football !

[@mrcoolguy1989]

Olmo should be criticized for his penalty rather than morata. The man sent the ball to space.

[@thesportsking4620]

For me, Spain lost because they were too hesitant in the final 3rd. If they are gonna improve on goalscoring, they have to follow the principle "Act, Don't React"

[@whlewis9164]

Imagine how good this side would be with a prime Fernando Torres

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[@danielrepetti6706]

si gode ancora

[@goodvibes-seeen1354]

That spain midfield 🤤🤤🤤

[@supacopper4790]

This match could be a better final than Italy vs England

[@osmanabdi8577]

Please Brazil vs Argentina before the game

[@nuuxfarahdirie8817]

Sergio busquets profesional

[@SinanShanavas4]

Anyways Italy won the game through penalty shootout. Spain really dominated them with Possession and more shots

[@christiandelapena8623]

They weren't clinical though, despite the possession, number of shots and higher xg.

[@redstonequeen1]

Name a team that can outplay Spain in term of posession

[@SinanShanavas4]

@@christiandelapena8623 I agree with that

[@SinanShanavas4]

@@redstonequeen1 🤔🤔🤔

[@DNH17]

Nope, italy had much more occasions. How ppl are blind on stats is incredible. U cannot read a book checking summaries ahahaha u ppl are incredible. If u have no time u will never be tactical. Italy had more occasions than spain and also spain had big ones yes, but italy had more if u check seriously. U need to watch the game second after second.

[@linkamadeus]

Italy the best team so far. Why? They won.

[@gnorn3607]

"Enrique" is not his surname. No one in Spain calls him simply "Enrique".

[@johnjander9017]

In fact, it is his first surname

[@gnorn3607]

@@johnjander9017 It's not. His surnames are Martínez and García.

[@bilbohob7179]

@@johnjander9017 No. Enrique = Henry, it is the second name. He has a compound name and two surnames like every spanish people.

[@johnjander9017]

You are right, his name is L. E.

[@ramdinesh2219]

If England qualify Kane could also play as False 9 and so Mancini has to be ready for that.

[@ninadkulkarni3397]

Dani olmo is naturally winger/AMF so he was effective as false 9 but kane is striker and he may not be that effective as olmo

[@spartacusrex1144]

Spain had a great game plan.... but how'd that work for them

[@selestroyt]

They were unlucky

[@Thewillshow123]

You live by the Morata and you die by the Morata

[@markant9534]

If Spain had better strikers they would be the best team in the world.

[@sxepantFTW]

Italy will improve after this match with additional personnel and I don't think Spain can't dominate them again in the future.

[@alphabeta2589]

They destroyed Italy in UNL Semis. 68% possession and 2-1

[@al11pacino]

With doping dominated mancini

[@niteshmgs7569]

Spain were unlucky 💔

[@BlaugranaEverything]

My boys Busquets and Pedri dropped a midfield masterclass last night... It was beautiful stuff 😭

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

Why am I seeing nothing on Busi? About 20 line breaks many presses controlled their midfield alone

[@BlaugranaEverything]

@@ryanfinnerty6239 They only ever talk about Busi when he is experiencing a dip in form kinda like he did in the second half of 2020. But in truth, aside from Kimmich Busquets has been the most in form DM in 2021.

[@ryanfinnerty6239]

@@BlaugranaEverything dude for me it all about the manager and how he builds around busquets. Of course he can slightly dip in form we’ve seen it but overall his fundamentals in his style never go, he will never lose his understanding of space or his passing skill. So therefore whoever coaches him, if they want to play good football, must make him central and have rotating shifting mids around him

[@BlaugranaEverything]

@@ryanfinnerty6239 word

[@delphilminds4589]

just to correct you in chance creation it was very close equal - watch highlights if you dont believe ne. they had ball possession though

[@delphilminds4589]

in fact your stats on the video show how even though spain had more shots on goal 9-6 but italy shot on target was 4-2 . by the end if the game it was very close

[@fghj2512]

@@delphilminds4589 spain had far more shots on goal (16) than italy (5)

[@mitt5163]

@@fghj2512 “shots on goal” 4-5… Spain had 16 shots but not all of them on goal

[@riccardo5281]

@@fghj2512 You don't seem to know what "on goal" means

[@fghj2512]

@@riccardo5281 he said chance creation was very close.but that's not true.spain created far more chances than Italy

[@addie7846]

Spain should be better with a fit Ansu Fati and Traore and Mariano should be given a chance

[@monne53]

italy was fortunate ???? c'mon, you're joking !! italy won 33 matches in a row !! It's not fortune, it's preparation, mentality, abilitiy. Spain has better players, more experience and in 15 years their game style is the same, of course they know how to do it...but despite all of that possession, in 60/70 minutes they only had 3/4 clear goal occasions, in fact italy had the lead until 10 minutes from the end. During the extra time italy just defended like a beast, they did whatever it takes to go to the penalties. I also want to point it out that The bench of italy has much less quality than the spanish one. Fortune ? c'mon, that is just ridicolous.

[@Ajaosang00X]

Its always morata for spain win or loss 😂😂😂

[@fishyfish6510]

He went from 0 to 100 real quick and 100 to 0 just as quick 😂

[@amorphous7474]

@@fishyfish6510 Absolute legend

[@massimomancini7019]

Destroying the opponent's game without building does not serve to win.