1. OLYMPIACOS
ARSENAL
2nd MATCH – 03/10/2012
OBSERVED MATCHES
LIVERPOOL-ARSENAL 0-2
MONTPELLIER 1-ARSENAL 2
MANCHESTER CITY 1-ARSENAL 1
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OLYMPIACOS OBSERVATION DEPARTMENT

2. NORMAL STRUCTURE
4-2-1-3
28
9
5
8
19
24
4 2
27
16
25

3. PROBABLY STRUCTURE AGAINST US
DIABY ESTÁ FORA...RAMSEY JOGOU POR DENTRO EM ALGUNS JOGOS E É NA MINHA OPINIÃO PROVÁVEL QUE SUBSTITUA DIABY... WILSHIRE
VOLTOU DE LONGA PARAGEM, MAS NÃO ACREDITO QUE SEJA OPÇÃO PARA JÁ...HÁ AINDA COQUELIN QUE PODERÁ JOGAR COMO MDEF E
ARTETA COMO 2º MÉDIO)
28
9
5
8
19
24
12
4 16
25 27

4. CONFRONT OF STRUCTURES
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1) – OLYMPIACOS ( )
9
28
5
8
12
24 17
2
4
16
25

5. OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION 4-2-3-1
- 1st CONSTRUCTION PHASE – SHORT AND SUPPORTED...ARTETA IS THE MAIN VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT THE GAME TO ANOTHER PHASE;
- THEY HAVE SOME DIFFICULT TO CONSTRUCT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE WHEN PRESSED...JENKISSON E MERTSACKER NO GOOD TECHNIC;
- A LOT OF SHORT PASSES IN THE MIDDLE AND AFTER THEY TRYING TO GIVE WIDTH WITH THE FULLBACKS;
- 2nd PHASE A LOT OF INTERIOR MOVEMENTS FROM PODOLSKY AND OVER LAP BY GIBBS...IN THE RIGHT GERVINHO MORE OPEN TO RECEIVE BALL AND AFTER TRY TO DRIBLE
INSIDE OR GIVING DEPTH;
28 9
5
8 19
24
12
4 16
25 27

6. OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
TWO STOPPERS OPENED AND NORMALLY ARTETA GO BACK TO HELP THE BEGGINING OF CONSTRUCTION...
TRY TO AVOID THAT ARTETA RECEIVES ALONE...MORE AGRESSIVE WHEN BALL ENTER IN THE RIGHT FULL BACK

7. OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
GIVE SOME INICIATIVE TO MERTSACKER 4 AND TRY TO CUT INSIDE PASS-LINES
FORCE THEM TO PLAY TO THE FULLBACK AND THEN PRESS HARD!!!

8. OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
VERTICAL MOVEMENTS OF DIABY/RAMSEY IN OUR BACK
COORDINATION BETWEEN OUR STOPPER AND CENTER MIDFIELDER

9. OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
PODOLSKY RECEIVING INSIDE AND OFTEN GIVE DEPTH

10. OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
GOOD PRESSURE IN THEIR RIGHT SIDE... BUT BE CAREFUL WITH SPACE BETWEEN LINES...
OUR DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER GOT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS SPACE!!!

11. OFFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
OR THIS GOIG TO HAPPENED... THEY TURN VERY FAST THE GAME ORIENTATION!!
...AND 2X1 EASILY WITH GIBBS MAKING OVERLAP!!!

12. OFFENSIVE TRANSITION
THEY KNOW WHEN TO ACCELERATE OR KEEP THE BALL...
BUT NORMALLY THEY ACCELERATE WITH 2 OR 3 PASSES TAKING THE BALL OFF THE PRESSURE ZONE AND
AFTER THEY GIVE DEPTH

13. DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
1-4-4-2
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28 9
5 8
19
24
12
4 16
25 27

14. DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
INITIAL POSITIONING.. MOF E AV NÃO PRESSIONAM EFECTIVAMENTE!!!

15. DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
TRY TO GIVE WIDTH WITH OUR FULLBACK AN CREATE SUPERIORITY....

16. DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
GIBBS IS VERY AGRESSIVE WHEN PRESSING THE WING...DON´T KEEP THE BALL MUCH TIME...
PLAY AND GO...

17. DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
CREATE INDEFINITION IN THE RIGHT WING – FULLBACK AND STOPPER...
INTERIOR MOVEMENTS AND DEPTH IN THE BACK OF MERTSACKER!!!

18. DEFENSIVE ORGANIZATION
CREATE INDEFINITION IN THE RIGHT WING – FULLBACK AND STOPPER...

19. DEFENSIVE TRANSITION
OFTEN THEY PROJECT THEY FULLBACKS...SPECIALLY IF WE TAKE THEM SPACE IN THEIR OFFENSIVE MOMENT!!

20. OFFENSIVE CORNERS
FAST BALL TO THE 1st POST

21. OFFENSIVE CORNER LEFT 1
INITIAL POSITIONING

22. OFFENSIVE CORNER LEFT 2
FAST BALL TO THE 1st POST...

23. OFFENSIVE CORNER RIGHT 1
INITIAL POSITIONING ...NOW WITH 3 MEN COMING FROM BEHIND AND A LOT OF SPACE TO ENTER...

24. OFFENSIVE CORNER RIGHT 2
NORMALLY FAST BALLS TO THE 1st POST...LOOK OUT WITH GIROUD THAT OFTEN APPEARS IN THE
BACK OF MERTSACKER IN THE 1st POST

25. DEFENSIVE CORNERS
ZONE DEFENSE

26. DEFENSIVE CORNER 1
ZONE DEFENSE...DIFFICULTIES TO ATTACK TENSE BALLS!!!

27. DEFENSIVE CORNER 2
GOAL CITY... G.KEEPER OFTEN WITH A BAD TIMING GO OUT OF THE GOAL!!

28. OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS
19
19

29. OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS RIGHT
BALL RUNNING OUT OF THE GOALPOST!!!

30. OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS RIGHT
TENSE BALLS TO THE CENTER OF THE AREA...

31. OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS LEFT
MEN THAT ATTACK THE BALL...

32. OFFENSIVE FREE-KICKS LEFT
TENSE AND FAST BALLS TO THE CENTER OF THE AREA

33. DEFENSIVE FREE-KICKS

34. DEFENSIVE FREE-KICKS 1
THEY DEFEND ZONE...BUT IT SEEM THAT SOMETIMES THEY DON´T BELIEVE TOO MUCH IN WHAT
THEY ARE DOING...

35. DEFENSIVE FREE-KICKS 1
THEY NEVER GO BACK ALL AT THE SIME TIME AND OFTEN BALL ENTER IN
THE ZONE BETWEEN CENTER OF AREA AND 2nd POST

36. ALL TOGETHER...
WE´RE STRONGER...