Euro 2016 quarter-finals stage - Portugal Offensive Transition Report by Videobserver.

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OFFENSIVE TRANSITION REPORT
UEFA EURO 2016 - FRANCE
QUARTER-FINALS

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vs Poland
INITIAL SYSTEM 1-4-4-2
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10
14 13
08
20
16
Renato Sanches
Midfielder
MVP
04
19 21
03
1610
07
14 23
11
1
Tactical System

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1st Phase of Construction
Dynamics
When Portugal recovered the ball they started changing
the pace of their game.
Increasing the pace specially with Renato Sanches,
could cause more trouble to Poland.
When they started the transition, the ball entered in the
middle, preferentially.
That created space, because Ronaldo and Nani were
trying the external diagonals.
Portugal opts to circulate the ball through passes, until
the space is created, then preferentially they conduct the
ball to the key pass.

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2nd Phase of Construction
Dynamics
The midfielders and the back-wingers are dynamic,
showing up in the back of the man in the ball for the
cross in the line.
This dynamics occurs due to the need of creating at least
2 passing lines.
João Mário risks more in this kind of movement than
Renato Sanches, due to the fact that he plays closer to
William Carvalho who is the most defensive player in
Portugal midfield. Adrien and Renato Sanches often
compensate each other, and alternate between them.
When João Mário left the field, Renato played on the left.
The entrance of João Moutinho, who played in front of
William (and later, Danilo), set free Quaresma, Nani and
Renato to create advantage in the lines. Ronaldo ended
up the game playing as Striker, fixed between the center
backs of Poland.

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Creation
Dynamics
Opting to create space in the line for the cross, Portugal
had two problems:
First, this situation benefit for one of Poland’s strenghts –
aerial duels.
Second, if Nani or Ronaldo opened in the wing to create
a crossing situation, the danger area was empty.
On the other hand, when Portugal explored the space
between the defenders and searched for the through
pass, this created several good situations. Ronaldo was
really ineffective, otherwise Portugal probably would
have won before the penalties.

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Shots
Dynamics
Ronaldo was the biggest shooter on the team with 5 shots,
all of them inside the box. This doesn´t mean he played
poorly. Ronaldo worked a lot to create spaces in the line
for Eliseu or one of the midfielders, and Nani benefited a
lot from Ronaldo’s team work.
Portugal varied between long and short shots, but revealed
a preference for the left side for tow reasons – Eliseu was
playing more offensively than Cédric, and Ronaldo was
searching for this space more often.

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The Goals
Dynamics
The goal starts with a foul taken really quickly, with
Renato on the opposite side with space to progress.
Nani, cleverly searches the space between the lines of
Poland, who was caught unbalanced.
The direct combination between Nani, making a brilliant
heel pass for the assist, and Renato Sanches, resulted in
the equalyzer shot with Renato´s weaker foot.
Ronaldo kept away from the play with 2 defenders
marking him, which resulted in more space for Nani and
Renato to combine on the left side.

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