This was especially effective because the player getting the ball would be Thauvin who has the quality to create danger and make a good pass behind the defence.

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If they wanted to attack through the wing, they needed to have mechanisms to create space. Without him, Metz’s attacks would have struggled as he was the player who was being different for them. This is a very high number and shows that they allowed Marseille to play with plenty of time on the ball. Ligue 1 2019/2020 » Attendance » Home matches. Through this counter-pressing, Marseille made sure that Metz had problems in creating plays.

Additionally, this better pressure allowed them to have more of the ball because they were recovering it quicker. Overall, Marseille dominated the play more because they were creating spaces well in the wing which is where they wanted to attack from. This left the space in the wing for the left-back to run into and create danger.

Country: England ## England France ; Worldwide; Europe ... first start in 15 months with a goal and two assists as Marseille beat Brest 3-2 on Sunday in their opening game of the Ligue 1 season.... more » 30.08.2020 23:17. However, Marseille were the better team in the game but could not convert their superiority into goals.

Moreover, since Payet has gone up and he is the left-winger, this has left the opponent right-back open. Also, they were pressing high and counter-pressing intensely in order to get the ball as quickly as possible and start another attack. They preferred to attack through the wing instead of through the middle because it is easier and also because they have the two most talented players on the wings, Thauvin and Payet. This strategy is commonly used by Barcelona by rapidly pressing the man in possession and also blocking all possible close options. The example below shows how they recover the ball in the midfield in the first image and after three quick passes, the ball is passed to the striker who makes a great run in behind. It has to be said though, that the games they had were mainly against contenders to end up in the first places of Ligue 1.

They would communicate with each other to see who should go inside. This was especially effective in the first half, which was dominated by Marseille as they had most of the possession (66%) and a PPDA of 9.8, compared to Metz’s 26.5. He played as attacking midfielder but had the freedom to go wherever he wanted. However, they managed to beat PSG in a tense game full of problems in matchday three, which shows that they have a team capable of competing against top teams. This allowed for him to move forwards and also to be an easy passing option for the centre-back.

Metz improved in the second half as they pressed more too and so had more possession which allowed them to create more attacks. Their high pressure is shown in the image below. He has to position himself between these to be able to have time to pressure them when they get the ball. Ligue 1, also called Ligue 1 Uber Eats due to sponsorship by Uber Eats, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs.

This is a tactic that is frequently used by the team that is more superior to their opponent as it minimises the other team’s options to attack and maximises your time on the ball. Metz played a 4-4-1-1 with Farid Boulaya linking up the midfield and the striker. Moving on to Metz, they were not very intense in the first half and pressed in a medium-high block. The first one was with the defensive-midfielder dropping down to help the centre-backs in the build-up. They have speed up front and they wanted to take advantage of it.

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Therefore, the attackers would have to rely more on individual skill rather than linking up to create danger.

In the second half, Metz’s coach Vincent Hognon ordered them to press higher up and with more intensity.

We can see how Payet comes to help the striker to mark the two centre-backs and that the two Marseille centre-midfielders have come up to mark the opponent midfielders. These were made in order to catch the Marseille defence by surprise when they recovered the ball. These games were decided by fine margins though, which proves that they were able to compete against these superior teams. Above them were Florian Thauvin and Dimitri Payet, both players of a high level. La Liga 2019/20: Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid – tactical analysis, Premier League 2019/20: Tottenham vs Everton – tactical analysis, 2.