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Graham Potter plays 3-4-3 with 3 main features:
1-Trossard multiple roles, and quality with and without the ball.
2-Additional roles for center backs, wether defensively or attacking wise.
3-Stretching the pitch, with wing-backs hugging sideline.
More elaboration in next tweets.
1-Trossard multiple roles, and quality with and without the ball.
2-Additional roles for center backs, wether defensively or attacking wise.
3-Stretching the pitch, with wing-backs hugging sideline.
More elaboration in next tweets.
As you can see, without the ball Trossard is featuring in midfield as a third CM beside Lallana and Alzate. Converting formation into 5-3-2.
When Brighton gets the ball, center backs stretch the defensive line, and wing-backs push forward hugging sideline. Meanwhile Trossard is dropping into midfield as usual to help in the build-up.
(1) Trossard attracts Greenwood, (2)Lamptey gets the ball in the space behind Greenwood and Trossard runs forward in behind Shaw. (3)Lamptey passed it to Trossard.
Maguire got the ball, now observe Brighton players’ positions. Lallana pushing towards Pogba, Lamptey sticking to Shaw, and Trossard pressing aggressively on Maguire. Maguire had to play long ball which Dunk won it easily; winning the ball back in just 4 seconds. Impressive!
Lamptey passed to Trossard then ran wide as usual behind Shaw, taking Matic with him; creating space in midfield for Trossard to cut inside. Meanwhile Bissaka is staying closer to Maupay leaving behind March with quite big space to run into.
Trossard played through ball to March. Now Trossard taking good position, leading the attack. Graham keeps impressing me more; the discipline, White (center back) sticking to Rashford, Lallana close to Bruno to avoid or at least delay any counter attack if they lost the ball.
It happened many times, Trossard moves freely between the lines getting clear chances to shoot; thanks to Matic and Lazy Pogba.
White(RCB) goes wide to press Martial, Lallana drops a little bit to cover space between White and Dunk , and Trossard is replacing Lallana beside Alzate; Graham creates a dynamic disciplined team.
White also participates in attack many times. 1+ player in attack means Manchester needs 1+ to defend which is not the case. We witnessed a lot situation of Bissaka getting closer to Lindelof leaving huge space behind him against a team who is quite effective in switching play.
One last example; showing laziness of Pogba and big energy from White this game. The difference between two photos is just 7 seconds!
Finally, I am interested to watch more games for this man this season. I hope it works out and results help him to improve more and more.
