#16 DECEMBER 2019 £ 4.99 CHELSEA WOMEN’S TITLE CHARGE USING THEIR NEW LOOK 4-4-2 JOSE MOURINHO HOW WILL HE CHANGE TOTTENHAM’S STYLE OF PLAY? HOW TO CREATE GOAL SCORING OPPORTUNITIES FROM WIDE AREAS PLUS: TONS OF TOP QUALITY1 TACTICAL ANALYSIS 2 Dear readers, Welcome to your December magazine, the final “normal” magazine of 2019 - the final normal one, you might ask? On Christmas Eve we will be releasing our TFA2020 magazine, where we look at 10 players and 10 coaches you simply must look out for in 2020. It’s been a big project and although you will recognise many of the names on the list, we feel it is the most comprehensive analysis of each of them in the football world. However, before we get to that you have the treat of this magazine to enjoy. 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Thanks, Chris Founder & Editor-in-Chief // Total Football Analysis Magazine 3 4 Contents 6 // Chelsea Women’s title charge using their new look 4-4-2 14 // The Blue Key behind Lampard’s Chelsea’s thrilling attack 22 // Kai Havertz: The jewel in Bayer Leverkusen’s crown 28 // Eight offensive set piece routines to try with your team34 // Transfer analysis: a statistical analysis of this summers best buys and biggest flops 40 // Anthony Martial’s importance to Manchester United 46 // Bournemouth’s set-pieces 54 // Villarreal: The anomaly of La Liga 64 // Alphonso Davies: The profiteer of Bayern’s injuries in their defence? 70 // Josip Ilicic: Gasperini’s vital cog 78 // How will Jose Mourinho change Tottenham’s style of play? 84 // Coaching: Changing the point of attack 90 // What has contributed to Daniel James’ success so far at Manchester United? 94 // Thomas Frank at Brentford 100 // Borussia Mönchengladbach: What made them title contenders 106 // Nikola Milenković: Serbia’s new Vidić 112 // How to create goal scoring opportunities from wide areas 116 // Danylo Beskorovainyi: Dunajska Streda’s defensive wall and Ukraine’s potential star centre-back 124 // Where Luis Enrique needs to improve on Robert Moreno’s Spain ahead of Euro 2020 130 // Bruno Fernandes: Why Manchester United and Tottenham can’t afford to pass on the Portuguese 5 CHELSEA WOMEN'S title charge using their new look 4-4-2 BY ABDULLAH ABDULLAH // @kunabd 6 helsea Women missed out on Champions League qualification by coming third in the Bethany England - CFAWSL, five points behind Manchester City Women. Even though they narrowly missed out on European football, Chelsea have shown an Underrated Striking incredible turnaround of form that sees them hovering near the top playing some exceptional football. Having let go of a number of players Weapon this summer, the need for reinforcements was necessary. The only major summer addition ngland plays primarily as a striker and saw the arrival of Norwegian winger Guro can be classified as a poacher. She has Reiten. Ean eye for goal after scoring 22 goals in all competitions last season. Combined with But the most pressing issue at Chelsea was her incredible movement and positioning to integrating their star players in the same line- create space in the final third, England is able up to get them firing on all cylinders. Getting to manoeuvre defenders in the 18-yard area Fran Kirby, Ji So-Yun, and Bethany England and score goals. England hasn’t always played to operate in the same line-up seemed to be a up front, however, with her versatility perhaps conundrum Emma Hayes was unable to solve being her undoing during her tenure at Chelsea; last season. Adding Reiten into the mix made she featured in midfield and filled in at wing- the task all the more difficult. However, this back since her move in 2016. season Hayes seems to have masterminded a way of integrating them and producing some stellar performances. Adjusting Kirby’s position Ji-So Yun - South and role on the pitch has been key and has allowed England to play much more effectively. Korean Livewire This report will aim to understand the tactical changes Hayes made to create a more effective i So-yun is a dynamic attacking midfielder. and efficient team at Chelsea. Primarily played as a ‘number 10’, she is Jequally comfortable playing deeper as a central midfielder. The South Korean midfielder is most Fran Kirby - England's proficient on the ball and prefers to drive into the opposition half, playing in her attacking teammates. Equipped with incredible vision, Best Playmaker? Ji is usually at the heart of Chelsea’s midfield, simultaneously pulling strings in order to keep irby is a natural ‘number 10’ who takes up the side ticking and being an attacking force the role of a playmaker for both club and herself. Kcountry. Kirby has the ability to play in a range of positions from central midfield to centre- forward – incredibly versatile. For Chelsea she The Issues in 2018 plays as a striker whilst for England she has been shoe-horned into the ‘number 8’ role. o have a better understanding of the Armed with vision and ability to receive and changes we will need to dissect and break pass under pressure, Kirby is considered one Tdown the team’s tactics and player roles from of the best playmaking forwards in Europe. the 2018/19 season. Chelsea primarily used a With an eye for goal, Kirby is one of the few 4-2-3-1 (37%) and 4-3-3 (19%) formation. Kirby title charge using their new look 4-4-2 players that have an incredible ability to score was tasked with leading the line often playing and create goals. Her incredible work ethic is as the lone striker starting 20 games out of 22 BY ABDULLAH ABDULLAH // @kunabd a hallmark of her play and contributes towards matches in that position last season. But has her play style. she been effective in these formations? 7 Kirby has been a prolific goal scorer for the in the penalty area. The full-backs do push up most part: her 11 goals in the 2018/19 season but passes into the wide areas aren’t effective being her highest tally in the FAWSL, although if there isn’t a natural centre-forward in the her assists haven’t been up to par with just box to collect crosses. This is where England’s six coming in the past five seasons prior to inclusion becomes vital. this one. Even then those six came in the 2017/18 season where she also scored 18 goals in all competition with just eight coming in the league. For a player that is renowned for her playmaking skills she does not manage to register that many assists. Statistically speaking, Kirby does exceptionally well in other competitions but struggles to influence in the league compared to other forwards. For example, Vivanne Miedema excels as the focal point with 22 goals and 10 assists to her name Teams put players behind the ball against Chelsea last season. England had a similar tally last [Credit: Wyscout] season with 12 goals and one assist but was in and out of the team. Chelsea also lacked pace in the attacking areas. Teams would allow Chelsea to play Kirby’s skillset is reminiscent of a playmaker out wide because it would give them time rather than goal scorer. She often drops deep to reorganise themselves at the back. Both to collect possession and looks to either England and Reiten bring pace in abundance dribble or find a penetrative pass. These and could help to relieve this issue. Another movements ultimately create space for the probing issue was the man-marking systems. likes of England, Reiten, and Ji. Kirby’s biggest Many of the underdog teams would utilise a strength is her ability to receive possession in five-man backline and employ a man-marking tight areas relieving pressure. But the problem system that would assign one player to push has been a mixture of very few midfield runners up, forcing Chelsea back and give them time to going beyond Kirby and a clash of similar assemble their shape once again.