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Friday, 19 April 2013

West Ham 2 - 2 Manchester United: Statistical and Tactical Analysis


Sir Alex Ferguson's side went into this match with one hand on the Premier League trophy, however they still had to battle a West Ham side who played well against the league leaders.

Essentially it was a battle of two 4-2-3-1s with Jarvis, Nolan and Vaz Te making up the home side's '3' which worked excellently on the break, up against a very threatening '3' of Kagawa, Rooney and Valencia behind RVP.

Friday, 5 April 2013

3 Points on Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Juventus: Width, Pressing and Mandzukic

The odds of progressing into the final 4 are largely in favour of Bayern after their brilliant display against a strong Juventus side, who were never allowed a moment's rest by Ribery and Mandzukic. The Bavarian's lucky start with Alaba's deflected goal played a large role in their domination however, as they practically started on fifth gear.

The home side fielded their expected 4-2-3-1, with Gustavo replacing Javi Martinez alongside Bastian Schweinsteiger behind Toni Kroos, who early on was replaced by Robben due to the German international picking up a groin injury.

The Old Lady also started out in their standard 3-5-2 system, with Matri and Quagliarella leading the line as Vucinic was too ill to start. Peluso and Lichtsteiner flanked the midfield of Marchisio, Pirlo and Vidal.



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