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OMAN REPORT
Oman vs Australia and Korea (2015 AFC Asian Cup)
HEAD COACH: Paul Le Guen
Report by Samira Kumar. V
CONTENTS
OMAN DEFENSIVE STRUCTURE AND
WEAKNESS
KOREA AND AUSTRALIA METHODS TO
EXPLOIT OMAN WEAKNESSES
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TEAM SETUP
5-4-1 vs Korea 5-3-2 vs Australia
Basic setup is 5-3-2 or 5-4-1 with 3 center backs and 2
wing backs. Against Korea, one striker was employed,
supported by 2 wide midfielders while Australia found
more space in Oman’s midfield (one CM replaced by
an extra attacker) and they bypassed Oman’s midfield
(under-loaded) with ease.
Pressing: Two pressing groups (front 5 and back 5),
often isolated due to lack of coordination. If the front 5
players push higher, the back 5 won’t follow and push
higher. They would drop back( if an 1-2 opponent
player is around them). This led to gaps in b/w defence
and midfield. The CM in 5-3-2 will often be in 1v2 or
1v3 situation centrally (yellow region) and this led to
constant pressure onto their defence.
Their main weakness was when they go from a low
defensive block to medium defensive block, where their
5 attackers would get isolated from the other 5 and the
opposition would still have 3-4 attackers in the
attacking third, causing a unbalanced situation for
Oman.
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OPPONENT PLAYING OUT FROM BACK
OMAN IN 5-4-1 SHAPE. 1v1 MARKING
IN DEFENSE, 2 WB’S PRESS HIGH.
OMAN IN 5-3-2 SHAPE. NOW THE CM
DOESNT HAVE SUPPORT AND IS 1v2
SITUATION.
Korea and Australia both used slow build-up from the back,
forcing Oman to push higher up the pitch (trap). The slow
build-up allowed rotational movements, which further
disrupted Oman. Once the 3 Oman CB’s are isolated from
their 2 WBs, a penetrative pass (long or short) was played
against Oman. In this moment, 3v3 in the Oman defence,
with 2 more opposition attackers joining later as Oman
WB’s fall back to defend(making 5v5).
The penetrative pass (to bypass Oman midfield) was
different from Korea and Australia (since Oman used
different systems against them). If Oman played 5-4-1, the
penetrative pass would be a long ball to the attacker with
No 3 CB (attacking central). If 5-3-2 was used instead, the
gap in the central midfield (yellow region 2v1), would be
used with a short pass into the region would initiate an
opposition attack.
Constant ball circulation(recycling possession in defensive
and middle third) against Oman proved effective rather
than an direct approach(their defenders were effective
against defending aerial balls than ground passes).
OPPONENT (YELLOW) IN BUILD-UP FROM BACK PHASE
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PENETRATIVE PASS - SHORT PASS
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8b5ol
89nexl8ogo/OMAN%20MIDFIEL
D%20DRAGGED%202.avi?dl=0
Korea used 2 different traps to force the Oman
midfield to become flat in midfield to provide an
opening for a penetrative pass to attack.
Example 1: The player with the ball makes a
pass 1 to the player near to the Oman midfield.
This triggers the Oman midfield 7, 8, 12 to press
to win the ball. The 2nd
pass forces the Oman
midfield to fall flat and the 3rd
pass breaks the
midfield line and Korean player ( who has
dropped back) collects the pass and completes
the initiation phase.
Example 2: The Oman front 5 players are in a
polygon shape in midfield and are in their
defensive block. The midfielder 8 is man-man
marking the Korean player. The Korean player
drops back to receive a pass. This forces 8 to
follow him. No 12 doesn’t provide support to 8 (
in-line with 8). 1v1 lost by Oman in central
midfield, results in Korean attack.(Look at
Australia’s Second goal)
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wzdu69rq9kd35a1/OMAN%
20MIDFIELDER%20DRAGGED.avi?dl=0
EXAMPLE 1 EXAMPLE 2
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WEAKNESS WHEN SWITCHING PLAY FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hashbiydutwp4tv/CHANGE
%20OF%20DIRECTION.avi?dl=0
Against slow build-up, Oman struggled to
win possession back and they weren’t able to
maintain their defensive shape for long
enough (often a player would neglect his
position/role and this allowed their
opponents to move the ball into attacking
zones with ease).
In this scenario, Korea’s slow build-up
forced the Oman midfielders to push higher
(minimal press). The Korean LB forced
himself wide in the pitch, with less pressure.
When Oman concentrated on the stronger
region (yellow), Korea shifted possession to
the left side, with the LB 1v1 against
Oman’s RB.
One notable feature of Oman’s RB (6) is his
tendency to press higher without
recognizing the position of his team-mates
(Australia’s 4th
goal). Few times, he was
trying to press high, leaving gaps behind
him. He was often caught by combinational
plays from the opposition on the Oman right
side. He’s poor in 1v1s and his final crosses
are not effective. The ineffective movement
of CB (13) alongside him further led to few
chances for Korea and Australia.
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PENETRATIVE PASS - LONG PASS
OMAN SHAPE AFTER TRANSITION
FROM LOW TO MIDDLE DEFENSIVE
BLOCK
OMAN SHAPE AFTER LONG KICK
FROM GK
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/37vb26gb3f
3tyyi/OMAN%20SPACE%20IN%20M
ID%2C%20LONG%20BALL.avi?dl=0
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0wlfh2vx38
g952r/OMAN%20KEEPER%20DISTR
IBUTION.avi?dl=0
Oman, when in transition from deep defensive block to
middle block, tend to leave huge spaces in b/w midfield
and defence.
For instance, Korea would recycle possession when
they fail to penetrate Oman defence. When they get
their defence to initiate a new attack, Oman’s 5
attackers would push up the field. But the back 5
would do the opposite (fall back since they have to
mark the attackers who haven’t retreated back). The
attacking team will provide a direct long pass to their
attackers and the second ball can also be won with the
players in the space (black region).
Oman didn’t prefer to play from the back (Goal kicks
were long to the target man, who didn’t win most of
the headers ).On most times, their long kicks would
result in a poor defensive shape (image 2), providing a
3v3 situation for the opposition, if they penetrate the
Oman midfield.
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OMAN DEFENDERS MOVED OUT OF
POSITION
DEFENDERS OUT OF POSITION LB AND CB DRAGGED OUT OF POSITION
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/peji59wufbhcr0p/OMAN%
20CONCEDE%20PENALTY.avi?dl=0
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2qn0pjo08ln56is/LB%20AN
D%20RB%20DRAGGED.avi?dl=0
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POSITIONAL AND ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT
(ADVANCED AREA ACTION (AAA))
VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zkeuo5xlbcdhv31/AAA%20OMAN.avi?dl=0
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FAST TRANSITION (DEFENCE FLAT)
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/swyd3tqkuqc4kyh/FAST%20TRANSITION%
20AGAINST%20OMAN.avi?dl=0
Fast transition in the break forces Oman defence
to fall flat and the midfielders don’t track back
with pace. Oman first look to regain the shape of
their defence and then look to organize at the
middle and forward.
Pressing: When trying to stop quick counter
attacks, Oman don’t press aggressively and
instead use only 1-2 players to do zonal pressing.
But the problem of leaving gaps (as mentioned
before) disrupts their cause to press. Both Korea
and Australia found out ways to bypass Oman’s
initial press and then setup their own attack.
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OMAN DEFENDING CORNERS
VIDEO:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6wqbrgj4o2ywcyg/oman%20d
efending%20corner.avi?dl=0
A mix of zonal marking and man-man marking from Oman.
the 3 players on edge of box are 3v4 against the attackers. 2
1v1s inside the box and one player in the near post. The 3v4
situation led to a the goal for Australia, the movement of the
players blocked the Oman defender to follow him and led
him freely inside the box.
2 players are outside the box, for counter attack initiation.
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