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Bayern-PSG, the tactical debrief: "Pochettino has been able to adapt to the opponent while keeping his system"

2021-04-08T11:02:10.828Z


Pablo Correa, former coach of Nancy, returns for Le Parisien on the keys to the success of PSG in Bavarian lands and on the corrections to a


PSG left Munich with a historic victory (3-2) acquired in freezing weather conditions and in turbulent circumstances.

As after every big meeting, we offer you the tactical perspective of a coach.

Pablo Correa, historic Franco-Uruguayan coach of AS Nancy-Lorraine (2002-2011; 2013-2017), explains how Mauricio Pochettino's PSG has been able to remain effective while suffering.

The tactical scheme

“Remember the choice made by Laurent Blanc in Manchester City

(Editor's note: in 2016)

.

He had changed systems just before and everyone had used that to justify defeat because the end result requires analysis.

Mauricio Pochettino has been working with 4-2-3-1 since his arrival.

The advantage yesterday is that he quickly turned almost into 4-4-1-1 with a Neymar freed from certain markings.

The two sentries

(Editor's note: Gueye and Danilo, then Gueye and Herrera)

have been looking for Bayern players very high whenever they can.

There were early changes, but that did not disarm PSG.

Neither Bayern, for that matter.

Both played in the same system and kept that system.

The great success of Pochettino yesterday is to have been able to adapt to the opponent while keeping his system.

It is very difficult to do.

"

The influence of the first goal, scored after 148 seconds

“It affects the psychological area more than the tactical one.

But it's hard to quantify.

In Ligue 1, the teams have time to set up and defend.

This is less the case in round-trip knockout matches.

Mbappé's goal conditions many things: the match, first, but also the confrontation.

I'm not saying that Paris will qualify easily.

But this goal conditions everything in the attitude of Bayern.

"

Neymar's role

“I saw the Neymar of the Champions League, not that of the championship.

He's still the same player, but yesterday he integrated his class into the whole group.

An example: I do not believe that in Ligue 1, at the exit of a corner, Neymar replay in one touch a center behind the defense as on the goal of Marquinhos.

He will wait, try a dribble ... With his passes, his races, the accuracy in his technique, in most cases yesterday, we saw the player who adapted to the collective.

Obviously, Mbappé attracts all eyes with his double, his eight goals in eight games ... But Neymar was extraordinary yesterday.

He was able to free himself by adding a link between his quality and the collective.

"

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Bayern domination

“It's not surprising to see Keylor Navas making decisive saves.

You are in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, despite the opposing absences, yours, you know that you need a good goalkeeper.

What we noticed yesterday were the shots from Bayern

(Editor's note: 31 in total, 21 in the area)

.

Paris has allowed this team to center too much.

And that's what makes me think that qualifying is still open.

It is possible that we will see the same match in Paris.

If you let the opponent focus too much, you bet everything on the duel and you will lose some.

PSG played with two kids on the sides

(Editor's note: Dagba on the right, Diallo then Bakker on the left)

.

You also play with Draxler, Di Maria.

They will be off-center, but they also have to defend and that is what can explain the number of centers.

"

Choose between defense in the axis and the sides

Against Barça, you can voluntarily leave the sides to focus on the axis.

The players are smaller, there are fewer crosses.

Against Bayern, I don't think that's a good idea.

Watch the action of Choupo-Moting's goal.

The placement of the left side is not good, it is too eccentric and it forces Gueye to go out on Pavard.

But you can't ask the midfielders for everything.

And to find good centers, Bayern does not need to get too close to the surface.

Pavard is distant at the time of the center.

It's something to review for the return leg.

In the axis, Paris has adapted well to the exit of Marquinhos despite a double change since one player leaves and another

(Editor's note: Danilo)

must be replaced.

"

The effectiveness of PSG

“Tell Zidane at the start of the season that he will have to play a quarter-final against Liverpool without Sergio Ramos, Varane ... Everything is difficult to predict this season.

Is it a chance that Lewandowski didn't play?

Certainly for PSG.

But if Mbappé is not there, it is also a handicap.

The competition requires to be good on D-Day. Those who go to the end are those who are there by being decisive, efficient.

It is not to dominate the opponent.

To be effective in football is to do the right things, to be focused.

We often reduce that to goals scored but it's not just that.

Paris has been able to be efficient in its own way.

"

Source: leparis

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