10/23/2023 0 Comments Ukraine lineup euro 2020![]() The zonal structure of Ukraine meant that they were exposed quite in the far flank where a wide player would be left free by them as they mostly looked to close the gaps in the ball-side regions. We can see an example of England playing around the Ukraine block when Maguire passes the ball to Shaw who then turns and plays a pass to Sterling. England later adapted well and made some small changes to ensure that they used these scenarios to their advantage. They mostly had to play around the back and through the wide regions to progress the ball forward. We can see in the image below where England cannot progress the ball centrally and mostly had to circulate the ball around to find a way. ![]() This also meant that they had an additional midfielder to protect the central zones and lack of penetration was seen from England’s point of view. When one of them went wide to press, the other two slid across to cover the spaces. This is due to the additional midfielder in the three-midfielder system. Generally, their win-back would not go out to press the English full-back as that would be taken care of by the central midfielder on that side. We can see the structure in the image below. As we already saw in the lineups, they lined up in a 3-5-2 system. Apart from their opening game against the Netherlands, they have not conceded more than a goal in any of their games in their road to the quarter-finals. They have had games where opponents have struggled to penetrate them, especially through the central regions owing to their well-executed mid-low block. Ukraine have been one of the most structured teams in the tournament. ![]() They went with the same team that beat Sweden in the dying minutes of extra time to book a quarter-final place.Įngland, on the other hand, shifted into a 4-2-3-1 system as the latest Manchester United signing Jadon Sancho replaced Arsenal youngster Bukayo Saka, who was out injured and Keiran Trippier was replaced by Chelsea’s Mason Mount. Ukraine lined up in their 3-5-2 system that they have used to a very good level in this tournament. ![]()
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