Abel Meszaros
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⚽ club consultant in Scouting & Recruitment, (EPL, UEL, UCL) | RTL TV ⚽ analyst w 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 + UCL,UEL | talks ⚽ ENG/GER/HUN | digital artisan for hire
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Bayern's new look under
#Kompany
-
@impect_official
suggests FCB managed to suppress threat + 🔽 xG all. whilst having similar (if slightly less) huge offensive underlying numbers which they are also overperforming 🟰 best G/90 in big 5 (3.5)
#FCBB04
Let's find out why?
👇
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I just published How Turkey shocked the World Cup winners
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None other than Tim Walter sitting next to
#Calhanoglu
at
#InterAtalanta
. Would be fantastic to see
#Walterball
in Italy!
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who the hell is Abel Meszaros?
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As promised I've put together a long read/extensive analysis on
#Arsenal
's in possession issues
#Arteta
's concerns and a bit on public analysis.
h/t to
@Jon_Mackenzie
for all his help, game state data by
@Lauce44
, + "rest defense Stephen R" on shots)
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I spent a week studying, clipping
#Arsenal
, now believe their buildup (not variance) is at the core of their recent run. Article below, happy to discuss/create more on findings.
Motto by Juanma Lillo: "Everything is much easier when the first progression of the ball is clean.”
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felt cute, might NEVER delete
(also, please welcome our son)
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type of content club Twitter accounts should post more of, instead of trying to be funny all the time
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interesting move from
#Flick
to go with the 4-0-6 formation, feels like you could park a jet in the middle (provided you get clearance from Brandenburg authorities )
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I need to watch more
#Ajax
if
#tenHag
is gonna just be throwing the 316 out there (with free movement and runs to pull CBs out) and absolutely crush (21 shots to 1) my sleeper team Young Boys like this
@EuropaLeague
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Stuttgart's beautiful 3D3 - numerical superiority, flexibility (base/8s/10spot) connectivity, occupation of key spaces, width w WBs, depth w CF/target-man for layoffs was such a challenge for Fürth
#VfBStuttgart
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I'm writing a feature on
#Szoboszlai
's new role under
#Slot
that you'll be able to read later.
Re
#slotball
we're already seeing some notable constants (single width, wingers inside, narrow double pivot to dismark, Robbo's LCB role, 4v4) emerge
#LiverpoolFC
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You've probably heard about
@Guirassy_19
's unforgettable season, but I don't think we're talking about this goals/shot on target ratio which is at 0.71 (fbref has him at 0.65 prior to today), so this got me thinking....
#Guirassy
#VfBSGE
THREAD
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some suboptimal use of space by these swans in this 5-1-2-2 formation
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BVB spent 30 on Schurrle...
BREAKING: G-7 countries have agreed to an immediate $20 million fund to help Amazon countries fight wildfires.
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This now at least the 2nd massively interesting performance by
#Bielsa
(also vs
#Diniz
) that we saw vs La Scalonita.
1. Let's take a look what
#Uruguay
proposed -or how "he set up the chessboard" (by
@ReneMaric
) vs the ball/OOP in what I saw as a m2m option scheme
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Rest in peace, Helmut Groß, modern German football’s perhaps greatest innovator. The architect of controlled chaos, and mentor to Rangnick + his coaching tree passed yday at 77.
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Video of
#S04HSV
-Walterball, buildup dynamic occupation of spaces, rotations (role of FBs and CBs)
-S04's issues w Latza, game-state strategy
- HSV problems in Final 3rd
- S04 adjustments after 1-1
- Schonlau + subs + DHF
shares/RTs feedback welcome
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4222 + a ball-playing keeper, attacking FBs, a press res CB like
#Lukeba
, good baiting of press to find
#Olmo
who is on 🔥 (+ the brilliant Xavi Simons) deep in pockets (Xhaka's dilemma) and the ball-sided 2 ST are creating an issue that
#XabiAlonso
will need to solve...
#RBLB04
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regret to inform you guys that I'm now a Jonas Wind's off-ball movement fan account
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Seems like vs the typical
#Gasperini
intense m2m scheme (with double marking the double pivot),
#XabiAlonso
's plan is from
#Frimpong
to pin wide,
#Wirtz
+
#Adli
to freely overload (occupy CBs) thus open
#Stanisic
+
#Grimaldo
underneath vs ATL STs tracking deep
#UEL
@EuropaLeague
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HSV in 16th, the joke practically writes itself....
A decade of
@Bundesliga_EN
is in the 📚!
Here's how the table looks for the entire 2010s...
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There's a reason why despite 70+ % possession,
#Liverpool
have just 3 shots, an open play xG of 0.05 after 30' and it's their in possession "structure"
#Fulham
#Klopp
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Excited to join RTL 🇭🇺’s team for what we hope will be landmark
@ChampionsLeague
+
@EuropaLeague
coverage in 2024/25 alongside some lovely people!
“Ils sont les meilleurs
Sie sind die Besten
These are the champions
Die Meister
Die Besten
Les grandes équipes
The champioooons!
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Bayern's clear intentions with 3+1 and high FBs to stretch Lazio's 4141 (access the 3rd CB prior to the 8 jumping)
-play into halfspace primarily, if closed, direct ball to the wing,
-
#M
üller floating into free spaces, Kane mostly dropping, both can stretch
#Vecino
#LazioBayern
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Debut piece for
@Bundesliga_EN
on
@bayer04_en
's Rückrunde so far:
+ discussing the meticulous squad planning
+ the tactical challenges & solutions by
#XabiAlonso
+ unsung heroes powering the still unbeaten Werkself
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There's enormous flexibility in possession for
#SUI
with the buildup aided by Akanji carrying, Xhaka's passing and rotations via
#Aebischer
inside (beyond the HUN double pivot) w
#Vargas
outside
#Ndoye
and
#Duah
coming deep asking too many questions
#HUN
can't answer
#HUNSUI
Bit of a surprise with
#Ndoye
as the SS w Duah and
#Aebischer
in a key role as LWB coming inside (playing as an 8 vs the ball) to interchange with
#Vargas
#HUNSUI
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THREAD
just for fun, i'm gonna tweet out some
#ARG
structural issue pics from last nite.
Have to go 4 at a time bc there are so many
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some nice examples of how
#Nagelsmann
's
#Leipzig
does positional play (width by wingbacks, halfspace occupation, +depth) in a 3 CB setup with basically a floating striker position (Forsberg today, Olmo last matchday) forming diamonds in buildup and for final third combinations
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THREAD:
SOME NEWS: I'm now in the Newsletter game - it's called the Bundesliga Bulletin, bc I obv am known for my brief thoughts on German football. V1 is roughly 4,500 words on this weekend's action and news, with ample analysis
you can get it here:
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@GMul31
@Turkish_Futbol1
the legendary Senol Günes who if you recall was the architect behind 2002 WC
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Always happy when my friends succeed, but this is just beyond exciting:
@Abel_Lorincz
takes over as head coach at a massive club like
@hammarbyfotboll
for the remainder of the season! Absolutely one of the best and brightest guys in ⚽️!
#Bajen
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me watching BVB in the Hinrunde vs me watching BVB in 2019
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Most ppl believed Marco Rose would put a 5-3-2 but Benni
#Henrichs
in double pivot solves numerous issues
#leipzigrealmadrid
#RBLRMA
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I mentioned last nite that
#Spalletti
is very cognizant of others and likes to incorporate things he sees from others (Sarri, Mancini) as well as on set pieces. Pretty mad that I didn’t put the Zielinski- RG set piece together. 🙏 for
@BVB
Twitter and
@SteveBeregi
‘s forgiveness
“Sono sincero, questo schema l’abbiamo copiato dal Dortmund. Da un destro non se lo aspettano”
#Spalletti
#FiorentinaNapoli
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Ahead of
#EURO2024
SUI-ITA a lot of focus on
#Spalletti
's dilemmas, but it looks like
#Yakin
is putting out a very offensive solution vs the Calafiori-less XI likely ignoring the FBs (Darmian more than GDL), directing the high press towards
#Mancini
and squeezing in Italy
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I took a look at
@oefb1904
#Austria
's ascent under
#Rangnick
. Here's what I found watching the games + talking to some very smart experts/coaches who shared insights -
@AlexBelinger
@MomoFalco
, Sargon Duran - for an article on
@Telexhu
🧵 below
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so boring when it's always Messi, Neymar, Haaland and *checks notes *
@borussia_en
's Jonas Hofmann and Yann Sommer
Which Players Have Added The Most Value This Season? Big 5 Leagues 2022/23
On-Ball Value (OBV) is a model that values each action based on the +/- impact it has on the team's likelihood of scoring and conceding
OBV Explainer:
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i dont mean to be mean but this is like when
#Bayern
play vs a 2.Liga/low BL opponent who tries to play football (bc they can’t stretch them vertically) and has one talented player (Messi) but are just getting obliterated by the press. (wait a sec i now realize this is BVB)
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ahead of
#ChelseaDortmund
here are 3 things that Edin
#Terzic
's side have done w the ⚽️ to create problems for opponents (such as Chelsea in 1h)
#CHEBVB
THREAD:
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no
#Slot
, no problem:
#Feyenoord
are baiting B04 and finding the free man
-Wellenreuther clipped passes, 3rd man combos centrally, FBs w timing by passing -->
15’Hwang shot, Paixao, Lotomba shots
-OOP their jump-heavy press controlling B04
#Priske
's team impressive!
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I wrote 1500 words and created\used a ton of in game\tactical pics to find 5 ways (principles and tactical moves)
@FCBayernEN
obliterated S04
thanks to
@SteveBeregi
@Lahmsteiger
@R_by_Ryo
@C_Carpenter14
for inspiration
(free)
Shares\RTs welcome
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The long-awaited
#XabiAlonso
#Leverkusen
piece ahead of
#B04FCB
on why this
#Bayern
challenger is different
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Given my undying devotion to Tuchel’s debut BVB season, I’m a bit ashamed to have only realized that
#Pavlovic
under TT is basically
#BayernLazio
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Hungarian commentator expects “a great tactical battle between
#Deschamps
and
#Petkovic
” - and he wasnt being ironic
#FRASUI
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@MilanEye
in case you’re interested in a scouting report on
#Samassekou
Samassékou: Salzburg midfielder is more Kanté than Keïta
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Nagelsmann not playing 3 CBs but using Mukiele\Halstenberg as halfspace\false fullbacks with Nkunku and Angelino providing width (this isn't new)
looks really interesting, need to watch full match. Any of you watch this live?
#RBLIBFK
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Ahead of the highly anticipated
#B04FCB
for
@SportingLifeFC
I looked at why
#Alonso
’s side (expertly recruited) is different than all previous Bayern challengers. RTs appreciated! Don’t miss this game!
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just letting you know that I'm currently a
#Bundesliga
free agent and looking to do some coverage (primarily in English):
RTs appreciated, DMs are open
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Despite
#Bajrami
's 1' goal,
#Spalletti
's Italy regained control with this initial setup (
#Chiesa
the surprising RW after playing LW recently). The box midfield + Scamacca and side CBs free to carry+join the attack has forced
#Sylvinho
's 532 to retreat into a back 6 a lot
#ITAALB
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what year is it
Is Vágner Love set to return to CSKA Moscow? It's a possibility, apparently. 🇷🇺⚽
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So far, my favorite
@fbref
stat about
#EURo2024
is that
@ToniKroos
has 57 progressive passes vs England's 63 (Scotland 53)
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i think we need to talk about Lewy (or just stare at this for a while)
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Marsch's 4231 was no match for City's flexible positional play: double pivot stretched w halfspace occupations, false fullbacks to bypass pressing, fixed opp. FBs via Mahrez/Grealish and created superiority on both wings, while Ferran's deep movements exploited aggr. CBs
#MCIRBL
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Full analysis is up:
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nobody
absolutely nobody
not even irrational die hard BVB or Bayern fans
CIES:
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my long read on
#Diniz
:
…
ty to
@stirling_j
@toni_Gagliardi
@JBozsik3
and ofc Diniz’s
@FluminenseFC
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it's been a development in 2023 at
@MLSZhivatalos
, but in the 1h of
#SRBHUN
we could clearly observe the influence of
#Dinizismo
with some but not all (see yoyo, def. diagonal, the insistence on 2v1 on weak side) principles in practice vs an opponent w elite talent level
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.PSG's OOP set up (not for the 1st time, see Barca 1st leg) was bizarre:
-the insistance on 2v1 vs the CF
-central m2m leaves dribbly FBs to make plays
-Barcola's erratic out to in press
-BVB taking adv w
#Hummels
chip to playmaking FBs,
@Sanchooo10
+ Adeyemi outside
#BVBPSG
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alright here is the
#Titz
analysis about
@HSV_English
@HSV
@BILD_HSV
- includes a study of his philosophy, a background, coaching vids, a table comparing his metrics to Gisdol\Hollerbach and lots of film study. Shares and RTs very much appreciated:
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i didnt think i could feel worse about Schalke, but Wilmots, omg yikes
Former Belgium boss Marc Wilmots is being considered as David Wagner's replacement at Schalke, according to Sport1.
#S04
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👋🙏
With the
#Buli
season + rights cycle ending, I'm extremely grateful for the chance to contribute to 3 seasons of 🇩🇪⚽️📺 coverage!
At the same time, I'm looking for new opportunities and challenges to continue to bring you the best German football analysis in 2021\22.
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