LINLASKClub page
FENFenerbahçeClub page
Squad value€62.4m
Squad value€261.2m
Key playerMoses Usor
Key playerMason Greenwood
Head coachDietmar Kühbauer
Head coachDirk Kuyt
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Pundits are split on how deep they defend: some say they defend high up the pitch, others that they hold a line in the middle.
“Die Gastgeber übernahmen früh die Kontrolle und drängten die Grazer tief in deren Hälfte.”The hosts took control early and pushed Graz deep into their own half. our translation
“Der LASK musste dafür nicht permanent hoch pressen. Vielmehr wechselte die Mannschaft zwischen kompakten Phasen im mittleren Block und aggressivem Anlaufen, sobald sich eine Gelegenheit zur Balleroberung ergab.”LASK did not have to press high all the time. Instead the team switched between compact spells in a mid-block and aggressive pressing whenever a chance to win the ball arose. our translation
The Austrian champions defend with three centre-backs and push the two wide players right up the pitch. Those wide players do both jobs: they fight in defence and they get forward.
“Beide bringen jeweils den für diese Position idealen Mix aus defensiver Kampfkraft und Offensivzug mit.”Both bring exactly the mix that is ideal for this position: defensive fighting power and attacking drive. our translation
Their two forwards are seriously quick. Leave a defender one-on-one with them, or out of position, and they are gone.
“Können Moses Usor und Samuel Adeniran tatsächlich gehalten werden, werden die beiden pfeilschnellen Stürmer auch heuer vielen Bundesliga-Verteidigern Albträume bereiten.”If Moses Usor and Samuel Adeniran really can be kept, the two lightning-quick forwards will again give many Bundesliga defenders nightmares this year. our translation
After a heavy derby defeat, Fenerbahçe are expected to press less and sit more compact.
“Kartal'ın bu doğrultuda ilk olarak ön alan baskısının şiddetini azaltması ve daha kompakt bir oyun yapısına geçmesi bekleniyor.”Kartal is first expected to reduce the intensity of the high press and switch to a more compact structure. our translation
If you chase their defenders, they pass back to the goalkeeper and build again through him rather than hoofing it long.
“Topu oyuna sokma başarısıyla da dikkatleri üzerine çeken Ederson, rakip hücum oyuncularının stoperlere baskı yaptığı anlarda takım arkadaşları için önemli bir pas opsiyonu oluyor.”Ederson, who also draws attention with his ability to bring the ball into play, becomes an important passing option for his team-mates in the moments when the opposition attackers press the centre-backs. our translation
Watch their left. Almost everything dangerous comes down that side, with the winger drifting inside towards goal.
“İrfan sağa, Greenwood merkeze geçtikten sonra Fenerbahçe oyunu adeta uçuşa geçti; özellikle sol kanadı otobana çevirdiler deyim yerindeyse.”After İrfan moved to the right and Greenwood into the centre, Fenerbahçe's play practically took off; they turned the left flank into a motorway, so to speak. our translation