VILVillarrealClub page
SABSabah FKClub page
Squad value€368.1m
Squad value€19m
Key playerAlberto Moleiro
Key playerTymoteusz Puchacz
Head coachIñigo Pérez
Head coachValdas Dambrauskas
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Iñigo Pérez presses high even against the biggest sides, knowing it leaves space behind his defence to be attacked.
“Imagino un partido en que podemos presionar alto, sabiendo que ellos buscarán atacar la espalda.”I imagine a game in which we can press high, knowing they will look to attack the space behind us. our translation
Villarreal defend high enough that their right-back has a lot of grass behind him; Alex Freeman won the place because he has the pace to cover it.
“La oportunidad de Alex Freeman fue creciendo conforme Íñigo comprobó lo útil que podía resultar su velocidad para defender muchos metros a la espalda.”Alex Freeman's chance grew as Íñigo saw how useful his pace could be for defending a lot of space behind him. our translation
Unlike his Rayo side, this Villarreal try to control games by keeping the ball.
“Sorprendentes intenciones si uno vio al Rayo la temporada pasada, por la sorpresiva sorpresa de intentar controlar el partido desde el balón y no desde el juego sin él.”Slavia's coach compared Sabah to Barcelona: they want the ball under control, get it wide and try to dribble past you.
“Chtějí mít míč pod kontrolou, dostat se do stran a prosadit se driblinkem.”They want to have the ball under control, get out wide and beat people with dribbling. our translation
Do not expect Sabah to sit back: Dambrauskas has them pressing high and going forward, even in Europe.
“Yıllarca Avrupa maçlarında kabuğuna çekilerek oynamaya alışkın bir futbol kültürünü yerle bir edip; cesur, önde basan ve hücumu düşünen dominant bir kimlik inşa etti.”He tore down a football culture used to retreating into its shell in European matches for years, and built a brave, dominant identity that presses high and thinks about attacking. our translation
They pass their way out patiently rather than hitting it long. If nothing is on, they will go sideways and wait.
“In possession, Sabah look to control the game through patient build-up play, using rotations to create space and find players between the lines.”