The French team is about to usher in the first group match of this European Cup. The team newspaper analyzed the tactics that Deschamps developed for the French team before the European Cup. He will arrange another striker (probably Thuram) on the left side of Mbape to balance the width of the team in defense and make Mbape closer to the restricted area.
Let Mbape get closer to the restricted area
Mbape recently regained his smile, but his explosive power seems to have declined. According to the data of the 23/24 season in Paris, his times of dribbling, distance of dribbling, expected assists and passes are all decreasing. At present, he is more like a center than a prolific winger. Deschamps is also more willing to let him approach the restricted area and goal, but this will not deprive Mbape of freedom of movement.
Balance the defensive width of the team
Recently, the French team will change the formation to parallel 442 when defending. When France plays Austria, it is likely that a striker will move on the left side of Mbape (Thuram in the blue circle above) and withdraw to protect the left wing when defending, so as to prevent a midfielder from excessively moving left to cover the left area, as Rabio did in the last World Cup.
Liberation of Gretzman
As mentioned above, when the French team adopts the 433 formation and Mbape is more in the left position, when switching to the defensive state, a midfielder needs to move to the left to cover the space, so that the right Gretzman has to retreat to protect the right area. Sometimes his position is even behind Chuameni, which will consume a lot of Gretzman's physical strength. Now that Gretzman is 33 years old, it is helpful for him to reduce his running to play his offensive role.
France will play Austria at 3:00 on June 18, Beijing time.
