A website that helps understanding how to analyse passing maps

[Andros]

Hi guys,

 

So i am currently on holiday.  My normal morning routine is to wake up, make my coffee, swear at the news, then look around on the internet for random things.  This morning on YouTube I saw an interesting video looking at some tactics Malmo have been using this year.  The video is at: 

 

 

Anyway, the TLDR they have a structured defense but often employ massive overloads (sometimes up to 7 platers) to break through opposition. This got me thinking as to if this could be done on FM.  I started looking around for info on the Malmo side.  I found their starting lineups and found they were often described as a 4-1-4-1, 4-5-1 or a 4-2-3-1.  So I wanted to look for passing maps to guide me in how I could try to recreate this.  In my searches I found this: https://statsbomb.com/articles/soccer/explaining-xgchain-passing-networks/. This page looks at how we can analyse passing maps and I thought it could be useful for the FM community!  It gives some advice at the bottom:

I get that this may be really obvious for some, but resources (IMO) are always a good thing!

 

Anybody got any similar resources?  I am still looking for a site with passing maps and heat maps.

 

[bezzy1970]

Have a look at www.whoscored.com. I think this is what you're looking for. Just find whatever team and which game you want and bobs your uncle 👍🏻

[Mutumba]

Great to see that Rydströms tactics are well recieved. His ideas stem out of the relationism of functional play (as seen with Fluminese and such)

If you have an account at totalfootballanalysis they have this for you (and if you can read it, please share the key bullet points)

https://totalfootballanalysis.com/team-analysis/malmo-2023-their-relationist-principles-in-possession-scout-report-tactical-analysis-tactics

 

This website is in swedish but Google translate should do the trick (if not, I can help translating it for you)

https://fotbollskane.se/malmo-ff/att-forsta-relationism-spelsattet-som-mff-forsoker-sig-pa/

Edited July 21, 2023 by Mutumba