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The changed Newcastle United F.C. (Their tactics?)
After recording their best records, the Newcastle United F.C. has escaped from the relegation zone
So today we'll see what kind of tactics they've been using
Newcastle United F.C. have been in the relegation zone all these seasons
After the beginning of the season, they had trouble keeping their position any higher than 17th place
Even though they changed their head coach during the season to Eddie Howe, they didn't see much difference
But with recent results, they reached up to 14th place
there was a huge difference especially after the winter transfer
before the winter transfer, they had the records of 1 win, 8 draws, and 10 lost
even though their winning point was only 11 points
but after the winter transfer, their score reached to 4 wins and 2 draws
from just that 6 games they achieved 14 winning points
During the winter transfer, Newcastle United F.C. brought along 5 players
Chris Wood, Kieran Trippier, Matt Targett, Dan Burn, and Bruno Guimarães
After having these 5 players on the team, the result changed drastically
Firstly the team is using the advantage of Chris Wood's ball control
Since the time he was in Burnley
he is one of the best players with ball control in the Premier League at the moment
even during this season's records, you can see that his ball control in the air
was the most successful out of any players in the Premier League
as you can see here the fist place is Wood and the 2nd is Brentford's Pinncok
Chris Wood was more successful than Ethan Pinnock
that's because his ball control is outstanding
Newcastle United F.C. didn't force to play the ball around the back
but instead boldly played their ball by passing it to the front
You could see even by the records before and after Chris Wood
that was one of their tactics
If you look at the Newcastle United F.C's ball passing type before Chris Wood
balls that were played above the shoulder level was only 91 times in a game
and after Chris Wood joined the team, the number went up to 111 times
that was the result of passing the ball to Chris Wood's head
Also before he joined the team, the amount of the ball playing in the air in each game was around 33.9 times
but after he joined the team, as they would pass the ball to even often
the amount extended to 54.1 per game making it 20 times more than before
I think we can clearly say that the other player's like Allan Saint-Maximin, Ryan Fraser, Joelinton, and Joe Willock
was given the chances thanks to Chris Wood
is something quite positive about this tactic that the team was using
when the team used the tactic was sending the ball in the air to Chris Wood
the midfielders from both sides would go in closer to where Chris Wood would be standing
this was one of their tactics to have control in the second half
and from here when Chris Wood would pass the ball perfectly to other players
he perfectly accomplished his role in the team
you can see in the game, the team would pass the ball to Wood
and other players would all position near him
at this moment Chris Wood would drop the ball
and the players around him would use the tactic
that head coach Eddie Howe would use often since AFC Bournemouth
During his time in AFC Bournemouth
from the 4-4-2 game, he would have Callum Wilson and Joshua King into the center
by having players like Ryan Fraser, Marc Pugh, and Jordon Ibe in the center
and allowing them to move around freely giving confusion to the other team's defense
and by passing the ball to the area the players were position in
the situation resulted in the strikers and the other team's defense competiting
And if you look at recent games from Newcastle United F.C., the players would come around where Chris Wood is standing
and when he drops the ball
the players who catch the ball and would quickly make their way through it
like players Joelinton, Allan Saint-Maximin, Ryan Fraser, and Joe Willock
are players that are great in speed and speedy movements
that Eddie Howe's attacking tactic worked well
another reason that Chris Wood's ball control was good for the team was
Allan Saint-Maximin has the chance to play at the higher position
If you check out the team's play in this season before Chris Wood joined
the team would be at defense and after Allan Saint-Maximin has the ball
you can see that he would slowly move upward the field
but the problem was here that the length for Allan Saint-Maximin to move was too long
he is extremely talented in dribbling
and at the same time great with his ball play
the more time he spends while dribbling, their attacking timing is lost
You can also see him losing his ball from the other players
but after Chris Wood joined the team
Newcastle United F.C. would pass the ball to Chris Wood
therefore Allan Saint-Maximin didn't have to dribble the ball starting from the lower field
when Chris Wood would pass the ball
Allan Saint-Maximin was able to receive the ball from the front
and the fact that Allan Saint-Maximin could catch the ball in the upper field
it naturally reduced the dribbling distance for him
and because the dribbling distance was reduced
he would dribble in the upper field
and now that he would only have to pass around 2 opposite players, he had more chances for the goal
Allan Saint-Maximin's dribbling techniques were much more effective
so you can see before Chris Wood joined
Allan Saint-Maximin would dribble his way up the upper field
but after Chris Wood,
you can see Allan Saint-Maximin dribbling at the upper field
So since the winter transfer having Chris Wood in the team
have been very efficient and effective to the Newcastle United F.C.
and to use Chris Wood's ball control technique
you can basically say that Kieran Trippier and Matt Targett was joined in the team
both player Kieran Trippier and Matt Targett are great with their kicks
and therefore was able to pass a perfect ball to Chris Wood
especially with Kieran Trippier, he has a record of getting a goal from his perfect free kick
during varieties of set-piece situation he would help with the cross
it was a huge help for the team during the dead-ball situation as well
and of course, there was a saying that Trippier could be off this season because of his injury
So having both Kieran Trippier and Matt Targett in the team
to use Chris Wood's technique was a great tactic by the Newcastle United F.C.
It definitely helped the team achieve better results
and in the other way having both Dan Burn and Bruno Guimarães
in the team was to strengthen the defense for the team
Newcastle United F.C. was one of the teams that were very unstable in their defense area
especially before the winter transfer, the team would miss 42 goals during 19 games
and is one of the team that has the most missed goals in the Premier league
but after having Dan Burn in the game
the team had much steadier defense positions
since having Dan Burn in the team, the Newcastle United F.C. only gave it away one goal
showing how steady their defense position has changed
Also when Jonjo Shelvey and Sean Longstaff were out in the center
they lacked some defense in the center
Bruno Guimarães isn't still playing as a starting team
but he is definitely one of a player that will help with their center
that if he was to officially start
I am sure that he will play a huge role for the Newcastle United F.C.
so therefore having both Dan Burn and Bruno Guimarães
in the team made the defense much steadier
are those techniques, I think that was well thought of by the team
So from Chris Wood, Matt Targett, Kieran Trippier, Dan Burn, and Bruno Guimarães
the team have switched their position around in the late half-season after the successful winter transfer
especially to use Chris Wood player's skill
having both Matt Targett and Kieran Trippier in the team
Newcastle United F.C. are finding their way of playing during the winter transfer
having both Dan Burn and Bruno Guimarães in the team
they achieved to strength their weakest point in defense
during the winter transfer, Newcastle United F.C. have
invested around 9200euro, that is around 1.2million dollars
they were the team that spent the most during the winter transfer
they didn't just spend their investments on star players
but only allowed players that were needed for the team
and I think that was one of the reasons how quickly they achieved what they have achieved this season
That's all for today
Thanks for watching!