The Milan Ladies team took on Bottom league Pink Bari team as their quest for Champions league football continued. Here is a tactical analysis of the their 6-1 win over Pink Bari team
LINE-UPS
Milan lined up in their recently revamped 3-5-2 with talismanic player Vero Boquete rested.
Pink Bari also lined up in a 3-5-2 formation.
MILAN BUILD UP
Milan like to Build out from the back with Agard tasked out bringing the ball out from the back and orchestrating the side from which Milan create their chances. Agard is usually flanked by Spinelli and Fusatti who act as overlapping Center-backs who press up high with the ball tasked at aiming chances and getting balls behind the opposition defense.
OFF THE BALL TACTICS
Milan off the ball defend in a narrow 4-4-2 formation with Rizza falling back into the defense and Bergamaschi acting as the wide left midfielder
Whenever Rask, Grimshaw and Fusatti participated in attack Hasegawa would sit back in the back 3 to prevent quick counters from Bari.
To press their opponents Milan maintained a very high line as Bari was not particular looking to press Milan’s backline deep into their own half.
Milan also used various pressing techniques. They would press Bari’s players deep into their own half whenever the ball reached the half spaces. Once the ball was won back they would try to spring the counter.
Another technique was to restrict Bari to the side by creating a numerical advantage and keeping them pinned to the wings.
CHANCE CREATION TACTICS
Milan used a variety of chance creation techniques in this game. The most basic tactic of all was overlapping or underlapping wingbacks in Rizza and Bergamaschi with Milan mostly looking to create overloads on their right side.
Rask, Grimshaw, Fusetti and Rizza participate on the right side to have Rizza overlap and put in crosses from the flanks. One such exercise led to the goal of debutant Hasegawa who scored a wonderful goal.
Milan also have this wonderful ability to conjure up wonderful one-touch passes to open up Bari’s defense which gave birth to Bergamaschi’s first goal.
Milan also tried to put in balls behind the Bari defense which is how Rask opened up Bari for Milan’s 6th goal.
Milan’s rather physical pressing and their quick verticality gave way for Dowie’s goal.
They also used quick passing triangles to play through Bari’s deep defense
BARI’S GAMEPLAN
Bari off the ball retreated into a 5-3-2 and tried to suffocate Milan with a very deep block. Once the ball was won back they would try to spring a counter attack with direct vertical balls to Sule or Helmvall.
In the second half Bari was more adventurous and pressed Milan higher up the pitch but opened gaps in midfield and conceded 2 more goals in the second half.
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