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MLS: New York City vs Montreal
Competition time: 2024-07-04 07:30 Thursday
Analysis of the team's recent situation:
New York City's recent form has slipped slightly, with a current record of 10 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats, placing them in eighth place in the league. Due to the fact that the team has just experienced three consecutive defeats in the previous round, New York City's league ranking has also dropped, and at this stage, the team has opened a 12-point gap between the team and the league leader Miami International, in the face of such a large points gap, New York City may not be able to launch a strong enough attack on the league trophy this season. However, the club's top management is not really unhappy with the team's current standings, after all, New York City was only in the middle and bottom of the league last season, and the team has made a lot of progress this season.
It is worth mentioning that New York City is a team that is more keen on offensive football, although more often the team is playing with a set of 4231 formations, but in fact, the midfielders often invest more energy and physical energy on the offensive side than on the defensive end, in the face of some relatively weak opponents, New York City's tactical choice can often achieve good results, after all, once the opponent falls into a passive defensive state, then New York City's defensive pressure can be relieved, And because most of the main players in the squad are young players and are relatively full of physical fitness, it may be precisely because of the replacement of the old and the new this season that New York City has been able to achieve a relatively good league result.
Montreal have been relatively stable in recent times, and the team is currently in 20th place in the league with a record of five wins, seven draws and eight losses. Although Montreal has only lost one of the last seven league games, the team's league standings have not changed much due to multiple draws, and the players seem to have been unable to maintain offensive and defensive stability, it is difficult to take care of defense when taking the initiative, and it is incapable of putting defensive pressure on the opponent when taking the initiative to defend, and it is precisely because of this defect that Montreal has not been able to show more competitiveness in the league for several consecutive seasons.
In terms of tactics board, Montreal's usual formation is a set of 3421 formation, only against weaker teams, Montreal will adjust the formation to a more offensive threat of 343 formation, but the three-back system of the team is indeed rare in the United States League, after all, most American professional league teams tend to pay more attention to the offensive end, once the midfield ball competition is at a disadvantage, the three defenders will inevitably feel greater defensive pressure, plus the midfielders retreat to help the defensive awareness is relatively weak, It can be said that there are many flaws in both sets of Montreal's tactical play, and if the team wants to achieve better league results this season, the team manager may have to abandon the inherent tactical play and strengthen the team's midfield confrontation intensity through tactical adjustments.
Match Analysis:
In the two meetings last season, New York City won both games and snatched a lot of points from Montreal. In the last ten meetings, New York City has won seven, drawn two and lost one, clearly gaining the upper hand. Although New York City has also fallen into a trough for a short time before, the coach has returned the team to a normal level through some tactical fine-tuning, and the opponent of this round of the league, Montreal, is more conservative against stronger opponents, and basically puts more energy and physical energy on the midfield confrontation, that is, as long as New York City can gain the upper hand in the midfield ball competition, then Montreal is basically unable to create too much defensive pressure on New York City. It is believed that New York City should still be able to continue the form of the previous round and easily grab three points from Montreal.
MLS: Columbus Crew vs. Nashville
Time: 2024-07-04 06:30 Thursday
Analysis of the team's recent situation:
The Columbus Crew are still in solid form this season, and the team is currently in seventh place in the league with a record of nine wins, six draws and three losses. Although there is indeed an eleven-point gap between the Columbus Crew and the league leaders, most of the top players in the Miami International Team are still participating in the Copa America, and if Argentina and Uruguay can go further in the knockout rounds, then the Columbus Crew will have a good chance to grab points for a short time, as a team that topped the league last season, the Columbus Crew should not easily give up hope of competing for the league championship trophy.
It is worth mentioning that although the strength of the Columbus crew on paper is not very strong, the technical and tactical play of this team is quite pragmatic, and when the team attacks, the midfielders insert a large range of assists, which can create a lot of defensive pressure on the opponent. It is precisely because of the more active offensive and defensive state of the players that this team can achieve good results in the American professional league with this lineup of players.
Nashville have been in good form of late, with six wins, eight draws and six defeats, ranking 17th in the league. In the previous rounds of the league, Nashville actually showed a strong momentum of grabbing points, but due to the relatively low ranking of the Nashville league at this stage and the absence of any relegation pressure, in fact, this team does not have much need for league points, which means that Nashville can focus on training young players for a long time in the future.
After all, the average age of the current team's main squad has reached 30 years old, obviously Nashville will enter a rebuilding period after the season, and the club actually invests in the recruitment fund every season is quite limited, even if the team enters the rebuilding stage, it may give priority to introducing some young rookies with low reputation to cultivate, so it is very important to train and train some players who can continue to stay in the team without worrying about league points. After all, these players will need to lead their new teammates to the league next season.
Match Analysis:
The Columbus Crew and Nashville have already played once in the league this season, when the away Columbus Crew drew 2-2 with Nashville, although the Columbus Crew had the advantage in possession, but Nashville's quick counterattack was indeed able to put a lot of defensive pressure on the opponent. In the last eight meetings, the Columbus Crew have won two, drawn four and lost two, and they are also only equal with Nashville. It seems that the Columbus Crew league ranking is indeed higher, but Nashville is a strong team, the team not only defeated the strong New York City, but also drew with the stronger New York Red Bulls, although the last round of the league lost to the league leader Miami International, but in fact Nashville's possession rate is higher than the opponent, obviously this round of the league Columbus Crew will usher in a tough game, but considering that Nashville does not have much point demand, It is believed that after a hard battle, the Columbus crew will probably be able to snatch a valuable point from Nashville.