Experiencing a growing career since winning the Olympics in the Tokyo games, Brazilian coach André Jardine has begun to build a beautiful career in professional football since moving to Mexico. With a great CV in the youth categories, Jardine began his career in Mexican football at Atlético San Luis. After a great campaign, he was signed by América, where his career began to take a leap.
At one of the most popular clubs on the continent, the Brazilian won the national championship in December 2023. Now, Las Aguilas are still in good shape under Jardine’s guidance. Leading the first phase of the Mexican Championship, the team eliminated Pachuca in the quarterfinals, and Chivas in the Clausura semifinals. In the decision, they will face Cruz Azul. Being a quick passing team, América seeks to reach the opponent’s goal with speed.
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Playing in 4-2-3-1 most of the time, Las Aguilas also presents some variations to play with three defenders, depending on the context presented. The team tries to gather many players in areas between the lines, with the wingers usually moving from the edge to the center, grouping five men in midfield. However, anyone who imagines that América is a possessive team is mistaken. Jardine seeks for his team to reach the goal quickly, inverting the play corridor a lot, using a lot of the sides of the field.
América makes a 4+2 exit, giving a lot of weight to Jonathan dos Santos. The midfielder has good quality to associate with short passes, taking the team out of dangerous areas. Furthermore, his long ball is satisfactory. Long ball that is not just his job. By attracting rivals to their field, the Mexican team seeks to quickly reach the offensive field to take advantage of the spaces left by their opponents in defense.
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However, if the offensive transitions are not successful, the team can adjust and carry out a more elaborate attack, but still trying to quickly reach the opponent’s goal with a lot of movement of players without the ball, in order to then be able to generate passing options and space for others. players attack. These mechanisms mean that the ball carrier always has more than one option to pass.
Among the goals scored by the team, the goals that arise precisely from these quick attacks stand out, with the midfield players having the field to run and the front men offering two or three options breaking the last line. Furthermore, the team has some goals coming from crosses, looking for the attacker on the opposite side, behind the full-back’s back.
Without the ball, it’s a team that has some very clear pressure triggers. The most notable is carried out when the opponent takes the ball to the side of the field, with the full-backs jumping a lot to pressure and take away the comfort of the opponents. Defenders also perform this movement to shorten distances from attackers in between-the-line areas. This aggressiveness makes América recover balls well. The team has the fourth best success rate in defensive duels.
Being able to win his second national championship in a row, André Jardine is building a beautiful story in Mexican football. Which draws a lot of attention to the next years of his career.
2024-05-17 21:36:44
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