RALF RANGNICK'S AUSTRIA AT EURO '24

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Introduction

Arriving at Euro '24 without any pressure, Ralf Rangnick's Austria Surprised everyone by closing the group ahead of the favorites France and Holland who risked being eliminated in this round. Despite this, the Austrian team will exit in the first round of direct elimination against the other surprise of this continental tournament, Turkey , who will then be eliminated in turn by Holland.

 

But this does not erase the great work and the beautiful game shown by Austria led by the Red Bull school leader . Let's find out more about it.

Tactical analysis

 

Non-possession phase 4-4-2
Possession phase 4-2-2-2 / 4-2-3-1

Construction

 

The construction of the maneuver starts from the center with the defenders who distribute to the full-backs who carry the ball and find a clear path thanks to the movement of the two attacking midfielders  in the finishing position, bringing the opposing full-back behind them or, if not followed, they are still free for the pass to the full-back carrying the ball.

 

Development

The development once the first possible opponent's pressing has been overcome consists in serving the two attacking midfielders who will then look for the forwards with central passes with one coming to play the ball and the other attacking the depth, or sometimes moving out and looking for the phrasing again with the full-backs themselves to exploit the outside part of the pitch, also helped by one of the forwards who goes to support.

 

 

 

 

Finalization

The finalization of the maneuver consists of bringing the two full-backs or a midfielder who moves out wide to cross for his teammates who attack the penalty area or for a rebound from the edge of the area. When the opportunity is created, he also looks for a central insertion.

 

 

Transition and non-possession phase

 

The novelty brought by Rangnick is right here, where Austria has raised its defensive line and pressing line going to take the opponents in their penalty area. The full-backs are very aggressive on the outside and at the same time the central defenders on the opponents' forwards. 

 

In front of them there are two ball recoverers, who after recovering the ball are very good at also taking the offensive phase. The midfield is positioned almost in line, they bring two players wide and going to defend in the external part of the field thus forming the 442.

 

Football Manager 24's tactical emulation of Ralf Rangnick's Austria at Euro '24

Football Manager 24's tactical emulation of Ralf Rangnick's Austria at Euro '24 features a 4-2-2-2 with a gegenpress tactical style and a positive mentality. The width is quite narrow and the ball is started on the ground from the defense with overlaps. The tempo is high and the passing is a little more direct.

 

In the transition phase, the entire pitch is pressed and the counterattack is restarted. In the non-possession phase, the defense is higher and the pressing engagement line is very high, as is its intensity. The opponent's build-up is prevented and the player stays high to avoid offside.

The roles include a free attack goalkeeper and two classic central defenders. The full-backs are attack fluidifiers with a stay wide setup. The two midfielders are a defensive midfielder defense and a holding support. The two men behind the strikers are offensive midfielders, one attack and one support with a stay wide setup and widens the game. The two attackers are a second striker support and a center forward.

The results of Ralf Rangnick's Austria Euro '24 tactical emulation for Football Manager 24

As in all my tactical emulation for Football Manager I test it for you and in this case I tried to play Euro 24 with the official groups. I left the call-ups to the AI.

Ralf Rangnick's Austria won Euro '24 by beating Holland 3-0 and Poland in the group stage, only to lose in the ninetieth minute against France . In the second round they eliminated Slovakia 2-0 , before eliminating Portugal 4-2 in extra time. In the semi-final they beat Scotland 2-0 and Belgium 3-2 in the final .

They will be the team with the most goals, 18, together with Belgium and third for number of Xg of the competition. Gregoritsch will finish second with 4 goals in the scorers' chart.

 

tactics explanation and results in the video

 

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