World Cup 2018, inspiration for Ligue 1

The 2018 World Cup is a great success, especially in terms of the variety of tactics used by the teams in Russia. The tactics that emerged at the last World Cup may continue to be the trend at Ligue 1 this season.

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World Cup 2018, inspiration for Ligue 1
First, the goals from the fixed situation. The importance of the free kick in modern football is not new. In recent years, in the top five European league, 28% of the goals come from fixed situations. But in the 2018 World Cup, the percentage of goals from "dead ball" increased sharply, up to 43%. And above all, the teams are very focused on how to improve the ability to kick, arrange the kick for the most effective. England have 9 goals from fixed situations, a record from the 1966 World Cup!

At Ligue 1 last season, 28% of the goals came from fixed situations. It is also a relatively high percentage and likely to increase significantly, as the Ligue 1 coach will continue to apply this tactical tendency to his team, especially Monaco and Guingamp. These are two teams with the same qualification and possession of very high goals from the fixed situation. If Leonardo Jardim's Monaco had 40% of goals in Ligue 1 2017/18 from fixed situations, Antoine Kombouare's Guingamp was even more impressive with 42% (20/48 goals).

The second is the three players. Recently, the defense system of three central defenders has become increasingly popular and especially flourished in the 2018 World Cup, which is typical of Belgium and England. Both teams reached the semi-finals with a slightly different scheme but were three-man: 3-4-2-1 against Belgium and 3-1-4-2 against England. New PSG coach Thomas Tuchel used a 3-4-2-1 scheme for the two seasons in Dortmund (2015-2017) and tested at the momentum with PSG. Even coach Jardim also let Monaco play a 3-4-3 scheme with three central defenders.

Marseille last season also played three central defenders when Sakai injured. And sure enough, after this trend has blossomed and marked the 2018 World Cup, coach Rudi Garcia will not miss the opportunity to reuse it in 2018/19.

The third is the asymmetric scheme, ie the two-wing player has a completely different role. Didier Deschamps of France insisted: "In football, every system does not say anything, it's just a question of flexibility." At the 2018 World Cup, in the tactics of Deschamps, theoretically Blaise Matuidi played left-sided forward, Kylian Mbappe played right-footed forward. However, when Les Bleus operates with a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 formation with Matuidi and Mbappe, their roles are very different. If Matuidi attaches special importance to defending, Mbappe focuses on attacking, harassing defense, as against Belgium (1-0, semi-final).

In this trend, Lyon's Bruno Genesio (4-4-2 diamond), Monaco of Jardim (4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1) or Garcia's Marseille (4-2-3-1) may be used to make a difference; Instead of playing quite a balance between left and right as last season.

PSG will be the most tactical flexibility
Not only has Ligue 1 star, PSG also has a strategy to refresh themselves. Coach Tuchel emphasized that, in addition to the familiar 4-3-3 scheme, his PSG will play 3-4-3, 3-5-2 and 4-2-3-1 this season.