Women’s European Championship: What now speaks for which semi-finalists

1. Flexible systems
England has shown that with 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 it can implement two different tactical systems-depending on whether the focus is on defensive stability in the center or on side shifts and a lot of presence in the half-spaces. The team has already changed within one game – a sign of high tactical maturity.

2. Good defensive vote
The coordination between defense and midfield works very well in England. The six consistently secure the sixth possession, so that the opponent cannot come into good switching situations. The team also defends disciplined and with clear assignments in standards. All of this is not spectacular, but very well thought out and can make the decisive difference in a tournament course.

3. Experience and nerve strength
The English team has been core for years and has already gained a lot of experience in KO games at EM and World Cup finals. The defending champion is therefore resilient and nervous. Incidentally, even if a deficit has to be caught up, as was the case against Sweden first in the game and then in the penalty shootout. The players kept the calm – and the experienced Lucy bronze stayed cool from the point when it came across it.

In the tournament games so far, the pace has always disappeared from the English game. The team manages too often and becomes passive, especially in guided tours. In addition, it has so far hardly been managed to break through good combinations – especially against deep opponents.

1. High variability
Italy is the most tactically variable team in the tournament: In the four games, the team acted in four different basic regulations and thus always adapted flexibly to the opponent. All of this seemed strategically well thought out with a clear distribution of roles and a large discipline.

2. Compact defense
Italy relies on compactness in defense. It is moved near the ball, wing rooms are compacted and many passports are intercepted. The defense moves in on flanks and the six of the six consistently closed the back area. This makes it difficult for the opponents to get clear chances, even if they are visually superior.

3. Clear game forward
When the Italian team conquers the ball, it immediately goes into the switching game. It is quickly played over the outer lanes or the center to the front, the second row moves up immediately and can therefore collect ball losses directly. A way of playing that ideal fits the role of the outsider.

If Italy has to play the game itself, the attempts often work without ideas and the attacks remain without speed. Long possession phases have rarely been achieved in the previous tournament course. In addition, the number of clear chances per game is low, so Italy has lived from its efficiency so far.

1. Well -rehearsed system
The game idea of national coach Christian Wück is based on a 4-2-3-1. It combines game control in the center, the game over the wings and good protection over the double six, on the Sjoeke Nüsken and Elisa Seneß so far cleared in every game. Thanks to good movements within the tactical system, the team always finds spaces that are played through clever passports.

2. Strong pressing
The German team does not blindly put the opponents under their possession, but acts with clear triggers in pressing. After losing a ball, the team goes into counterpressing within seconds – also well thought out with several players. The sixers also become particularly emphasized, the retreat movement of which also works if the counter press was not successful before.

3. Tactical discipline
The players know their roles – in the formation and in their tactical function. As a result, the processes are very clean with and against the ball. The game of the Germans is usually very structured and looks like a single source.

Germany has many overpayment situations, but the last pass or the conclusion are too imprecise too often. In addition, the Wück team recently had two red cards and had to outnumber because of this lack of individual discipline. The successful double six is also being torn apart: Nüsken is missing against Spain.

1. Dominant occurrence
Spain has the most possession of the ball – around 75 percent in previous games. With this possession of the ball, the team also checks the rhythm of the game. Due to the technical quality, the ball circulates and the opponents are forced into the passive role.

2. Lots of room control
Spain is constantly in motion in the center, the rooms between the defense and the midfield of the opponent are constantly dynamically occupied. The team thus puts the opponents under stress and always comes dangerously near the penalty area – and that with world -class players such as Aitana Bonmati or Alexia Putellas.

3. Aggressive counterpressing
If the play equipment is lost to the ball -proof Spaniards, pressure is put on immediately – not only on the ball -bearing, but on all obvious alluding stations. This prevented counterattacks and Spain will quickly get back close to the ball – and not infrequently again in possession of the ball.

Counterpressing can become a problem for Spain, namely if it is covered with a long pass. So the team is quite susceptible to counterattacks. In addition, the players lack the presence in body -ton duels and in the air due to the pyhsic prerequisites – Germany could get an advantage with a robust style of play.