England vs Wales Tactical Analysis: Bellamy's New Style Explained
Wales have altered their approach of play under their new coach.
By comparing Robert Page’s last dozen matches as coach to Bellamy's first 12 games leading Wales, an obvious difference has been a strategic change prioritizing ball control and dominating games with the ball.
The Page Era: High-Energy Football
With Page in charge, The Welsh high-energy approach was based on pressing intensely without possession, mainly in the flanks, predominantly using a adaptable 3-4-3 setup to push forward aggressively.
Bellamy's Different Style
Craig Bellamy has so far exclusively used a back four, urging the squad to maintain possession and build attacks more methodically.
Statistical Differences
The new strategy has produced a significantly increased amount of possession, a increased pass count and a small decrease in how regularly they give the ball away in advanced positions.
Additionally, Wales displays a improved expected goals metric with Bellamy.
Main Talking Point
Do Bellamy's strategies provide Wales a greater chance of overcoming England?
The strategic changes with the new coach signifies a notable shift from the old system.
- More ball control
- More patient build-up
- Less giveaways in attack
- Improved expected goals
