Solid FM22 Oliver Glasner 3-4-2-1 Frankfurt Tactic at The Europa League

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In the post, I will discuss the Oliver Glasner 3-4-2-1 Frankfurt tactic at the 2021/2022 Uefa Europa League. Frankfurt were crowned the champions of the tournament after beating Bronckhorst’s Rangers on penalties, they were equally unbeaten in the competition. Frankfurt’s performance in the Bundesliga wasn’t that impressive but they still managed to finish 11^th on the table.

Hence, I will focus on the tactical style that got them the UEL trophy, so let’s get into the details.

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Oliver Glasner 3-4-2-1 Frankfurt Tactic: Instruction

Build Up

In the build-up, Frankfurt occasionally built up from behind, rather the goalkeeper took more direct kicks. But when they decided to play out of defence, Frankfurt did it in a 3-4-3 shape. The back-3 would lie vertically inside the box, the centre midfielders would drop close to the box to help relieve pressure on the defenders and then the wing-backs would spread wide.

The Moody Divas either used the sides of the pitch or through the middle to focus plays. Glasner’s men played with more direct passing directness, – plus they did launch passes into open spaces. Lastly, the players were more disciplined in their positions than expressive from their positions.

Attacking

Frankfurt attacked in a 3-1-6 or 3-2-5 shape, the attacking width was narrow. The team preferred running at the defence to dribble less when they got the ball. Frankfurt were equally deadly on the break as they preferred going for counters – the counters were direct counterattacks.

In the final third, Glasner encouraged his men to mainly shoot on sight. They could still hit early crosses or worked their way into the box but that was occasionally.

Defending

They defended in a 5-4-1 or 5-2-3 shape, with a narrow defensive width to force the opponents outside at wide areas. The Moody divas pressed their opponents at a ‘more often’ pressing intensity with a standard line of engagement and a standard defensive line.

When Glasner’s men players lose possession of the ball, they either regrouped or counter pressed to win back the ball. Finally, Frankfurt did get stuck in during tackles.

Formation Lineup

Role Selections

GK

Kevin Trapp: Trapp was a sweeper-keeper on defence duty.

CDs

Tuta: Tuta was a ball-playing defender on cover duty. He would stay behind the defensive line to do his defensive duties like clearing out through balls and recovering misplaced passes. Tuta was good at passing the ball comfortably.

Evan N’Dicka and Almany Traore: Evan and Traore were ball-playing defenders on defence duties. They stayed within the defensive line to close down opponents and break up attacks. The two were equally comfortable with the ball like Tuta.

WBs

Filip Kostic: Kostic was a wing-back on support duty. He fulfilled the attacking duty of a winger as he would stay wide to run at the defence and cross the ball often. Kostic was equally defensive conscious as he did track back and protect the defensive line.

Ansgar Knauff: Knauff was a complete wing-back on support duty. He loved to attack, impacting the team’s attack with his pace and the freedom to roam from his position.

CMs

Sebastian Rode: Rode was a ball-winning midfielder on defence duty. His main duty was to close down opponents and win the ball in the midfield area. When he got the ball, he would distribute it to a more creative player.

Djibril Sow: Sow was a box-to-box midfielder. He contributed greatly both defensively and offensively. During attacks, Sow would get forward arriving late into the box to see the end of an attack. He did equally track back to help close down opponents and protect the defence.

AMs

Jesper Lindstrom: Lindstrom was an attacking midfielder on attack duty. He operated higher up the pitch, looked to craft out chances for himself or the team and then moved into the box to supplement the attack.

Daichi Kamada: Kamada was an advanced player on support duty. He had the freedom to move around the field to set up players in the offensive positions with creative passes. Kamada equally positioned himself in a scoring channel.

CF

Rafael Santos Borre: Borre was the advanced forward. He led the team’s attacking line, spearheaded the attacks and he was the main source of goals in the team.