Andree Jeglertz has taken up a new position at Manchester City. He’s bringing in new tactics to help diversify the team’s attacking patterns. Wonderful things are happening through this club! Count on players such as Lauren Hemp or Yui Hasegawa to be among leaders in the top five or more each season for possessions won in the attacking third. What’s more, Jeglertz is leading a change toward making City less predictable. In doing so, he focuses on a direct, aggressive style of play that sees their best attacking players get placed in dangerous scoring positions.
Chelsea were a different beast under Sonia Bompastor. Perhaps most importantly, she is beginning to mold a paradigm that matches her longterm vision for the squad. Chelsea’s recent performance against Man City showed their tactical prowess, as they out-passed City with an accuracy of 84 percent compared to City’s 82 percent. Bompastor considers this professionalization a huge success. She is feverishly honing her three-at-the-back system to enhance midfield superiority.
Jeglertz’s Vision for Manchester City
Andree Jeglertz is deeply invested in making the best decisions for his players’ on-field actions. More importantly, he’d rather steer them than order their every step. His philosophy is about giving players the freedom to make their own choices on the field, creating a more fluid and interchangeable team structure.
“My leadership is about optimising, not dictating,” – Andree Jeglertz
He believes that giving players the freedom to solve problems on the pitch will lead to a more effective team.
“This group, in the beginning, was maybe waiting a little bit for me to tell them what to do. I don’t think you develop that way. Most things the players need to be able to solve during a match themselves, and my job is to prepare them to do that.” – Andree Jeglertz
Yet under Jeglertz’s guidance, City is moving beyond the sort of possession for possession’s sake approach. His focus is on creating multiple avenues to score. Such a strategy would lead to a more entertaining, spellbinding and spontaneous game of football. The focus on playing directly would ideally give the team more of a chance to play to their attacking strengths and get in behind.
Chelsea’s Tactical Evolution
It’s taken her a bit, but Sonia Bompastor is starting to unveil her template for Chelsea. She is carrying forward the powerful momentum laid down at the very close of last season. Her use of a three-at-the-back system is central to her plan, providing more freedom and security in midfield.
Lucy Bronze highlighted Chelsea’s determination to improve their midfield presence, stating, “We want to get better numbers in midfield.” This change is intended to improve their influence in crucial zones of the pitch.
In their recent away game to Manchester City, Chelsea showed incredible tactical maturity. Ellie Carpenter joined the club last summer after working under Bompastor at Lyon. Her total impact was profound with an assist for Aggie Beever-Jones’ opening goal for Chelsea. Aside from Palmer’s scoring spree, Carpenter had a strong performance overall, with 86 touches — the second most of any Chelsea player.
“I know Ellie by heart so I was not surprised by her debut,” – Sonia Bompastor
Her technical proficiency to deliver timely assists and intervene in midfield complements Bompastor’s plans for the squad.
Man City’s Tactical Adjustments
City’s former inflexible game model under the leadership of Gareth Taylor wasn’t adaptable. Where Jeglertz’s former strategies were more rigid, their new approaches open up for looser movements and positional switches. Asparagusi explained, players like Yui Hasegawa are now able to explore more creative avenues on the pitch. Especially when paired with someone like Viv Miedema, Hasegawa’s role has become a more facilitative one with regards to creativity and dynamic adaptability.
Lauren Hemp has changed her positioning, floating inside nearer Bunny Shaw as part of City’s central rotations. This movement is meant to create more goal-scoring opportunities for teammates and improve the team’s overall attacking threat.
Jaglertz is certainly practicing his craft in the crucible of the world’s top club, Manchester City. He speaks often about the value of creating an environment that puts players in charge of their development.
“You have to feel a part of the process; it’s more than just a job; that’s my biggest philosophy. There has to be clear purpose to everything we do.” – Andree Jeglertz
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