Football/Soccer Session (Advanced): Scouting Report, Songkhla United, Division I, 10.09.2016

Expected Line Up

Expected Line Up (Match vs. Buriram Utd. 14.9.16)

according to last 2 matches with new Coach and Formation.

Key Players

#1 GK Ninurudin NidehaSmall and does not come out of his line in Set Pieces

#15 L.Full Back Napont Striprach

#22 R Full Back Parntep Chotikawin

# 4 L CB Elias Dolah(Thai-Sweedish) 1,96/R/23 Y. Tall but lacks mobility and speed. Not as technical.

# 31 R CB Diogo Rangel (Brazilian-Timor Leste) 1,85/R/ Good heading and timing. Not the fastest.

#10 Def MDF Yuttuna Chaikaew (Jong) 1,74/R/35Y Ball distribution. After 70 min not as mobile.

#2 L MDF Athit Wisetsilp 1,70/L/22YGood passing and marking

#8 R MDF Sergio Suarez(Spanish) 1,80/R/29Y Main Player. Brain of the team. Key passes and long shots. Heading strong and Free Kicks taker. 8 Goals

#30 L Winger Yod Chantawong LDribbler 3 Goals

#9 R Winger/Striker Rufino Sanchez (Spanish) 1,81/R/29Y Mobile, quick, fighter. 5Goals

#29 Striker Willen (Brazilian) 1,84/R/24Y Heading. Always uses his R foot, tries to shoot from outside the box as well. 12 Goals

#18 Winger Francis Suarez (Spanish) 1,81/R/29Y Always dribble to his right. No def. transition

#21 R Winger Manop Sornkaew R Works hard defensively. Quick. 3 Goals

Build Up

Build Up When on the ground, defenders and full-backs look for #10 or #8, who very often drop back to collect it deep between right CB and right full-back and combine first in the center of the field before passing to the wingers.

Game based on crosses from both sides.

#8 Sergio Suarez pulls the strings looking specially for foreigners on the wings or direct to Striker #29.

Long GK goal kick towards #29 Willen or #9 Sanchez.

Attacking TransitionNot the fastest transition. Players look for either #9 Sanchez or #29 Willen specially on the wings.

Set Pieces

Attacking Set Pieces

Att. Corner In-swinger from both sides

1 player at the GK + 5 players in the box

2 players outside the box

Strength: Dangerous headers #4, #8, #29, #9

Lateral Free-KickIn-swingers from both sides

6 players in the box

Targeting far post

Defensive Set Pieces

Def Corner 2 players one on each post

Man-marking in the box

Weakness: Lots of space outside the box for the second ball

Def lateral Free-kick2 players on the wall

Man marking in the box

Weakness: No one in front of the box for second ball

WEAKNESSES

Back 4 very high and step up for offside

Defensive Transition, Defenders tall and strong but not fast or mobile enough.

Full-backs let wingers take them 1vs1

#10 not as mobile and quick after about 70 min

Sometimes too many touches and combination play in the midfield, allowing a quick counter attack.

STRENGHTS

Combination play in the center of the pitch, 2-3 touches.

Crosses from both sides / #31 long throw ins

#8 Suarez main player, all balls run through him

#9 Sanchez, can be dangerous. Fighter, quick, dribbling onto space.

Defensive headers, 1,94 and 1,85

Scouting Report by FABIO R. EIDELWEIN 11.9.2016.