After a poor start to the league, RB Leipzig have regained form under new coach Domenico Tedesco and managed to reach the top four, hoping to qualify for next season's Champions League again. Since Jesse Mahi took over the coaching whip, what exactly did Domenico Tedesko make to RB Leipzig to allow the team to quickly undergo such a drastic change and score 16 points in the last 8 league games?
First, Tedesco is good at using a 3-4-2-1 formation, which makes Nkunku's performance no longer limited to the individual, and this formation will be more powerful after Olmer's return;
Second, Andre Silva from Mahe's 14 games 3 goals to Tedesko's 8 rounds 6 goals, it is clear that Tedesco borrowed from Frankfurt's approach, Angelinho is like Kostic, providing the left side help he needs most;
Third, Tedesco follows many of Nagalsman's styles, which will make the players very comfortable, and only by maintaining the system that has been successful can there be a basis for gradual reform and leave their own imprints;
After Tedesko took over, the first four games were 53%, 68%, 76%, 68%, and in the subsequent matches, in addition to facing Bayern, Leipzig occupied more than 60% of the possession, while When Mahe led the team, only the match against Mainz had a 62% possession rate. In addition, the number of passes is also huge, Tedesko led the team to face Bielefeld and Mainz the number of passes were 733 and 703, the rest of each game is also more than 400, and during the Mahi leadership, the team's number of passes more than 500 times is only 548 times in the first round of the season, but the success rate is only 83.5%, while Tedesco led the team against Mainz, but it is as high as 88.9%;
The expected goal (xG) of Tedesco's team far surpassed Thathey's, with a completion rate of 5/8, and the average number of goals per game rose from 1.79 in 14 games at the beginning of the season to 2.25;
Defensive attacks are more pronounced, with Tedesco conceding only nine goals in eight games, including three goals in a single game against Bayern, while Mahe led the team to concede 18 goals in 14 games. Expected Defensive Model (xGA) reduced from 3.18 to 2.8;
Seven, two wing-backs regained their vitality, Gvadior finished fourth in the Bundesliga with a 1-on-1 success rate after he took charge, and Henrihis also had his best performance since the 2015/16 season.
Tactical: Tedesco pays special attention to the stability of each position in the formation, and also has very fine requirements for the distance of the player's position, which is as he asked for in Schalke 04. In the regional scramble, Leipzig players can quickly find the precise square area, form the most effective regional pressing, and obtain the most effective regional advantage. The pursuit of counter-attack speed, Tedsco has not changed, only 4 seconds to complete a threatening quick counterattack, which he absolutely could not see before Leipzig took office!
Leipzig's reappearance in the Champions League zone is no accident, and before the winter break, almost no one thought That Leipzig could return to the Champions League zone. In the 8th round of the German Cup, Leipzig will compete with Bundesliga side Hannover 96 for a place in the final four, the Europa League field, facing Real Sociedad, Tedesco has also shown a strong on-the-spot adaptability and is still expected to qualify.
In time, when Tedesko can wave the red cloth flag of his imagination, he will certainly be able to make Red Bull Leipzig once again wreak havoc on the Bundesliga and even Europe.