Soccer-Tactical: the 'Raúl method' in Castilla that aspires to everything

Raúl González is doing great merits to succeed Zidane at Real Madrid, with a squad full of youths. His great role at the head of the white subsidiary has earned him to reach the playoffs for promotion to Second. Soccer-Tactical reveals his style of play and the keys to his success.

Defensive team organization

Starting from a traditional 1-4-3-3 formation, with 1-3-4-3 or 1-4-4-2 variants, Real Madrid Castilla CF tends to choose a defensive starting position in a low block, retracted, From which he develops all his defensive protocol, with a priority objective: to steal the ball.

He alternates his retracted position with punctual pressure actions to the entire field where he equals with his opponents, initiating the pressure very close to the rival goal, with rocking movements and high intensity.

Usually defends with many strengths between the ball and the goal, with constant help in the form of coverage and seeking positional advantage in each game situation. Real Madrid Castilla CF likes to have many footballers around the ball with a search for steal to provide offensive depth, preferably through counterattack.

In the individual defensive context it is a team that weighs the importance of markings, very iron and rigid when the ball is close to the areas of influence and encourages defensive help in the retreat, with swaps, as well as the immediate reuse of those players who are left off the defensive process.

Great importance to individual duels, with a predominant technical action before proceeding to the tackle to look for the theft of the ball: defensive timing.

Offensive team organization

Real Madrid Castilla CF It is a deep team, seeks verticality as the first offensive option, generally prevailing the counterattack than the positional attack. In the opponent's pressure actions, they usually have a high capacity to take the ball from the player from behind, prevailing in the first steps of the attack the combined game to later alternate with a deeper and more vertical football.

The use of space He achieves this with a very open offensive disposition and great mobility of the players who move in front of the ball, prevailing the supports and support unmarkings of the most advanced player that contrasts with the breaking unchecks of the players who participate from the flanks. This alternation of the short and long game, as well as its defensive aggressiveness, provide the particular hallmark of being a team that is more comfortable using the counterattack as a fundamental tool of its offensive process.

At the individual level, the high technical quality of his players makes it easy for him to overflow, the control of the passing game and the mastery of the tempo of the game, generally high and of alternating rhythms.

On completion It is characterized by being a team that arrives with many troops and develops the final positioning evaluating the importance of rejections in front of the area and the vigilance of those who are not participating in the offensive action.

Individual references

Hugo Duro. Powerful forward of 21 years, Spanish international U 21. Mastery of space, football between the lines and the game with the back. Good shot, preferably with the left leg and surprising arrival at finishing areas.

Sergio Arribas. 19-year-old attacking midfielder. Versatile and with arrival, he masters the rhythms and has a high precision tool on his left leg. Player with enormous projection.

Miguel Gutierrez. Left flank player, as a winger or outside player, 19 years old. Great route, sense of projection in attack and withdrawal, good defender in one-on-one actions and decisive in dribbling with the search for the rear center. International U 19.

Victor Chust. Central with good sense of position, 21 years old. He exercises a silent leadership in his defense and is intelligent to make the assists and understand the moment of the cut. Dominator of the passing game and high training for one-on-one defense in risky situations. International U19.