Roger Machado to use Fifa break to fine-tune São Paulo's creativity | OneFootball

Coach Roger Machado will have an important period without matches to implement and refine his ideas at São Paulo during this FIFA international break. One of his main focuses should be the attacking side, where Tricolor have not been creative enough, relying heavily on long balls and crosses, an area in which the team has been inefficient.

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São Paulo have scored four goals in four matches since Roger Machado’s debut. Of those, three came from aerial plays. However, the team has been becoming dependent on this type of move, piling up a high number of attempts and a low crossing success rate over this stretch.

Since the coach’s arrival, São Paulo have averaged 28 crossing attempts per match, with only three finding their target, resulting in an overall success rate of about 10.7%.

In total, there have been 112 crossing attempts, with only 12 completed accurately. For comparison, Chapecoense, Bragantino, Atlético-MG and Palmeiras, São Paulo’s opponents over this span, combined for 59 similar pass attempts against Tricolor Paulista.

Under Roger Machado, the team also stands out as the side with the most inaccurate crosses in the Brazilian Championship during this period, followed by Internacional (88) and Mirassol (83).

Harmless possession

Tricolor also have not been making the most of their dominance in possession. Over the last four matches, the team has had the ball for an average of 62.5% of the time, but without creating a high volume of chances. In last Saturday’s Choque-Rei, São Paulo even had 63% possession and failed to register a shot on target, managing only three attempts in the derby.

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