Tighe’s 2014 World Cup Tactics Board: Analysing Jose Pekerman’s Colombia

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Published: February 6, 2014

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Welcome to the latest in a new series where we will take a tactical dive and explore each and every one of the 32 qualified World Cup teams.

Next up is Colombia, who qualified in second place in the CONMEBOL standings with an impressive 30 points. The group is usually a two-horse race at the top between Argentina and Brazil, but Los Cafeteros took advantage of the Selecao's absence and came oh so close to topping the table.

 

Qualifying

Colombia won nine of their 16 games en route to finishing snugly between Argentina and Chile in the standings. At home in Barranquilla they were close to unstoppable, with a 2-1 loss to Argentina the only blemish on an impressive record.

Jose Pekerman's men were 3-0 down to Chile in the final home game at half-time, but managed to mount a comeback in the second period and draw 3-3, thus sealing qualification for the tournament proper.

They conceded a league-low 13 goals throughout the 16 games and kept six clean sheets in total. After beating Uruguay 4-0 on September 7, 2012, Los Cafeteros didn't concede a single home goal until they played Chile 13 months later.


Radamel Falcao was the the side's top scorer with nine goals in qualifying.

 

Formation & Style

Pekerman took a little time to work out what his best formation was, and his experiments using the 3-5-2 and 4-2-3-1 explains some questionable early form during the qualification period.

He finally settled on the 4-2-2-2, which represented the best way to get all of his key peripherals in their correct positions and unlock their attack verve.

Colombia will arrive at the World Cup as one of the most technically talented, physically overbearing and tactically flexible sides in the competition, and their ability to switch speeds at which they play is a killer.



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