When a free creator needs runners from deeper and far-side zones
25 June 2026
When James Rodríguez drops into midfield or the right half-space, Colombia need the striker, full-back or deeper midfielder to keep running beyond him. His age means someone else has to make the box arrival he used to make himself.
Spielverlagerung’s Colombia preview names Colombia’s support pattern as “ballferne Tiefe und Nachstarten,” meaning far-side depth and late follow-up runs. Néstor Lorenzo gives James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz freedom, then asks the striker, full-backs and deeper midfielders to keep the last line and box occupied. 1
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