Nice were coming in to this game on a bad run as they had lost two and drawn one of their previous three games. With this win, they settle themselves in eighth position in Ligue 1. Patrick Vieira’s players have to improve as they have the Europa League games coming soon, and if they want to compete in Europe, they have to do better. This is especially true if this year they want to compete to participate in the UEFA Champions League.
On the other hand, Nantes had the same results from the previous three games as they also lost two and drawn one. However, Nantes had lower expectations set on themselves due to Nice having a more talented team. They are now in 16th place and if they do not want to face a relegation battle, they need to step it up now.
This game, that ended in a 2-1 win for Nice, was heavily conditioned by the red card Nantes suffered in the fourth minute. This meant that they played basically the whole game with 10 men. Therefore, they got tired quicker and had less options to attack and defend well.
In this tactical analysis, we will observe the tactics used by both teams and how these changed over the game. In this analysis, we will see how Nice attacked against a team of 10 men and how Nantes did the best with what they had throughout the game.
Lineups
Nice started the game in a 4-1-4-1, with Khéphren Thuram as a defensive midfielder and Rony Lopes and Pierre Lees-Melou ahead of him. On the wings were Myziane Maolida and Amine Gouiri, with Hassane Kamara and Jordan Lotomba behind them as full-backs. The attack was led by Kasper Dolberg and the team was defended by Dante and Andy Pelmard.
Nantes played in a 4-2-3-1 which would change to a 4-4-1 after the red card. The back four was composed of Dennis Appiah, Andrei Girotto who got the red card, Nicolas Pallois, and Fábio. The midfield included Pedro Chirivella, Mehdi Abeid as defensive midfielders and Imran Louza as attacking midfielder. On the wings were Moses Simon and Ludovic Blas, with Kolo Mouani as striker.
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