The secret behind Freiburg’s success in 2021/22 – set-piece analysis

Under Christian Streich, SC Freiburg developed to a sustainable football club with a clear club and transfer strategy. Over and over again, they need to replace their best players with young, hungry players within their budget. But not only their transfer policy works out every year. Also, the team performs at a very high level throughout the seasons. However, this campaign was probably the most successful. The club still has the chance to qualify for UEFA Champions League and can win their first DFB-Pokal in their club history. Set-pieces are a big part of the Bundesliga clubs strategy: 18 goals were scored after set-pieces. This makes 35% of all goals scored by SC Freiburg this season!

In this tactical analysis, we will discover the secret behind this success. Also in this analysis, we will take a look at the set-pieces of SC Freiburg and how they can be key in the last decisive matches during the rest of the season.

5 in a row

In the first situation, three players are positioned on the back-post, one player is positioned on the first post. This method stretches the opposition players and creates a lot of space in the central penalty area. Nico Schlotterbeck, who is linked with a potential move to Borussia Dortmund, uses this space to run into.

By doing this, he fills the central area and is part of a row with 5 players in the opposition 5-meter-box. Together with the oppositional players, the box is crowded and it is a difficult task for the goalkeeper to decide whether to come out or stay on the line.