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Qatar 2022: Goalless draws caused by cautious approach –Oliseh

 A member of the FIFA’s technical study group, Sunday Oliseh, has stated that the goalless draws recorded at the ongoing World Cup tournament in Qatar is as a result of the cautious approach from many teams in the opening round of the competition, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

There were four goalless games in the opening 16 matches – an unprecedented 25 per cent return in the first round of group games – and a fifth last Friday as England and the United States played out a stalemate in their second game of the tournament in Qatar.

The record number of 0-0 draws at the World Cup stands at seven, which happened at four different editions of the tournament, but Qatar 2022 is already close to that tally with only 20 of the 64 scheduled games completed before Saturday’s matches.

At the last World Cup in Russia, there was a single goalless draw, when Denmark and France failed to produce goals in a group phase clash.

“Teams have not wanted to take too much of a risk,” said Oliseh who is part of FIFA’s panel of experts studying trends at the tournament.

“Past data shows that some 70 per cent of teams who lose their first game at a World Cup go out after the first round and I think teams are aware of that,” he added at a news briefing on Saturday.

There have been 14 goals at the tournament in Qatar from crosses in comparison to three at the same stage at the last World Cup four years ago.

Another member of FIFA’s technical study group, Alberto Zaccheroni, who won Serie A with AC Milan and the Asian Cup when he was coach of Japan also added, “Clearly many teams are relying on a cautious approach.

“There were a number of teams who fielded five defenders and played very tight and compact. They wanted to assure a minimum of a point from their opening game and if a chance came along try and grab it to win the game.”

Oliseh also said he expects the high intensity on display at the tournament to continue even if there was an energy-sapping schedule of a match every four days in the early group phase.

“But as the tournament progresses we will see teams become a bit braver,” Oliseh predicted.

“This is a very different World Cup in that players get to sleep in the same bed every night and each team has its own base. There is no traveling from venue to a different venue.

“It’s like they are all playing at home. They are not facing the fatigue that comes with constant travelling around and I don’t see the players getting tired any time soon,” he added.

Qatar 2022: Goalless draws caused by cautious approach –Oliseh (punchng.com)

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