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Select two manager dossiers for professional tactical analysis, read against the same scale.

Prototype rating

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TE

Tonda Eckert

Southampton

Germany flag Germany

GafferScore 0

Not yet verified

vs

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🇪🇸

Unai Emery

Aston Villa

Spain flag Spain · 54

GafferScore 88

Tactical FlexibilityHigh Defensive LineCounter Attack

Tactical Flexibility / High Defensive Line

Tactical comparison

Comparison summary

Tonda Eckert sets up as not yet verified from a —, pressing at medium intensity behind a medium defensive line. Unai Emery is detail-led • offside trap • game management from a 4-4-2, with high press intensity and a very high line.

Key similarities

  • Tempo — both around 62

Key differences

  • Formation Flexibility — Unai Emery higher by 94
  • In-Game Adaptability — Unai Emery higher by 92
  • GafferScore — Unai Emery higher by 88
  • Defensive Organisation — Unai Emery higher by 88

Tactical similarity0%

TE

GafferScore

0/100

Tonda Eckert

Southampton

EFL Championship

🇪🇸

GafferScore

88/100

Unai Emery

Aston Villa

Premier League

Comparative shape

Assessment profile

AttackDefencePressingPossessionBuild-UpTransitionPlayerTactical
Tonda EckertUnai Emery
0–100 index

Overall

0

GafferScore

88

Advantage Unai Emery

-4

Current Form

80

Advantage Unai Emery

0–100 index

Tactical identity

0

Possession

82

Advantage Unai Emery

62

Tempo

62

Similar

62

Width

78

Advantage Unai Emery

49

Verticality

94

Advantage Unai Emery

0–100 index

Build-up

1

Short Build-Up

83

Advantage Unai Emery

8

Goalkeeper Involvement

74

Advantage Unai Emery

1

Central Progression

83

Advantage Unai Emery

1

Press Resistance

82

Advantage Unai Emery

0–100 index

Attack

0

Chance Creation

84

Advantage Unai Emery

1

Final Third Structure

83

Advantage Unai Emery

37

Width

80

Advantage Unai Emery

8

Central Overloads

71

Advantage Unai Emery

0–100 index

Pressing

58

Pressing Intensity

80

Advantage Unai Emery

17

Counter-Press

83

Advantage Unai Emery

35

High Press

82

Advantage Unai Emery

1

Pressing Triggers

88

Advantage Unai Emery

0–100 index

Defence

0

Defensive Organisation

88

Advantage Unai Emery

58

Line Height

92

Advantage Unai Emery

13

Compactness

64

Advantage Unai Emery

1

Rest Defence

89

Advantage Unai Emery

0–100 index

Transitions

19

Attacking Transition

80

Advantage Unai Emery

1

Defensive Transition

88

Advantage Unai Emery

0–100 index

Development

0

Youth Development

82

Advantage Unai Emery

1

Player Improvement

84

Advantage Unai Emery

0–100 index

Flexibility

0

Formation Flexibility

94

Advantage Unai Emery

1

In-Game Adaptability

93

Advantage Unai Emery

GafferLens index

Category assessment

0Attack84
0Defence88
0Pressing84
0Possession82
0Build-Up83
0Transition88
0Player Development82
0Tactical Flexibility94
Verified canonical record

Current Club — League

37Matches140
59.5%Win %52.1%
Career-wide profile data

Career profile record

—Points / game1.83
—Goals / game1.86
—Conceded / game1.11
—Clean sheet %38%
—Current base shape4-4-2
—Age54
2 NOV 2025Appointed1 NOV 2022
11 monthsTenure3 years, 11 months
Expiry not publicly disclosedContractUntil Jun 2029
Less than a monthYrs in senior management21 years
SouthamptonClubAston Villa
EFL ChampionshipLeaguePremier League
Projected

Head-to-head tactical matchup

Provisional

  • Press vs build-up

    Advantage: Unai Emery

    Tonda Eckert's press (0) against Unai Emery's build-up (83) decides whether the first phase survives.

  • Build-up vs press

    Advantage: Unai Emery

    Unai Emery presses at 84; Tonda Eckert builds at 0.

  • Attack vs defence

    Advantage: Unai Emery

    Tonda Eckert's attacking model (0) against Unai Emery's defensive organisation (88).

  • Transition duel

    Advantage: Unai Emery

    Both sides live in the seconds after a turnover — 0 vs 88.

  • In-game flexibility

    Advantage: Unai Emery

    Who changes the game from the touchline: 0 vs 94.

Matchup lines are modelled from tactical descriptors, not from recorded fixtures between these managers.

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Attacking Profile

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