New Zealand
Manager Scout Report
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Preferred formation
60'
Avg. first substitution
5
Avg. substitutions / game
3
Matches analysed
The tactical read
New Zealand typically set up in a settled shape and make their first change around minute 60 - roughly 5 substitutions per game. Expect the first-sub window around then, earlier if they're chasing the game.
Over the last 3 matches, the same shape held up in 0 of them. The quickest hook came at 46' at home to Belgium; the longest wait stretched to 68' away at Iran.
Results have gone against them lately (0-1-2 from the last 3) - under pressure, managers often get more reactive with team news and substitutions than their season-long averages suggest.