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Phil Costa·21 June 2021

🏅 MOTM: Alaba thrives after much-needed tactical switch

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Austria secured their second-place finish in Group B after edging past Ukraine 1-0 on Monday.

And our Man of the Match was …


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David Alaba

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Austria put in a brilliant collective performance against Ukraine to secure second place in Group C.

There were a few standout performers in Konrad Laimer and Florian Grillitsch, but once again David Alaba was their standout performer.

Not only did he marshall Andriy Yarmolenko well defensively, the 28-year-old was handed more freedom at left back (as opposed to centre back) and was a constant threat.

He assisted Christoph Baumgartner’s winning goal with another pinpoint delivery and combined well with his teammates all afternoon.