comment by LSTD - Cesc Fabregas has Chelsea DNA (U2708)
posted 1 day, 8 hours ago
I've already said has to be a proper appearance, not one where he's getting taken on off after 45 minutes or less

And if people are happy with transfers shut for a few weeks that helps me

-------------------------Valdes
Clyne---------Mustafi---------Juan-------Ansaldi
-----------------Medel--------Herrera
Salvio-----------------Payet----------------Tadic
------------------------Jovetic
Subs
McCarthy, Byram, Jagielka, Garcia, Rolan, Wijnaldum, Valencia

Tactics
A Defensively minded 4-2-3-1, looking to frustrate the opposition and break quickly on the counter using the pace from out wide and taking advantage of any set pieces we get in attacking areas.

Keeper
When distributing the ball, he should look to keep it simple and play the percentage pass. At crosses and set pieces, should look to punch rather than catch.

Full Backs
Their primary job will be to defend today, so they should look to stay tightly to their centre back, not let any balls be played between them, only going wide when a cross is looking to be put in. When on the ball, look to make a sensible pass to one of the wingers.

Centre Backs
Juan will compete for any aerial balls, with Mustafi looking to collect the 2nd ball, when the ball is being played on the floor, the onus is on keeping their shape with the full backs watching out for the quick one touch football and blocking the ball with every legal part of their body. When on the ball, if the opposition are giving you space to come out with the ball, go and take that chance, if not, just look to play it simple to a man in space and keep possesion.

Central Midfielders
When on the ball, they should be looking to get the ball out wide to launch the quick counters, or play it into the feet of Valencia. When defending, they will stay in the centre of the pitch, sitting in front of the centre backs, not allowing themselves to get dragged out of that area, looking to cut the space in the final third and really frustrate the opposition.

Attacking Midfielder
Payet should be looking to make himself available for a pass as much as possible, looking to get on the ball and run at the oppositions defence. He should also look to be making late runs into the box as an attacking option. When defending, he should be looking to occupy their DM, stop him being an out ball for them.


Wingers
From an attacking standpoint their job is to simply get up and down the pitch working with Payet and Valencia to launch the counter attacks, this means using their pace to either run infield and create chances for themselves, or sticking out wide and getting a cross in for the others. When defending, they will play just infront and wider of the full backs, essentially playing a back 6 with the aim of keeping their full backs playing infront of them and not giving them many chances to get crosses in.

Striker
Stay upfront all game, there will be periods of time when he will be isolated but should always be on his toes always around the last defender or the halfway line, preparing for a counter attack, if he gets the ball, his job will be to take on defenders and make a bit of space for himself or keep 2 defenders occupied to allow the attacking 3 to get up with him.

Set Pieces
Corners - Payet takes the corners, the 2 CB's go into the box, the full backs stay back to prevent counters, the CB's and Jovetic work in a group to make little blacks and cross-runs to lose a marker so one can attack the ball, Medel looks to block the keepers movement around the 6 yard box, Herrera and Salvio take positions just outside the box to pick up any weak defensive headers or knockdowns.

Free Kicks - For direct FK's Jovetic will shoot. For Indirect FKs, follow the same directives for Corners

Penalties - Payet is the designated taker.

Subs

If Winning
70 mins - Garcia for Payet - slots in between the 2 CMs

80 mins - Rolan and Wijnaldum for Salvio and Tadic - Fresh legs and renewed pace for counter attacks against tired defenders aswell as the element of time wasting.

If Losing
75 mins - Valencia for Tadic - A narrow 4-2-2-2 with balls being launched up to the 2 upfront.

82 mins - Wijnaldum for Medel - Extra attacking impetus

------------------Sczc
Uchida--Subotic--Godin--Siquera
--------Strootman----Pjanic
Iturbe----------Mata---------Nasri
------------------Suarez
Subs
Perin, Zaldua, Rojo, Parejo, Muniain, McCarthy, Higuain

Tactical Overview
The aim of the 4-2-3-1 today is for the full backs to defend first, the 2 CMs to sit infront of the back 4 and get the ball out quickly for quick transitions to attack, and the front 4 to drift around and draw their markers out of poisition so 1 of the others can exploit that space.

Keeper


When distributing the ball, he should look to keep it simple and play the percentage pass. At crosses and set pieces, should look to punch rather than flap at pressurised catches.



Full Backs

Defensively the objective is to sit back and tuck in slightly, Limiting space for balls to be played between them, but then to push the opposition winger out as wide as possible to limit their opportunity to get a good cross in.

 When on the ball they should look to play it upfield to whichever player in occupying their side of the pitch.

Centre Backs

Godin will compete with the striker for the aerial balls played up to him, with Subotic looking to win the 2nd ball. When the ball is on the floor, Godin will be the defender who looks to meet the striker looking to stifle his space and rush his decisions, with Subotic making the covering run. When on the ball, if the opposition are giving them space to come out with the ball, then they should look to take it forward, if not, keep it simple and play it to a man in space and retain possession.



Centre Mids


Pjanic will look to create himself little pockets of space so he can get on the ball and keep the game ticking over whilst not afraid to get forward as an extra attacking option, but with the knowledge tat he has to get back quickly to aid the defensive display, Strootman will be playing more of a holding role today, sitting back to limit the space on advancing playmakers, but then when he gets on the ball, should be looking to release it quickly to one of he front 4.





Wingers


When they are off the ball, the emphasis for both wingers will be to drift around combining with the other attackers to get little areas of space to take advantage of the quick transitions from defence to attack. then when they are on the ball the emphasis will be more on cutting inside with the occasional long shot to test the keeper, and only occasionally putting in crosses, getting involved in a fast intricate style of passing with Mata and Suarez, as defenders will be extra cautious to not make a rash tackle and give away a free kick or penalty. When the opposite winger has the ball, the winger without the ball should look to find space between the CB and full back to add an extra body for any crosses or capitalise on any defensive errors.
 When defending, they should be blocking the passing lines to the full backs as well as tracking their movement when they go forward.



Attacking Midfielder

Mata should be looking to make himself available for a pass as much as possible, when we have the ball in the middle of the pitch, he shouldn't be afraid to come a bit deeper to get the ball and take on players himself or look to make an attacking pass. he should also look to be making late runs into the box as an attacking option when we have the ball out wide. when defending, he should be looking to occupy the defensive pivot, stop him being an out ball for the opposition.



Striker


When attacking, he will look to play a high energy game by being a willing runner down the channels and constantly drift around the defenders looking to get himself a bit of space enough for him to face the defenders and take them on. He should also use his knack of anticipating what the defenders are going to try and get the ball to fend them off and gain the crucial advantage to create a chance for himself or others. When defending, he will be the first line of defence, using his high energy game to pressurise the defenders into making quick decisions.

Set Pieces



Corners - Mata takes the corners, the 2 CB's go into the box, the FB's stay back to prevent counters, the CB's, Suarez and Strootman work in a group to make little blocks and cross-runs to lose a marker so one can attack the ball, Nasri looks to annoy the opposition keeper looking to limit his ability to move around the 6 yard box. Iturbe and Pjanic take positions just outside the box to pick up any weak defensive headers or knockdowns.





Free Kicks - Suarez takes Direct FK's, with Mata occasionally taking them as the 2nd option.



For Indirect FK's, follow the same directives for Corners





Penalties - Suarez is the designated taker.





Subs



If Winning


72 mins - Parejo for Mata - The wingers tuck back, but with the knowledge to get out quickly for the front 3 to try and counter if the opposition over-commit for a route back into the game.
 Parejo slots into a deeper role.




85 + 87 Mins - Muniain for Nasri and Zaldua for Iturbe - Fresh legs with the added element of running down the clock.



If Losing



71 Mins - Rojo + Higuain for Uchida + Siquera - switch to a 3-5-2 with emphasis on the wings backs acting as wingers and we go all out attacking for a way to get back into the game.

83 Mins - Muniain for Nasri - a more direct option.

If Drawing
70 Mins - Parejo for Strootman
76 Mins - Rojo for Siquera
80 Mins - Muniain for Mata - Nasri goes to AM

all subs seen as fresh legs with us keeping the same tactical style.

Leicester City v SOUTHAMPTON

Starting Line Up:

Ospina
Lichtsteiner Fazio Matip Asamoah
Biglia
Sissoko Benat
Menez Huntelaar Mertens

Substitutes: Kitanov, Walker, Lombaerts, Sandro, Diego, Valbuena, Cardozo

Captain: Lichtsteiner
Corners: Benat
Free Kicks: Mertens
Penalties: Huntelaar


Game Plan: For the away game against Leicester City, we are looking to play a very fluid 4-3-3 formation that looks to stifle our opposition in the centre and beat them on the wings with pace, precision and power. Our team is set up so that the 3 central midfielders can hold the middle of the pitch, with the centre backs covering, whilst our 2 full backs repeatedly bomb up the wing, allowing our wingers a free role on the pitch and stretching out the Leicester back line.

Defence:

Our pressing game for this encounter is heavily influenced by the 6-second rule implemented by Guardiola's Barcelona during their most recent period of domination. The system is dissected in to 3 stages: Compressing, Compacting and Controlling.

In stage 1, we look to push our front players forward to close down the opposition player on the ball whilst the ranks behind also move forward to cover gaps behind them. This narrows down the options for the opposition playmaker - he has the choice to pass the ball backwards, thus ruining the chance to attack quickly, or he can chance it and run at our defence our attempt a long ball. This pressing game is particularly effective with this Southampton line up because of the pace and stamina on display.

If, after 6 seconds of high tempo pressing, we do not have the ball - we move to the second stage: Compacting. The Compacting stage is where we look to flood certain danger areas with bodies so that the opposition does not have a clear pass to cause us major trouble. These danger areas will usually be the flanks but will also, occasionally be the centre of the park. The front 3 of Huntelaar, Mertens and Farfan are still pressing the ball in this stage but the midfield trio of Tiote, Asamoah and Biglia have moved back to cover gaps in our formation - this could be slotting in to the defence or crowding out the opposition midfield/wings dependant on the opposition attack. The back 4 also drop in to deeper defensive positions and are on high alert for runs in behind the line.

If it is clear that the opposition are in a sustained period of possession, the team moves on the Stage 3: Controlling. This final stage is where we aim to form 3 solid lines that dissect the opposition formation and make it harder for them to pass the ball up the field. The demonstration shows the forward patrolling between the midfield and defence thus cutting off that outlet and forcing the opposition forward. It also displays the midfield looking to block off runs from theMU full backs and central midfielders whilst the defence looks to man mark and force MU's attack out of the game. The intention with this style is to dictate where and when MUs can play the ball and to nullify their attacking intentions.

Attack:

Our attack for this game will be mainly aimed towards the flanks, with Leicester’s right flank being doubly targeted due to its poor quality and our attacking flair on the left hand side. However, we are wary of potential counter attacks in numbers; therefore, when Asamoah and Lichtsteiner bomb forward, Biglia will drop in with Fazio and Matip to create a back 3 and our 2 central midfielders will stay deep to cover.

Our aim in attack is to get in behind the Leicester defence where our pace and ability will see us create many chances. The main goal is to get the ball in to the box, either in the air or along the floor, so that Huntelaar can make a nuisance of himself and bag a goal for the team. Our secondary objective is to feed Menez or Mertens in behind so that they can take a shot at goal themselves as both are accomplished finishers.

Individual tactics:

Ospina: It is important for him to remain vocal at all times and to marshal the team from his vantage point. Keep spirits high and keep motivating the team.

Fazio and Matip: It is important for one of the 2 centre backs to keep a close eye on Di Natale, forcing him out of the game, whilst the other covers runs from behind. We want to play a fairly deep line and both will need to be smart in their positioning so that they aren’t beaten for pace.

Lichtsteiner and Asamoah: Will bomb forward at every opportunity to cause a plethora of problems for the defence. Will look to track back quickly and force Leicester's wide men in to the congested centre of the pitch.

Biglia: A very defensive role today, covering the runs of the full backs by slotting in between our 2 centre backs and looking to hold position against the runs of Leicester’s forwards and midfielders so that our centre backs can cover a wider area at the back.

Sissoko and Benat: Will be playing deeper roles today, being strong to break up play in the middle and looking to spray the ball out wide quickly and efficiently. In attack, they should be looking to hold the middle in case of a counter but, if necessary, one of them can bomb forward while the other holds.

Mertens and Menez: Given free roles to move across the defensive line as our full backs will control the bylines. They will be looking to get in behind the Leicester defence and supply Huntelaar. In defence, they will be looking to track the runs of the opposition full backs.

Huntelaar: Will run the length of the line, closing everything down. He will look to shift his body weight around and bully the Leicester centre backs, challenging in the air and on the ground for every ball and generally making a nuisance of himself.


Subsitutes:

If Winning:

70 minutes: Lombaerts for Benat: Lombaerts moves to left back, Asamoah in to the centre and we drop more defensively as a whole.

80 minutes: Wlaker for Menez (Mertens if Menez is off): Walker moves to right back with Lichtsteiner just ahead at RM in a 4-5-1 to provide extra cover.


If Losing/ Drawing:

60 minutes: Valbuena for Menez: Valbuena adds talent, pace and a direct attitude. He will look to take on the full back at any opportunity.

70 minutes: Diego for Sissoko: Diego will play more advanced, looking to unlock the defence with his superb passing range.


If Drawing: 80 minutes: Sandro for Biglia: Sandro adds a great engine and fresh legs to make sure our defence isn’t beaten late on.

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-------------------- De Gea -------------
Ivanovic --- Ramos --- Dante -- Coentrao

----------- De Rossi ---- Tiago ------------
Schurrle -------- E.Hazard ------ F.Ribery
----------------- R.Van Persie -----------------

Subs : Sagna, Luiz, Fletcher, Wilshere, Pastore, Bacca, Kane
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Wilshere > Tiago – 60th min – Wilshere will provide fresh spark and energy looking to support the midfield and getting the ball into feet.

Bacca > RVP - 70th minute - A new threat up front I want Bacca to bully their tiring defence looking to create chances.

Pastore > Schurrle - 70th minute - Pastore look to come inside and drive at their CB's whilst linking with others to open up the game.
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The outline:
An important game today as we look to maintain our good start to the season, if we win we can put some daylight between us and our opponents points wise so we'll look to take the game by its horns and give the opposition a game to forget.

We must from the outset look to present a physical and dominant approach looking to incite fear into the opposition thus putting them off their game. We may not be pleasing to to the eye but we're here to get a result whatever the means.

We must play with high intensity however we need to know when to press and when to sit off. We start high up as we want to leave them with no option but to kick deep as we feel we have players better equipped to win aerial duels and thus regain possession. This should mean we have more of the ball and they tire looking to chase our shadows throughout the game.

In defence we look to defend deep as we feel this suits our CB’s best in looking to cut off any supply to their striker. We’ll look to dominate physically looking to bully off the ball showing who’s boss. Rams, Ivanovic and Dante must dominate from the outset and their experience should come to the fore. In midfield De Rossi and Tiago must maintain the pressure and look to disrupt the play.

Attacking wise I want us to stretch them as much as possible down the flanks with Schurrle and Ribery very direct and the FB’s giving them real support on the outside. Hazard is the go to man in terms of making things happen, I want others making runs off him whilst this still ensures we can counter with pace when we retrieve the ball.

I want us to pose a real threat with set-pieces with the CB's up from the back looking to whip the ball into the box with real pace so we can use our height and physicality to engineer a goal.
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Individual tactics:

De Gea has strong competition so must be on his toes, I want him to command his area, very vocal, quick off his feet and distribution swift and on point.

FB’s both very solid defensively and must look to keep it simple today, we need to present from the outset that it will take an almost striking effort to get past these two, I want us to get as physical as possible looking to muscle them off the ball and generally looking to use a bullying demeanour. Our wingers need to assist them as much as possible doubling up on the opposition’s and not giving an inch so we can prevent them cutting inside and imposing themselves.
Ramos and Dante add additional layers to our defensive solidarity, Ramos is as committed as they come and should look to lead the line. He’s responsible for marking their main striker today and should firmly look to get stuck in going toe to toe with every challenge and pushing him back as much as possible, I want us to suck as much confidence out of their striker as possible due to his limited involvement so he makes fewer runs and worth ethic is questioned. Dante partners Ramos and is entirely in his comfort zone. He should look to keep an eye on second runners and look to keep everything in check generally staying alert to any danger.

De Rossi and Tiago add force and bite to our midfield, De Rossi is the powerhouse and should look to flex his muscles and get snapping at heels. He must work tirelessly for the full 90 setting the perfect example to others as we work collectively to keep them out. Tiago partners as he has great experience in playing in a well organised and compact system, very experienced and will run his socks off. I want him getting stuck in so we can retrieve the ball back as quickly as possible and start our own attacks.

Hazard will act as the focal point, we generally want everything to pass through him. I want him pulling the strings and dictating the play, v direct looking to use his drive to fly past challenges and opening up the game so others have the space and time when they receive the ball.
The wingers must support. The wingers must support, Schurrle is very good at finding space and making off the ball runs, Ribery very direct looking to take on players and cutting inside to good measure looking to make things happen.

RVP is the perfect foil for us up top today, v well experienced at playing such a role and will defiantly get the better of defenders as he is strong, powerful and can hold his own. A very willing runner and likes to get involved as much as possible whilst not the type to get bogged down. He’ll look to link-up with others as much as possible and rile their defenders both on and off the ball.
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C - RVP
FK's/corners - Hazard/ Luiz
Pens - RVP

----------------------------Hugo Lloris
Carvajal----Marquinhos-----Hummels-------Marcelo
-------------Javi Martinez------Luka Modric
-Juan Cuadrado------Mario Gotze----------Sterling
----------------------------Lewandowski

Subs: Aurier, Nastasic, Fernando, Hamsik, Coutinho, Chambers, Immobile

Formation: 4-2-3-1 (dropping back to a 4-5-1 defensively)
Freekicks: Modric (Long) Gotze (Short)
Penalties: Lewandowski
Corners: Modric
Captain: Mats Hummels

_____________________________

We go again in the 4-2-3-1 formation, with the idea of playing on the wings and getting the ball in towards Lewandowski. Martinez will take the defensive role whilst Modric is the roam, looking to play quick passes to release our wingers and getting our other attackers into play.

Marcelo will use his experience and speed to win the battle down the left. Marcelo will be allowed to attack, but nust always track back, as must Carvajal. Hummels and Marquinhos must be on hand to rescue any mistakes.

Hummels and Marquinhos will be playing man to man marking, as we feel they are good enough to fend for themselves, up against what we assume will be a lone RVP. Marquinhos goes for the low balls, and also uses his very good awareness to clock runs from incoming players, and source out danger from all angles. Hummels will lead our backline and he is Marquinhos' first team partner in defence IRL for Dortmund, and these two were excellent in the second half of last season together. Hummels goes for the high balls, and goes for the second ball, as his lack of pace may be a problem. Marquinhos is notably quicker so goes for the first ball, whilst Hummles covers his ass.

Carvajal and Marcelo are given license to burn the wings, seeing as we want Sterling and Cuadradoto both come infield from time to time to add another dimension to our play. Both of them know how to cross a wicked un, and they have a great poacher in the box to aim at.

Sterling is bloody rapid, and must use this pace to run the nuts off the LB. He is an extremely tricky player and makes life hell for the best of defenders, and we can use this quality as a way of distraction, opening up space for Marcelo to join in the attack. Sterling also gets into very good position scoring wise, and when given the signal, must bomb into the box looking to get on the end of crosses.

Cuadrado on the other hand, is much more powerful, and really knows how to beat his man with a Yaya-esque drive on him. He loves running at his man, before taking him out of the game, and should aim to come inside and look to angle a ball into the box, aiming for Lewandowski. Carvajal will be on his outside, and seeing as Cuadrado will want to stay central for long periods of the game, he must always act as the support man. However, he must always be alert and make sure both he and Marcelo track back at all times whenever we are under threat. No loitering will be accepted.

Martinez will be the defensive cog in our midfield, as he likes sitting back and getting the ball played to his feet. He isn’t really expected to come out of position, but is allowed the odd run up to the edge of the box to keep his awareness levels high. Javi can be tough tackling, but we don’t want him to be reckless. We must limit the amount of Freekicks conceded as they could turn out to be a source of goals for the opposition. Martinez is also a great passer of the ball, and loves threading through balls of his own across the pitch. This will be another source of danger for City, as Martinez is much more than your every day CDM. He is also quality in the air, and will be a threat from corers and freekicks.

Alongside Javi, Modric will be the star of the show. Dictating the play is his cup of tea, and not only will he act as the go-to guy, he will be our midfield enforcer too, as he loves coming forward with the ball and connecting with the attackers. He has a great shot on him too, so is welcome to whip one when he’s feeling goal hungry.

In AM we have Gotze. He loves playing behind Lewa and he has the vision required to set up Lewa on a plate. Gotze must use his dribbling abiility to get into the box where he can cause severe damage. He is allowed to shoot from range, but his objective is to look for gaps in the defence to play in our attackers.


Up front is Lewandowksi and he is thriving off our recent successes. Lewandowski will be the main source of goals, but he must make sure he gets on the end to all crosses, and when he is feeling isolated, he must do something about it. He is quality in and around the box, so musn't be afraid to run out with his back to goal, in order to get involved in the passing game. He must connect with Gotzem who plays in the hole behind him, and also must use his vision to play in the wingers. Lewa is one of the best when it comes to playing the ball with his back to goal. He is allowed to step out and take the ball on his chest/feet as his eye for a pass is brilliant for a striker. He must always try to be within 15 yards of Gotze, as the best of partnerships require two players to be close to each other at all times. He can use his passing ability to play in our attackers, but his main job is to control his movement in the box so he can be ready for crosses into the box.

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Subs:

If Drawing 60mins:

Immobile > Cuadrado, 4-4-2, Immobile partners Lew up top, with Sterling left and Gotze right

If winning 60mins:

Fernando > Sterling, offers more steel, off the back of an excellent pre season and really does hold the fort:

----------------------------Ter Stegen
Carvajal-------Sokratis-------Hummels-------Adriano
-------------Javi Martinez------Fernando
-Juan Cuadrado------Luka Modric-----Mario Gotze
----------------------------Lewandowski

Coutinho > Gotze, straight swap, Coutinho very hard working and has lots of quality on the ball, and his energy will keep City busy

If losing 60mins: Lukaku > Martinez + Kovacic > Cuadrado:

-----------------Kovacic--------Modric
------------------------Mario Gotze
----------------------------Sterling
------------Lewandowski-------Immobile

We go to a 4-2-1-1-2 with Sterling playing just off Lewandowski. Push our fullbacks up a notch and play direct with pace.

Sorry, Lukaku should be on the bench instead of Aurier, and Hamsik should be coming on instead of Coutinho, and Fernando should be coming on instead of Kovacic

HULL CITY vs Newcastle League Cup Tactics

------------------------------Scuffet----------------------------------

Srna------------Otamendi--------Musacchio---------Alex Sandro

Walcott------De Jong--------Marchisio--------Konoplyanka

----------------------------Quintero----------------------------------

-------------------------Aubameyang------------------------------

subs: Forster, Flanagan, Witsel, Markovic, Rossi

Game Plan: We're switching things up this week with a big tactical change, moving away from our high line and fast pressing game and moving more towards a counter attacking philosophy utilising our immense pace out wide and up front. Speed of thought, speed of movement, speed of passing. Very little is as important as speed to counter attack; we have to catch the opponents backpedaling and undermanned and imperative to this is a fast tempo, we have the ability and pace in the side to go from our own area to the opposition area in 3 or 4 passes and just a few seconds.

Simone Scuffet: very intelligent goalkeeper, will command his area, very good under the high ball and from crosses, when he has the ball will look to release the ball quickly into wide areas to begin counter attacks, Schmeichel Style

Defence: The importance of the defence in a counter attack is two-fold: first, they must be strong and able to withstand a great deal of pressure, Otamendi and Musacchio are both very quick and very good in the air and possess great concentration levels as they must be forever vigilent of runners from midfield and out wide into the channels, Srna and Alex Sandro also possess great pace and tenacity in the challenge as well as excellent positional sense, they will look to stop crosses in the wide areas and must also watch the runs of the wide players if they look to make a move inside. The entire back 4 must be in constant communication with each other. Secondly the defence must be able to start attacks from deep, and Otamendi and Musacchio are both very accomplished with the ball at their feet and have a great passing range, while Srna and Alex Sandro both possess the pace to transition quickly into attack and support the wingers on the overlap.

Midfield: The midfield is the link between defence and attack, as ever, but their role is even more important in a counter attack. Our 2 defensive midfielders De Jong and Marchisio give us extra solidity in front of the defence, as ever, but they also serve a higher purpose in that they will force Newcastle's wingers to go wide by denying them space to cut into. Since we have big, aerial defenders, this is exactly what we want as we can trust our defenders to win the ball and use their ball skills to play it out nicely. Both De Jong and Marchisio while defensively very disciplined and strong are also very accomplished ball players and are able to start attacks from deep, they will look to use the ball quickly and effectively, they have 4 very quick and intelligent runners ahead of them.

Attack: The most important thing about the four forward most players is that they have the speed and movement to make each attack count, and this is certainly the case with Konoplyanka, Walcott, Quintero and Aubameyang. Aubameyang is a very intelligent player, who will have litte to no defensive responsibilty in open play, instead he will have to be aware of when the ball is turned over and then use his movement and pace to create space and cause havoc amongst the defence of Newcastle on the counter attack. Quintero as the attacking midfielder will also not have a great deal of defensive resonsibility, he is a player oozes flair, composure, decision making, creativity, passing, technique, pace and dribbling, he will use all of these attributes to create chances either for himself or the other forwards, the pace and movement of Aubameyang will open up through ball opportunities for Quintero and he has the skill to execute these chances. Walcott and Konoplyanka will have defensive resposibilty, they must look to drop back and help in wide areas and look to pick up clearances from our own box, they have the pace and energy to then get up the field quickly and transition into attack, they have very intelligent movement and can move inside or stay wide and look to stay on the defence's blind side.

Subs: Markovic for Konoplyanka 70 minutes, straight swap.

if winning after 80 minutes: Axel Witsel for Juan Quintero, NDJ to play as the holding player, with Witsel and Marchisio ahead, very disciplined player who will snuff out any opportunites that Newcastle look to create, we will also look to go more direct and risk free in our attacking player, long balls into the channels for Aubameyang to chase, look to play down time as much as possible.

Captain: Mehdi Benatia
Freekicks: Yohan Cabaye
Pens: James Rodriguez
Corners: Yohan Cabaye

There is a cup page for tactics please put them their

No

Ok wont be counted then

That's up to you

Just copy them over ffs

Swansea tactics

-------------------------------Baumann--------------------
-Cacares-----Papadopoulos------Albiol-------Maxwell
----------------------Irramendi-----Motta-------------------
------Salah-------------------Michu-----------------Lallana
-------------------------------Rondon-------------------------

Subs: Contento Rio, Yedlin, Lanzini, Cerci, Fellaini,

General. Change up from the first game where we had to defend in numbers. This time we shall be more offensive try to penetrate more by stretching play and targeting the oppositions full-backs on most attacks. We we will get most joy attacking the width and creating space for Rondon and Michu to attack and go for goal. We shall try and over power their midfield with Motta and Illara bullying their midfield and starting the quick attacks. Our passing tempo will be high as we want to create gaps and this will not happen if we are patient. Defensively we stay aggressive on set pieces. We want the transitional from defence to attack to happen in 5 seconds and stretch play wide and long. We are going for a win and will be determine to attack until the last seconds.

Baumann
Tall keeper that is agile and can dominate in the air. Baumann to be vocal and command the area for corners and free-kicks. If a 1v1 situation arises, Baumann will stand tall and wait to the last second to dive. He has to be following the game and not come rushing out to participate.

Caceres and Maxwell
Both solid full backs with plenty of experience and know how and they have to be supportive of their respective wingers by sometimes overlapping and doubling up on fullbacks for either decoy or make the pitch bigger by stretching. Both to make interceptions rather than last ditch tackles and stay on their feet. Both to distribute the ball quickly and with no hollywood passes.

Albiol and Papa
I can see our CB's dominating all set-pieces as tehy tower above most attacks and are very powerful in the air. This also applies on offensive set-pieces where Albiol goes middle and Papa darts first post to flick on. Albiol to marshall the defence and make sure we are not too deep or too high although we can catch up to any pacey striker and hold off strong forwards. Both to calmly distribute forwards and if in doubt clear it out.

Illaramendi and Motta
Both very talented and reliable midfielders. Motta to be more aggressive in his approach and a proper defensive soldier to our defence. Motta to be more disciplined and patrolling the back four whilst Illa would be more productive and link up play with long and short ranges to our wingers. Illa can also go up and link up with Michu when we are deep attacking. Illa to help Motta if we are suddenly overrun.

Michu
To be assisting Negredo and be direct by running at the defence and looking for goal or slipping in a player who has more chance of scoring. Michu should help both wingers by creating space by running at goal and taking a defender or receiving the ball and shoot at sight. Michu to be more advanced and closer to Rondon throughout. When not attacking, run down at defenders to not give them any time.

Lallana and Salah
To of the best wingers that can dribble the ball with pace and control. They will be more active on the ball than the others with taking onn defenders again and again and finding key passes to Michu and Rondon. They should starting more further forward to push back the fullbacks and know that our defence is covered with Motta and Illa. Defensively they both can chase midfielders and not too deep as I expect the central midfielders to be enough.

Rondon
Top class finisher and has the ability to sprint pass players and bully them. He will playing off the last defender and trying to make a nuisance by playing along the line and drawing defenders in and out and creating space for Michu to run into or go for goal. He will expect the wingers to cross for him so he will dat first post to receive the ball and go for goal. Strong in the air and always looking to be positive and run in on at goal.

Subs: Cerci for Lallana 70mins. More creative role and look to link and create chances than run at defenders.

Fellaini for Michu 75mins.Same role as Michu and try to be more direct at goal.

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Vs Arsenal

------------------------Courtois
Azpilicueta-----N'Koulou----Terry-------Howedes
-------------------Matic----Kondogbia
----Griezzman----------------------------Turan
-----------------------Garcia
---------------------------Cavani

Subs: Ryan, Moreno, Kalas, Tielemans, Lamela, Rooney, Origi

Captain: John Terry
Free Kicks: Edinson Cavani(shot)/Antoine Griezzman(delivery)
Corners: Antoine Griezzman
Penalties: Edinson Cavani

We look to get at Arsenal from the off, making things really uncomfortable by squeezing the space and the players from the kick off, looking to get in their faces high up the field and get on the front foot, playing with power and speed. We will happily commit niggling fouls from the off in their 3rd and the centre of the field to disrupt their rhythm don't let them get any momentum, with a more disciplined approach in our third.

The front four close down with intense pressure, stopping the opposition back line being able to play the ball out into midfield, force them back to the keeper and long or wide to the FBs. Garcia and Cavani close on the CBs whilst the two wide attacking midfielders squeeze inside and block the route to the midfield. FBs push up to force wingers back, leave them no space. If they do get it forward quickly, Matic and Kondogbia cover with a strong tackle and slow them down(foul if we have to in the centre).

After that, defend the area of the pitch the ball has been played to by compacting the side. If we have forced them wide we move to defend this horizontal area of the pitch in numbers, the FB and wide attacker being the two to press the players, with the forwards and one CM coming across to squeeze the space and step in if the other two are beaten, give them no way of playing the ball centrally, if they push it forward we have the CBs and DM in position to step in and break up play. If they move it across we have the players on the opposite side in position to slow play down whilst we reorganise.

If from stage one they get the ball central we set up with two banks of four and the two strikers dropping in to press the deeper midfielders, if the midfielders get beyond those two they will have Matic and Kondogbia to get through. We squeeze the space in the midfield, keep the lines compact with the two wide attackers moving out to stop the FBs if they overlap and they contract if Arsenal get numbers central. Keeping the lines tight allows us to squeeze the ball if they get it to the striker. If they are really pushing us back, fall to defend the 18 yard box, FBs tuck in alongside the CBs to give us to compact banks of four, only pushing wide if Arsenal do, keep disciplined, wait for the chance to break.

We want to attack as soon as we have the ball, being very direct with a plan A and B. Plan A will see us using lots of movement, moving the ball quickly in the area we win it, taking advantage of compact defending to be able to spring forward with one touch passing, quickly breaking into the final third and using our four attacking players and one FB on the side of attack. The two attacking midfielders have the license to attack wide or from central, with one holding width when we break down his flank, linking with the FB to create the overlap, whilst the other AM will come central and look to make use of free space to provide an overload, either down the wing where we are building, or centrally to give us three central attackers against their defence. The FB and winger must interchange, at times the FB going to the byline where he can find space to cross or open up room for the winger to cut in, and other times making underlap so the winger can get to the byline and into the box to pull it back. We then want movement between the three central attackers, one striker coming towards the ball, usually Garcia to offer the hold up play, with the other striker looking to get on the shoulder or between the defenders(CBs and FBs), whilst Griezzman makes a run for the striker dropping towards play, to allow a quick touch back into space or through on goal. Make use of any gaps in Arsenal defence. Plan B is the more physical approach, with the two strikers dropping deeper it allows us to hit them early with a longer ball, cutting out their midfield and allowing them to push it wide for the wide attackers to spring forward at pace. Further up the field this works too, using Garcia to make a nuisance of things in the Arsenal back line, being really physical and getting to every loose ball first. Get balls into the box, route one can be our advantage today. We have to make use of the space when we defend deep, hitting the forwards earlier and being lethal with counters, using the wide areas where we can get more space on the break.

Individual:

Courtois commands his area, collecting crosses and distributing quickly.

FBs stand up to the wingers never diving in, defending with energy higher up the field, but staying close to the CBs in our final third, only pushing out to stop crosses.

Terry the physical presence to mark the striker, winning all the duels, Nkoulou with the pace to cover his partner. Don’t allow them to have time and space to control the ball and link up.

Matic and Komdogbia give us what they don't have, raw power. Matic go head to head with Yaya, Kondogbia over power the CMs, both cover if Ronaldo cuts inside, be physical with him.

Griezzman and Turan very direct, lots of movement and work very hard off the ball in high areas as well as deep.

Cavani and Garcia look to be very physical today. Garcia is in to be a nuisance when we have the ball and to work really hard to get to any loose balls and stop their CMs dictating, Cavani is the lethal finisher, use his movement between defenders.

Subs:

If Winning: Origi for Cavani 75', extra pace late on and work rate to get into the space and run at players. Moreno for Griezzman 80, Turan goes RM, Moreno LM, this allows us to maintain freshness high up the field, but if they force us deeper we can go into a 5-4-1. Look to keep the ball late in the game, no risky moves, no letting them put the pressure on. Kalas for Turan 88', Azpilicueta play RM. Now we can get 6 across the back line if they start going longer.

If Drawing: Lamela and Rooney for Griezzman and Cavani 75', fresh legs to the attack, perform the same roles. Origi for Garcia 80', Origi plays further ahead of Rooney, make wide runs, use his height and pace in central areas.

If Losing: Rooney for Kondogbia 65', Garcia play from deeper, Rooney provide a link up around the box. Lamela for Turan 70', Griezzman goes LW. Tielemans for Azpilicueta 75', 3 at the back, Tielemans gives us someone to keep the ball and find the spaces with his passing.

Leicester

-------------------Casillas-------------------
Richards-----D.Vrij----Vlaar-----L.Baines
-----------Delph---M'Vila---Barry-----------
Lacazette-------------------------Shaawary
-------------------DiNatale-------------------

Karius, Hutton, Ramires, Jorginho, Bahebeck, Ben Yedder, Weimann

Try to contain Arsenal with a powerful trio in midfield and hit them on the break with pace out wide.

Back 4 is getting a settled feel about it now with the two English fullbacks providing decent defensive attributes and excellent attacking play. Sit as a four when they attack and get the wingers to the outside and away from the danger area. Both have pace so will keep up with Arsenals quick wingers, Attacking wise one at a time get up and support there winger, drive outside looking for a pass to latch onto and whip in a cross, if they dont receive the ball then look to take the Arsenal fullback away from our wingers freeing up space for them to move into. De Vrij and Vlaar are a solid pairing with a great understanding, De Vrij picks up the CF whilst Captain Vlaar sits a step off him just in case he loses his man. Sit tight together and make it as difficult as possible for the CF, Vlaar up for corners, the other 3 sit back, when Baines goes to take a free kick, Vlaar goes up, Delph sits in as cover.

The midfield trio we have picked to day are out there to try and nulify the Arsenal threat from the middle of the park, all gritty players who will hunt the Arsenal players down, we have players to come on so 100% is required. M'Vila picks up the AM and sits on him the whole game, we cant afford to allow them to dictate play at the their leisure as we will be in trouble, so Barry and Delph in beside him to stop this. Barry watches the next most attacking midfielder whereas Delph will watch for the DM moving forward, I want all three to be on their game and create a wall that is difficult to break down. Once the ball is won then get it out to the wingers where we can create problems for them, Delph will move up to support Di Natale when possible

Lacazette and Shaawary are both quick and nimble, good feet and will look to drive at the fullbacks with support from the fullbacks, when one is attacking I want the other in a more central position to support Di Natale as a SS as no point staying out wide, use thwe fullbacks either as an outlet to pass the ball down the line to cut in or indeed use the other winger/Delph/Di Natale for a touch and go move and drive into the box looking to go for goal. Instructiions are for both sides.

Di Natale may be getting on a bit buit still knows where the back of the net is, he gets into fantastic positions so our other players will look to seek him out and set it up for him, either balls over the top of the CBs for him to chase down or look to split the cbs for him to get in on goal.


Captain:- Vlaar
Penalties:- Di Natale/Ben yedder
Free Kicks:- Baines
Corners:- Wingers

Subs:-
65 Mins - Ben Yedder for Di Natale, same instuctions

Losing -
75 Mins - Bahebeck for Barry - he goes wide right, Lacazette into support Ben Yedder, Delph takes Barrys role 4231
82 Mins - Ramires for Shaawary 433
Lacazette-Ben Yedder-Bahebeck front three pushing Arsenal back, Ramires just in front of Barry/M'Vila

Drawing/Winning
75 Ramires for Delph - fresh legs same role
85 Jorginho for Barry - " "

Manchester City v EVERTON

Injuries: Jamal Blackman, Borja Valero, William Carvalho, Domenico Criscito

------------------Schmeichel
Manquillo - Lovren - Skrtel - Antunes
------------------Song - Inler
----------Hulk - Firmino - Bernard
--------------------Llorente

Subs: Pantilimon, Ogbonna, Van Aanholt, Van Ginkel, Thauvin, Ayew, Doumbia

Man City away. Hard to anticipate anything from the game but we're here and we're going to give them a go, no reason to sit back, they have world class players but arguably out of form, and we have the ability to get at their defence which is definitely open to damage from a pacy and powerful attack much like ours is. Lose and it's expected, so absolutely no pressure, they will be under immense pressure and we can go and get a result if we stick to our guns.

Schmeichel - Distribute from the back to the fullbacks/CM's, stay in communication with your defence throughout, be wary of long range efforts and ensure you stay big for any one on ones. On occasion go long for Llorente.

Lovren/Skrtel - Skrtel to mark their striker, force him high up the pitch thus limiting his impact close to goal, and Lovren to be the spare man, be first to the second ball and their second striker/AM making runs from midfield. When in possession bring the ball out of defence and use the midfielders ahead of you to help us play out from the back. Both of you go forward for setpieces.

Manquillo/Antunes - Both of you to force whoever plays on the wings for Man City out wide, do not allow them to come inside as this will cause more problems for our midfield. They will want to cut inside so force them outside and block their crosses at source. They will try to create problems infield so its vital you only show them down the wing. If they play a diamond with no wingers you will need to form a narrow back four with the CB's and leave no spaces in behind. When we have possession, push forward and support Hulk/Bernard as they will try to run inside the fullback and you will provide the overlap to either create space or supply crosses into the area for Llorente and link with Firmino. You will need to track back very quickly to ensure we don't get caught on the break.

Song/Inler - Song the enforcer in midfield, assist the CB's in dealing with the Man City attack, if they play an AM stay on him, but don't follow if he drifts wide. If they have a second striker who drops off ensure you're on top of him too. Be first to any loose balls and in possession look for the attackers and pass rather than bring the ball out. Inler is the passer, also able to assist at DM but with more creativity, link the play between defence and attack, and be prepared to help out the fullbacks in dealing with the Man CIty wingers/midfielders, if they are able to cut inside we may be outnumbered. Remain composed throughout.

Firmino - Playing the AM role, with the ball I want you to drift left and right, drag their DM out of position as they will be assigned to track your runs, swap with Hulk and Bernard on occasion to create confusion and leave space for your teammates to run into. Link with Hulk, Bernard, Llorente and Inler, look for Llorente on the last defender for a through ball and also shoot if you get the opportunity. Get yourself between their DM and the ball, make them go through you and foul you to stop you, thus creating setpiece chances for us.

Hulk/Bernard - Both playing out wide and both have the pace and trickery to beat the Man City fullbacks and get crosses in, but both of you will also have our fullback overlapping giving you the chance to cut inside and get shots in. Look to supply Llorente with chances and also provide yourselves with chances. Link up with Firmino, and capitalise on the space Llorente's presence will create for you. Without the ball I expect you two to track back and assist your fullback.

Llorente - you will be expected to occupy the Man City centrebacks, hold up possession and look to turn the defender and shoot. If they double mark you, drop wide and swap with Hulk to leave him unmarked and near the goal. Be strong in the air and look for your teammates trying to pick you out from deep. Shoot on sight. Stay on the last defender's shoulder for any passes in behind.

Subs 70 mins:
If winning: Firmino, Hulk and Llorente off, Van Ginkel, Thauvin and Doumbia on. Van Ginkel partners Song and Inler in midfield, more defensively minded and switch to 4-5-1 with Thauvin RM and Bernard LM. Doumbia and Lennon with the pace to hang on the last defender/halfway line to punish them on the break.

If drawing: Hulk and Llorente off, Thauvin and Doumbia on. Same system, big injection of pace against the tiring Man City fullbacks. Look to get the winner without overcommitting.

If losing: Hulk and Song off, Thauvin and Doumbia on. Switch from 4-2-3-1 to 4-1-3-2 with attacking fullbacks, Inler the sole DM spraying passes, Thauvin to RW, Doumbia with Llorente upfront. Manquillo and Antunes will be overlapping so utilise them and their runs. Bombard Man City's defence and get crosses into the area. Push for goals.

Vs West Brom

--------------------------Courtois
Azpilicueta------Howedes-----Terry-------Moreno
--------------------Matic-----Nainngolan
---Griezzman---------------------------------Turan
----------------------Lamela
--------------------------Rooney

Subs: Ryan, N'Koulou, Matuidi, Montolivo, Garcia, Origi, Cavani

Captain: John Terry
Free Kicks: Wayne Rooney(shot)/Antoine Griezzman(delivery)
Corners: Antoine Griezzman
Penalties: Wayne Rooney

We look to get at WBA from the off, making things really uncomfortable by squeezing the space and the players from the kick off, looking to get in their faces high up the field and get on the front foot, playing with power and speed. We will happily commit niggling fouls from the off in their 3rd and the centre of the field to disrupt their rhythm don't let them get any momentum, with a more disciplined approach in our third.

The front four close down with intense pressure, stopping the opposition back line being able to play the ball out into midfield, force them back to the keeper and long or wide to the FBs. Rooney and Lamela close on the CBs whilst the two wide attacking midfielders squeeze inside and block the route to the midfield. FBs push up to force wingers back, leave them no space. If they do get it forward quickly, Matic and Nainngolan cover with a strong tackle and slow them down(foul if we have to in the centre).

After that, defend the area of the pitch the ball has been played to by compacting the side. If we have forced them wide we move to defend this horizontal area of the pitch in numbers, the FB and wide attacker being the two to press the players, with the forwards and one CM coming across to squeeze the space and step in if the other two are beaten, give them no way of playing the ball centrally, if they push it forward we have the CBs and DM in position to step in and break up play. If they move it across we have the players on the opposite side in position to slow play down whilst we reorganise.

If from stage one they get the ball central we set up with two banks of four and the two strikers dropping in to press the deeper midfielders, if the midfielders get beyond those two they will have Matic and Nainngolan to get through. We squeeze the space in the midfield, keep the lines compact with the two wide attackers moving out to stop the FBs if they overlap and they contract if WBA get numbers central. Keeping the lines tight allows us to squeeze the ball if they get it to the striker. If they are really pushing us back, fall to defend the 18 yard box, FBs tuck in alongside the CBs to give us to compact banks of four, only pushing wide if WBA do, keep disciplined, wait for the chance to break.

We want to attack as soon as we have the ball, being very direct with a plan A and B. Plan A will see us using lots of movement, moving the ball quickly in the area we win it, taking advantage of compact defending to be able to spring forward with one touch passing, quickly breaking into the final third and using our four attacking players and one FB on the side of attack. The two attacking midfielders have the license to attack wide or from central, with one holding width when we break down his flank, linking with the FB to create the overlap, whilst the other AM will come central and look to make use of free space to provide an overload, either down the wing where we are building, or centrally to give us three central attackers against their defence. The FB and winger must interchange, at times the FB going to the byline where he can find space to cross or open up room for the winger to cut in, and other times making underlap so the winger can get to the byline and into the box to pull it back. We then want movement between the three central attackers, one striker coming towards the ball, usually Lamela to offer the link up play, with the other striker looking to get on the shoulder or between the defenders(CBs and FBs), whilst Griezzman makes a run for the striker dropping towards play, to allow a quick touch back into space or through on goal. Make use of any gaps in WBA defence. Plan B is a to control possession and wait for gaps to appear. We have selected an 11 that can move the ball around quickly and tidily, with Nainngolan look to be the creative hub in the centre. Keep the ball moving, interchange positions and speed play up in the final third, with the front 4 all capable of swapping and confusing the opposition. We have to make use of the space when we defend deep, hitting the forwards earlier and being lethal with counters, using the wide areas where we can get more space on the break.

Individual:

Courtois commands his area, collecting crosses and distributing quickly.

FBs stand up to the wingers never diving in, defending with energy higher up the field, but staying close to the CBs in our final third, only pushing out to stop crosses.

Terry the physical presence to mark the striker, winning all the duels, Howedes to cover his partner. Don’t allow them to have time and space to control the ball and link up.

Matic and Nainngolan give us a commanding duo to control the game, Matic the general, making sure they can't attack, Nainngolan the creator.

Griezzman and Turan very direct, lots of movement and work very hard off the ball in high areas as well as deep.

Strikers are all about movement and creativity, play off each other and the team with quick one touch football.

Subs:

If Winning: Matuidi and Garcia for Nainngolan and Lamela 70', adds extra physicality that can help us to keep on top of the game and over power them. N'Koulou for Moreno 80', Howedes to LB, no more racing forward, make sure we are covered if they counter.

If Drawing: Cavani for Turan 70', reshuffle with Griezzman left, Lamela right and Rooney playing just behind Cavani. Cavani gives us a predator. Montolivio for Nainngolan 75', like for like. Garcia for Lamela 80', give us a bit more power as he looks to drift in and make a nuisance in the box with his presence.

If Losing: Nkoulou and Cavani for Azpilicueta and Turan 65', 3-5-2. Origi for Moreno 75', come on a make an impact, gives us the more physical option but also the pace and movement for Plan A and B:

Courtois
Nkoulou Terry Howedes
Matic Nainngolan
Lamela Rooney Griezzman
Cavani Origi

Lots of flair behind two strikers who both like to play on the shoulder of defenders.

chit tactics

-----------------------Neuer-----------------------
Debuchy------Varane------Bonucci------Ricardo
------------------------Pirlo------------------------
-----------------Pogba------Vidal------------------
Januzaj------------------------------------Neymar
---------------------A.Sanchez--------------------

Krul, Sciglio, Iturraspe, Vidic, Depay, Kruse, Kiessling

In goal Neuer, for me the best Goalkeeper there is, a fantastic shot stopper and a keeper that instills confidence in the back four, leads by example from the back, shouting instructions to hos defenders. Out quickly to shut down strikers and close there shooting angles down. Punches clear what he cant catch from high balls and likes to release early to set up quick counters.

Varane and Bonucci are a solid pairing at CB, on this occassion Varane will man mark the CF, quick and skillfull for a CB, with great marking abilities, will keep the CF away from goal and be on to him quickly as he comes forward so he can intercept any though he has of going for goal. When in possession he will carry the ball out and start attacks from the back. Bonucci alongside will mark any big men that come up for corners etc and make sure he is strong enough to get the ball away from danger, will help out Varane if needed.
Ricardo and Debuchy at fullback, when we attack one goes at a time the other sits back. When they attack I want them bombing down the wing over lapping the winger to allow them to cut inside, quick passing between the two to get them passed the opposition fullback, which will see the fullback drive towards the bye line to get a quick cross in. If its not a cross then look for the winger inside to play a quick pass back to them so they can drive into the box. Defending both will have to be vigilant and always mindful of the tricks the opposite winger can do. Be onto them quickly not allowing them the time to get going, push them out wide and stop them becoming a threat.

Pirlo is my playmaker, he controls the game with his, at time simplistict passing, not the quickest player Pirlo leaves that sort of exertion to his youthful midfield partners Arturo Vidal and Paul Pogba. Instead, patrolling an area not much more extensive than the centre circle, he sits in front of his back four, firing out quarterback-type passes, occasionally ambling forward to take a free-kick. Although not lightning quick he is very difficult to get the ball from. At times he just takes a touch and makes the opposition look very silly. This gives him the time to ping the passes about with time and ease. His style will frustrate the opposition they will begin to fly in with rash tackles which he will merely walk away from, with ball at feet.
He will be aided when we defend by Pogba and Vidal either side of him Both extremely hard working lads who will get up and down the pitch helping both defence and attack. They sit as a three with Pogba taking care of the AM when he comes forward. They will break up play and get it moving forward, most likely Vidal to burst forward to assist Sanchez. His goal record for a CM is fantastic and can score from varous angles/ranges, he is a very dynamic player with great stamina, one who never gives up. He thrives with Pogba in the midfield and they will be no pushovers. Pogba is sort of mix of the two, can pass the ball about, defend the lines and also break forward. A very cool head for such a young lad. Look to pick up from Pirlo and drive forward looking for more advanced passing to those in front of him or push forward with the ball with Vidal sitting jsut a bit behind.

Januzaj and Neymar are both lightning quick with nimble feet which more often than not takes them passed the fullback, wether they knock it passed them and drive on or simple a quick turn, and there away. Will have fullbacks supporting them so this allows them to pass and cut inside where both are very useful. Give and go, wait for the return and go for goal, or look to drive into the box in support of Sanchez. Neymar focusses more on the tricks and twists to see him passed then a quick pass inside which he follows looking for a cut back for him to drive at goal, whereas Januzaj likes to make the pass that gives him time to look for space for him to drive into and wait for the return. Both very dangerous and with support from there respective fullbacks we will be a danger out wide. When defending look to get back and stop there defenders becoming a threat. With Sanchez as the middle man all three will drive at the Southampton defence with movement and pace, they will interchange posing many problems for Southamptons back 3/4

Sanchez goes up top two good feet, and a great eye for goal, will look to get into positions that he will become dangerous, in fact my front three are a danger and there movement will be a serious concern for the other team. Pace and movement from them, can all play CF or drift wide so when the winger comes in Sanchez will be looking to drag the CB away freeing up room for the other two to drive into. With Vidal also supporting we are a huge goal threat to anyone. I want quick football, ball to feet and always looking up for a pass and to move into dangerous areas.

Captain:- Vidal
Penalties:- Sanchez
Free Kicks:- Pirlo/Neymar
Corners:- Wingers

Subs:-
Losing/drawing
70 Mins - Kiessling for Januzaj, Sanchez moves out right, Kiessling up top..Depay for Pirlo, Depay to LW, Neymar to the No.10 role looking for flick ons and knock backs from Kiessling
80 Mins - Vidic for Debuchy, Ricardo to LM, Depay up front with Kiessling, Vidic slots into a back three 3412(losing)

Winning:-
70 Mins - Kiessling for Januzaj - Sanchez to RW, Kiessling up top
80 Mins - Iturraspe for Pirlo to shut up shop in midfield
88 Mins - Sciglio for Neymar, supports Ricardo down our left to shut that side down

HULL CITY vs Aston Villa

------------------------------Scuffet----------------------------------

Juanfran------------Miranda--------Musacchio---------Alex Sandro

Walcott----------Witsel--------Marchisio--------Lucas Moura

-------------------------James Rodriguez-----------------------

-------------------------Aubameyang------------------------------

subs: Forster, Srna, De Jong, Markovic, Rossi

Game Plan: We're switching things up this week with a big tactical change, moving away from our high line and fast pressing game and moving more towards a counter attacking philosophy utilising our immense pace out wide and up front. Speed of thought, speed of movement, speed of passing. Very little is as important as speed to counter attack; we have to catch the opponents backpedaling and undermanned and imperative to this is a fast tempo, we have the ability and pace in the side to go from our own area to the opposition area in 3 or 4 passes and just a few seconds.

Simone Scuffet: very intelligent goalkeeper, will command his area, very good under the high ball and from crosses, when he has the ball will look to release the ball quickly into wide areas to begin counter attacks, Schmeichel Style

Defence: The importance of the defence in a counter attack is two-fold: first, they must be strong and able to withstand a great deal of pressure, Miranda and Musacchio are both very quick and very good in the air and possess great concentration levels as they must be forever vigilent of runners from midfield and out wide into the channels, Juanfran and Alex Sandro also possess great pace and tenacity in the challenge as well as excellent positional sense, they will look to stop crosses in the wide areas and must also watch the runs of the wide players if they look to make a move inside. The entire back 4 must be in constant communication with each other. Secondly the defence must be able to start attacks from deep, and Miranda and Musacchio are both very accomplished with the ball at their feet and have a great passing range, while Juanfran and Alex Sandro both possess the pace to transition quickly into attack and support the wingers on the overlap.

Midfield: The midfield is the link between defence and attack, as ever, but their role is even more important in a counter attack. Our 2 defensive midfielders Witsel and Marchisio give us extra solidity in front of the defence, as ever, but they also serve a higher purpose in that they will force Villa's wingers to go wide by denying them space to cut into. Since we have big, aerial defenders, this is exactly what we want as we can trust our defenders to win the ball and use their ball skills to play it out nicely. Both Witsel and Marchisio while defensively very disciplined and strong are also very accomplished ball players and are able to start attacks from deep, they will look to use the ball quickly and effectively, they have 4 very quick and intelligent runners ahead of them.

Attack: The most important thing about the four forward most players is that they have the speed and movement to make each attack count, and this is certainly the case with Lucas, Walcott, James and Aubameyang. Aubameyang is a very intelligent player, who will have litte to no defensive responsibilty in open play, instead he will have to be aware of when the ball is turned over and then use his movement and pace to create space and cause havoc amongst the defence of Villa on the counter attack. James as the attacking midfielder will also not have a great deal of defensive resonsibility, he is a player oozes flair, composure, decision making, creativity, passing, technique, pace and dribbling, he will use all of these attributes to create chances either for himself or the other forwards, the pace and movement of Aubameyang will open up through ball opportunities for James and he has the skill to execute these chances. Walcott and Lucas Moura will have defensive resposibilty, they must look to drop back and help in wide areas and look to pick up clearances from our own box, they have the pace and energy to then get up the field quickly and transition into attack, they have very intelligent movement and can move inside or stay wide and look to stay on the defence's blind side.

Subs: Markovic for Lucas Moura 70 minutes, straight swap.

if winning after 80 minutes: NDJ for James Rodriguez, NDJ to play as the holding player, with Witsel and Marchisio ahead, very disciplined player who will snuff out any opportunites that Villa look to create, we will also look to go more direct and risk free in our attacking player, long balls into the channels for Aubameyang to chase, look to play down time as much as possible.

Captain: Miranda
Freekicks: James Rodriguez
Pens: James Rodriguez
Corners: Marchisio

------------------Sczc
Zaldua---Sakho---Rojo---Siquera
--------Strootman----Pjanic
Callejon---------Mata---------Nasri
------------------Suarez
Subs
Perin, Davies, Ginter, Parejo, Muniain, De Jong, Higuain

Tactical Overview
The aim of the 4-2-3-1 today is for the full backs to defend first, the 2 CMs to sit infront of the back 4 and get the ball out quickly for quick transitions to attack, and the front 4 to drift around and draw their markers out of poisition so 1 of the others can exploit that space.

Keeper


When distributing the ball, he should look to keep it simple and play the percentage pass. At crosses and set pieces, should look to punch rather than flap at pressurised catches.



Full Backs

Defensively the objective is to sit back and tuck in slightly, Limiting space for balls to be played between them, but then to push the opposition winger out as wide as possible to limit their opportunity to get a good cross in.

 When on the ball they should look to play it upfield to whichever player in occupying their side of the pitch.

Centre Backs

Sakho will compete with the striker for the aerial balls played up to him, with Rojo looking to win the 2nd ball. When the ball is on the floor, Sakho will be the defender who looks to meet the striker looking to stifle his space and rush his decisions, with Rojo making the covering run. When on the ball, if the opposition are giving them space to come out with the ball, then they should look to take it forward, if not, keep it simple and play it to a man in space and retain possession.



Centre Mids


Pjanic will look to create himself little pockets of space so he can get on the ball and keep the game ticking over whilst not afraid to get forward as an extra attacking option, but with the knowledge that he has to get back quickly to aid the defensive display, Strootman will be playing more of a holding role today, sitting back to limit the space on advancing playmakers, but then when he gets on the ball, should be looking to release it quickly to one of he front 4.





Wingers


When they are off the ball, the emphasis for both wingers will be to drift around combining with the other attackers to get little areas of space to take advantage of the quick transitions from defence to attack. then when they are on the ball the emphasis will be more on cutting inside with the occasional long shot to test the keeper, and only occasionally putting in crosses, getting involved in a fast intricate style of passing with Mata and Suarez, as defenders will be extra cautious to not make a rash tackle and give away a free kick or penalty. When the opposite winger has the ball, the winger without the ball should look to find space between the CB and full back to add an extra body for any crosses or capitalise on any defensive errors.
 When defending, they should be blocking the passing lines to the full backs as well as tracking their movement when they go forward.



Attacking Midfielder

Mata should be looking to make himself available for a pass as much as possible, when we have the ball in the middle of the pitch, he shouldn't be afraid to come a bit deeper to get the ball and take on players himself or look to make an attacking pass. he should also look to be making late runs into the box as an attacking option when we have the ball out wide. when defending, he should be looking to occupy the defensive pivot, stop him being an out ball for the opposition.



Striker


When attacking, he will look to play a high energy game by being a willing runner down the channels and constantly drift around the defenders looking to get himself a bit of space enough for him to face the defenders and take them on. He should also use his knack of anticipating what the defenders are going to try and get the ball to fend them off and gain the crucial advantage to create a chance for himself or others. When defending, he will be the first line of defence, using his high energy game to pressurise the defenders into making quick decisions.

Set Pieces



Corners - Mata takes the corners, the 2 CB's go into the box, the FB's stay back to prevent counters, the CB's, Suarez and Callejon work in a group to make little blocks and cross-runs to lose a marker so one can attack the ball, Nasri looks to annoy the opposition keeper looking to limit his ability to move around the 6 yard box. Strootman and Pjanic take positions just outside the box to pick up any weak defensive headers or knockdowns.





Free Kicks - Suarez takes Direct FK's, with Mata occasionally taking them as the 2nd option.



For Indirect FK's, follow the same directives for Corners





Penalties - Suarez is the designated taker.





Subs



If Winning


72 mins - Parejo for Mata - The wingers tuck back, but with the knowledge to get out quickly for the front 3 to try and counter if the opposition over-commit for a route back into the game.
 Parejo slots into a deeper role.




85 + 87 Mins - Muniain for Nasri and De Jong for Callejon - Fresh legs with the added element of running down the clock.



If Losing



71 Mins - Ginter + Higuain for Zaldua + Siquera - switch to a 3-5-2 with emphasis on the wings backs acting as wingers and we go all out attacking for a way to get back into the game.

83 Mins - Muniain for Nasri - a more direct option.

If Drawing
70 Mins - Parejo for Pjanic
76 Mins - Davies for Siquera
80 Mins - De Jong for Mata

all subs seen as fresh legs with us keeping the same tactical style.

-------------------------Valdes
Clyne-------Jagielka-------Juan-------Ansaldi
-----------------Medel--------Sahin
Salvio----------------Jovetic----------------Gaitan
-----------------------Berahino
Subs
Willems, Byram, Kongolo, Garcia, Payet, Wijnaldum, Valencia

Tactics
A Defensively minded 4-2-3-1, looking to frustrate the opposition and break quickly on the counter using the pace from out wide and taking advantage of any set pieces we get in attacking areas.

Keeper
When distributing the ball, he should look to keep it simple and play the percentage pass. At crosses and set pieces, should look to punch rather than catch.

Full Backs
Their primary job will be to defend today, so they should look to stay tightly to their centre back, not let any balls be played between them, only going wide when a cross is looking to be put in. When on the ball, look to make a sensible pass to one of the wingers.

Centre Backs
Jags will compete for any aerial balls, with Juan looking to collect the 2nd ball, when the ball is being played on the floor, the onus is on keeping their shape with the full backs watching out for the quick one touch football and blocking the ball with every legal part of their body. When on the ball, if the opposition are giving you space to come out with the ball, go and take that chance, if not, just look to play it simple to a man in space and keep possesion.

Central Midfielders
When on the ball, they should be looking to get the ball out wide to launch the quick counters, or play it into the feet of Valencia. When defending, they will stay in the centre of the pitch, sitting in front of the centre backs, not allowing themselves to get dragged out of that area, looking to cut the space in the final third and really frustrate the opposition.

Attacking Midfielder
Jovetic should be looking to make himself available for a pass as much as possible, looking to get on the ball and run at the oppositions defence. He should also look to be making late runs into the box as an attacking option. When defending, he should be looking to occupy their DM, stop him being an out ball for them.


Wingers
From an attacking standpoint their job is to simply get up and down the pitch working with other attackers to launch the counter attacks, this means using their pace to either run infield and create chances for themselves, or sticking out wide and getting a cross in for the others. When defending, they will play just infront and wider of the full backs, essentially playing a back 6 with the aim of keeping their full backs playing infront of them and not giving them many chances to get crosses in.

Striker
Stay upfront all game, there will be periods of time when he will be isolated but should always be on his toes always around the last defender or the halfway line, preparing for a counter attack, if he gets the ball, his job will be to take on defenders and make a bit of space for himself or keep 2 defenders occupied to allow the attacking 3 to get up with him.

Set Pieces
Corners - Gaitan takes the corners, the 2 CB's go into the box, the full backs stay back to prevent counters, the CB's, Berahino and Jovetic work in a group to make little blacks and cross-runs to lose a marker so one can attack the ball, Medel looks to block the keepers movement around the 6 yard box, Sahin and Salvio take positions just outside the box to pick up any weak defensive headers or knockdowns.

Free Kicks - For direct FK's Jovetic will shoot. For Indirect FKs, follow the same directives for Corners

Penalties - Berahino is the designated taker.

Subs

If Winning
70 mins - Garcia for Jovetic - slots in between the 2 CMs

80 mins - Payet and Wijnaldum for Salvio and Gaitan - Fresh legs and renewed pace for counter attacks against tired defenders aswell as the element of time wasting.

If Losing
75 mins - Wijnaldum for Sahin - A narrow 4-2-2-2 with balls being launched up to the 2 upfront.

82 mins - Willems and Valencia for Ansaldi and Salvio - Extra attacking impetus