Final Gameweek Tactics Hand-In

Team talk:
Right lads, I want you to play more direct and be dominate throughout. They’ve got nothing to play for and already relegated! We need to focus on our job and not what’s going on around us! Relax and play the football i know you're capable of. - Good luck!

Attacking Tactics:
* Play at a quick tempo – look to pass and move and create space in a congested space.
* Lampard & Murphy - use your experience, look to supply our front men with precise passing to feet.
* Dembele & Dempsey - drift inside and link up with Torres.
* Torres - play on the shoulder of the defence. Look to break away.

Defending Tactics:
* Lampard & Murphy - close down the man in possession.
* Lucas - mark their AM out of the game.
* Dembele & Dempsey - drop back into the channels and help to defend when we’re under pressure.
* Kaboul & Coates - match Lambert physically and win your headers.

------------------------Robinson--------------------------
---------------M'Bia----------------N'Koulou--------------
Uchida--------------------------------------------Cissokho
----------------Noble-----------Alvarez-------------------
------Walcott-----------Fabrice--------Rodriguez----------
-----------------------Sturridge--------------------------


BENCH
Fielding
Ferriera
Carragher
Diarra
Krancjar
Collison
Chamakh


TACTICS (150 words)
An attacking line up today and we're going to score goals. Chelsea will probably play one upfront so when we defend we should get tight to the likes of Mata and Valencia. Cissokho should dive straight in with tackles, and if Mata is central then Noble should drop off to shackle him. Moutinho is a handful and it is important he has pressure on him.

However, most of our play will revolve around attacking. Uchida and Cissokho will bombard forward at every opportunity, and Alvarez and Noble will take it in turns to support the frontmen. The front four are all free to interchange, they all have the pace on them to give Mbiwa and Terry problems, constantly all make runs across their defense, run at the defenders if you have the ball. Cole and Ivanovic will get forward so there may be space to exploit there. Attack them.

Injuries: Jacob Butterfield, Craig Dawson & David Fox
Formation: 4-4-2
Starting XI:
GK - John Ruddy
RB - Kyle Naughton
CB - Russell Martin
CB - Ryan Bennett
LB - Marc Tierney
RM - Robert Snodgrass
CM - Jonny Howson
CM - Bradley Johnson
LM - Anthony Pilkington
ST - Grant Holt
ST - Jordan Rhodes

Subs:
David Stockdale
Sylvain Distin
Joe Allen
Emilio Izaguirre
Chris Burke
Wes Hoolahan
Steve Morison


Tactics/Team Talk: Right boys this is it. It's do or die. Defence, be solid, play out from the back. Midfield be creative, work your socks off. Strikers, finish your chances, work hard. Boys this is our season right here. And we are going to go for it. Lets attack them from the start. Be creative, play free flowing, lets outscore them. I have gone all british, I want you to show spirit, I want you to graft, I want you to run until you drop dead. Because WE CAN DO THIS LADS. WE CAN WIN THIS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE. I WANT YOU TO GO OUT THERE, AND ATTACK THEM. DO YOURSELVES PROUD, DO ME PROUD, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY DO THE FANS PROUD. YOU CAN MAKE HISTORY TODAY, LETS DO IT!!!!! ON THE BALL CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Injuries: Thomas Sorensen, Michael Owen, Joey Barton

4-4-2

Asmir Begovic

Alan Hutton - Robert Huth - Ryan Shawcross - Maynor Figueroa

Michael Kightly - Jonjo Shelvey - Abou Diaby - Ashley Young

Peter Crouch - Jermain Defoe

Subs: Ricardo Carvalho, Wilson Palacios, Matthew Etherington, Clarence Seedorf, Michu, Kevin Mirallas

You don't need me to tell you how important today is. Win and we're definitely safe, but a draw is enough for Reading so I anticipate a defensive approach from them. We're set up to attack but not to overcommit, there's plenty of time to score goals so be patient, keep the ball, pass it around. Begovic, command your area, look for long range shots, start attacks from the back. Huth/Shawcross, without Drogba Reading are weaker but still a threat. Pressurise Hunt/Cole/Jerome, force them away from goal to lessen their effect. Hutton/Figueroa, Kebe and McAnuff aren't natural wingers so when they get forward, force them wide. Block any crosses and get forward to support the wingers. Shelvey/Diaby, our CM's, both play box to box to keep their defence guessing, one always stays back to stop the counter attack. Kightly to target Harte who is old and slow, knock it past him and run, you'll find yourself in space to cross or drive into the area. Young, Rangel will try and force you wide, sell him tricks and use pace to cut inside or drive outside and cross. Crouch/Defoe, plenty of experience as a front two before, Defoe to make runs in behind the defence and Crouch to win headers, hold up play and both shoot on sight.

Subs 70 mins:
If winning/if drawing and Norwich are losing: Palacios and Etherington on, Shelvey and Young off. Switch to a more rigid 4-4-2, but keep the front two there to punish Reading if they overcommit.

If drawing and Norwich are winning/drawing: Michu and Seedorf on, Shelvey and Diaby off. Need to push for the win so Seedorf to DM, be our Pirlo, take the ball from our CB's and pick the right passes. Michu be just off the strikers, late runs into the area and shoot on sight.

If losing: Michu and Etherington on, Shelvey and Young off. Go to 4-1-3-2 with attacking fullbacks. Michu to AM/SS, make late runs into the box. Etherington to LW and get plenty of crosses into the box. Huth and Shawcross get forward too. Go for it. Save our club from relegation. Become a hero.

Injuries: Maicon, Ryan Giggs, Anders Lindegaard

David De Gea

Rafael - Mats Hummels - Nemanja Vidic – Fabio Coentrao

Shinji Kagawa - Paul Scholes - Darren Fletcher - Andre Schurrle

Gonzalo Higuain - Karim Benzema

Subs: Phil Jones, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Kevin Strootman, Tom Cleverley, Javier Hernandez

Today is all about business. Forget Norwich fighting relegation, they'll sit back and hang on for the draw, today is about scoring goals. If we win by 4 or more, and Everton lose, it's the difference between Europa League and the Champions League. The Champions League is where you belong! Earn your place in Europe's Elite by swatting aside Norwich. Be absolutely ruthless. De Gea, build attacks from the back, look for the rare attacks from Norwich. Hummels/Vidic, bully Holt out of the game, if they're crazy enough to play 2 strikers, be strong in the air and bring the ball into midfield to exploit the space. Rafael/Coentrao, force their wingers away from goal, bomb forward to support the wingers if they sit back. Get crosses in. Fletcher/Scholes, sit in CM, keep things ticking over, be the cover for the fullbacks/CB's if we get caught short. Shoot from range if space opens up infront of you, and create for the strikers whenever you can. Kagawa/Schurrle, drift infield, get at the fullbacks, use the overlapping fullback to get forward and look for the front two. Higuain/Benzema, you'll get plenty of chances created, lose your markers and I expect a hat-trick each today. Be utterly ruthless and fire us to the Champions League!

Subs: None unless injury occurs. Keep the pressure up on Norwich and force them back regardless of the score. We need goals after all.

Injuries: Nathan Delfouneso/Ciaran Clark/Chris Herd
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Starting XI

GK: Shay Given
RB: Nathaniel Clyne
CB: Joris Mathijsen
CB: Richard Dunne
LB: Jonas Olsson
CM: Stephen Ireland
CM: Stiliyan Petrov ©
CM: Alberto Aquilani
AM: Marko Marin
ST: Darren Bent
ST: Demba Ba

Tactics

Let’s crown of a fantastic second half of the season with a battling performance cementing our place in Europe! Defenders, normal line keeping it simple. Strong/physical challenges intimidating their style. Command the box with a dominant aerial display. Clyne, offer support on attacking-moves.
Midfield put a shift in defensively. Protect back-four from being exposed, look to cover full-backs isolating wingers. Petrov/Ireland sit in midfield winning possession/second-balls. Early long balls catching them out, take it in turns supporting attacking-moves. Aquilani, playmaker role quick incisive passing moving attacks forward. Mix it up feeding high-balls to strikers. Marin play of strikers in a free role. Roam into spaces on either flanks looking to take players on. Draw defenders out of positions plenty of service to attackers. Bent, play off the shoulder running into space behind. Drop deep picking the ball up if you’re not getting any service. Ba, frame/size to your advantage intermediate their defenders, look to get on score-sheet today!

Subs: Łukasz Fabiański, Charles N'Zogbia, Stephen Warnock, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Fabian Delph, Eric Lichaj, Vladimir Weiss

On 74 Mins: Charles N’Zogbia will replace Stephen Ireland. Box-to-Box role in midfield, you have shown defensive duties before playing at LB. If the space presents look to run at full-back down the left-hand side. Double up with LB when defending.

--------------------- Cech
Ivanovic ---- Terry -- Yanga Mbiwa -- Cole
------------- Moutinho ---------- Montolivo
Valencia -----------------Piazon---------------- Mata
--------------------------- Cavani

Subs: Boswinga/Shaw/Essien/Carrick/Gourcuff/Kalou

Tactics
Cech i want you to come for crosses your 6ft5 so should be no issues, release to a full back, Ivanovic and Cole if they play wingers push inside if not then squeeze to make a tight back 4, Both bomb forwards and overlap the wingers. Terry/Yanga Mbiwa play a high line and go for knockdown as expected to lump it. Montolivo to hassle the midfield give them no time, Moutinho to go box to box and link with Cavani. Mata/Valencia take on the full backs at pace use tricks watch for overlapping wing backs , Piazon link with Cavani get on ahead of him also look for wingers getting in behind the full backs , Piazon to drift about between defence and midfield and link with the midfield 3

4231

Kameni
Grygera Collins ridgewell boesnich
Wanyama mulumbu
Odemwinge granero ince
Lukaku

Team talk: unbeaten in 6 lads, with 2 conceded, let's finish off strongly! They'll be focusing on the cup final and you've got to nail down your places for next season!

Tactics

Kameni: help out defense and come for crosses, long kiks to quick wingers on break.

Defense:
Fullbacks attack when you can, Collins take adebayor, challenge for headers and don't let him turn- ridgewell cover him incase he gets turned.

Midfield
Wanyama power forward when possible, mulumbu hold. Odemwinge attack the full back and support lukaku. Ince hit the beeline and whip in crosses! Granero make us tick get on the ball and feed in the forward players.

Lukaku - goals today, bully the defenders and get on the end of crosses.

Let's do it!

Injuries: Steven Naismith/Reto Ziegler/Huge Rodallega

Team: (4-5-1)

GK - 01 - Michael Vorm
LB - 03 - Jose Enrique
CB - 06 - Phil Jagielka (c)
CB - 23 - Jonny Evans
RB - 13 - Davide Santon
DCM - 19 - Mohamed Diamé
DCM - 04 - Scott Parker
CM - 22 - Danijel Pranjic
LW - 30 - Raheem Sterling
RW - 11 - Aaron Lennon
CF - 07 - Nikica Jelavić

Subs:
24 Bill Hamid, 05 Michael Dawson, 08 Stewert Downing, 10 Landon Donovan, 14 Geoff Cameron, 16 Scott Sinclair, 21 Andre Wisdom

Team Talk: Here we are then lads, win/draw and we've got Champions League football! Play sensibly and look to release Lennon and Sterling who can really hurt Spurs.

Vorm - Strong in the air, out quick on through balls

Enrique/Santon - Santon look to annoy Bale and get him in diving mood, Enrique keep Hazard out wide. We've got strong headers of the ball who will win the crosses.

Evans/Jagielka - Make the headers to keep Llorente quiet. Jags to mark him. Evans to watch the runners.

Diamé/Parker - Work together to keep Fellaini and Modric quiet. Look for simple balls.

Pranjic - In defence: Work with Diamé/Parker. When we get the ball spread it wide to the wings before getting forward to help Jelavić.

Sterling/Lennon - Use your pace and trickery to fox their fbs, drive inside and attack their cbs. Link up with Jelavić.

Jelavić - Vertonghen will be marking you, his positioning isn't great so exploit this. Shoot us into the Champions League!

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Corners - Pranjic - CBs come forward, one of Parker/Diamé to stay back with the fbs
Freekicks - Pranjic
Penalties - Jelavić
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Subs:
Regardless of score at 75 minutes:
Diamé off, Sinclair on. Go 4-2-3-1. Release the trickery of Sinclair against a tyring midfield.

Santon off, Wisdom on. Fresh legs against Bale who by this point should be diving all over the place.

Jaaskalainan
Corluka-Williams-Dann-Taylor
Dyer-Rodwell-Ramsey-Hoilett
Bendtner-Adebayor

Come out and look to dominate this week, grab hold of possession and look to force our opponent onto the backfoot. Bendtner lead the line and get physical with their CBs, Adebayor look to run the CBs get in behind. Hoilett and Dyer provide the width and get crosses in, Work space by beating the FB. Ramsey and Rodwell link the defense and attack, spread the ball around.

Dann and Williams sit deep and don't dive into challenges, wait for them to come to us. Rodwell sit and get tight in midfield. Fullbacks look to push wingers out wide and hold, if none play them bomb forward.

Subs: Mussachio, Friedel, Dzagoev, Damiao, Suarez, Mkhitaryan

• GK instruct the back line. Take the tempo out of the game when needed
  
• FBs to contain wingers and block crosses, keep them on the flanks, look to link up play with wingers & double up.
  
• Vertonghen to pick up wingers drifting in or AMs coming forward. Subotic to man mark striker
  
• Modric to move ball about, create space and look to dictate tempo, Fellaini to be B2B, when available get into their box and use size to threaten. Tiote to protect the back four and plug gaps.
  
• Hazard and Bale to use acceleration and trickery to beat fullbacks on outside and whip balls onto Llorentes head.
  
• Llorente to hang on shoulder of deepest striker and time runs to meet crosses.

Set Pieces: These can be the focal point if Everton look stubborn in defence, target our height.

Injuries: Wayne Bridge/Steven Davis/Suso
Formation:
Starting XI

GK: Kelvin Davis
RB: Chris Gunter
CB: Olof Mellberg
CB: Chico
LB: Antonio Lopez
CM: Morgan Schneiderlin
CM: Adam Lallana
CM: Charlie Adam
AM: Mathew Phillips
ST: Rickie Lambert
ST: Kenwyne Jones

Tactics

Even though we’re relegated we have plenty to play for, let’s put on a performance for the fans and pick up the first league win of the season! Defenders play a slightly deeper line dropping when they’re attacking from flanks. Solid, battling display commanding our area, defend in number throwing bodies in picking up loose/2nd balls. Full-Backs isolate their wingers, force them to inside where midfields will pick them up. Morgan/Charlie will play deep roles. Morgan’s height will dominate aerial play in the middle & fill in holes when dealing with crosses. Adam start attacking movements with diagonal/High balls. Both of you pick up wingers when they cut-inside. Lallana look to start attacking moves, link up attacking play and look to provide support with late runs into spaces. Phillips use your trickery to take on players drawing them away from positions. Look to run into space attacking either full-back. Lambert/Jones use your height/strenght to bully their defenders.

Subs: Brad Jones, Danny Fox, Jacob Mellis, Gareth MaCuley, Alexander Frei, Kieran Richardson, Jason Puncheon

On 72 Mins: Alexander Frei >> Kenwyne Jones
On 76 Mins: Jason Puncheon >> Mathew Phillips

Team talk:
Right lads, I want you to play more direct and be dominate throughout. They’ve got nothing to play for and already relegated! We need to focus on our job and not what’s going on around us! Relax and play the football i know you're capable of. - Good luck!

Attacking Tactics:
* Play at a quick tempo – look to pass and move and create space in a congested space.
* Lampard & Murphy - use your experience, look to supply our front men with precise passing to feet.
* Dembele & Dempsey - drift inside and link up with Torres.
* Torres - play on the shoulder of the defence. Look to break away.

Defending Tactics:
* Lampard & Murphy - close down the man in possession.
* Lucas - mark their AM out of the game.
* Dembele & Dempsey - drop back into the channels and help to defend when we’re under pressure.
* Kaboul & Coates - match Lambert physically and win your headers.

Injuries: Wayne Bridge/Steven Davis/Suso
Formation:
Starting XI

GK: Kelvin Davis
RB: Chris Gunter
CB: Olof Mellberg
CB: Chico
LB: Antonio Lopez
CM: Morgan Schneiderlin
CM: Adam Lallana
CM: Charlie Adam
AM: Mathew Phillips
ST: Rickie Lambert
ST: Kenwyne Jones

Tactics

Even though we’re relegated we have plenty to play for, let’s put on a performance for the fans and pick up the first league win of the season! Defenders play a slightly deeper line dropping when they’re attacking from flanks. Solid, battling display commanding our area, defend in number throwing bodies in picking up loose/2nd balls. Full-Backs isolate their wingers, force them to inside where midfields will pick them up. Morgan/Charlie will play deep roles. Morgan’s height will dominate aerial play in the middle & fill in holes when dealing with crosses. Adam start attacking movements with diagonal/High balls. Both of you pick up wingers when they cut-inside. Lallana look to start attacking moves, link up attacking play and look to provide support with late runs into spaces. Phillips use your trickery to take on players drawing them away from positions. Look to run into space attacking either full-back. Lambert/Jones use your height/strenght to bully their defenders.

Subs: Brad Jones, Danny Fox, Jacob Mellis, Gareth MaCuley, Alexander Frei, Kieran Richardson, Jason Puncheon

On 72 Mins: Alexander Frei >> Kenwyne Jones
On 76 Mins: Jason Puncheon >> Mathew Phillips

--------------------- Cech
Ivanovic ---- Terry -- Yanga Mbiwa -- Cole
------------- Moutinho ---------- Montolivo
Valencia -----------------Piazon---------------- Mata
--------------------------- Cavani

Subs: Boswinga/Shaw/Essien/Carrick/Gourcuff/Kalou

Tactics
Cech i want you to come for crosses your 6ft5 so should be no issues, release to a full back, Ivanovic and Cole if they play wingers push inside if not then squeeze to make a tight back 4, Both bomb forwards and overlap the wingers. Terry/Yanga Mbiwa play a high line and go for knockdown as expected to lump it. Montolivo to hassle the midfield give them no time, Moutinho to go box to box and link with Cavani. Mata/Valencia take on the full backs at pace use tricks watch for overlapping wing backs , Piazon link with Cavani get on ahead of him also look for wingers getting in behind the full backs , Piazon to drift about between defence and midfield and link with the midfield 3

------------------------Robinson--------------------------
---------------M'Bia----------------N'Koulou--------------
Uchida--------------------------------------------Cissokho
----------------Noble-----------Alvarez-------------------
------Walcott-----------Fabrice--------Rodriguez----------
-----------------------Sturridge--------------------------


BENCH
Fielding
Ferriera
Carragher
Diarra
Krancjar
Collison
Chamakh


TACTICS (150 words)
An attacking line up today and we're going to score goals. Chelsea will probably play one upfront so when we defend we should get tight to the likes of Mata and Valencia. Cissokho should dive straight in with tackles, and if Mata is central then Noble should drop off to shackle him. Moutinho is a handful and it is important he has pressure on him.

However, most of our play will revolve around attacking. Uchida and Cissokho will bombard forward at every opportunity, and Alvarez and Noble will take it in turns to support the frontmen. The front four are all free to interchange, they all have the pace on them to give Mbiwa and Terry problems, constantly all make runs across their defense, run at the defenders if you have the ball. Cole and Ivanovic will get forward so there may be space to exploit there. Attack them.

Injuries: Maicon, Ryan Giggs, Anders Lindegaard

David De Gea

Rafael - Mats Hummels - Nemanja Vidic – Fabio Coentrao

Shinji Kagawa - Paul Scholes - Darren Fletcher - Andre Schurrle

Gonzalo Higuain - Karim Benzema

Subs: Phil Jones, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Kevin Strootman, Tom Cleverley, Javier Hernandez

Today is all about business. Forget Norwich fighting relegation, they'll sit back and hang on for the draw, today is about scoring goals. If we win by 4 or more, and Everton lose, it's the difference between Europa League and the Champions League. The Champions League is where you belong! Earn your place in Europe's Elite by swatting aside Norwich. Be absolutely ruthless. De Gea, build attacks from the back, look for the rare attacks from Norwich. Hummels/Vidic, bully Holt out of the game, if they're crazy enough to play 2 strikers, be strong in the air and bring the ball into midfield to exploit the space. Rafael/Coentrao, force their wingers away from goal, bomb forward to support the wingers if they sit back. Get crosses in. Fletcher/Scholes, sit in CM, keep things ticking over, be the cover for the fullbacks/CB's if we get caught short. Shoot from range if space opens up infront of you, and create for the strikers whenever you can. Kagawa/Schurrle, drift infield, get at the fullbacks, use the overlapping fullback to get forward and look for the front two. Higuain/Benzema, you'll get plenty of chances created, lose your markers and I expect a hat-trick each today. Be utterly ruthless and fire us to the Champions League!

Subs: None unless injury occurs. Keep the pressure up on Norwich and force them back regardless of the score. We need goals after all.

Injuries: Jacob Butterfield, Craig Dawson & David Fox
Formation: 4-4-2
Starting XI:
GK - John Ruddy
RB - Kyle Naughton
CB - Russell Martin
CB - Ryan Bennett
LB - Marc Tierney
RM - Robert Snodgrass
CM - Jonny Howson
CM - Bradley Johnson
LM - Anthony Pilkington
ST - Grant Holt
ST - Jordan Rhodes

Subs:
David Stockdale
Sylvain Distin
Joe Allen
Emilio Izaguirre
Chris Burke
Wes Hoolahan
Steve Morison


Tactics/Team Talk: Right boys this is it. It's do or die. Defence, be solid, play out from the back. Midfield be creative, work your socks off. Strikers, finish your chances, work hard. Boys this is our season right here. And we are going to go for it. Lets attack them from the start. Be creative, play free flowing, lets outscore them. I have gone all british, I want you to show spirit, I want you to graft, I want you to run until you drop dead. Because WE CAN DO THIS LADS. WE CAN WIN THIS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE. I WANT YOU TO GO OUT THERE, AND ATTACK THEM. DO YOURSELVES PROUD, DO ME PROUD, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY DO THE FANS PROUD. YOU CAN MAKE HISTORY TODAY, LETS DO IT!!!!! ON THE BALL CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Injuries: Thomas Sorensen, Michael Owen, Joey Barton

4-4-2

Asmir Begovic

Alan Hutton - Robert Huth - Ryan Shawcross - Maynor Figueroa

Michael Kightly - Jonjo Shelvey - Abou Diaby - Ashley Young

Peter Crouch - Jermain Defoe

Subs: Ricardo Carvalho, Wilson Palacios, Matthew Etherington, Clarence Seedorf, Michu, Kevin Mirallas

You don't need me to tell you how important today is. Win and we're definitely safe, but a draw is enough for Reading so I anticipate a defensive approach from them. We're set up to attack but not to overcommit, there's plenty of time to score goals so be patient, keep the ball, pass it around. Begovic, command your area, look for long range shots, start attacks from the back. Huth/Shawcross, without Drogba Reading are weaker but still a threat. Pressurise Hunt/Cole/Jerome, force them away from goal to lessen their effect. Hutton/Figueroa, Kebe and McAnuff aren't natural wingers so when they get forward, force them wide. Block any crosses and get forward to support the wingers. Shelvey/Diaby, our CM's, both play box to box to keep their defence guessing, one always stays back to stop the counter attack. Kightly to target Harte who is old and slow, knock it past him and run, you'll find yourself in space to cross or drive into the area. Young, Rangel will try and force you wide, sell him tricks and use pace to cut inside or drive outside and cross. Crouch/Defoe, plenty of experience as a front two before, Defoe to make runs in behind the defence and Crouch to win headers, hold up play and both shoot on sight.

Subs 70 mins:
If winning/if drawing and Norwich are losing: Palacios and Etherington on, Shelvey and Young off. Switch to a more rigid 4-4-2, but keep the front two there to punish Reading if they overcommit.

If drawing and Norwich are winning/drawing: Michu and Seedorf on, Shelvey and Diaby off. Need to push for the win so Seedorf to DM, be our Pirlo, take the ball from our CB's and pick the right passes. Michu be just off the strikers, late runs into the area and shoot on sight.

If losing: Michu and Etherington on, Shelvey and Young off. Go to 4-1-3-2 with attacking fullbacks. Michu to AM/SS, make late runs into the box. Etherington to LW and get plenty of crosses into the box. Huth and Shawcross get forward too. Go for it. Save our club from relegation. Become a hero.

Injuries: Nathan Delfouneso/Ciaran Clark/Chris Herd
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Starting XI

GK: Shay Given
RB: Nathaniel Clyne
CB: Joris Mathijsen
CB: Richard Dunne
LB: Jonas Olsson
CM: Stephen Ireland
CM: Stiliyan Petrov ©
CM: Alberto Aquilani
AM: Marko Marin
ST: Darren Bent
ST: Demba Ba

Tactics

Let’s crown of a fantastic second half of the season with a battling performance cementing our place in Europe! Defenders, normal line keeping it simple. Strong/physical challenges intimidating their style. Command the box with a dominant aerial display. Clyne, offer support on attacking-moves.
Midfield put a shift in defensively. Protect back-four from being exposed, look to cover full-backs isolating wingers. Petrov/Ireland sit in midfield winning possession/second-balls. Early long balls catching them out, take it in turns supporting attacking-moves. Aquilani, playmaker role quick incisive passing moving attacks forward. Mix it up feeding high-balls to strikers. Marin play of strikers in a free role. Roam into spaces on either flanks looking to take players on. Draw defenders out of positions plenty of service to attackers. Bent, play off the shoulder running into space behind. Drop deep picking the ball up if you’re not getting any service. Ba, frame/size to your advantage intermediate their defenders, look to get on score-sheet today!

Subs: Łukasz Fabiański, Charles N'Zogbia, Stephen Warnock, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Fabian Delph, Eric Lichaj, Vladimir Weiss

On 74 Mins: Charles N’Zogbia will replace Stephen Ireland. Box-to-Box role in midfield, you have shown defensive duties before playing at LB. If the space presents look to run at full-back down the left-hand side. Double up with LB when defending.

Starting 11:-

------------------------ Lloris -----------------------
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Sagna ---- Koscielny ---- Vermaelen ---- Gibbs
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------------ Alex Song --- Yann M'vila ------------
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--- Cazorla ----------------------------- Podolski -
---------------------- Giroud -----------------------
----------------- Robin Van Persie ----------------

Subs:- Szczesny,Jenkinson,Mertesacker,Chamberlain


Sagna and Gibbs are to sit back and help their defence out and only break forward when we go on the break. Sagna and Gibbs are quick and will keep with the opposing wingers, force them out of play.They will get forward and support the wingers but only when safe and one at a time.Koscielny and Vermaelen are to be big and strong in their tackles and in air. They are quick and powerful and they will watch for players coming through or through balls, so they can intercept man or ball .Song and m'vila are to be big and strong in their tackles. Both need to sit back and help the defence out.Podolski and Cazorla are to help out their full back and need to be quick when we go on the break. Giroud needs to be getting in and around Rvp to give him support up front. We need him to get the ball from the back and break forward as much as possible to support Rvp. Rvp is to be big and strong in the air. He needs to hold the ball up and draw in our other players from midfield. He will look for Song,m'vila,Cazorla and Podolski to set him up, if they create, he will score.

Jaaskalainan
Corluka-Williams-Dann-Taylor
Dyer-Rodwell-Ramsey-Hoilett
Bendtner-Adebayor

Come out and look to dominate this week, grab hold of possession and look to force our opponent onto the backfoot. Bendtner lead the line and get physical with their CBs, Adebayor look to run the CBs get in behind. Hoilett and Dyer provide the width and get crosses in, Work space by beating the FB. Ramsey and Rodwell link the defense and attack, spread the ball around.

Dann and Williams sit deep and don't dive into challenges, wait for them to come to us. Rodwell sit and get tight in midfield. Fullbacks look to push wingers out wide and hold, if none play them bomb forward.

4231

Kameni
Grygera Collins ridgewell boesnich
Wanyama mulumbu
Odemwinge granero ince
Lukaku

Team talk: unbeaten in 6 lads, with 2 conceded, let's finish off strongly! They'll be focusing on the cup final and you've got to nail down your places for next season!

Tactics

Kameni: help out defense and come for crosses, long kiks to quick wingers on break.

Defense:
Fullbacks attack when you can, Collins take adebayor, challenge for headers and don't let him turn- ridgewell cover him incase he gets turned.

Midfield
Wanyama power forward when possible, mulumbu hold. Odemwinge attack the full back and support lukaku. Ince hit the beeline and whip in crosses! Granero make us tick get on the ball and feed in the forward players.

Lukaku - goals today, bully the defenders and get on the end of crosses.

Let's do it!

Injuries: Steven Naismith/Reto Ziegler/Huge Rodallega

Team: (4-5-1)

GK - 01 - Michael Vorm
LB - 03 - Jose Enrique
CB - 06 - Phil Jagielka (c)
CB - 23 - Jonny Evans
RB - 13 - Davide Santon
DCM - 19 - Mohamed Diamé
DCM - 04 - Scott Parker
CM - 22 - Danijel Pranjic
LW - 30 - Raheem Sterling
RW - 11 - Aaron Lennon
CF - 07 - Nikica Jelavić

Subs:
24 Bill Hamid, 05 Michael Dawson, 08 Stewert Downing, 10 Landon Donovan, 14 Geoff Cameron, 16 Scott Sinclair, 21 Andre Wisdom

Team Talk: Here we are then lads, win/draw and we've got Champions League football! Play sensibly and look to release Lennon and Sterling who can really hurt Spurs.

Vorm - Strong in the air, out quick on through balls

Enrique/Santon - Santon look to annoy Bale and get him in diving mood, Enrique keep Hazard out wide. We've got strong headers of the ball who will win the crosses.

Evans/Jagielka - Make the headers to keep Llorente quiet. Jags to mark him. Evans to watch the runners.

Diamé/Parker - Work together to keep Fellaini and Modric quiet. Look for simple balls.

Pranjic - In defence: Work with Diamé/Parker. When we get the ball spread it wide to the wings before getting forward to help Jelavić.

Sterling/Lennon - Use your pace and trickery to fox their fbs, drive inside and attack their cbs. Link up with Jelavić.

Jelavić - Vertonghen will be marking you, his positioning isn't great so exploit this. Shoot us into the Champions League!

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Corners - Pranjic - CBs come forward, one of Parker/Diamé to stay back with the fbs
Freekicks - Pranjic
Penalties - Jelavić
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Subs:
Regardless of score at 75 minutes:
Diamé off, Sinclair on. Go 4-2-3-1. Release the trickery of Sinclair against a tyring midfield.

Santon off, Wisdom on. Fresh legs against Bale who by this point should be diving all over the place.

Subs: Mussachio, Friedel, Dzagoev, Damiao, Suarez, Mkhitaryan

• GK instruct the back line. Take the tempo out of the game when needed
  
• FBs to contain wingers and block crosses, keep them on the flanks, look to link up play with wingers & double up.
  
• Vertonghen to pick up wingers drifting in or AMs coming forward. Subotic to man mark striker
  
• Modric to move ball about, create space and look to dictate tempo, Fellaini to be B2B, when available get into their box and use size to threaten. Tiote to protect the back four and plug gaps.
  
• Hazard and Bale to use acceleration and trickery to beat fullbacks on outside and whip balls onto Llorentes head.
  
• Llorente to hang on shoulder of deepest striker and time runs to meet crosses.

Set Pieces: These can be the focal point if Everton look stubborn in defence, target our height.