Hero's League of Huzzahs and Danger - Domestic Cup

Cup Rules:

You select only a starting XI, no subs.
You do brief tactics, no more than 10 bullet points.
Your side must include 3 x Domestic players and 3x U21 players.
A domestic player is one who is eligible to play for the national team of the country your team is based (e.g. Fiorentina = Italy, Porto - Portugal)
An U21 is any player born on or after 1st October 1990
The domestic and U21s can be the same players.
You must show separatly who are your domestic players and who are your U21s.

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Prelim Draw

Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen
Spurs vs Fiorentina

Byes:
Porto
Villareal

No tactics from Atletico or Leverkusen. Therefore both Spurs and Fiorentina progress to the semi-final.

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Semi-final Draw

Fiorentina V Villareal
Spurs V Porto

-------------------------Leno-------------------------
walker-----Friedrich-----Reinartz-----kadlec
-----------------Bender-----Sandro--------------------
Lennon---------------------------------------Bale
--------------------------Iturbe-----------------
----------------------Jorgensen------------------

Leno - ger + u21
Iturbe - u21
Reinartz - ger
Jorgensen - u21
Bender - ger

*Play counter attacking football.
*Keep possession and pass the ball about.
*use wingers as main attacking threat.

--------------Courtois-----------
Pereira------Pulido---Luis-------Lopez
-------------- Suarez----------------
-------- Diego -----Pastore---------
Salvio------------------------ reyes
------------- Schurrle-------------

U21-Courtois
U21-Pulido
U21-Schurrle
Spainish-Lopez
Spainish-Suarez
Spainish-Salvio

Attack Through Both Flanks
Use Pastore as playmaker and will push up front , use him for counter attacks
Win The Ball try and Keep Possession

-----------------------Boruc
Cassani---Gamberini---Nastasic---Capdevila
----------------------Vidal
------------Gerrard--------Modric
Shaqiri-------------------------------------Ljajic
--------------------Gilardino

U21: Nastasic, Shqiri, Ljajic
Italian: Cassani, Gamberini, Gilardinho

Full backs to get forward, overlapping wingers
Vidal to sit deeper and protect the back four
Modric to be deep playing playmaker, whilst Gerrard plays box to box, but with more focuson getting forward and supporting the attack.
Wingers to attack full backs, and get forward supporting Gilardino

King Beers tactics for cup game:

Cudicini

Gallas ---- King ---- Dawson ---- Baines

Huddlestone ------ Diarra

Barnetta ----------Honda ----------- Jovetic

Podolski

Subs: Adebayor, Miyachi, Parker, Eriksen, Corluka, Whittaker, Gomes
Formation: 4-2-3-1

• Keep the ball on the deck and look to keep possession.
• Boss the midfield and look to break on the counter if the lose possestion going forward.
• Wingers to hog the touchline.
• Honda to dictate play in the centre but not drift too far.
• Barnetta and Honda to share Free-Kick and Corner duties.
• Gallas, King and Gallas to go up for corners. Huddlestone, Honda and Diarra to sit back.

Subs if winning:

70 mins: Parker for Diarra & Adebayor for Eriksen
80 mins: Miyachi for Honda

Subs if losing:

65 mins: Parker for Huddlestone.
75 mins: Adebayor for Honda, Eriksen for Barnetta (Move to a 4-4-1-1, with Lukas behind Manu)

FIORENTINA versus Spurs

---------------------Boruc
Cassani----Mertesacker---Nastasic---Alba
------------Ledesma------Munari
Cerci---------------Barkley--------Draxler
----------------------Matri

U21s: Nastasic, Barkley, Draxler
Italian: Cassani, Munari, Cerci, Matri

Ledesma and Munari keep in tight in the middle and protect the defense.
Full backs bomb and provide an attacking outlet on the flanks.
Cerci, Barkley and Draxler all capable across the 3, so fluid movement switching positions
Cerci, Barkley and Draxler get up to support Matri
Matri plays as the box striker, get onto through balls and crosses

SPURS v Fiorentina

----------------Mandanda-----------------
Sorenson-----King---------Bassong-------Oriol
-----------Diarra----------------------------
----------------------Livermore-------------
Eriksen----------------------------Moutinho
--------------Ibe---------------------------
-----------------Adebayor-----------------

U-21 Sorensen,Eriksen,Ibe
ENG- King,Livermore,Ibe

Tactics
Mandanda-, let your defense knoe where you are and take control of situations
Defense, you are the barrier between them and our goal make tackles and do what yuo have to
Diarra- Again sit in front of the Dfense and support them pick up loose ball and distribute to more attacking players
Livermore, play in front of lass and look to support the attack but at the smae time defend, run your socks off
Eriksen and Moutiho, be creative be skillfull and look to created chance for youself and for the Ibe and Adebayor.
Ibe, , sit behind adebayor and make runs off him, also look to support the wingers, like jake run your socks of
Adebayor, be the hold up man and look to feed the other 3 attacking players, use your strength to get the ball and distribute it
and one laat thing
GOOD LUCK LADS

SEMI FINALS

Fiorentina cup tactics v Villareal


-------------------------Sirigu
De Silvestri---Nastasic---Rolando---Baines
-----------------Toulalan-----Modric
Farfan---------------Barkley-----------Draxler
------------------------Matri

U21s: Nastasic, Barkley, Draxler
Italian: Sirigu, De Silvestri, Matri

Full backs to pick up wingers, CBs to pick up any strikers
Full backs to get forward and support wingers when they can.
Toulalan to sit and protect back 4
Modric to be deep lying playmaker and dictate play.
Farfan, Barkley and Draxler to run at the Villareal defence. All three can interchange positions with each other to keep opposition defence guessing.
All 3 get in support of Matri to give numbers in the box when the ball is out wide.

Villarreal vs Fiorentina

Starting Eleven:

------------------------------Sanchez
-----Gaspar-----Musacchio------Marchena----Capdevilla
----------------------Rodwell-----Motta
------Cani-------------------------------------------Giovinco
---------------------A.Khalil-----------Soldado

U21s: Gaspar, Rodwell, Khalil
Domestic: Sanchez, Marchena, Capdevilla

Tactics

Gaspar and Capdevilla both to stay tight with their wingers, Only Gaspar go forward from Fullbacks
Musacchio pick the striker, Marchena sweep the 2nd ball
Rodwell box-to-box while Motta more defensive and stays back
Cani and Giovinco bomb forward and run at pace, both put crosses for strikers and join in the box, both track back especially Cani who is more industrious, Giovinco cut inside more
Rossi and Soldado both run around and cause havoc in their defence, both extremely able to get a goal

-------------------Reina-------------------------
Danilo---- Rosario ---Papadopolous---Rafael
Reus----Martinez--Marchisio----Dos Santos
-------------------Coutinho----------------------
-------------------Rodriguez----------------------

U21: Danilo, Rodriguez, Coutinho
Portugal: Dos Santos, Rafael, Rosario

Reina: Command box, vocal to defence, catch rather than punch.
Danilo: Push winger outside, use speed to beat them to ball, look to break down this side
Rafael: Play it safe, put ball into touch and keep goal-side of winger.
Rosario & Papadopolous – Keep it simple, no playing the ball out of defence
Reus – link up with Danilo and maraud forward down wing, assist if Danilo double teamed.
Martinez – assist defence with height when required, go into box for SPs
Marchisio – link up play between team, spread the ball from wing to wing
Dos Santos – thread the ball through simply to Coutinho, get back when needed to help Rafael
Coutinho – quick link up with Rodriguez, run at defence
Rodriguez – play one twos with Coutinho and look for runs from Reus

Spurs vs porto

----------------Mandanda-----------------
Sorenson-----King---Bassong-----Oriol
-----------Diarra------------------
---------------Livermore-------------
Eriksen------------------------Moutinho
--------------Ibe-------------------
-----------------Adebayor-----------------

U-21 Sorensen,Eriksen,Ibe
ENG- King,Livermore,Ibe

right lads expect same line-up as our last judging none of u got a run out,and this is ur strongest line-up.

Mandanda, be in command do what you have to do
FBs keep there wingers out and push forward
CBs Be a rock use your strenght and XP , give there strikers no time.
Lass, Sit in front of tyeh back 4 and support them.
Livermore, sit in front of lass and attack and defend, look for killer balls.
Wingers, be creative confuse there FBs, dont be afraid to shoot.
Ibe, sit behinf Ade and look to pick up the bsll from him, make runs in behind.
Ade.Be strong and actas the target man get in the box and look fro crosses

Voting for Semi finals

Villareal 1 Fiorentina 2
Spurs 1 Porto 0

Villareal
Spurs

both win

Fiorentina win
Tottenham win

Villareal win
Tottenham win.

Fioretina win
Tottenham win

Villareal win
Tottenham win.

Fiorentina win
Spurs win

Villareal
Spurs

winners

CUP FINAL
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR VS fiorentina

-----------------------Mandanda----------------
Sorenson-----King------------Bassong------Oriol
------------------Diarra------Livermore-------------
--------------Moutinho-------------Coutinho-------
--------------------------Ibe-------------------------
-------------------------------Adebayor---------

ENG KING,LIVERMORE,IBE
U-21, IBE SORENSON, COUTINHO
lads today is the day, we have worked for our moment of glory, go uot and play with heart, vigour and courage , i belive in you.

Mandanda- play your best, show no fear do your job be smart , command your box.

Sorenson and Oriol, dont be to agressive, defense first attack when needed.

King and Bassong, watch there striker(s) give him no space, and dont let him in behind

Diarrawatch there midfield, if they have an Am be on him be in conrol of him, shodow his movement

Livermore play in fornt of lass and wathc there CMs, control the midfiled look for passes to the CAMs and strikers.

Moutinho and Coutinho, be creative today, get forward and feed the strikers, take shots but also defend watch the center and the wings, big effort today attacking and in defense.

Ibe sit behind ade bayor and try and get flick on use your pace to get inbehind, when on the ball ofload to ade or the CAms, a lot opf pressure but you can handle it.

Adebayor be big be strong win heads and look to be creative, get in attacking position and get the service, shot when needed look for ibe with flick-ons but also feed the CAMs

Fiorentina win

Tottenham win

Fiorentina win

Fiorentina WIN

Fiorentina win just

Fioretina win

Fioretina win

Fioretina win

Spurs win

Spurs win

Fiorentina win on penalities