Tactics Submission Page - Round/Week 12

------------------------Robinson-------------------------
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---Uchida-------M'Bia------------Wheater------Cissokho---
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-------------------Diarra------Fyvie---------------------
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--------Walcott---------Krancjar------Rodriguez----------
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-----------------------Sturridge-------------------------

BENCH
Ripley
Carragher
Ferriera
Collison
Henry
Fabrice
Chamakh


TACTICS (147 Words)
When we don't have the ball the defense must drop deep. We will form a tight unit and look to play zonally to stop their attacks. Win all the aerial balls so they have to play it on the ground. Do not give them time or space on the ball. The whole midfield needs to drop back and put in a shift, again in zones rather than man-marking. Dempsey and Montolivo must not be given time on the ball and must be tackled quickly.

Going forward, Walcott and Rodriguez should use their pace to get forward and break past their defense. Krancjar and Fyvie are both good passers of the ball and should look to instigate our attacks, Fyvie in the deep-lying role and Krancjar supporting Sturridge, who should look to make runs across the defense, use his pace which Kaboul and Zapata lack and be clinical.

Injuries: Eric Lichaj/Chris Herd/Darren Bent

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting XI

GK: Shay Given
RB: Nathaniel Clyne
CB: Richard Dunne
CB: Jonas Olsson
LB: Stephen Warnock
DM: Fabian Delph
DM: Stiliyan Petrov ©
RAW: Vladimir Weiss
AM: Alberto Aquilani
LAM: Charles N'Zogbia
ST: Demba Ba

Subs: Łukasz Fabiański, Miguel Lopes, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ciaran Clark, Stephen Ireland, Louis Saha, Joris Mathijsen

Tactics:

Tricky away tie this week, but we can hurt them with pace. Defenders, play a deeper line with zonel marking. They like to pump the ball forward, so physical/strong aerial challenges, double up marking Holt. Full-backs, strong challenges on wingers, keep them isolated. Clyne look for runs on the underlap when going forward. They’ll look to compact the midfield, so DM’s get in their faces; force mistakes, short triangle passes moving forward. Wingers’ put in a shift doubling up with full-backs defending, On attack, keep them guessing, run at them either cutting inside linking play up or hug the touch line whipping in crosses. Aquilani look to play off Ba, array of passes all over the pitch. Ba, lot’s of movement. Look to peel of defenders into space. Compete for every aerial. Use your frame to your advantage! Team look to get the ball on the floor attacking with lots of width, provide lot’s of options!

On 69 Mins: Gabby Agbonlahor will replace Vladimir Weiss. Fresh legs running at their tiring full-backs look to run inside diagonally playing of Ba’s knock-downs.

On 76 Mins: Miguel Lopes to replace Nathaniel Clyne. Again fresh legs coping with any attacking play they through at you. Preserve your runs going forward. Grind out the win (If Winning)

On 88 Mins: Stephen Ireland will swap with Alberto Aquilani. Box-to-Box role, look to put a shift in breaking up play, fill in the gaps.

Injuries: Dawson, Ziegler, Neville

Team: (4-2-1-2-1/4-5-1)
GK - 01 - Michael Vorm
LB - 03 - Jose Enrique
RB - 13 - Davide Santon
CB - 06 - Phil Jagielka (c)
CB - 23 - Jonny Evans
DCM - 04 - Scott Parker
DCM - 19 - Mohamed Diamé
CM - 22 - Danijel Pranjic
LW - 16 - Scott Sinclair
RW - 11 - Aaron Lennon
CF - 07 - Nikica Jelavić

Subs:
12 - Marcus Hahnemaan
08 - Stewert Downing
09 - Hugo Rodallega
10 - Landon Donovan
14 - Geoff Cameron
20 - Steven Naismith
27 - Nigel Reo-Coker

----------------- Vorm --------------------
Santon --- Evans --- Jagielka (c) --- Enrique
---------- Parker --- Diamé ----------------
--------------- Pranjic ---------------------
Lennon ----------------------------- Sinclair
-------------- Jelavić ----------------------

Team Talk: We've forced our way in amongst the big boys, today prove that we belong! Arsenal are weak at full back so we'll look to attack them their through Lennon/Sinclair. Get the crowd behind us and cement our Champions League place!

Vorm: Communicate, watch for through balls

Santon/Enrique: Force their wingers outside as we're strong in the air. Cazorla/Pod to be made anonymous.

Jagielka/Evans: Communicate, RVP to be marked at all times. Strong in the air.

Diamé: Man mark Oscar, get physical and he'll switch off.

Parker: Big shift, make those tackles, watch the runners. Easy passes.

Pranjic: Get back so we aren't outnumbered. Pick up runners. Going forward look to support Jelavić and to hit the wingers. Exploit the space.

Sinclair/Lennon: Simply if you dominate their fb's then we'll win. Alternate going outside and driving inside. Link up with Jelavić.

Jelavić: Be predatory, shoot on sight. You're goals have got us to 3rd, now to take 2nd!

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Corners: Pranjic - CB's forward, Diamé to stay back with Fbs
Freekicks: Sinclair
Penalties: Jelavić
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Subs:
Regardless of score at 70 mins: Pranjic off, Downing on. Go 4-2-3-1, continue to prevent Arsenal from settling and attacking their Full Backs. Sinclair to move more central.

Subs Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Sigurdsson, Marveaux, Toulalan, Benat.

Captain: Collocini

Tactics

Defence

Keep a tight line at all times. Look for Reading to try and contain attacks and then counter, so don’t stray too far. Collocini to marshall the defence and link with Lass in the centre. Benoit & Matheiu to push up the field where possible but don’t get caught.

Midfield

Look to control possession. Keep the ball on the deck and open up the space. Use the touchline as much as possible to create space in the channels. Mikel & Lass, look to create space and dictate play. Jack, drop back to pick up the ball and move it forward, find the gaps and bring Hatem and Loic into play.

Forwards

Hatem and Loic to support Papiss going forward. Cisse to trouble the last man and create openings. Papiss to get on the end of crosses. Link with Wilshere and exploit any gaps.

Subs:

If losing:

65mins: Sigurdsson for Lass. Look to add more attacking prowess and chase the game.

65: De Jong for Remy, place him up top, with Hatem behind in the #10 role and Wilshere in the midfield.

If winning:

70mins: Sigurddsson for Remy
75: De Jong for Cisse. Fresh presence up front.
75: Toulalan for Arteta

Howard
Corluka-Dann-Johnson-Taylor
Perch-Rodwell
Dyer-Hernandez-Hoilett
Adebayor

FBs: If Young plays wide push him outside. If no wingers play, look to push up the pitch
CBs: Dann look to pick up Mirallas if he plays, don't let him run in behind and don't rush into tackles. Johnson wins aerial balls from Crouch
Perch: Cover FBs if wide players play, if not cover the FBs
Rodwell: Look to pick up Young if he plays inside, don't give him time. Distribute.
Wingers/AM: Rotate, don't get picked up. Run at the defenders whenever you can, they are very vulnerable to pace. Look for balls in behind.
Adebayor: Play on the last man, run in behind, they can't live with pace.

Injuries: Zak Whitbread, Johnny Howson, Joe Allen
Formation: 4-2-2-2
Starting XI:
GK - John Ruddy
RB - Russell Martin
CB - Ryan Bennett
CB - Sylvain Distin
LB - Emilio Izaguirre
CDM - David Fox
CDM - Lucas Biglia
RM - Robert Snodgrass
LM - Anthony Pilkington
ST - Grant Holt
ST - Jordan Rhodes

Subs:
David Stockdale
Marc Tierney
Diego Lugano
Bradley Johnson
Wes Hoolahan
Steve Morison
Adam Le Fondre


Tactics: Ok boys tough game today, they are a strong team. Defence, I want you to sit deep, to negate there pace up top. Full backs will be helped out by wingers tracking back. Fox and Biglia, you are both sitting today, as I want you to break up the play, then dictate the pace from deep. Full Backs have full license to bomb on, as you two will always cover. Distribute out wide, we will look to double up out wide. Snoddy and Pilks, look to get lots and lots of crosses in, dont be afraid to cut inside and shoot as well. Holt and Rhodes, your job is to hassle there defenders, and look to prey on the quality balls coming in. Lets go out boys and give a great performance today!

4321/433

Gomes
Grygera vlaar ridgewell buttner
Wanyama mulumbu
Dos santos granero pienaar
Odemwinge

Keeper- throws to full backs to start moves.

Defense:
Continuity again, grygera hold and be an option for midfield, buttner press on you our the width on the left.
Lambert/jones will be a strong target man, vlaar to mark him, challenge for headers, don't let him turn, don't foul. Wanyama in front of him for long balls/set pieces. Ridgewell sweep/ take other forward.

Midfield: mulumbu watch for lalanas runs. Granero start attacks, look for dis santos. Target bridge on the inside and slip in odemwinge. Pienaar combine with buttner push inside to outnumber them in midfield.

Odemwinge- Southampton will struggle against movement like yours, make run off their slowish centre backs to be played in.

Subs: 70 mins lukaku for did santos - odemwinge to go wide.
Ince for pienaar, drive at fullback and whip in crosses for lukaku, allow buttner to pick and choose his runs a little more.

Big game in great form (especially at home) lets get another 3 points in this 6 pointer.

Injuries: Alan Hutton, Maurice Edu, Andy Drury

4-4-2

Asmir Begovic

Andy Wilkinson - Robert Huth - Ryan Shawcross - Maynor Figueroa

Michael Kightly - Wilson Palacios - Abou Diaby - Ashley Young

Kevin Mirallas - Peter Crouch

Subs: Thomas Sorensen, Ricardo Carvalho, Ryan Taylor, Darron Gibson, Chris Brunt, Jonjo Shelvey, Michael Owen

Begovic command your area, Wilkinson/Figueroa be wary of the Swansea wingers, get forward occasionally, Figueroa use that left foot for another wondergoal if you fancy it. Huth/Shawcross, dominate Adebayor, don't let him bully you. Palacios, sit infront of the back four. Diaby, box to box. Kightly/Young, use pace and trickery to create chances. Mirallas/Crouch, work together, get into the area for crosses, shoot on sight.

Subs 70 mins:
If winning: Carvalho, Gibson and Shelvey on, Mirallas, Diaby and Kightly off. Carvalho an extra CB, Gibson a more defensive CM, Shelvey at RM go 5-4-1 and look to counter attack with the pacy wingers.

If drawing: Brunt and Owen on, Young and Mirallas off. Brunt LM, get crosses into the area, Owen upfront with Crouch, give it your all for 20 minutes, try something different to get the win.

If losing: Owen and Carvalho on, Wilkinson and Young off. 3-4-3, Carvalho to CB with Huth/Shawcross, Figueroa to LM, Owen upfront with Crouch/Mirallas. Get the ball forward. If still losing on 85 mins, Shawcross and Huth upfront too and get the ball into the area.

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Injuries: Kelvin Davis/Danny Fox/Danny Butterfield
Starting XI

GK: Brad Jones
RB: Chris Gunter
CB: Olof Mellberg
CB: Chico
LB: Antonio Lopez
CM: Morgan Schneiderlin
CM: Charlie Adam
RAM: Maxi Rodriguez
AM: Adam Lallana
LAM: Kieran Richardson
ST: Rickie Lambert

Subs - Craig Gordon, Steven Davis, Suso, Gareth MaCuley, Mathew Phillips, Jos Hooiveld, Jacob Mellis

Tactics:

Defenders/Centre-Backs communication is key! Mellborg compete for Ariel challenges, Chico use your pace picking up scraps/second-balls. Usher them out, clearing your lines! Full-backs, don’t get caught high up pitch. Look to isolate wingers, push them inside if need be. Gunter, look to overlap when attacking in numbers. Simple passing out from the back. Schneiderling play the holding role. Plug the gaps, use height/strength pressing players, shield centre-backs with crosses. Adam get a feel for the ball early, look for the high ball over the top onto Lambert/Wide-Players. Deadly set-pieces. Wingers, run at their slower full-backs, turn them inside out. Ability to mix it up running the flanks or cutting inside drawing the fouls!. Lallana, play as a 2nd striker, feed of Lamberts knockdown’s bringing in wide players. Ghost into box picking up second balls.
Lambert, use your size/strength to your advantage. Win flick-ons/bring players into the game. Bully their defenders!

On 70 Mins: Matthew Phillips to replace Maxi Rodriguez. Don’t let up running at them, look to get yourself into a 1 on 1 foot race situation with them at all times.

On 74 Mins: Suso will swap with Kieran Richardson. Move to left flank, Phillips to right. Look to run with the ball linking up play. Look to mix it up coming inside, have a crack if a opportunity presents itself

On 86 Mins: Steven Davis to replace Charlie Adam. Play the holding role. Look to break up play running down the clock.

• GK instruct the back line. Get the ball out early to our FBs
  
• FBs to contain wingers and block crosses, keep them on the flanks, look to link up play with wingers.
  
• Vertonghen to mark Benzema , Caulker to pick up wingers drifting in or AMs coming forward if no 2nd striker, play a deep line to nullify their speed.
  
• 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.
  
• Dzagoev and Bale to work with FBs to beat man on outside and hit balls across to the height of Llorente. Hazard to have free role linking up play to striker
  
• Llorente to hang on shoulder of deepest centreback who is shorter than you so use height to advantage.
  
  

Playing a deep line today to combat the Utd speed in attack and to open up their team allowing Modric and Hazard space to create chances.
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Tottenham
Cesar
Walker---Caulker---Vertonghen---Baines
Fellaini---Modric
Dzagoev---------Hazard----------------Bale
Llorente



GK instruct the back line. Get the ball out early to our FBs
FBs to contain wingers and block crosses, keep them on the flanks, look to link up play with wingers.
Vertonghen to mark Benzema , Caulker to pick up wingers drifting in or AMs coming forward if no 2nd striker, play a deep line to nullify their speed.
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.
Dzagoev and Bale to work with FBs to beat man on outside and hit balls across to the height of Llorente. Hazard to have free role linking up play to striker
Llorente to hang on shoulder of deepest centreback who is shorter than you so use height to advantage.



Playing a deep line today to combat the Utd speed in attack and to open up their team allowing Modric and Hazard space to create chances.

VS

Man United

[No tactics]

Newcastle
Krul

Debuchy Collocini Taylor Assou-Ekotto


------ Arteta Diarra -----

Ben Arfa -------Wilshere------------ Remy

Cisse


Subs Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Sigurdsson, Marveaux, Toulalan, Benat.

Captain: Collocini

Tactics

Defence

Keep a tight line at all times. Look for Reading to try and contain attacks and then counter, so don’t stray too far. Collocini to marshall the defence and link with Lass in the centre. Benoit & Matheiu to push up the field where possible but don’t get caught.

Midfield

Look to control possession. Keep the ball on the deck and open up the space. Use the touchline as much as possible to create space in the channels. Mikel & Lass, look to create space and dictate play. Jack, drop back to pick up the ball and move it forward, find the gaps and bring Hatem and Loic into play.

Forwards

Hatem and Loic to support Papiss going forward. Cisse to trouble the last man and create openings. Papiss to get on the end of crosses. Link with Wilshere and exploit any gaps.

Subs:

If losing:

65mins: Sigurdsson for Lass. Look to add more attacking prowess and chase the game.

65: De Jong for Remy, place him up top, with Hatem behind in the #10 role and Wilshere in the midfield.

If winning:

70mins: Sigurddsson for Remy
75: De Jong for Cisse. Fresh presence up front.
75: Toulalan for Arteta

VS

Reading
[No tactics]

No tactics submitted by either team

Norwich
Injuries: Zak Whitbread, Johnny Howson, Joe Allen
Formation: 4-2-2-2
Starting XI:
GK - John Ruddy
RB - Russell Martin
CB - Ryan Bennett
CB - Sylvain Distin
LB - Emilio Izaguirre
CDM - David Fox
CDM - Lucas Biglia
RM - Robert Snodgrass
LM - Anthony Pilkington
ST - Grant Holt
ST - Jordan Rhodes

Subs:
David Stockdale
Marc Tierney
Diego Lugano
Bradley Johnson
Wes Hoolahan
Steve Morison
Adam Le Fondre

-------Ruddy--------------
Martin---Bennett---Distin---Izaguirre
-----------Fox----Biglia-------------
Snodgrass-----------------Pilkington
------------Holt---Rhodes-----------


Tactics: Ok boys tough game today, they are a strong team. Defence, I want you to sit deep, to negate there pace up top. Full backs will be helped out by wingers tracking back. Fox and Biglia, you are both sitting today, as I want you to break up the play, then dictate the pace from deep. Full Backs have full license to bomb on, as you two will always cover. Distribute out wide, we will look to double up out wide. Snoddy and Pilks, look to get lots and lots of crosses in, dont be afraid to cut inside and shoot as well. Holt and Rhodes, your job is to hassle there defenders, and look to prey on the quality balls coming in. Lets go out boys and give a great performance today!

VS

Aston Villa
Injuries: Eric Lichaj/Chris Herd/Darren Bent

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting XI

GK: Shay Given
RB: Nathaniel Clyne
CB: Richard Dunne
CB: Jonas Olsson
LB: Stephen Warnock
DM: Fabian Delph
DM: Stiliyan Petrov ©
RAW: Vladimir Weiss
AM: Alberto Aquilani
LAM: Charles N'Zogbia
ST: Demba Ba

Subs: Łukasz Fabiański, Miguel Lopes, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ciaran Clark, Stephen Ireland, Louis Saha, Joris Mathijsen

Tactics:

Tricky away tie this week, but we can hurt them with pace. Defenders, play a deeper line with zonel marking. They like to pump the ball forward, so physical/strong aerial challenges, double up marking Holt. Full-backs, strong challenges on wingers, keep them isolated. Clyne look for runs on the underlap when going forward. They’ll look to compact the midfield, so DM’s get in their faces; force mistakes, short triangle passes moving forward. Wingers’ put in a shift doubling up with full-backs defending, On attack, keep them guessing, run at them either cutting inside linking play up or hug the touch line whipping in crosses. Aquilani look to play off Ba, array of passes all over the pitch. Ba, lot’s of movement. Look to peel of defenders into space. Compete for every aerial. Use your frame to your advantage! Team look to get the ball on the floor attacking with lots of width, provide lot’s of options!

On 69 Mins: Gabby Agbonlahor will replace Vladimir Weiss. Fresh legs running at their tiring full-backs look to run inside diagonally playing of Ba’s knock-downs.

On 76 Mins: Miguel Lopes to replace Nathaniel Clyne. Again fresh legs coping with any attacking play they through at you. Preserve your runs going forward. Grind out the win (If Winning)

On 88 Mins: Stephen Ireland will swap with Alberto Aquilani. Box-to-Box role, look to put a shift in breaking up play, fill in the gaps.

Stoke
Injuries: Alan Hutton, Maurice Edu, Andy Drury

4-4-2

Asmir Begovic

Andy Wilkinson - Robert Huth - Ryan Shawcross - Maynor Figueroa

Michael Kightly - Wilson Palacios - Abou Diaby - Ashley Young

Kevin Mirallas - Peter Crouch


Subs: Thomas Sorensen, Ricardo Carvalho, Ryan Taylor, Darron Gibson, Chris Brunt, Jonjo Shelvey, Michael Owen

Begovic command your area, Wilkinson/Figueroa be wary of the Swansea wingers, get forward occasionally, Figueroa use that left foot for another wondergoal if you fancy it. Huth/Shawcross, dominate Adebayor, don't let him bully you. Palacios, sit infront of the back four. Diaby, box to box. Kightly/Young, use pace and trickery to create chances. Mirallas/Crouch, work together, get into the area for crosses, shoot on sight.

Subs 70 mins:
If winning: Carvalho, Gibson and Shelvey on, Mirallas, Diaby and Kightly off. Carvalho an extra CB, Gibson a more defensive CM, Shelvey at RM go 5-4-1 and look to counter attack with the pacy wingers.

If drawing: Brunt and Owen on, Young and Mirallas off. Brunt LM, get crosses into the area, Owen upfront with Crouch, give it your all for 20 minutes, try something different to get the win.

If losing: Owen and Carvalho on, Wilkinson and Young off. 3-4-3, Carvalho to CB with Huth/Shawcross, Figueroa to LM, Owen upfront with Crouch/Mirallas. Get the ball forward. If still losing on 85 mins, Shawcross and Huth upfront too and get the ball into the area.

VS

Swansea
Howard
Corluka-Dann-Johnson-Taylor
Perch-Rodwell
Dyer-Hernandez-Hoilett
Adebayor

FBs: If Young plays wide push him outside. If no wingers play, look to push up the pitch
CBs: Dann look to pick up Mirallas if he plays, don't let him run in behind and don't rush into tackles. Johnson wins aerial balls from Crouch
Perch: Cover FBs if wide players play, if not cover the FBs
Rodwell: Look to pick up Young if he plays inside, don't give him time. Distribute.
Wingers/AM: Rotate, don't get picked up. Run at the defenders whenever you can, they are very vulnerable to pace. Look for balls in behind.
Adebayor: Play on the last man, run in behind, they can't live with pace.

West Ham
------------------------Robinson-------------------------
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---Uchida-------M'Bia------------Wheater------Cissokho---
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-------------------Diarra------Fyvie---------------------
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--------Walcott---------Krancjar------Rodriguez----------
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-----------------------Sturridge-------------------------

BENCH
Ripley
Carragher
Ferriera
Collison
Henry
Fabrice
Chamakh


TACTICS (147 Words)
When we don't have the ball the defense must drop deep. We will form a tight unit and look to play zonally to stop their attacks. Win all the aerial balls so they have to play it on the ground. Do not give them time or space on the ball. The whole midfield needs to drop back and put in a shift, again in zones rather than man-marking. Dempsey and Montolivo must not be given time on the ball and must be tackled quickly.

Going forward, Walcott and Rodriguez should use their pace to get forward and break past their defense. Krancjar and Fyvie are both good passers of the ball and should look to instigate our attacks, Fyvie in the deep-lying role and Krancjar supporting Sturridge, who should look to make runs across the defense, use his pace which Kaboul and Zapata lack and be clinical.

VS

Fulham
[No tactics]

Arsenal
--------------------- Szczesny -----------------------
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Sagna ---- Koscielny ---- Vermaelen ---- Gibbs
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------------ Alex Song --- Yann M'vila ------------
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--- Cazorla --------- Oscar ----------- Podolski -
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----------------- Robin Van Persie -----------------

Subs:- Mertesacker,Santos,Rosicky,Chamberlain,Giroud


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. Oscar 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 and Oscar to set him up, if they create, he will score.
Subs:- if winning 75min Rosicky for oscar .... if losing Giroud for Oscar and play 2 strikers rvp,Giroud 4-4-2

VS

Everton
Injuries: Dawson, Ziegler, Neville

Team: (4-2-1-2-1/4-5-1)
GK - 01 - Michael Vorm
LB - 03 - Jose Enrique
RB - 13 - Davide Santon
CB - 06 - Phil Jagielka (c)
CB - 23 - Jonny Evans
DCM - 04 - Scott Parker
DCM - 19 - Mohamed Diamé
CM - 22 - Danijel Pranjic
LW - 16 - Scott Sinclair
RW - 11 - Aaron Lennon
CF - 07 - Nikica Jelavić

Subs:
12 - Marcus Hahnemaan
08 - Stewert Downing
09 - Hugo Rodallega
10 - Landon Donovan
14 - Geoff Cameron
20 - Steven Naismith
27 - Nigel Reo-Coker

----------------- Vorm --------------------
Santon --- Evans --- Jagielka (c) --- Enrique
---------- Parker --- Diamé ----------------
--------------- Pranjic ---------------------
Lennon ----------------------------- Sinclair
-------------- Jelavić ----------------------

Team Talk: We've forced our way in amongst the big boys, today prove that we belong! Arsenal are weak at full back so we'll look to attack them their through Lennon/Sinclair. Get the crowd behind us and cement our Champions League place!

Vorm: Communicate, watch for through balls

Santon/Enrique: Force their wingers outside as we're strong in the air. Cazorla/Pod to be made anonymous.

Jagielka/Evans: Communicate, RVP to be marked at all times. Strong in the air.

Diamé: Man mark Oscar, get physical and he'll switch off.

Parker: Big shift, make those tackles, watch the runners. Easy passes.

Pranjic: Get back so we aren't outnumbered. Pick up runners. Going forward look to support Jelavić and to hit the wingers. Exploit the space.

Sinclair/Lennon: Simply if you dominate their fb's then we'll win. Alternate going outside and driving inside. Link up with Jelavić.

Jelavić: Be predatory, shoot on sight. You're goals have got us to 3rd, now to take 2nd!

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Corners: Pranjic - CB's forward, Diamé to stay back with Fbs
Freekicks: Sinclair
Penalties: Jelavić
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Subs:
Regardless of score at 70 mins: Pranjic off, Downing on. Go 4-2-3-1, continue to prevent Arsenal from settling and attacking their Full Backs. Sinclair to move more central.

West Brom
4321/433

Gomes
Grygera vlaar ridgewell buttner
Wanyama mulumbu
Dos santos granero pienaar
Odemwinge

Keeper- throws to full backs to start moves.

Defense:
Continuity again, grygera hold and be an option for midfield, buttner press on you our the width on the left.
Lambert/jones will be a strong target man, vlaar to mark him, challenge for headers, don't let him turn, don't foul. Wanyama in front of him for long balls/set pieces. Ridgewell sweep/ take other forward.

Midfield: mulumbu watch for lalanas runs. Granero start attacks, look for dis santos. Target bridge on the inside and slip in odemwinge. Pienaar combine with buttner push inside to outnumber them in midfield.

Odemwinge- Southampton will struggle against movement like yours, make run off their slowish centre backs to be played in.

Subs: 70 mins lukaku for did santos - odemwinge to go wide.
Ince for pienaar, drive at fullback and whip in crosses for lukaku, allow buttner to pick and choose his runs a little more.

Big game in great form (especially at home) lets get another 3 points in this 6 pointer.

vs

Southampton

Formation: 4-2-3-1
Injuries: Kelvin Davis/Danny Fox/Danny Butterfield
Starting XI

GK: Brad Jones
RB: Chris Gunter
CB: Olof Mellberg
CB: Chico
LB: Antonio Lopez
CM: Morgan Schneiderlin
CM: Charlie Adam
RAM: Maxi Rodriguez
AM: Adam Lallana
LAM: Kieran Richardson
ST: Rickie Lambert

Subs - Craig Gordon, Steven Davis, Suso, Gareth MaCuley, Mathew Phillips, Jos Hooiveld, Jacob Mellis

Tactics:

Defenders/Centre-Backs communication is key! Mellborg compete for Ariel challenges, Chico use your pace picking up scraps/second-balls. Usher them out, clearing your lines! Full-backs, don’t get caught high up pitch. Look to isolate wingers, push them inside if need be. Gunter, look to overlap when attacking in numbers. Simple passing out from the back. Schneiderling play the holding role. Plug the gaps, use height/strength pressing players, shield centre-backs with crosses. Adam get a feel for the ball early, look for the high ball over the top onto Lambert/Wide-Players. Deadly set-pieces. Wingers, run at their slower full-backs, turn them inside out. Ability to mix it up running the flanks or cutting inside drawing the fouls!. Lallana, play as a 2nd striker, feed of Lamberts knockdown’s bringing in wide players. Ghost into box picking up second balls.
Lambert, use your size/strength to your advantage. Win flick-ons/bring players into the game. Bully their defenders!

On 70 Mins: Matthew Phillips to replace Maxi Rodriguez. Don’t let up running at them, look to get yourself into a 1 on 1 foot race situation with them at all times.

On 74 Mins: Suso will swap with Kieran Richardson. Move to left flank, Phillips to right. Look to run with the ball linking up play. Look to mix it up coming inside, have a crack if a opportunity presents itself

On 86 Mins: Steven Davis to replace Charlie Adam. Play the holding role. Look to break up play running down the clock.