Championship Results Week 1

Accrington Tactics

------------------------------------------Butland--------------------------------------------------------
Trippier---------Shawcross-------------Fonte-----------Van Dijk---------------------------Cresswell
-----------------Drinkwater-------------Capoue---------Dembele------------------------------------
------------------------------------------Barkley-------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------Origi------------------------------------------------------------

Tactics - Simple - we defend like warriors and counter attack like bosses. The back five stay narrow, the midfield three sit in front, with Drinkwater/Dembele providing help to the full back on that side, Origi and Barkley pickup anyone in the DM role let their awful CB's have it lads, they won't hurt us. When we inevitably win the ball, we attack with pace over the top with Origi, or Dembele/Barkley use their power and ball carrying to get us up the pitch. If we have a shooting opportunity smash it in the top bin yeah lads

VS

Macc Town

--------------------Donnarumma-----------------------
Hysaj-------------Tah-------Koulibaly------------Luis
--------------------Sanches---Weigl---------------------
--------------------------Eriksen--------------------------
-----------Griezmann------Dybala------Martial------------

4-3-3 formation (Eriksen operating ahead of holding midfielders)

We’re looking to play an open game with a fluid three man forward line using space to run at the defence. All three can be both the strike and support option so drag markers ragged.
Weigl/Sanches hold the midfield, provide support to the back and allow Eriksen to pull the strings.
Tah & Koulibaly have speed and size to out-muscle and outmatch Accrington’s strike force whilst the fullbacks ensure their quarry is kept to the outside and crosses are blocked.

Subs: Horvath, Willems, Sule, Kimmich, Dahoud, Iwobi, Janssen

If losing at 70m: Iwobi for Eriksen, go 4-4-2 with Griezmann up front and Martial as LW
If winning at 70m: Kimmich for Eriksen, Kimmich supporting with Weigl, Sanches operating higher.

Result - Accrington 0-0 Macclesfield Town
Reasoning's - Front 3 of Macc Town too narrow, Id suggest making it clear that people are wider even if means putting 2 of them just a bit further behind the main forward then just saying fluid. That just suggest interchanging yet no width. Unfortunately zero width plays right into Olly's hand with his 8 man defense centrally. Whilst the forwards are quality 3/4 vs 8 isn't going to happen and Olly's team are strong enough to hold out with a lack of deeper playmaker for Hero, Eriksen gets marked out leaving the forwards no supply with no suggestion of full backs getting up the pitch.

For future reference i mean
----Griezmann ---------Martial
----------------Dybala

Vancougar

--------------------- Horn -------------------
De Sciglio - Barzagli – Dante - Vertonghen
--------------- Dier ---- Rabiot --------------
---- Bellarabi ------ Alli ------ Mahrez ------
-------------------- Kane --------------------

Subs: Bardi, Djourou, Galloway, Pirlo, Loftus-Cheek, Holtby, Pelle

Subs: 75th minute – Pelle for Alli, conventional 4-4-2 with crosses into box for Kane and Pelle; 80th minute - Loftus-Cheek for Rabiot, keep possession and launch attacks.

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Attacking:
- Direct approach; get ball forward quickly for striker/AMs to attack defence
- Kane hold up ball, lay off then make runs into space, get ahead of man
- Advanced midfield three drives game forward, attack with pace, run at defenders, make runs behind defenders, keep momentum up and don’t let opponents get a second’s rest

Defending:
- Back four to sit, Dante man-marks main striker, Barzagli supports alongside
- Full-backs track wingers, turn them inside for CMs to deal with
- Dier to marshal the defence; other four midfielders to hustle, win tackles, and get ball forward quickly

vs

Madrid

------------------------------------------Buffon---------------------------------------------------
Carvajal-------------------Ramos---------------Varane-------------------Marcelo
-------------------------------------Ake-------------Kouyate-------------------------------------
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Albrighton------------------------------Isco---------------------------------------Montero
--------------------------------------------Amrabat------------------------------------------------

Subs - Huth, Schlupp, Bakayoko, Passlack, Augustin, Akinfenwa

Captain - Buffon
Free Kicks -Isco
Corner Kicks - Albrighton
Penalties - Isco

Defending
Experienced defence. Ramos + Varane 2 of best CB in world. Fullbacks overlap and help wingers. Ake & Kouyate protect back four. Kouyate prioritze covering for Marcelo when he is attacking.
Attacking
Isco the focal point of attack. Play quick passes to wingers and use worldclass dribbling ability to create space and bamboozle oppo. Montero to use rapid pace to cause havoc against oppo RB. Wingers to get crosses into the box. Amrabat use strength to hold the ball up. Your fast so get in behind defence with well timed runs. If anyone has sight of goal, then shoot!

Subs if WINNING
Akinfenwa ON Amrabat OFF - Aki will use his inhuman strength to hold the ball up.
Schlupp ON Montero OFF - Schlupp to help out more defensively.

Subs if LOSING BY 65MINS
Augustin and Schlupp ON
Ake and Albrighton OFF
Change formation to 4 1 2 1 2 with Augustin partnering Amrabat up front.

Subs if DRAWING BY 65MINS
Akinfenwa and Schlupp and Bakayoko ON
Amrabat and Montero and Ake OFF
Like for like changes, just fresh legs.

Result - Vancouver 2-1 Madrid - Mahrez & Kane, Montero
Reasoning's - Whilst Madrid have a strong defense the rest of the side needs work & a forward, Which leads to Azzy dominating the midfield and gets alot of chances and puts a few away, Can see Madrid getting some joy on the break against the Vancouver defense though who aren't the fastest apart from De Sciglio.