Week 10 Tactics

Injuries

Danny Ward
Enes Unal
Siem De Jong
Andres Guardado



Formation - 4-1-2-1-2 (diamond narrow)

GK - Jeroen Zoet
RB - Santiago Arias
CB - Lucas Hernandez
CB - Hector Moreno
LB - Jetro Willems
DM - Ruben Neves
RCM - Davy Propper
LCM - Marko Van Ginkel
AM - Oleksandr Zinchenko
ST - Jurgen Locadia
ST - Luuk De Jong

Subs
Jorrit Hendrix
Kieran Tierney
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
Patrick Roberts
Ricardo Horta
Bart Ramselar

---------------------Zoet----------------------------
Arias---------Moreno-----Hernandez-------Willems
---------------------Neves----------------------------
----------Propper-------------Van Ginkel--------------
--------------------Zinchenko-------------------------
--------------Locadia-----De Jong-----------------------

Tactics:

We're going to play free flowing attacking football with our great playmakers and passers. Willems/Arias to bomb up and down all day, with Neves sitting and allowing them to go forward by protecting the CBs. Propper and Van Ginkel to get up and down the pitch, looking to get the ball into Zinchenko, who has a free role, able to be free and play wherever he wants from in the hole to out wide. The front two to cause havoc up top, work together one dropping in, one looking in behind - don't be afraid to go wide. In defence Propper and Van Ginkel sit in beside Neves, and slide from side to side offering protection

Subs: 60th min - Tierney for Willems, Roberts for Zinchenko - fresh legs, same tactics

Atalanta vs PSV

Atalanta
Mazzini
Golibu
Spinazzola
Hatebor


……………………………………Strakosha…………………………
………………Barzagli……….Caldara……T.Silva……….
Conti………………Montolivo……Kessie………..Mendy
………………………………Papu Gomez………………….
…………………………Rashford……Kelechi……………

Subs: Gollini, Riley, Mitchell, Melegoni, D’Alessandro, Mor, Pesic.

Despite that nasty Trebs sending the boys round, we go pretty much unchanged
Our back 3 is even more experienced as feck this week than last.
We will still look for long raking diagonal balls from RCB and LCB
Conti & Mendy still have free licence to roam
Monti DLP keep it ticking over
Kessie the midfield destroyer (check how he’s started at Milan)
Rashford and Kelechi – 2 very highly rated youngsters, Kelechi has the highest minutes to goals ratio in the premier league, these two bring the pace and power.
Side plays fast tempo direct football. Double up on Belotti and close the game out.
Papu Gomez #10 will drift wide left and Rashford wide right giving us a transitional 3-4-3 to stretch the pitch as wide as possible.

Subs: 65 mins
Mor > Papu Gomez – switch to a 3-4-3, Rashford RW Kelechi ST Mor LW
Melegoni > Montolivo – This kid is a special talent and he’ll come in to the engine room adding his legs to Kessie’s brute force

peace and love bitches xx

Pepe
Anche Salcedo
Victor Jensen
Rhian Brewster


----------------Handanovic
----Van Dijk----De Rossi----Chiellini
Alves---Dahoud----Benassi---Plattenhardt
----Robben------Belotti--------Ljajic-----


Moreria, Trent, Jagielka, Baselli, Harit, Jensen, Falque

We have brought out the 343 this week, but we are going to press our arses off tonight, dont let the opposition have a breather at any point. We will also aim the keep the tempo as high when we have the ball, get the ball out to the the front 3 quickly.

 De Rossi will have licence to join the midfield if they look like they are getting outnumbered. The wingers will be using their pace and trickery to cut inside and try to draw their full backs inside, let our full backs bomb on, as they both have the energy to get back quickly, which will force either the opposition wingers to track back and stifle their attacking play, or leaving the defence outnumbered. When defending, we will hunt in packs, allow De Rossi to step into midfield to join the pressing if needs be.

Subs - 60 mins
If we are winning we will bring on Falque and Baselli for Ljajic and Benassi and purely counter attack, if we are drawing or losing we will bring on Falque for Plattenhardt, with the wing backs staying forward.

-------------------------------Woodman------------------------------
Pereira-----------Orban------------Vallejo----------Robertson
----------------------Tousart------------Cyprien----------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------Philipp-----------------------------------
Calvert Lewin----------------Kane-----------------------Asensio


Subs - Bednarek, Foden, Sancho, Ikone, Solanke, Richarlison


GAMEPLAN
Today we're gonna play the 433 and look to target Watford's CB's. We need to be vary of Keita in the middle but Cyprien and Tousart should be enough to shut him down.

DEFENCE
Vallejo mark their main striker, Orban to do covering. Fullbacks make overlapping runs and get crosses into the box. Tousart's main role defend, cut passing lanes and close down attackers. Cyprien will be playing as b2b and will help both attack and defence. Make runs forward, play quick one twos to create space in middle.


ATTACK
Asensio to play quick passes with teammates and make runs into box. Interchange with Philipp to confuse oppo defence. Philipp to play as a second striker look for knockdown from Kane and bring others into game. Kane play as proper old school number 9. Get on end of crosses and use expert poacher skills to get goals. Lewin use pace to play off oppo LB's shoulders look for through balls and time your run.


SUBS
drawing/winning 65MINS
Foden for Tousart
Solanke for Lewin
- like for like position wise

LOSING 65MINS
Solanke for Tousart
Solanke partner Kane in strike. Push defence up try and score goals

---------------------Heaton---------------------
----------Skriniar--Lascelles--Evans------------
------------------------------------------------
Byram------Arter-----Bender----Keita----Grimaldo
------------------------------------------------
---------------------Deeney---------------------
--------------------Fletcher--------------------


BENCH
Gomes
Christie
Livermore
Zakaria
Ounas
Murphy
Guedes

Defend in numbers, looking to break quickly with a mixture of long balls and counter attacking. Their defense is a weakness we can exploit.

Looking to defend in numbers and make it impossible for them to make a breakthrough, we have confidence in our defense. Man-marking jobs today - depending on where Kane positions himself one of the centre backs man-marks him very tightly, with the others covering. If Asensio plays AM as expected then Bender should stick to him. If Asensio is out wide, the opposing full back should be cautious.

When we get the ball break quickly. Deeney to hold it up and win the long balls, with Ashley Fletcher drifting wide and looking to get in behind, Keita and Arter moving forward to find the killer pass and Grimaldo and Byram stretching their defense out with their pace.

SUBSTIUTIONS
If winning 70’ - Livermore and Zakaria for Bender and Arter. Fresh legs to shore up midfield.
If losing 70’ - Murphy and Ounas for Lascelles and Arter. Move to a standard 4-4-2.

Swansea City FC

---------------------Fabianski--------------------
Naughton------Fernandez---Maguire-----Olsson
--------------------Ki---------Fer--------------
Oxlade-Chamberlain---Sigurdsson-------Montero
----------------------Llorente---------------------

Subs: Smithies, Mawson, Holgate, Davies, Ayew

To start the season we're looking to play a containing game focusing on maintaining possession, stretching opposition positionally & draining the opponent's fitness. The midfield 5 all are comfortable on the ball so spread side to side, probing away with patience. Llorente to move in between the CBs, and hold the ball up for late runners. FBs to double up when opportunity arises but DMs cover.
Man marking at the back, but the back four need to stay connected at all times to prevent being dragged or isolated. Balls to feet, pass and move, let them chase shadows, don't be caught over-stretching.

If we're down at midway through the second half we will up the tempo by taking one of the DMs off for Davies and move more toward 4/3/3 and bringing on fresh legs out wide with Ayew in the front line.

—————————Cardinale—————————
Klostermann——Mere——Kimpembe ——Dalbert
————Bakayoko—Koziello—Seri———----
Saint-Maximin-----Werner————Dembele

Subs: Nkunku, Augustin, Vinicius, Under, Sessegnon, Holding

433 formation today designed to gain control of midfield whilst allowing for variety in attack.
Wingers to play high up pitch to be both effective on counters and to keep opposing FBs contained, work in tandem, creating spaces with movement. All 3 attackers to interchange with wide players drifting inside.
Central trio combination of power, creativity and passing ability. Koziello as DLP/DM, anticipation and awareness, plug gaps & start attacks. FBs hold position, put WGs on wrong foot, push forward when DM covers. Bakayoko B2B - drive forward but also protect flanks when FBs attack. Seri spread the ball and penetrate gaps. Mere & Kimpembe keep it simple, play ball to flanks.

75m Under for Maximin, fresh legs to run at defence
80m Nkunku for Seri

William Vainqueur
Henri Bedimo
Karol Linetty
Florian Thauvin

------------------Pickford--------------------
Semedo------Rekik----Cahill---------Evra
-------------------Sertic----------------------
-------------Sanson---Lopez-----------------
Cabella---------Ben Yedder------Konoplyanka

Subs: Pele, Doria, Sakai, Machach, Anguissa, Aduriz, Abraham

-Game plan is to keep possession against Ajax
-Semedo to push forward in support of Cabella but will need to get back and support the back line when the turnover of posession comes
-Evra to stay more defensive
-Rekik and Cahill to hold the line and mark out the attacking players, get tight and dont allow any movement
-Sertic to sit and screen the back 4 making it hard for any attacks to pressure our final third.
-Sanson is to sit and control the game as a DLP, the main point of possession
-Lopez is the roaming playmaker, pushing on in support of the front 3, looking to play in the options
-Cabella is to push on down the right hand side and look to tuck in and pressure the final third, you will need to get back in defensive situations too
-Konoplyanka to push on down the left and use Ben Yedder inside by whipping crosses into the box
-Ben Yedder is to push onto the final defender and look to get in behind with passes coming from the midfield behind

80th - Aduriz on for Ben Yedder, float crosses rather than whip
85th - Anguissa on for Lopez

----------------------Boer

Veltman---De Ligt-------Sanchez----Stafylidis

---------Ceballos---Motta----Dembele

-------Jesus-------------------Mbappe

-------------------Dolberg

Subs - Passlack, Sinkgraven, Locatelli, Kluivert, Traore, Dembele

Looking to get the front 3 interchanging to pull their defenders out of position with runners going beyond Dolberg who is primarily the lead striker. All 3 are capable of leading the line, but all are capable dribblers and can pick a pass

Jesus to press the deepest lying midfielder for Marseille (Sertic) and prevent him being an easy option. Strong pressing game in midfield with Dembele and Ceballos putting pressure on. Motta is the deepest lying midfielder, primary role is to stop easy balls being fed into the striker and pick up anyone trying to float between the lines

Sanchez man mark the main striker, use power and pace to put him off his game. De Ligt cover and pick up runners from deep.

Veltman and Stafylidis free to support the attack, but not both at once. Push your wingers out to the sidelines and let the CBs deal with crosses from deep

Subs
Winning at 70 - replace tired midfielder/attacker with Locatelli/Dembele/Traore - keep shape but drop into 4-5-1 without the ball
Losing at 70 - Mbappe/Jesus push forward, Traore brought on for Motta to add width

HOFFENHEIM v Real Sociedad

Injuries: Sule, Gueye, Isak, Piazon


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Home to Sociedad today, I want us to play a pressing game whenever they are in our half and utilise our pace when counter attacking.

Baumann, command your area at all times, distribute long and wide, be wary of long range efforts.

Defence, Naldo mark their striker, Schar to play as the spare man to get to any second balls. Henrichs and Theo to overlap our wingers going forward, but track back quickly.

Midfield, Rudy and Henrique sit in front of the back four, ensure we are hard to penetrate. In possession use your passing and power to get the ball to Jonas. Jonas will use his trickery to create space and chances.

Attack, Pulisic and Amiri to run at the Sociedad defence, get crosses in to Ibrahimovic but on occasion cut infield, either to link with Jonas or Ibrahimovic, or to feed Henrichs and Theo overlapping you. Shoot when it opens up. Ibrahimovic to get onto the end of every cross and pass, shoot on sight, try to spin in behind the last defender.

Substitutions
If winning: Jonas off, Rupp on. 4-5-1, Pulisic RW, Amiri LW.

If losing: Naldo/Henrique off, Ochs/Tiquinho on. All out attack, 3-1-4-2.