Viva's Rainbow Leauge - 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 January 1991
The domestic and U21s can be the same players.
You must show separatly who are your domestic players and who are your U21s.

Same style tactics are last season - starting XI and max 10 bullets points, no subs.

Details on Injuries to be confirmed

Your side must contain 3 domestic players and 3 x U21 - U21 = born on or after 1st January 1991

Domestic = eligible to play for the national team of the country where your team is based.


Tactics in Wednesday, votes on Thursday, additional injury drawn Thursday[/quote]

Details on injuries confirmed...


The injuries drawn at the start of the week DO NOT count for the domestic cup game only the league game (i.e. those players can play in the cup, not in the league).

You will then be drawn one additional injury from your cup starting XI. This player cannot play in the league game following. This extra injury drawn cannot be one of players already drawn out at the start of the week.


Viva's League Cup Draw
Leverkusen v Everton
Roma v Schalke

Old tactics

Line-up

------------------- Howard ---------------
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--Hibbert --- Heitinga --- Jagielka --- Bidwell
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------------------- Fellaini -----------------
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------------ Cahill ------- VDV ------------
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----- Vellios ------------------- Craig -----
------------------- Defoe -----------------


Tactics

Howard command your area and be vocal.

Hibbert and Bidwell be tight on your man and stop him from crossing. Also go forward to support your winger.

Heitinga and Jagielka be physical and go hard on the striker early on. Win the crosses and dominate him aerially.

Fellaini break up play.

Craig run at the fullbacks use your pace and whip in crosses for Defoe.

VdV use your vision, spread the ball around also take shots at goal when presented with the chance.

Defoe lead the line and waste no chances in front of goal.

Captain - VDV

---------------------Areola (Fr,21)----------------------

--Van der weil--- Sakho (fr)--Landre )Fr,21)----Perrera---

--Kabano (Fr,21)-Song--------Bodmor----------Menez-------

----------------Gameiro---------------------Hoarou------

Formation - 4-4-2

U21- Areola, Kabano, Landre
Domestic - Kabono, Areola, Landre, Menez, gameiro, bodmor, Haorou

Captain, Sakho


Keeper, You will be playing in all cup games, we great belief in your ability and am looking for you be Command that area, Ignoring the reputations of the players in front

Centre backs - Sakho keep that line, work with the keeper and landre closely you are the experienced player, but an excellent communicator. Landre you have great potental and now is a time to claim your spot in the starting 11

Full backs - Push on when we have possesion, overlap when the development f play dictates

Midfield Unit - Menez and neeskins will be looking for you to tuck in to creat space for overlap, both have to be diciplined the full backs in defence and they will help in attack.

Song break up play, Keep it real, stay on feet, Bodmor you will be a box to box midfielder supporting the attack and defence, if you have the time look for the early through ball to utilise gameiros pace and dribbling skills. if the early pass not in try to work down wings.

Attack - gamiero, you are to play n shoulder looking for early break away pass. Hoarou you will hold up ball look to spring gamiero and wingers/ full backs and get in that box to collect the gods form there crosses and cut backs

Overall - Stay compact, play with freedom and win

Everton v Schalke - domestic cup tactics

Schalke

Spoiler:

German nationals - Howedes - Fahrman - Matip
U21 - Babacar, Matip and Kenia

As can be seen from the chart, the overall tactics are to play fast free flowing football with the emphasis being on getting the balls up the wings early and crossing early balls into the strikers.

The team has been leaking goals and we feel the best way to solve this problem is to play a system where the midfield is bypassed with long balls over the top and into the flanks.

With the signing of key players in defense, midfield and attack, we feel that the new tactic will work well.

• Demichilis will provide a wealth of experience in defense which will help the relatively young Howdes alongside Matip come on leaps and bounds. I am playing 3 centre backs to counter act Arsenals attacking threat, with two midfielders (Kenia and Hoger) who will slip back to help out whilst in defensive mode.
  
  Kenia and Hoger have both played in defense so can do this effectively.
  
  The new signing of Witsel gives the attacking options from midfield extra strength. He is used to playing on the right of midfield and can attack from deep. He will cover the right of midfield as a winger should Farfan cut inside.
  
  Farfan will start off as a right winger, where he started his career but will be utilised in the same way that young/ nani are at Man Utd. The ability to either run down the wing and cross or come inside as a direct goal threat.
  
  On the other wing, Marica will be utilised as a wing where he has also played before. His remit is to get to down the flank and cross the ball into the centre men.
  
  Carroll is playing just off the front behind new signing Babacar. He is there to pick up any knock dowwns from the new man, as well as creating and disctributing to the wings.
  
  Both Babacar and Carroll have been given the remit of shooting whenever possible - be as selfish as possible and shoot early leaving defences little time to react.
  
  Babacar is the star signing and a rising star of the game. He is 18 years old and stands at 6ft 3, and possesses great pace. His remit is to get in to the box early and meet as many crosses as possible. He needs to support the wingers when they break and provide a big target. When the ball is played up to him from the middle, he is there to put Carroll into a shooting position with little layoffs.
  
  The corners will be taken by Marica and Farfan respectively with Demichils joining in.
  
  I expect the team to start scoring from set pieces with their heads - I have recruited very tall players to facilitate this.
  

We feel very confident about this new system, the combination of height, very fast pace, and experience on the bench heralds a newdawn for Schalke FC.

Everton v SCHALKE Tactics

--------------Fahrmann--------------------
Uchida--Howedes(C)--Metzelder--Fuchs-----
-----------Kenia--------C.Adam-------------
Shaqiri---------------------------Bannan----
-----------Bojan----------------------------
-------------------Babacar-------------------

German: Fahrmann, Howedes, Metzelder, Fuchs
U21: Shaqiri, Babacar, Kenia

Goalkeeper: Be strong, command the are and look to start off quick attacks when possible.

Uchida and Fuchs: Defend strong, watch their wingers and go forward when you can.
Work with the wingers to overpower the opposition down the flanks.

Howedes and Metzelder: Work with the full backs to create a good, strong defensive line and be wary of their strikers and use your power well.

Other defensive notes: Howedes and Metzelder go up for corners, Uchida and Fuchs stay back with Kenia.

Charlie Adam: As the best player in the world, it is your job to be the playmaker as always and look for Babacar or the wingers as they can cause the most damage.

Kenia: Help out the defense if they need it, otherwise be a back-up to Charlie Adam in midfield if he needs you.

Wingers: If the full backs need help, help them, otherwise bomb forward and use your amazing pace and trickery to bamboozle before firing balls into Babacar or taking defenders on and having shots yourself.

Bojan: Exploit gaps in the defence when defenders are marking Babacar.

Babacar: Use your huge size and strength to bully the centre backs and be a target for crosses from the wings.

ROMA TACTICS VS PSG

------------------Plagiacelli

Flanagan----Kaboul-----Dawson-----Cassetti

Hernandez--Dzagoev---Huddlestone--Lamela

--------------Boriello-----Podolski

Formation: 4-4-2
U-21 = Flanagan, Lamela and Plagiacelli
Italian = Boriello, Cassestti and Plagiacelli

Plagiacelli stand as big as you can, make the goal look small, communicate.

FB = Only 1 pushes up at a time, jockey your man watch the ball dont dive in.

CB = Kaboul watch main striker, Dawson any other use your position to cancel danger.

RM-LM = Get up and down, crosses in cut in and shoot or pass help FB

Huddlestone more defensive spray passes from deep start our moves.

Dzagoev more attacking get forward look for through balls and work with Huddle.

Podolski make runs all around go wide pick the ball up run at them.

Boriello get into the box, dont be static always be on the move an play on shoulder.

SEMI FINALS

Valencia vs Arsenal

Starting XI- 4,4,2

............Alves.........
Martins ........Mangala.......Dealbert.......Valera
Isco.......Topal.....Albeda.......Duda
.................Aduriz..........Borges.........................

Red= Domestic - Aduriz, Dealbert, Valera, Albeda
Blue =U21- Martins, Isco, Mangala

TACTICS
1. Dont do anything stupid
2. Attack as mush as you can
3.Goalkeeper- make yourself heard, organise your defence. use your agility to dive on the ball
4. Defenders- keep tight to your man, listen to goalkeepers instructions and keep eye on where ball is at all times
5. Midfielders- pass the ball around as much as possible and move for one another, wingers use your speed to attack them down the flanks, if any of you are called upon to defend then do so
6. if your strike partner is in a better position than yourself, let them take on the shot,if you are needed to defend at anytime then do so.
7. always be moving, give everyone options

Team for Arsenal vs Valencia

----------------------Adler
Jenkinson - Djourou - Alderweireld - Gibbs
---------- Coquelin ----- Fernando
Rosicky -----------Wilshere ---------- Hernandez
-----------------------Afobe

U21's Jenkinson ,Wilshere, Coquelin, ,Hernandez
English : Wilshere, Afobe, Gibbs

Tactics
1) Keep possesion
2) Spread it out wide
3) Take on full backs
4) deep defensive line
5) Forward to run in behind defenders
6) Full backs support the wingers
7) Wilshere to support the front man
8)Rosicky to take corners and FK's
9)Don't be afraid to shoot from long range

ROMA TACTICS VS SCHALKE

-------------------Plagiacelli

Flanagan------Kjaer------Kaboul------Cassetti

Hernandez----Lucas-------Ramsey-----Downing

-----------------------Lamela

--------------------Osvaldo

Formation: 4-4-1-1

U-21: Plagiacelli, Flanagan, Lamela, Ramsey
Italian: Plagiacelli, Osvaldo, Cassetti

Plagiacelli stand tall and big tip away from danger talk
FB only one push up at a time jockey don't dive in
Kaboul watch main striker don't give him room to move
Kjaer pick SS use your positioning intercept ling balls
Lucas more defensive pick up thier runners play simple
Ramsey more attacking but also defend look to open them
Wingers cut in and use width help back get crosses in
Lamela free role go everywhere look to make runs past Milito
Osvaldo get in box don't stay static always on move

Lastly enjoy yourselves guys have fun we are better side

Voting for Semi Finals here

Roma win
Arsenal win

Arsenal win
Roma win

Valencia WIN

Roma win
Valencia win

Plagiacelli
Flanagan---Kaboul---Juan---Radu
Valbuena--Montolivo--De Rossi--Podolski
Lamela
Milito

U 21: Plagiacelli, Flanagan, Lamela
Italian: Plagiacelli, Montolivo, De Rossi

Plagiacelli stand big long as you can pary shots away from danger
FB only one pushes up at a time watch the ball jockey don't dive in
Kaboul watch main striker keep him on weak foot dont give much room
Juan pick up AM/SS intercept passes keep it simple boot ball out if need
De Rossi box to box help defence and attack all round game from you
Montolivo playmaker dictate the game for us playmaker pass and move
Valbuena keep width get early crosses in for Milito run at your man at pace
Podolski cut in shoot or pass always both wingers help our fullbacks
Lamela free role go where ever you want drag thier players out of position put pressue on thier DM to stop thier attacks Milito pass and move into box never static make last second runs AN ENJOY YOURSELVES

Roma WIN

Arsenal WIN

Arsenal win

Roma win (on penalties...)

Roma win...just.

Arsenal win.... just

Roma win by a late late late late goal..........just.

Arsenal win

Arsenal win

arsenal win

roma win

SEASON 2 TACTICS:

Juventus tactics

------------Bourc------------

-Wilson-Felipe-Padapolous-rose-

--Perrotta-Parker-Honda-Malouda--

------------Polo-------------Gilardino-----

U-21:Wilson,Rose,Polo
National:Felipe,Perrotta,Gilardino

.keep ball on floor
.Play ball to wings
.Long shots from midfield.
.Strikers strong in the air

Season 2 Domestic Cup- Round 1- VALENCIA VS Leverkusen

Starting XI

-------------------Gomes--------------------
---Valera----Mangala----Natali-----Martins---
---Hoilett---Apono------Albelda----Isco------
------------Borges------Pacheco-------------

Red= Domestics
Isco
Pacheco
Apono
Valera

Green = U21s
Pacheco
Mangala
Martins
Isco


Tactics
- Attack down the wings and cross ball into the strikers
- keep shape at all times
- Dont allow opponents space
- Defend when neeeded
- Dont do anything stupid that will cost us
- If a player is in a better position to score from, let them have the chance
- COME ON VALENCIA

Valencia v LEVERKUSEN



U21’s: Jung, Draxler, Leno
H/G: Jung, Draxler, Leno

~ Play smooth and fluent football.
~ Boss possession in the middle of the park.
~ Mix up play.
~ Look to cut in or cross when playing down the wings.
~ Support the frontman when attacking through the middle.
~ Be wary of crosses coming in.
~ Keep a solid line at all times.
~ Communicate efficiently.
~ Don’t get drawn out of position.
~ Pressure when you don’t have the ball.

Roma vs Juventus

U-21
Pigliacelli
Nego
Lamela
Sterling

Italian nationals
Pigliacelli
Aquilani
Osvaldo

. Pigliacelli be brave try to catch limit punching only if you have to close angle stand strong push shots away

. Fullbacks only one pushes up jockey don't dive in push them away from goal

. Kaboul mark thier main striker you are quick and strong to do it don't foul

. Juan spare man pick up any other stiker or AM intercept passes close them down

. Lucas is the DM close them put them under pressure don't give them room to move about

. Aquilani playmaker pass the ball make it tick look for openings control the tempo

. Sterling use width run at them with pace get crosses in for us

. Downing more dribbler cut inside get a shot or get crosses in for us

. Lamela free man get into the pockets behind ST get shots through balls run at opposition

. Osvaldo on the move always look to get into box do work thier run of shoulder get into position for passes

VOTING OPEN FOR PRELIM GAMES

Roma v Juventus
Valencia v Leverkusen

Roma v Juventus - Roma Win
Valencia v Leverkusen - Leverkusen Win

Roma v Juventus - Roma Win
Valencia v Leverkusen - Leverkusen Win

Roma v Juventus - Roma Win
Valencia v Leverkusen - Leverkusen Win

leverkusen win
roma win

Juve win
Leverkusen win

Roma win
Leverkusen win

Juve win
Leverkusen win