F.A Cup

'knock it long. Score goals.'

Formation: 4-4-2
Starting XI:
GK - David Stockdale
RB - Russell Martin
CB - Curtis Davies
CB - Craig Dawson
LB - Jack Robinson
RM - Elliott Bennett
CM - Joey Barton
CM - Jacob Butterfield
LM - Robert Snodgrass
ST - Aaron Wilbraham
ST - Steve Morison

Subs:
Declan Rudd
Billy Sharp
Jonjo Shelvey
Zak Whitbread


Subs:
If winning: 70 mins - Whitbread for Wilbraham. Go 5-4-1 with Whitbread CB.
If drawing or losing: 70 mins - Sharp for Snodgrass, Shelvey for Bennett. Go 4-3-3 with Sharp up front and Shelvey in CM.

Tactics/Team Talk: Today we are going to play a 4-4-2 formation. When we defend we are narrow with two banks of 4. The wide men will get back and help the full backs. Davies and Dawson, be strong in the air, Dawson you sweep, Davies you compete in the air. Barton and Butterfield you are both creators, so look to get the ball wide. When we attack we attack with width, and look to get in crosses. Wilbraham and Morison be physical with the CB's, win everything in the air. Go out there today boys, and be attacking and look to win this game.

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Richardson--Harding--Schiederlin--Fox
De Riddler--Chaplow--Hammond--Puncheon
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subs :None

lads , try to win, enjoy urselfs, dowhat you wnat,impress me yh

-----------------------Foster------------------------
--------------Coates------------Toure----------------
---Anyukov--------------------------------Cissokho---
------------------Diarra-----Cabaye------------------
------Krasic----------------------------Vargas-------
----------------Carroll-------Long-------------------

BENCH
Doni
Fryers
Skrtel
Montolivo
Nani
Helmes
Suarez

TACTICS (137 words)
We want to go on a good cup run and have named an attacking side. Cissokho and Anyukov should attack, and try to overlap the wingers and get crosses in, Krasic and Vargas are both good crossers of the ball and can also cut inside and shoot. Carroll should provide height and power in the box while Long should look to stretch the defense and make runs.

Diarra has a more defensive role where he should break up the play, especially pressurizing their main creative outlet in midfield (Aquilani?) while Cabaye should be creative and get forward more, take long shots. When we defend we should be compact and difficult to break down. If Bent plays then Coates should use his pace to match him and make sure he has no space to get a shot away/

GK Alex McCarthy
RB Shaun Cummings
LB Joe Mills
CB Kaspars Gorkss
CB Alex Pearce C
RM Jay Tabb
LM Michail Antonio
CM Dean Whitehead
CM Jem Karacan
ST Camreon Jerome
ST Noel Hunt

Subs
Mikkel Andersen
Sean Morrison
Angel Rangel
Jimmy Kebe
Mikele Leigertwood
Jason Roberts
Didder Drogba

TeamTalk/Tatics

Right lads its the fa cup. This is a fantastic chance for some of you lads who havant played much. If your siting there thinking this is just a little game it doesnt matter your wrong. Its a huge game for this football club and its a huge game for you if you wanna remain or squeeze into the 1st team squad.

Goalkeeper - You have played once before this season and did very well. Keep that standard up and you will be fine.

Defence - Big game for you all. You've seen how we play this season. Passing football out from the back to the midfield.

Midfield - Dean and Jem you have played a few times this season and you both know what to do. Dominate the midfield and hit it out wide to our exciting wingers. Jay and Michall your both class wingers use this game to impress.

Strikers - All i can say is take your chance. With the form drogba is in needless to say he will take some stopping. Big game for you boys.

Come on lads !!!!

Starting line up

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- Bosingwa -- Luiz ------ Shaw ---- Lopez
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-------------- Ramires------ Romeu --------
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--------------------- Gourcuff ----------------
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--- Marin ------------------------- Kalou ---
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-------------------- Torres --------------------

Subs:
Petr Čech
Branislav Ivanović
Ashley Cole
John Terry
Michael Essien
Juan Mata
Lucas Piazon

Tactics:
- Luiz and Shaw to keep it simple, no nonsense defending. Stay tight on their men.
- Bosinhwa and Lopez to be smart and choose when to go forward and when to hold back. When they overlap, the wingers will drop a bit deeper just in case Everton break.
- Romeu to stifle attacks and be smart when the Ramires goes forward. Ramires to track from box to box.
- Gourcuff to roam and fill the gaps in between midfield and defence where he can be a danger. Also overlap Torres and break into the box.
- Wingers to hang wide, giving space in midfield and allowing crossing opportunities.
- Torres to play off the shoulder and look to get in behind, picking up balls from the wingers and Gourcuff.
- Impact players to come on and run at tired legs.

Jaaskalainan
Clyne-Johnson-Cuellar-Fabio
Guedioura-Frimpong
Bellamy-Augustien-Drenthe
Bendtner

Johnson and Cuellar expect you to work hard with first team places up for grabs. Communicate and stick close together, don’t be dragged out of position. Their wingers and AM will want to run at the fullbacks so be aware to cover. Frimpong, Guedioura and Augustien make a midfield 3 and dominate the midfield, you’ll have a man advantage in there. Frimpong keep a track on the AM if he plays, Guedioura look to break from deep and feed attackers.

Bendtner make a nuisance of yourself, and feed the wingers when balls are played into you. Attack the fullbacks when you can, if they don’t track back fullbacks need to double up and press the advantage. Bendtner win some headers. Both Drenthe and Bellamy cut in when possible and attack the CBs if possible.

Tactics
Formation: 4-5-1

GK – Shay Given
RB – Eric Lichaj
CB – Olof Mellberg
CB – Richard Dunne
LB – Jonas Olsson
RM – Vladimir Weiss
CM – Stephen Ireland
CM – Stan Petrov ©
CM – Gary Gardner
LM – Charles N’Zogbia
CF – Demba Ba

Subs

Sub – Lukasz Fabianski
Sub – Alberto Aquilani
Sub – Darren Bent
Sub – Miguel Lopes
Sub – Louis Saha
Sub – Fabian Delph
Sub – Gabby Agbonlahor

Right lads, the pressure’s off tonight. Nobody expects us to get anything, let’s prove them wrong!
Defenders will stay tight man marking their attacking players. Wingers, double up with full-backs marking their wide men, cutting out the crosses. Need to be strong & dominant in the air. Let’s try and play the ball from the back, with RB supporting. Midfield play the short passes looking for triangles with the creative players looking for through and over the top balls to wingers/strikers. Ireland will play box-to-box but Petrov/Gardner will track the runs with hard tackling, breaking up play. Wingers don’t be afraid to run at them, lots of crosses to the target man. Ba use your physical presence and your power in the air. Don’t be afraid to shoot from long distance. Let’s attack in height and numbers from set pieces. (Not leaving us short at defending)

Subs

66 Mins – Darren Bent to replace Gardner, playing alongside Ba as the poacher. Formation 4-4-2
73 Mins – Aquilani replaces Ireland. Box-To-Box role looking to link up play with the strikers and wingers.
78 Mins – Delph comes on for Weiss. More added steel to the centre of midfield. N’Zogbia wil continue to push down either flank now.

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Soares Gera
Dos santos tchoyi routledge
Lukaku

Defense: line at midpoint of bye line and half way, no offside- Torres has lost a yard he ain't getting in behind. Full backs to hold position.

Mid: Soares be all over gourcouff, gera control the tempo when you can and watch for any Ramirez runs.
They are weak on the left side with shaw Lopez romeu, out attacks will focus on that side with dis santos to cut in an run at shaw, exploiting romeus lack of pace and position nous. Wingers track full backs. Tchoyi to sit and destroy if we are being dominated other wise get forward.

Striker: same as last week, this time bury that chance against you old club.

Chelsea have taken their eye off the ball - they think they Re playing everton again, make em pay.

Team: 4-1-4-1
GK - 24 - Bill Hamid
LB - 15 - Reto Ziegler
CB - 28 - Sam Hutchingson
CB - 14 - Geoff Cameron
RB - 23 - Séamus Coleman
DCM - 27 - Nigel Reo Coker
LW - 21 - Leon Osman
CM - 17 - Tim Cahill (c)
CM - 16 Scott Sinclair
RW - 9 - Hugo Rodallega
CF - 20 - Steven Naismith

Subs:
12 - Marcus Hahnemaan
02 - Tony Hibbert
06 - Phil Jagielka
07 - Nikica Jelavić
08 - Aaron Lennon
10 - Landon Donovan
18 - Phil Neville

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Coleman -- Hutchingson -- Cameron -- Ziegler
--------------------- Nigel -----------------
Rodallega --- Cahill (c) --- Sinclair --- Osman
------------------- Naismith ---------------

Team Talk: Cup this week so its time for you all to stake a claim for a first team place, we're looking to play high tempo football and blast our way past Newcastle into the next round.

Hamid: Stop the ball going into the net!

Coleman/Ziegler: Bomb forward and overload their fullbacks but get back quickly

Hutchingson/Cameron: Be strong and bully the Newcastle fullbacks, easy passes to Nigel

Nigel: In front of the back four so clear up if needed. Look for our advanced players.

Cahill/Sinclair: Your our attacking stronghold, look to win the ball and serge forwards. Get linked up whenever possible.

Rodallega/Osman: Drive inside to let our fullbacks go on the outside. Force fouls from their fullbacks.

Naismith: Big game for you today prove that you are competition to Jelavić. Shoot on sight.

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Corners: Ziegler - Nigel to stay back with Coleman. CB's come forward, aim for the big men of Hutchingson/Cameron/Osmon/Naismith/Cahill
Freekicks: Cahill/Sinclair
Penalties: Naismith
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Subs:
Regardless of score at 75 minutes:
Neville on for Osmon, Hibbert on for Coleman.

--------------------- Hamid ----------------
Hibbert --- Hutchingson -- Cameron --- Ziegler
---------------- Neville -- Nigel -------------
Rodallega --------- Cahill (c) -------- Sinclair
------------------- Naismith ---------------

Subs: Friedel, Hazard, Modric, Adebayor, Vertonghen, Dzagoev, Bale

GK to command, be vocal to back line, FBs to contain wingers and block crosses, link up play with Livermore and Sterling going forward. Heitinga rough up their main striker with a few hard tackles, Caulker take up 2nd striker or wingers coming inside.

Tiote and Barkley both to physically battle from the off not allowing Reading to settle, whilst they pressure it will then allow the wingers to bomb forward.

Livermore & Sterling control the flanks with movement, speed and intelligence, mix up their game with beating the man round the back to whip balls across for the strikers, to cutting inside and threading them through. Don't be afraid to hit one from distance.

Guidetti & Defoe, mixture of energy and power, Defoe to use his movement & speed to beat the defender on the ground whilst Guidetti to use his strength and great goal awareness off the shoulder of the last defender.

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---------Lindergaard-------
Rafeal----Evans--Smalling-Jonas
Park--Anderson--Cleverly--Giggs
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subs: de gea
welbeck
flecther


Cup game i want us to go there and show them we can play well with out are league players. dont take them being small for granted and go out there and win the game.

Lindergaard you will be in charge of the back four.

Def: dont let things slip and dont be beaten easily comand your area and stand your ground

Mid: play though the wings and try and get the ball to the strikers , be ready to get the ball if they lose it.

Giggs: captain i want you to help create chances though free kicks and corner as well as normally.

Strikers: be aware of the ball and beat your player to it and use the chances wisely. be on the run and keep moving(hernandez)

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----Debuchy---Taylor---Chalobah--Bertrand--
----------------Benat-----Sandro------
------Varela-----------------------Marveuax--
-----------------Best------LDJ----------

This is a basic 4-4-2 formation. Our team has full backs who are attacking in defence who can offer width when our wingers cut inside, whilst CB's who will
man-mark when ever possible. Sandro is the defensive midfielder of the team who will break up the play whilst Benat is the creative force who dictates the tempo of the game. The whole team will press the opposition universally but our main focus is to win it, get it back and then into our two strikers who can create space With their movement before using their finishing prowess to scorers