Tactics Submission Page - Round/Week 6

Tactics
4-5-1 (Defensive) 4-3-3 (Attacking)

GK: Shay Given
RB: Miguel Lopes
CB: Joris Mathijsen
CB: Richard Dunne
LB: Jonas Olsson
DM: Stiliyan Petrov
CM: Stephen Ireland
CM: Alberto Aquilani
RAM: Vladimir Weiss
LAM: Charles N'Zogbia
ST: Demba Ba

Big game today boys! Defensively we need to keep tight not giving them any breathing room. Full-backs stay tight to your men! Stop them from running down the touch-line. Centre-backs play a slightly deeper line soak up all pressure dealing with long balls & crosses. Defend as a unit! Wingers when defending help out fullbacks. Double up so stop them from playing out wide, when attacking; don’t be afraid to cut inside, lots of service to ST/CM. 3 Midfielders need to win the battle in the middle. Need lots of pressure crowding them out. When we’re on the ball, small, slick passing looking for triangles and playing the ball in behind the space. Aquilani will be our creative source, spay balls over the top and for wingers to run onto. Ba make yourself a nuisance challenge for every areal ball and close down from the front. Keep our shape!

Subs

Sub: Łukasz Fabiański
Sub: Stephen Warnock
Sub: Jean Makoun
Sub: Darren Bent
Sub: Olof Mellberg
Sub: Louis Saha
Sub: Chris Herd

Sub: If losing on 65 Mins Darren Bent to replace Stephen Ireland. Change to 4-4-2; don’t be afraid to have a go. If drawing/winning bring him on for Ba as a direct replacement on 77 Mins.
Sub: If Drawing/Winning Jean Makoun to replace Stephen Ireland 74 Mins. Much added beef to the midfield, physical presence on their midfielders.
Sub: Regardless of score on 75 Mins. Warnock to replace Olsson. Fresh pair of legs when defending. Look for long balls down to the wing & onto striker.

-------------------------Green-------------------------
-----Ferriera-----Tomkins----Carragher------Alonso-----
------------------------Diarra-------------------------
-------------Noble----------------Fyvie----------------
---Gutierrez------------------------------Krancjar-----
-------------------------Long--------------------------

BENCH
Ripley
Fryers
Wheater
Henry
Collison
Vaz Te
Chamakh

TACTICS (150 words)
Stoke will play their usual combative midfield and we have one of our own as we want the game to be a scrappy one. Their main threat comes from Ashley Young and we have to man-mark him. If he plays centrally, then Diarra should stick tight, if he's wide then the full back should stick to him.

We should look to play a high line as their strikers lack pace, unless Owen plays then we drop deeper as he still has some pace. Ferriera and Carragher should provide experience and talk to the younger defenders.

Diarra should be marking Young/shielding the back four while Fyvie and Noble play box to box roles. Krancjar should drift infield finding space between their defensive and midfield lines. Shane Long is fast and should use his pace as Shawcross and Huth are not quick and he should stretch the defense with his clever runs.

GK Adam Federici
RB Angel Rangel
LB Ian Harte C
CB Martin Kelly
CB William Gallas
RM Jimmy Kebe
LM Jobi McAnuff
CM Kevin Nolan
CM Jordan Henderson
ST Didder Drogba
ST Carlton Cole

Subs
Alex McCarthy
Alex Pearce
Shaun Cummings
Dean Whitehead
Michail Antonio
Camreon Jerome
Noel Hunt

Right lads big game today. Last week was our 2nd defeat of the season and was a bit of wake up call that how tough this league really is and mistakes will be punished just like that. We have a superb squad today and can take the 3 points if we keep the standard we have set through out the season. We played some good football last week and Drog's got another goal but defensive errors did let us down but we have worked on that all week in training so we are 100% ready.

Goalkeeper - Been very key this season. Continue the standard you have set command the area and you will be fine.

Defence - Last week is done move on. You have been superb this season so we move on and continue to be soild for Fulham today.

Midfield - We did play some good football last week and got Jobi and Jimmy on the ball a lot which is what we want to do. Nolan and Henderson you guys have superb power and accrucey on your shots, feel free to take more shots when in a good postion. But always look to knock it out wide.

Strikers - Another goal for Drog's last week he is unstopable. Carlton contiue to work well alongside him and continue your good parntnership together.

COME ON LADS !!!!

Howard
Corluka-Dann-Williams-Taylor
Hernandez-Rodwell-Ramsey-Hoilett
Adebayor-Bendtner

Sub:
Jaaskalinan
Johnson
Cuellar
Perch
Cole
Bellamy
Dyer

Tactics
Alright, we play Chelsea away, nobodies giving us a shot so we might as well have a go. Bendtner and Adebayor brutalise their defenders, look to get on the end of crosses and run them ragged. We’re going to feed our wide players, their FBs are weak, you can go round the outside and cut inside, do both to keep them off balance. Ramsay pick your runs and look to distribute. Forwards press it high up the pitch when they have possession.

Defensive Rodwell you’re the man who sits, look to cover the back 4, help double up on wingers and if somebody plays in the hole. Don’t let strikers in behind us, look to press the ball only when they get into shooting range, and keep yourself between ball and goal for blocks. Need to make sure to cover each other and communicate.

Subs:
Dyer for Hernandez: Give him a breather.
If winning, Bendtner off for Perch: Make a 3 man midfield and help cover

4231/451

Fulop
Grygera vlar ridgewell boenisch
Wanyama mulumbu
Dos santos Pienaar dorrans
Odemwinge

Tactics
Flat back four normal line, no offside trap. Full backs to be conservative first half, push on a bit 2nd- be an outback fr midfield.

Wanyama and mulumbu to shield back four and prevent pools attacks, dominate their attacking mid ?cabaye

Attack pienaar drop in to start attacks when we have solid possession. Counter attack with our pacy front 3 when possible.

Subs
70 mins, Alves for vlaar for debut
Lukaku for odemwinge

Team: 4-2-1-2-1
GK - Michel Vorm
RB - Davide Santon
CB - Phil Jagielka
CB - Michael Dawson
LB - Jose Enrique
CDM - Mohamed Diame
CDM - Scott Parker
CM - Nigel Reo Coker
RM/RW - Aaron Lennon
LM/LW - Scott Sinclair
ST - Nikica Jelavic

Subs:
Marcus Hahnemann
Landon Donovan
Geoff Cameron
Tim Cahill
Reto Ziegler
Carlos Sanchez
Steven Naismith


Team talk: Big the boys up, force united to play our way and don't let them get comfortable. If we force united to doubt themselves and not get settled/start to panic we can start to dominate them.

Gk: watch the runs from Rooney control your box

FB: Stay back and force wingers inside where Diame/Parker are waiting

CB: Same as every week, Jags to man mark the striker.

Diame/Parker: Bosh them up, be strong in the tackle make them not want the ball. Especially Kagawa if he plays. Mess up the cam's game plan.

Reo-Coker: engine room, run your socks off. Look to break with the wingers but get back so we have 3 in midfield whenever they are on the ball.

Sinclair/Lennon: use your pace to target their suspect full backs. Sinclair can own Maicon and Lennon can zoom past Evra. If we win the flanks we win the game.

Jelavic: 5 in 5, make it 6 or 7! Predatory as always, test de gea often. You're one of the best strikers in the league, prove it today.


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Pens: Jelavic
Freekicks: Sinclair
Corners: Sinclair, normal instructions with diame and Nigel alternating who stays back with the fbs
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Subs:
75 mins, donovan for Lennon. Ziegler for Sinclair. Fresh legs on the wings against tiring fbs.

80 mins, diame off Sanchez on. Like for like hard man in the center of the park. Continue to rough them up.

Team talk: Up against the draw masters this week, so they are clearly resolute at the back, we need to be patient and probe for weakenesses throughout the game. Look for Modric and Hazard to move the ball from one side of the pitch to the other to sap Villa's stamina then strike.

GK to command, be vocal to back line, FBs to contain wingers and block crosses, keep them on the flanks, link up play with Bale & Dzagoev going forward. Caulker to keep close to Ba, Vertonghen to be aware of any wingers coming in & come forward with the ball when we are pressurising.

Fellaini pressure them early on for every ball whilst Modric is to use his intelligence to pass the ball about where opportunities present themselves going forward.

Bale and Dzagoev to control the flanks with movement, speed and intelligence, look to act as the second striker if the opposite winger has the ball by getting into the box, also to backtrack and assist our FBs. Hazard to have a free role to double up with attacking options where needed.

Guidetti to hang onto shoulder of deepest CB and be a real nuisance, look to use burst of speed to accelerate onto threaded balls through.

Subs: Heitinga, Rose, Tiote, Barkley, Sterling, Livermore, Kane

Formation: 4-3-1-2
Injuries: Jordan Rhodes, Elliott Bennett and Daniel Ayala
Starting XI:
GK - John Ruddy
RB - Kyle Naughton
CB - Ryan Bennett
CB - Russell Martin
LB - Marc Tierney
CM - David Fox
RCM - Jonny Howson
LCM - Bradley Johnson
CAM - Wes Hoolahan
ST - Grant Holt
ST - Steve Morison

Subs:
David Stockdale
Robert Snodgrass
Anthony Pilkington
Joe Allen
Aaron Wilbraham
Sylvain Distin
Adam Le Fondre


Subs:
If winning/drawing: Morison for Le Fondre, Allen for Fox. Fresh legs, keep up what we are doing/
If losing: Snodgrass for Hoolahan. Johnson for Pilkington. Go 4-4-2, with Pilks RM, and Snoddy LM. Look to get crosses into the box.

Tactics/Team Talk: This is going to be a tough game. But what are going to do, is rough up Arsenal, as they don't like that. Back four, be strong in the tackle, look to get the ball forward to Holt and Morison. Martin and Bennett will likely be up against one so Bennett man mark, Martin sweep. Tierney and Naughton have the pace to handle the wingers. In midfield we are not going to let them have time on the ball. Fox sit deeper, and pick up the CAM, nullify him. Johnson and Howson help out your FB's. Look to get the ball into Holt and Morison. Hoolahan, get the ball off Holt and Morison, and make chances. Look to run in behind from flick ons. Holt and Morison, you can physically dominate there CB's. Be strong in the air, hold up the ball, or flick it on. Morison go make it 3 in 3 against Arsenal. Today boys we go out, and dont let them have time on the ball in midfield, and rough them up physically, be strong in the air. Lets get something here boys.

Tactics:

DEF: Full backs get forward as much as possible and overlap our wingers. Show attackers down the line.

MID: Ramires to be box to box, Cabaye hold position and dictate play. Walcott and Johnson to switch over wings from time to time. Rossi to have a free role in and around the final third.

ATT: Suarez to stay on the last man and look for through balls in behind the back four, you pace will cause all sorts of problems.

Team talk: Bad result last week vs Arsenal, let's really attack West Brom and see what they got. I fancy if we score early, we can really put them to the sword.

Line up

---------------------- Cech --------------------
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- Ivanovic --- Terry ------ Cahill --- A Lopez
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-------------- Carrick ------ Essien -----------
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-------------------- Lampard ------------------
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--- Gourcuff ----------------------- J Mata ---
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--------------------- Higuain --------------------

Subs:
Thibaut Coutious, Jose Bosingwa, Luke Shaw, David Luiz, Miguel Veloso, Lucas Piazon, Fernando Torres

Tactics:
- Cahill and Terry to keep it simple, stay tight on their man and don't allow sneaky touches around the area
- Ivanovic and Cole 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 Swansea break.
- Essien to stifle attacks and Carrick to keep possession. Complement each other beautifully.
- Lampard to roam and fill the gaps in between midfield and defence where he can be a danger. Also overlap Higuain and break into the box.
- Wingers to stay narrower than usual, giving Higuain support and allowing the full backs to overlap. Back themselves and run at defenders
- Higuain to play off the shoulder and look to get in behind, picking up balls from the wingers and Lampard.

Line Up
Wojciech Szczesny
Bacary Sagna
Laurent Koscielny
Thomas Vermaelen
Kieran Gibbs
Yann Mvila
Jack Wilshere
Santi Cazorla
Lukas Podolski
Gervinho
Robin Van Persie

------------------------Szczesny
Sagna --- Koscielny ----------- Vermaelen ---- Gibbs
------------- Mvila ----------- Wilshere
Gervinho --------- Cazorla -------------- Podolski
--------------- Van Persie

Subs:Lloris/Jenkinson/Mertesacker/Santos/Rosicky

Team Talk: Against a stubborn norwich side today expect to defend then just lump it up field. We going to use our pace out on the wings today

Szczesny i want you to come for crosses your 6ft5 so should be no issues, release to a full back, Sagna and Gibbs if they play wingers push inside if not then squeeze to make a tight back 4, Both bomb forwards and overlap the wingers. Koscielny/Vermaelen play a high line and go for knockdown as expected to lump it. Mvila to hassle the midfield give them no time, Wilshere to go box to box and link with Santi. Gervinho/Podolski take on the full backs at pace use tricks watch for overlapping wing backs , Santi link with RVP get on ahead of him also look for wingers getting in behind the full backs , RVP to drift about between defence and midfield and link with the midfield 3

-----------------De Gea--------------
Macion----Vidic---- Ferdinand---Evra
Valencia----Strootman--Scholes----Schürrle
-------------------------Rooney----------------
---------------------Welbeck--------------------

Subs:

Giggs
Henerandez
Smalling
Jonas
Lindergaard

Freekicks-ROONEY
Pens-rOONEY
Corners: Schurrle/Valancia

GK: Be calm and ready for counter attacks , make sure you dont allow them to beat you easily, if one on one come out and make your self wide and put pressure on them.

Defense: Watch the ball dont allow them to get through to easily and make them struggle , make sure they are forced to come in to the centre where we have Scholes and strootman who can pick up the ball from them. RB/LB- force them wide and make sure there chances are not easily created.

Strootman: Make sure you are around to pick up the ball and dont be afraid to dive in and get the ball from them, Mark Fellanini who will be there main Play maker and dont allow him to beat you.

Scholes: use through balls and long ones to get to Rooney/Wings and make sure if you shot they are worth it. do what you do best on the pitch and try and use your magic to get past there players.

Wings: Use crosses which are low and high to create chances in the air and the ground.

Rooney + Welbeck: you have welbeck/rooney so link up with him as well as the wings , use shots well and be aware of headers.