Week 11 tictacs

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

----------------------Valdes

Valencia----Van Dijk------Espinosa------Rose

--------Locatelli-----Rabiot----Bentaleb

Ounas-----------------------------------Ribery

----------------------Origi

Subs - Konstantopolous, Barragan, Forshaw, Sims, Fosu Mensah, Stuani

Midfield to stay compact and press as a unit to cut off their passing options.

We want to win the ball high up the field and get the front 3 going forward asap.

Bentaleb to be the most attacking of our midfielders, but Rabiot also free to support the attack

Attack with width, use the FBs to overlap and see if their wings fancy tracking back, Ribery cut inside to occupy Kante

Van Dijk to man mark the main striker and marshall our defence, Espinosa cover

Full backs free to go forward and provide width

Winning at 70 - Barragan for Bentaleb - go to 5 at the back and play on the counter
Losing at 70 - Stuani for Locatelli - all out attack

vs

------------------------Pickford------------------------
----Veltman---------Bartra------Keane---------Alonso----
---------------Gueye-------Romeu-----Kante--------------
--------------Redmond---------------Wilson--------------
--------------------------Defoe-------------------------

BENCH
Mannone
McQueen
Cyprien
Arter
Januzaj
Lingard
Abraham


TACTICS (150 words)
This week we have a tough game against Middlesbrough but a winnable game. The back four need to be solid, both full backs focus on defending, as we tuck in and form a tight unit. In front of the defense I want Romeu to sit deeper and protect, with Kante and Gueye being quick to close down their midfielders. Going forward I want us to attack quickly, with Defoe the poacher and Wilson and Redmond both nominally as wingers but in reality have the license to drift across the final third looking for space. Especially look between the full back and centre back as you can guarantee Rose and Valencia will push on. Lindelof is out so there may be a centre back we can target.

SUBSTITUTIONS
If winning - Cyprien on for Gueye, fresh legs in midfield.
If losing - Lingard for Romeu. Go 4-4-2 with Wilson upfront.


Burnley v Watford


Subs: Robinson, Alvarez, Mendy, Conti, Hendrick, Forsberg,

Tactics:
Defence
High pressing game, winning possession high up the pitch.
Barzagli to mark main striker, Elvedi to pick up second striker or sweep up behind if spare.
Full backs to pick up wingers, force them wide or to cross from deep.
Defour and Bakayoko protecting the back four, allowing full backs to bomb on.

Attack
Using high pressure game to win ball back and attack with pace & urgency
Bernardeschi and Oyarzabal out wide, but come narrow to allow full backs to overlap. Swap sides to create confusion.
Defour to pull strings from deep. Feeding the full backs and wingers.
When narrow, Bernardeschi and Oyarzabal look to play through balls to forwards.
Belotti and Iheanacho working in tandem on shoulders of the CBs. Plenty of movement stretching the defence.

Subs:
Forsberg for Oyarzabal, Mendy for Grimaldo, Conti for Zappacosta on 65ins – for fresh legs

vs

-------------Pantilimon--------------
Janmaat--Kaboul--Silva--Kolasinac
----------Capoue--Motta------------
Robben------Pereyra-------Moses
--------------Immobile--------------

Subs: Cathcart, Britos, Holebas, Watson, Behrami, Ighalo, Sinclair.

Focus on our game, work the ball around looking to exploit the wings with Robben out wide.
Moses playing a different style game further forward today.
Pereyra to roam in the final third and look to slot in Immobile
Kolasinac and Janmaat to get up in support of Moses and Robben respectively.
Motta and Capoue to provide a shield in the central area, looking to squeeze possession back off Burnley
Silva and Kaboul to collaborate well with Kaboul on the cover and Silva standing ground working the box area.
Immobile to look to get in and around the CB's causing problems and looking to attack the goal at all times.

Subs: 80th Minute: Behrami on for Motta for more energy late on
85th Minute: Ighalo on for Immobile to switch it up and provide some more pace

Results Everyone but Miky may add £2m

Voter 1 :

Voter 2:

Voter 3:

I lost Gibson and Lindelof voter 3 !!

A win at last! Good game Bam

Cheers guys and I completely agree that I need a creative midfielder

Well done Trebs

I was voter 3 on the grassy knoll.
Forgot about Gibson but the fact remains if you've got a hit on a position then you look to replace it sorry

And saying that statement could quite easily bite me on the ass this week with Alli and Jesus out.

Yeah I kinda resigned myself to a loss knowing I'd lost 2 of my 3 best attackers and CBs !

Sell me Alli then Hero for a reasonable price.

I've given you a reasonable price! 24m!

Hero wrote:I was voter 3 on the grassy knoll.
Forgot about Gibson but the fact remains if you've got a hit on a position then you look to replace it sorry

Got a bone to pick with you voter 3. Bernardeschi starts on the right but my instruction is for my AMs to interchange.

And in fairness most of his success has been when he has come centrally with illicic.

It was but a mere obversation for you!

No worries. I'm not too sensitive about it!