Task 3 - Nads, Trebs, Bam

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Task 3

Using the 20 sides in the Premier i want you to make an 18 man squad using 1 player per team with a max of 2 people from the same nation in the 18. You will assigned a Manager to adapt a team around his play style

Team B
Nadz (TM)
Trebs
Bam
Manager - Antonio Conte

You have until Tuesday at Midday as im busy next Wednesday

Lord Odnan x

Yep that's fine. Please can you post here before making it our final submission. Only on my phone but I'll comment as best I can.

Squad
Asmir Begovic - Bournemouth
Cesar Azpilicueta - Chelsea
Jonny Evans - West Brom
Nacho Monreal - Arsenal
Antonio Valencia - Man Utd
Wilfried Ndidi - Leicester
Idrissa Gueye - Everton
Ryan Bertrand - Southampton
Mo Salah - Liverpool
Harry Kane - Tottenham
Leroy Sane - Man City

Matthew Ryan - Brighton
Kurt Zouma - Stoke
Kenedy - Newcastle
Aaron Mooy - Huddersfield
Manuel Lanzini - West Ham
Richarlison - Watford
Christian Benteke - Crystal Palace



Deciding the squad:

We quickly decided that the sensible thing to do was to select Conte's usual 3-4-3 formation.

We went through the sides and decided that Harry Kane and Mo Salah pick themselves, as well as Cesar Azpilicueta, who is possibly the best wide centre back in world football.

Our next priority was to ensure that we selected the best possible wing-backs as they are so integral to this formation. Hence, we settled on Antonio Valencia and former Chelsea star Ryan Bertrand.

We've gone for a midfield pair who have the physicality and energy to dominate without the need for a 3rd man in CM. Gueye to play the Kante role, while Ndidi is stronger on the ball and able to get our forwards and wing backs going.

Monreal is accustomed to playing in a 3 at the back system, and offers the flexibility to play CB in a 4 too. Evans is in great form, and is ideally suited to being the physical leader at the heart of our defence. Begovic is an excellent goalkeeper, arguably the best outside the top 6, and has played with Azpi/Zouma previously

We finished by ensuring we selected a few who Conte clearly likes, including Begovic, Zouma and Kenedy, as well as a backup target man in Benteke who we thought would work well attacking crosses and leading the line, and has the proven goal scoring record. Lanzini/Richarlison offer us alternative options, including the option of going to a fluid front 3 if Kane is out for any reason

Tactics:

Against the rest of the 'Big 6'
Allow our opponents the ball higher up, but get plenty of men behind the ball.
Looking to absorb any pressure put on with our back three and midfield pairing congesting the space.

In possession, break quickly with the pace of Salah and Sane, who effectively have free roles behind the striker. Kane to hold up the play, getting the others into the game.

Against the rest of the Premier League:

Attacking line-up, Valencia and Bertrand to get forward as much as possible to stretch out the opposition. Salah and Sane constantly drifting around the final third, looking for spaces in front of and in behind the defense. Looking to play the ball forward quickly, exciting football.

The central midfield pair should be high energy, looking to pressurise their midfielders quickly in possession. They are supported by our CB trio, who have plenty of pace to cover the midfield and play a higher line.

Teams not used
Burnley, Swansea

Nations used:

That is the submission as it stands, let me know before 11 if any changes, I'll post it then

It looks good to me.

Yep I'm happy with that. Hopefully nadz can give his thoughts too

It's very well written. I think the tactics we wrote will give us the edge against the other team.

As we've already posted our submission, I'm popping on to say I don't think tactics will make a single difference when it wasn't part of the task

Cool, I've posted 15 mins earlier than said! Well done guys

Marky wrote:As we've already posted our submission, I'm popping on to say I don't think tactics will make a single difference when it wasn't part of the task

It might not be part of the task but in nando's own words the aim is "Something that would be able to compete in the PL over a 38 game season"

Now seeing as we wrote tactics and such against different types of opposition,  I'd assume we'd be getting more points than your team, as we have a set way to play and get those hard earned points against really defensive teams. I feel our team would "compete better" in a 38 game season than yours with the added tactics

nadeem2099 wrote:

Marky wrote:As we've already posted our submission, I'm popping on to say I don't think tactics will make a single difference when it wasn't part of the task

It might not be part of the task but in nando's own words the aim is "Something that would be able to compete in the PL over a 38 game season"

Now seeing as we wrote tactics and such against different types of opposition,  I'd assume we'd be getting more points than your team, as we have a set way to play and get those hard earned points against really defensive teams. I feel our team would "compete better" in a 38 game season than yours with the added tactics

We've been assigned a manager. He would do the tactics mate.

What you're doing is trying to tell Conte what to do

Our task was to provide squads for our managers to compete with. Not tell the manager what to do

If we're providing Conte with a squad, we're clearly meant to be Abramovich - you tell him what he can and can't do