Week 15 Tactics

SHAKHTAR SENSELESS v Fußball

Injuries: Walker-Peters, Bender, Tielemans (sold)


Fußball today, playing 3-4-3 with the aim of using the wingbacks to get at the Fußball defence, doubling up on their wingers when they attack.

Caballero, command your area at all times, distribute long and wide, be wary of long range efforts.

Vallejo/Laporte/Hernandez - Laporte mark their striker, Vallejo/Hernandez the spare men to cover Laporte. If they play two, Hernandez mark him, Vallejo spare man. Crowd the Fußball attack as Juanfran/Rose will drop back to assist.

Juanfran/Rose at wingback, form a back five without the ball, bomb forward to overlap Sabitzer/Pastore when attacking.

Chalobah/Gundogan - Chalobah stay on their AM, don't follow if he drifts wide, stay on him as soon as he's central. Gundogan the playmaker from deep, link our play from defence into attack, get forward on occasion.

Sabitzer/Pastore - get at the Fußball fullbacks, go outside and cross for Dzeko, or cut inside and use Juanfran/Rose overlapping to create space/opportunities for yourselves/Dzeko. Shoot when infield.

Dzeko, stay on the shoulder of the deepest CB, look for the ball in behind. Shoot on sight.

Subs 70 mins:
Losing: Chalobah/Vallejo/Hernandez off, Vinicius/Sisto/Augustin on. 3-1-4-2, all out attack.

--------------------Ederson--------------------
---Valencia------Sule-----Evans------Caricol---
-------------Casemiro-----Rodrigo--------------
--------------------Sanson---------------------
-------Bailey---------------------Lemar--------
-------------------Rashford--------------------

BENCH
Sportiello
Pepe
Durmisi
Thomas
Lingard
Falcao
Carillo


TACTICS
Expecting Marky to play three at the back, aggressive set-up with extra power in central midfield, and plenty of pace in attack. Substitutions will be an important factor today.

DEFENSE
Sule to man-mark Dzeko, use height advantage and battle for everything in the air, at least put him off if can't win the header. 
Valencia and Caricol to push the wingers inside into trouble, where we have a mass of players.
Casemiro and Rodrigo two physical players, both protect the defense. Get physical.
One of the front three pressurise Gundogan - don't let him settle. The other two stay high, peg them back as their concern will be us countering.


ATTACK
First thought should be a quick counter-attack. If we're quick a 3v3 may be possible. 
If not possible then keep the ball, stretch them out with lots of width with Valencia and Caricol getting forward. Use that to instigate quick passing play to cut through them.
Sanson to be the main playmaker in the middle, one DM gets forward, the other sits. 


SUBSTITUTIONS
If winning
60' Lingard >> Bailey
80' Thomas >> Sanson

If losing
60' Lingard >> Rodrigo (4-2-3-1 - lots of interchanging)
70' Falcao >> Bailey

Tactics – Dwarfs v Ebbsfleet

Injuries
Dennis Geiger 
Lucas Tousart
Bassem Srarfi

Substitutes: Kamara, Nunez,  D’Ambrosio, Reus, Sanabria, Wagner, Callejon.

Playing attacking game with narrow AMs coming inside to support Jesus, full backs bomb on and overlap providing the width. Iniesa play free role looking to play through balls to forward three 
Press from the front and win the ball back early. CMs to sit and protect CBs. 

Defence

• Martinez pick up the main striker. Chiellini pick up any second striker or play spare watching runs from deep.
  
• FBs to pick up the wide players, force them wide and leave the striker isolated
  
• CMs to sit and protect the back four, chasing everything and making a nuisance of yourselves.
  
• Forwards press from the front.
  

Attack

• Aouar and Til n to come narrow and get in support of Jesus.
  
• FBs to bomb on and overlap to provide extra width.
  
• Iniesta to sit in behind the front 3, looking to play balls in. When the ball out wide, get in to the box
  

Subs: on 55 minutes, Kenny, Til and Aouar off, D'Ambrosio, Reus and Callejon on. Fresh legs against tiring defence.

Cape Coast v Ebbsfleet

Injuries: Yerry Mina, Emerson Palmieri, Fousseni Diabate

Formation: 4-3-2-1

----------------------Neto-------------------------
Trippier------Jach------Martinez----Tierney
----Dendoncker---Gortezka—Torriera----
----------------Gomes----Silva------------------
----------------------Pellegri--------------------

Subs: VMS, Kolarov, Tete, Arthur, Brandt, Neres, Tosun

Looking to play attacking football and take the fight to Cape Coast.

Jach/Martinez – Martinez to mark the main striker, Jach to sweep up behind. Look for 3 man midfield to get ball moving.

Trippier/Tierney – Get forward whenever possible and attack the FB’s. Supply crosses for Pellegri and look for inside runs of Silva and Gomes

Dendoncker/Torriera – Double team in the middle of the park and press. When we have the ball, cover the runs of our FB’s. Look to hold position and regain the ball quickly. Move the ball upfield immediately.

Goretzka – Box to Box role. Get forward unmarked to support Pellegri for crosses that come in. Then without the ball, support our CDM’s to regain possession and starting another quick attack.

Gomes/Silva – Youth and experience. Duel free roles. Hover around the pitch and make a nuisance of yourselves with Cape Coast defence.  Try to draw as many of them away from Pellegri as possible and, if they don’t, look to find space and cut into the box unmarked.

Pellegri – Hold up ball and wait for support. Then get into box for crosses and convert.

Subs (if losing after 70mins) – Tosun for Gomes. Go 4-4-2 and long ball. 

Injuries: Anguissa, Christensen, Fernandinho

------------------Berisha--------------------
Meunier----Rugani---Vertonghen-----Alba
--------------Davis---Tolisso---------------
Robben----------Coric---------------Thauvin
-----------------Immobile-------------------

Subs: Fruchtl, Layun, Chalobah, Albrighton, Martinez, Llorente.

4-2-3-1 today. Bam usually plays narrow so we want to adjust to a wider system and focus Robben and Thauvin down the wings. Tolisso will be pulling the strings from deep with Davis supporting by his side. Alba and Meunier will be pushing out wide in attack to support the wide areas and also defending in a solid 4 midfield with Coric sitting in front of the 4. Immobile to push onto the last defender and work his way in and around the box. Thauvin and Robben to play off him out wide and also looking to hit him with crosses/through balls.

Davis to drop in in front of the back 4 with Rugani and Vertonghen working as a solid unit in defensive encounters. Robben and Thauvin to drop back into a 4 in midfield as previously mentioned looking to burst out wide when we retain possession. Bams side will be quick with it and we need to counter that with pace of our own.

80th - Albrighton on for Thauvin out wide
85th - Llorente on for Immobile to play as a target man late on with Thauvin and Robben dropping off him to create chances

---------------------Heaton

Henrichs------Tah-------Upamecano-------Gaya 

----------------------Weigl

-----------Rabiot------------Soler

---------------------Havertz

--------------Guedes-----Dolberg

Subs - De Ligt, Klostermann, Davies, Ndombele, Van De Beek, Taison, Dembele

They're missing their most combative midfielder - playing a diamond to dominate the ball, use 2 strikers to occupy CBs and do damage

Attack
Guedes as the floating striker, free to pull left/right to target the space but primarily occupying a CB so they can't double up on Dolberg
Havertz play in the space there will be without a DM for them - pull the strings, get forward and take shots on goal
Rabiot/Soler - get forward and support Havertz when we have the ball, drive into the box and look for shots
FBs - Support attack if their wingers are dropping deep, but if they stay forward, cover 
Dolberg lead the line, look for through balls from middle of the field 

Defence
FBs - show Robben out wide, use additional protection from CMs to double up out wide
Tah pick up Immobile and use your power against him, Upamecano with pace to cover
Weigl sit deepest and protect, Rabiot/Soler drop in alongside without the ball
Guedes/Dolberg stay forward

Subs - 70mins
Winning - Ndombele adds energy in midfield
Losing - Taison for Weigl, play with wingers