Week 16 Tactics

Tina Turner vs Moron

Injuries:
Denisov
Cutrone
Caldara


……………………………..Buffon………………………
……………….Barzagli……..VVD…….Llorente……..
Alves…………Kessie…………Marchisio……….Wendell
………..Chiesa………….Belotti………….El Egypt……………

Subs: Fabianski, Izzo, De Rossi, Banega, Lo Celso, Ceballos, Ilsanker

Fast paced, direct wing play is the MO today. No passing it for passing it sake, use the ball quickly and purposefully, stretch the pitch and try to turn Morons defence as fast as possible.
The back 3 are all top players, Barz and Llorente will double up with our WB’s closing down the spaces and forcing them backwards, VVD watches the central striker.
Alves and Wendell will run the laps and add extra width taking a man with them and creating us some space to work in.
Kessie goes box to box today, great engine on him and he’s a pure beast, Marchisio will sit, not a proper DM but has fantastic workrate and will put a foot in.
Chiesa and El Sha will be proper wingers today, lining up high and wide, look to isolate the full-back and burn him for pace, Belotti is back amongst the goals and leads the line today, may be out-numbered  but with Alves and Wendell running the line, Chiesa and El-Sha can cut inside and offer him a fair bit of support.

Subs 65 mins:
Banega > Marchisio – like for like
De Rossi > Barzagli – like for like

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

----Upamecano------Tah------Umtiti

Henrichs-----Rabiot--------Weigl------Gaya

Guedes-------------Dolberg-----------Coman

Subs - Upamecano, De Ligt, Pedroza, Ndombele, Soler, Richarlison, Havertz, Dembele

Playing on the attack, we're playing with plenty of width to give the Turner side palpitations with our pace.

Attack
Feed the wide areas all day, Turner have attack minded full backs and we want to exploit the space behind them
Dolberg needs to occupy the CBs, keep mixing up your runs to keep them on the back foot
Rabiot to support centrally, look for cut backs from the wingers/FBs
Wings free to cut inside, the FBs will be looking to overlap

Defence
Full backs - attack 1 at a time so we don't get overloaded. Keep them to the outside and let them throw in crosses where we have 3 CBs waiting
Tah pick up main striker, Umtiti and Upamecano with the pace to cover him and the AMs
Weigl is the main protector from midfield - cut off supply but also look to spread the ball quickly whenever you get it
Rabiot/Wings to drop deep if we're under sustained period without the ball

Subs - 70mins
Winning - Soler/Ndombele for Coman - add physicality in midfield, go to 3-5-2 
Losing - Keep formation, add fresh legs in Richarlison/Havertz to go again

Ebbsfleet v Marswag

Injuries: Lucas Torreira, Jurgen Locadia, David Silva

Formation: 4-4-2

----------------------Neto-------------------------
Conti------Mina------Martinez----Tierney
Diabate--Dendoncker---Gortezka--Brandt
----------------Pellegri----Tosun----------------

Subs: VMS, Kolarov, Tete, Arthur, Arnaiz, Neres, Bakambu

Playing compact and narrow. Not going to play Marswag at their own game as WB’s will kill us.  Restrict them to crosses which we can deal with.

Mina/Martinez – Martinez to mark the main striker, Mina for 2nd striker or wingers coming inside. Distribute to midfield quickly.

Conti/Tierney – Show WB’s/FB’s outside. Looking for them to double up with their wingers. Make sure way into box is blocked. Force them to cross. Get forward if available – main source of crosses to our CF’s.

Dendoncker/Goretzka – Marswag missing lynchpin through injury. Fernandinho will be concentrating on AM so centre is yours to dominate. Look to wings to spread play only when we have ball.

Diabate/Brandt – Looking for your pace and trickery to carve opportunities. Take on FB’s that Marswag will look to push forward. Play balls to our CF’s - both hold up ball. Get returns to convert.

Pellegri/Tosun – Power and strength. They’ll look to man mark one striker so other is free. Interchange between you and work together – one to hold up, the other to break free. Look to wingers looking for balls in behind.

Subs (if losing after 70mins) – Arthur for Pellegri. Go 4-3-3 with Arthur playing free role behind front 3.

Injuries: 

•  Corentin Tolisso - £19.8m 
•  Fernando Llorente - £5.4m 
•  Etrit Berisha - £4.95m


---------------------------------Fruchtl--------------------------------
------------------Christensen--Rugani--Vertonghen-----------------
Zappacosta-------------Fernandinho--Coric---------------------Alba
---------------Robben----------------------------Thauvin------------
--------------------------------Immobile------------------------------


Subs: Meunier, Chalobah, Layun, Anguissa, Davis, Albrighton, Martinez.

We are going to operate in a very attacking system today with the attacks starting from deep with Coric looking to move the ball into the 3 ahead. Thauvin, Robben and Immobile will work in quite a narrow front 3 with Thauvin and Robben cutting in off the wings with options provided out wide from Alba and Zappacosta. Immobile to look to be played through on the last defender pressuring the CB's. 

Our defensive line will be a back 5 when out of possession with the 3 CB's tucking in tightly to support each other not allowing much room for movement. Alba and Zappacosta to drop back and protect the wide areas from any danger. Fernandinho will sit deep protecting but also looking to be an outlet and the spare man. We have the pace to get at them today and we are going to go for it. 

80th - Albrighton on for Thauvin keeping up the pressure out wide
85th - Anguissa on for Coric to provide some legs towards the end of the game

SHAKHTAR SENSELESS v Deportivo Wanka

Injuries: Laporte, Walker-Peters, L Hernandez


Wanka at home today, solving our defensive injury crisis with a formation change, going 4-3-3 to minimise the impact with Bender at DM so we aren't short of numbers.

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

Vallejo/Kimpembe, one man mark their striker, the other be the spare man, in possession find Pastore/Gundogan. Come up for corners.

Juanfran/Rose, in possession get forward and overlap Sabitzer/Augustin cutting infield, when we lose possession get back alongside Vallejo/Kimpembe, force their wingers wide wherever possible.

Pastore/Bender/Gundogan, Bender sit infront of the back four, protect the CB's, stay tight to their AM. Pastore/Gundogan in dual B2B roles, bring the ball forward to supply the front three, without the ball drop back alongside Bender.

Sabitzer/Dzeko/Augustin, Sabitzer/Augustin stay wide, stretch their defence, cut inside when Juanfran/Rose are overlapping. Link with Pastore/Gundogan/Dzeko. Dzeko stay on their deepest defender, look to spin in behind. Shoot on sight.

Subs 70 mins;
If winning: Augustin off, Asamoah on. Asamoah to LM, Sabitzer to RM, 4-5-1.

If losing: Bender/Vallejo off, Sisto/Vinicius on. 3-1-4-2, Gundogan playmaker from deep.

----------Handanovic
---- Sokratis -- Miranda -- Benatia
Pereira --- Paulinho --- Doucoure --- Lichtsteiner
----------Fekir-------Lozano
---------------Arnautovic

Bench - Strakosha, Fuchs, Diakhaby, Zakaria, Fred, Gomez, Aduriz

- Miranda to get tight to Forward
- Sokratis & Benatia to watch for runners from midfield & help double up with the wing backs
- Pereira & Lichtsteiner to drop into a back 5 when defending and show wingers inside
- Doucoure & Paulinho to sit infront of the defense and cut the supply when defending, Doucoure to get on Gundogan, Paulinho on Pastore



- Occasionally hit long balls to Arnautovic
- Wing backs to get forward and whip crosses in early instead of taking on full backs unless feel can get past
- Paulinho to go box to box to link the play together get balls into the forwards
- Doucoure to sit deep and get the ball out wide quickly
- Fekir to drift about in the hole dragging Bender out the space before using his pace to run on in behind.
- Arnautovic to get in the box for headers from early cross and poach, Look for flick ons from long balls
- Lozano to use blistering pace to get in behind for through balls and on the end of the crosses

Subs - Fred for Doucoure, Aduriz for Lozano if losing with 10 to go

Tactics – Dwarfs v Outrage

Injuries
Patrick Burner
Yuri Berchiche
Jean Michael Seri


Substitutes: Kamara,  D’Ambrosio, Callejon, Sanabria, Wagner, Tousart, Til.

Playing attacking game with narrower AMs coming inside to support Jesus, full backs bomb on and overlap providing the width. Iniesta play free role looking to play through balls to three ahead of him.
Press from the front and win the ball back early. CMs to sit and protect CBs. Martinez to pull the strings from deep.

Defence

• Nunez 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 Reus 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 45 minutes, Kenny, Geiger, Aouar off, D’Ambrosio, Tousart and Callejon on. Fresh legs.

------------Lafont------------------
------Retsos---Skriniar---Lenglet--------
Hysaj------SMS---Foden---------Shaw
-----Dembele---Werner----Asensio------
 
Subs: J.Gomez, Locatelli, Sancho, Pellegrini, Bentancur, Mukiele, M.Gomez
 
Overall: If Dwarfs play counter then be patient in possession, use intelligent movement to draw markers to create space for others to exploit. If Dwarfs go for it then in turn we soak and hit on counter.
 
Defence
 

Hysaj/Shaw - Close down spaces, force the opponent onto their weaker foot and block crosses, drop into a 5 man defence where required.
Skriniar - Marshal the back line, ensure they keep shape, alert and are disciplined. As extra man double up on main threat.
Lenglet/Retsos - Don't be dragged out of position, be aware of Dwarfs speed and slow their game down through jockeying them.
SMS/Foden  – Work hard. Read the game, react and intercept, protect the defence then launch attacks. Physically bully opponents.
 
Attack
 
SMS/Foden  – Look for movement & space ahead. SMS time late runs into box.
Asensio/Dembele - Free roles. Decision making is vital, mix up play between taking on the defence or pass & move. Don’t let opposition second guess.
Werner – Constant movement, drag markers to create space for others. Use speed to burst past last man.
 
Subs:
70m – Pellegrini > Foden
80m – Sancho > Dembele