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Tactical Bible ’08: Tweaking II

Written by:     Category: In-Match    Posted on: June 21, 2007

Tactic Tweaking II Helpful tweaks for fine-tuning tactics The tweaking articles are simple collections of bite-sized topics that cover several settings and ideas that may help you to fine tune your tactics. These little ideas can be very helpful and, if implemented correctly, boost the success of your tactics immensely. Contents D-line Time wasting Tempo Offside trap with deeper lines D-line When and where to adjust the d-line in game Sometimes it can be helpful to apply minor changes to the d-line in game. If the opposition is playing very fast forwards and you notice that your defenders are turned over and over despite giving according opposition…




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