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August 2nd, 2010 in Editorials
I mentioned in the last article that we had some issues with smaller sides; the ones content to sit back and make us break them down. Counter-attacking doesn’t work if the opposition never attack, and so earlier I had created a new system to try and beat the opposition by putting ourselves on the... Read more
July 26th, 2010 in Editorials
Article 6 – The Champions League Group Stages: Part I Having taken you through my first two games in detail (those against Barcelona and Almería), I will broaden my analysis to include a few games and discuss some general trends. In this article we will take a look at the first three matches of... Read more
July 12th, 2010 in Editorials
Dealing with smaller teams If you’ve been following these articles so far, I have set up a counter attacking tactic inspired by José Mourinho and it has beaten Barcelona at home. Not a bad start. However, beating Barcelona requires very different tools to beating Sporting Gijon. If you’ve... Read more
July 1st, 2010 in Editorials
Barcelona at the Bernabéu In the previous article I discussed my Mourinho-style plan for the big games. Unfortunately, that big game came sooner than I would have initially liked – Barcelona at the Bernabéu. It did mean, however, that I could test my theories on Mourinho early on. Our third... Read more
June 22nd, 2010 in Editorials
The Plan for Beating the Big Boys In the first article I discussed the nuts and bolts of the tactical plan I had set up. Essentially it is a 4-2-3-1 with the left winger withdrawn slightly. It is designed to prevent the opposition from using their possession to any effect, and then when we finally... Read more
June 21st, 2010 in Editorials
Serbia v Ghana Serbia's system was built on organisation. A typical 4-4-2 shape, they played in quite a traditional style, with two wingers, two full backs and a split midfield and attack. Zigic dropped deep, almost to an AMC position while the rest of the side held their shape and built behind... Read more
June 9th, 2010 in Editorials
The Mourinho Project - Part 1 - Introduction José Mourinho’s recent unveiling as Real Madrid manager has united possibly the most self-aggrandising manager with the most self-aggrandising club. After success in Portugal, England and Italy, the ‘Special One’ will go to Spain to attempt to... Read more
April 29th, 2010 in Strategy
Over the past couple of weeks we've seen both Barcelona and Arsenal, arguably the best sides in Europe right now at "possession football", be beaten by two hard-working defensive sides. But they didn't do it by kicking their more technical opponents off the park. Indeed, they did it without... Read more
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