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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 Essentially it is a 4-2-3-1 with the left winger withdrawn slightly.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 18th, 2010 in Editorials
England v USA The game billed by the Americans as if they were the massive underdogs, one billed by the UK press with ignorance of USA sport. But neither could have been more wrong as both sides were equally matched, the strong US team were never going to be any push over’s and tactically... Read more
June 17th, 2010 in Editorials
Argentina vs. Nigeria A lot has been said about Argentina and Maradona in the lead up to the World Cup. But what he has formed in the squad is togetherness and fight; he could be demonstrating the importance of Communication and Psychological Warfare better than any other manager at the World Cup.... Read more
June 16th, 2010 in Editorials
The World Cup 2010 is well underway and we have had the chance to look at the majority of the teams. World Cup fever has not been missed by the Football Manager Britain community and staff. As always what we favour most is how different teams and cultures come together and show off a variety of... Read more
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