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The World Cup is culminating in an epic final with two teams that have never won the World Cup before. Spain’s best was a mediocre 4th place in 1950. The Netherlands have fared better in the past reaching two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978 and a fourth place in 1998. It is the first World Cup final ever […]

The previous article looking into the Lazio system, we laid down the theory of the tactical setup, what each players role was to do in the team and how that would work for the tactics on a whole. We were looking for a good defensive standing with players that could attack quickly on the counter, moving the ball from each […]

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 match of the season would be AC Milan at the San Siro – so, […]

The following conversation between Gareth Millward (Millie) and Jordan Cooper is a transcript from Part 5 of the audio compliment for Communication and Psychological Warfare ’10. Both of them sit down to discuss the finer points of Squad Gelling and how it is essential if you are looking to gain long-term success at any level. Gareth explains the importance of […]

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 Essentially it is a 4-2-3-1 with the left winger withdrawn slightly.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 regain the ball we will be in a good position to launch […]

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 them. This allowed the Serbs to play to […]

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 could have called the game a […]