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DEFENCE Despite the fact that there are four ways to play a diamond formation on FM, the differences between them are few and usually subtle. As a starting point, one thing each of them do have in common is a back four in defence. The defence will generally have more protection in the middle than with a flat 4-4-2, especially […]

Last week Chelsea v Liverpool became the biggest tactical talking point of the season. Liverpool revived the the 3 man defence that Kenny debuted against Stoke. While with the introduction of Torres for £50m Ancellotti was forced to crowbar in El Nino into the side and returned back to his 4-4-2 Diamond which seemed to define his time at AC Milan […]

The modern full back is quickly becoming one of the most important players on the team sheet, infact even back in the days of Brian Clough, fat ed’ argued that because of the space these players get in the final third thet players could be the most important. I have found that having great full backs in my sides have […]

Last time around I showed you the gaping holes in my tactical plan. Against smaller teams, my players were not imposing themselves enough on the game, nor were they able to break through more disciplined defences. What was the solution? Pressure – and lots of it. Tactical Plan v. 3.0 I wanted to stick to the “4-3-3” principal of my […]

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 the Champions League campaign. The draw set us up with AC Milan, Bordeaux and Rubin Kazan. […]

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 Essentially it is a 4-2-3-1 with the left winger withdrawn slightly.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 […]

The Champions League this season has probably been one of the most exciting, since 2005 when Liverpool took the title. Even with Real and all four English teams gone from the competition, one massive team still remains. The champions of Europe still carry on strong, defending their title with beautiful passing football and of course, the brilliance of Lionel Messi. […]