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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 […]

So much has been said over the past 6 weeks about the death of the 4-4-2, the rise of the 4-2-3-1 and that England would be better to get rid of a formation that has been a stable of its footballing culture for over 30 years. It is also a discussion that even in modern football at the top it […]

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 […]

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. His tactics could still be questionable, but with […]

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. […]