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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 […]

Every Football Manager player will use their pre-season friendlies for a slightly different core purpose but you should approach this important part of the season with as much care as you do other parts of the year. This means selecting your matches carefully, your team selection and your tactics with the bigger picture in mind. From the first match of […]

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 front foot. It didn’t work 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 […]

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 […]

Mihail takes a look at re-creating the Lazio 3-5-2 shape within Football Manager an interesting look at how to create a system that moves from defence to attack quickly and how the players reposition themselves in each phase. The first place to start with any tactical decision building is what football you want to play and the aims of the […]