Went 2-1 up against Arsenal, but some poor defensive errors led to their comeback - Zouma, who is on loan, dallied on the ball on the edge of the area and was dispossessed for two goals. The third, he misjudged a long ball. The result obviously knocked confidence and led to us only drawing the...
More results, unbeaten start to this campaign...
Here's a breakdown of a textbook goal with this formation...
Here you can see the basic attacking shape. The CWB's press right up in line with the striker and will provide the width. The 2 DLP's come and support the CB's in possession, but...
Spurs are probably ideal. Lamela & Eriksen are exactly the sort of players you want in the advanced role, whereas Dembele & Paulinho are ideal for the deep roles. Athleticism is almost as important as creativity.
No OI's. The shape of the team is probably it's biggest asset in defence. By dropping the defence deeper it minimises the space behind where usually you could get opened up
Training...
Bit late really with the imminent release of FM2015 but hey ho. I started playing 14 again recently and came up with this tactic.
The basis is the modern 4231, with 2 more defensively disciplined midfielders, and 3 attackers, however all midfielders are set to playmaker roles to ensure...