I have been having a lot of success playing with a 4-2-3-1 formation while managing England on my YouTube channel. It has been requested a few times to make the tactics public and present a tutorial video where I go in depth about how I play the formation.
4-2-3-1 is arguably the most...
In a recent attempt to find a new winning formation away from the obvious modern 4-5-1, I seem to have stumbled onto a 4-3-3 that has been doing the trick for me. I discovered it in my YouTube series managing Tottenham Hotspur and in my first season was runner up in the Premier League and...
Wrapping up Season 1! Two Premier League fixtures & the FA Cup final. It begins with West Brom. Berahino gives Albion the lead at half time. I fear we have nothing left in the tank but 2 strikes from Kane & 1 from Lamela sees a wonderful turn around and a 3-1 win which confirms Champions League...
The penultimate episode for season 1. Part 22 starts in the Premier League vs Everton. The first half is closely fought & finishes 0-0 but my half time team talk has the right effect. Klose scores after a very fortunate mistake by Jagielka which gives us the boost to grab a 2nd from Yarmolenko...
In Part 21 things are finally falling apart. Too many injuries and fixtures to an exhausted squad has caught up with us. In our first game we face Leicester in the Premier League and they take the lead through Kramaric who beats Lloris at his near post. My hope is restored when Yarmolenko...
I've never had a Football Manager season last this this long before on YouTube but we are still competing for an unprecedented quadruple. After quite a long wait, we return to Wembley to face Huddersfield in the FA Cup Semi Final. The only goal of the game came from Dembele who was brilliant to...
We've moved into April now for Part 19. It starts against Sunderland in the Premier League who are in the bottom 3. Eriksen gives us the lead in the first half but after that it's all about defenders as Vertonghen & Rose score to wrap up a 3-0 win. Next up is Stoke also in the Premier League...
Part 18 begins with the 2nd leg of the 2nd knockout round of the Europa League vs Everton. We come into this game with a 2-0 aggregate lead. The first half ends 0-0 in a balanced tie but we push on in the 2nd 45 & Klose scores twice to end the tie 2-0 and a 4-0 overall victory. On the back of...
Part 17 starts with our toughest draw in the FA Cup yet & allows us to hunt for revenge over Liverpool who brought our amazing unbeaten run to an end. Lamela's goal gives us a slight 1-0 lead at half time. Eriksen makes things comfortable grabbing our 2nd & a our dominance is wrapped up in added...
Part 16 begins against Liverpool in the Premier League. Our win over Feyenoord at the end of episode 15 saw Spurs reach 30 games unbeaten in all competitions and the Reds seemed determined to spoil our celebrations. Although Yarmolenko scores a very early penalty, Liverpool respond with goals...
Part 15 is quite a quick video due to a fraps fail but presents lots of goals in quick entertaining highlights. We start in the Premier League where goals from Yarmolenko & Eriksen seal a 2-0 victory over rangers who still make me think of my first defeat in charge every time we play them even...
Part 14 begins in the 2nd leg of the Capital One Cup Semi Final vs Arsenal at the Emirates. We struggle going forwards but some wonderful tackles and interceptions frustrate Arsenal to 0-0 after 45 minutes. Arsenal's chance finally came after 75mins where Cazorla has an empty net to shoot into...
Part 13 starts against Southampton in the Premier League with a new player (Phil Jones) in the starting 11. Looking to prove our recent transfers have improved our squad, Yarmolenko, Lamela, Kane & a 2nd from Yarmolenko all in the first 45 mins seal an easy 4-0 win. We therefore couldn't be in...
In between parts 12 & 13, I have been very active in the transfer market. I offered out Chiriches (£15M) & Capoue (£10M). Manchester United are clearly looking for options to improve their defence because they agree to the offers and both players pack their bags for Old Trafford. Seeing as I'm...
Part 12 brings the magic of the FA Cup & hopefully the start of another good cup run. January has begun so I explain my budget situation & ask for transfer recommendations. We start the day against Arsenal looking for a rare league double over the Gunners. Kane gives Spurs a 1-0 lead at half...