Hi mates!
The tactic I present here includes 4 specific man-marking duties which may make your defence stronger. I say that it may make your defence stronger because this tactic needs to be tested more.
I selected 4-1-2-3 as the formation and 4 men as specific marker. They are right and left strikers (SCR-SCL) and two central midfielders (MCR-MCL).
I use central midfielders as the marker of the opponent wingers. On the other hand, the marking role of the strikers may vary wrt the opposition formation. If they play with 4-2-3-1 Denmark or 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 etc, then your strikers should mark two central midfielders. I mean that if your opponent has at least 2 central midfielders, your strikers should mark them. If they play with 2 defensive midfielders, then your strikers should mark these players.
I am going to try to explain the effects of this tactic:
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You can see how the players get position. The opponent right back holds the ball and is looking for the pass opportunities. As I said above, our SCR, Draxler, is marking the opponent MC and SCL, Farfan, is marking the other MC. In addition, our central striker is ready to close down the oppoent centre back while our MCL, Meyer, is ready to mark the opponent winger.
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The right back is being closed down by Draxler and chose to pass to AMR who is being marked by our MCL.
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When the opponent winger has the ball, Draxler becomes ready to mark MCR, Araujo, again. Then, the winger, Fierro, chose to pass to him but Draxler made a successful interception.
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The tactic I present here includes 4 specific man-marking duties which may make your defence stronger. I say that it may make your defence stronger because this tactic needs to be tested more.
I selected 4-1-2-3 as the formation and 4 men as specific marker. They are right and left strikers (SCR-SCL) and two central midfielders (MCR-MCL).
I use central midfielders as the marker of the opponent wingers. On the other hand, the marking role of the strikers may vary wrt the opposition formation. If they play with 4-2-3-1 Denmark or 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 etc, then your strikers should mark two central midfielders. I mean that if your opponent has at least 2 central midfielders, your strikers should mark them. If they play with 2 defensive midfielders, then your strikers should mark these players.
I am going to try to explain the effects of this tactic:
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You can see how the players get position. The opponent right back holds the ball and is looking for the pass opportunities. As I said above, our SCR, Draxler, is marking the opponent MC and SCL, Farfan, is marking the other MC. In addition, our central striker is ready to close down the oppoent centre back while our MCL, Meyer, is ready to mark the opponent winger.
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The right back is being closed down by Draxler and chose to pass to AMR who is being marked by our MCL.
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When the opponent winger has the ball, Draxler becomes ready to mark MCR, Araujo, again. Then, the winger, Fierro, chose to pass to him but Draxler made a successful interception.
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