Aston Villa, last save before 2010.

Good luck, i'll be following

And Tactic Badboy Diamond , lmao
 
Good luck :) I will keep an eye out for updates. Don't you have Warnock?
 
August 23rd: Second game of the EPL

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In this game, I switched to a more attacking version, playing quick, wide and down the flanks<o:p></o:p>
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I wanted to rest reo-coker as he had been playing for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">England</st1:country-region></st1:place> only days before the game. And as I went for 3 points, I used pace and flair down the flanks.<o:p></o:p>
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First half<o:p></o:p>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1-0<!--[endif]-->(25) Bouma, penalty<o:p></o:p>
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We started out good but it took 25 minutes until we scored 1-0 on a penalty after Cahill had been fouled in the box. Only 11 minutes later Carew dropped deep and held up the ball, passing a great t-ball onto Agbonlahor who had made a run into the box<o:p></o:p>
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Rather boring actually, we pushed for the third gaol but when it seemed like the players where not up for scoring anymore, I switched to a more defensive tacit and saw out game, making 3 subs<o:p></o:p>
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Transfers<o:p></o:p>
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In:
Nedum Onouha from<o:p></o:p> Man city. £ 3.4m<o:p></o:p>
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Rumours:

Ashley Young is highly unsettled by man city and we may have to sell him<o:p></o:p>
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August 30<sup> th: </sup>3rd match in the EPL<o:p></o:p>​

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Reasoning<o:p></o:p>​

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Again, I wanted to use a complete MR ( Snra) and to add some flair and pace, I used Young at ML. The tactic, using a diamond, would now face a hard test as <st1:place w:st="on">Blackburn</st1:place> use 3 central midfielders ( DMC-MC-MC) in their 433.<o:p></o:p>

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First half<o:p></o:p>

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It became obvious that we acted too passive in midfield and we were outnumbered. I switched to a quick counter game, using a flat 442 instead and then we regained control of the game<o:p></o:p>

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We scored 1-0 after a quick break. In the 77th minute, I decided we needed to close out the game and reverted to a defensive 4141.<o:p></o:p>

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Good job so far keep the good work up i am sure you will do well
 
Thats shocking lol got his Wigan blinkers on
 
i am going to do villa now you ihave nspired me and u can send me the tactics you used please thanks
 
That was a deffo offside how did the ref not see that durrr!!

lol
 
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Fixtures, September<o:p></o:p>

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<st1:place w:st="on">Wigan</st1:place> (h) - EPL<o:p></o:p>

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Sunderland (h) – EPL

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<st1:place w:st="on">Sunderland</st1:place> (h) – League Cup 3rd round<o:p></o:p>

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Tottenham (a) – EPL
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As we have some injuries on our players capable of playing as a lone defensive midfielder, I hade to revert to a flat 442, having Cahill helping out in the MC position to stabilise our defence<o:p></o:p>
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<st1:place w:st="on">Wigan</st1:place> (a) – EPL
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I expected Wigan to play a defensive formation as launch quick counter attacks so in this game, I went for a slow breakdown tactic, using a deeper d-line to be able to close down more heavily on their players without risking to be put under too much pressure if they managed to put a direct ball into channels behind our d-line, creating a gap between our defensive and attacking strata’s<o:p></o:p>
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We started great and scored from an owngoal in the 6<sup>th</sup> minute… It was clear that <st1:place w:st="on">Wigan</st1:place> was unable to cope with our movements and they got dragged out of position time after another. The goals kept coming and at half time, the score line was 4-0.<o:p></o:p>
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We just played pout the game, switching to a more defensive tactic, playing narrow and without the heavy closing down. This way, our players saved some energy for the coming match in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place><o:p></o:p>
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Final score 4-0<o:p></o:p>
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I put up the strongest team for this match as I was unsure how my players would react playing in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>. It turned out that <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Aberdeen</st1:place></st1:city> lined up a 352 suing wingbacks so just before the match started, I decided to play more direct down the flanks, putting balls in behind their wingbacks<o:p></o:p>
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We dominated totally and their central midfielders were dragged wide out of position when covering for their attacking wingbacks. This gave our more defensive MC, Petrov, all the time and space in the world to move into attacking positions aging and again, scoring twice, Carew also scored one goal…0-3<o:p></o:p>
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2<sup>nd</sup> half<o:p></o:p>
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Again, we reverted to more cautious approach to save energy and saw the game out..<o:p></o:p>
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Final result 0-3<o:p></o:p>
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Sunderland (h) – EPL

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<st1:place w:st="on">Sunderland</st1:place> plays a 4411, using a support man and relies heavily on strength. I chose the same tactic and in the <st1:place w:st="on">Wigan</st1:place> game, a slow breakdown tactic. <o:p></o:p>
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We scored twice early in the game as just like the previous matches, they could not cope with our movements. They also got a man sent off in the 31<sup>st</sup> minute and after that I, again, saved energy by playing out the game<o:p></o:p>
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2<sup>nd</sup> half<o:p></o:p>
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Played out the game although we should have scored some more as we certainly had the chances.<o:p></o:p>
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Actually, our strategy was just like in the last game and the results turned out 5the same as well<o:p></o:p>
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1<sup>st</sup> Half<o:p></o:p>
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This time, we did not look interested at all and it was clear that the players looked complacent.<o:p></o:p>
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2<sup>nd </sup>Half<sup><o:p></o:p></sup>
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At half time I gave them a hairdryer and Carew scored twice in<o:p></o:p>
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Final score 2-0<o:p></o:p>
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Coming up… The last fixture of September and our first stern test of the season<o:p></o:p>
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Tottenham (a) – EPL
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Very Nice Deatil, very interesting... will keep me on fm base every day hopefully :D
 
If there is anything you feel is "missing" or have suggestion on areas where I could make a more in depth analyze of, just make suggestions in the thread ( i.e, not on how cardiff are doing in the CC or how many matches Lee bruntford have played,but more in the lines of what is already in the thread)

I will make a special post each month called "the spotlight is on ***-player, man managent ", were I look at how one single player are doing over the course of a couple of months, what team talk that have been used and how he has reacted to it.
 
Really, really good story, like the detail about the tactics. Ill deffinately be following :)
 

Match of the Month<o:p></o:p>​
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Tottenham (a) – EPL
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Reasoning, Tactical & Team picking


We played a quick and direct counter, focusing the play through the middle, hitting t-balls into channels for our wingers and strikers to run onto. Playing Narrow, I provided Snra on the right flanks with a free role to use the space outside of his fullback and Young on the left flank were given instructions to play as a normal attacking midfielder, cutting in to play on touch football with our Deep dropping striker Carew. I also chose Gardner in midfield as this is a game that suits him perfectly. Whilst not being a top notch player, he is perferct when playing narrow as he has great Work Rate, Agression and Acceleration. He was to win all of his 7 tackles, made 4 interceptiona and 3 key passes<o:p></o:p>
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The first chance of the match came after Carew had been fouled just outside the box whilst holding on to the ball, playing with his back to the goal, awaiting reinforcement. He provides us with about 2-3 of these free kicks every game and today Snra curled it beautifully into the right corner...0-1. the rest of the half we were closer scoring our second goal than they were a equaliser and Carew was denied a clear penalty when held back by Woodgate<o:p></o:p>
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Tottenham started the second half by dropping their d-line, playing slightly narrower and using a high pressing approach. This way our direct ball onto our forwards when useless as the Spurs defenders where perfectly positioned and our attempts where all in haste due to the pressure they put on us. Only 3 minutes into the half I reverted to a more controlling version, only this time playing very narrow and slow, also dropping our d-line and using a shorter passing game. This seemed to do the trick and when Spurs raise their d-line once more, I switched back to the more direct game, and the reward came instantly when Friedel hit a long ball over the top of their defence for Carew to run onto…0-2 !<o:p></o:p>
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All in all a great month with wins in all matches. We are still yet to concede and the switch in formation, playing more compact, might have been the key to our success. Mind you, we have only faced one f the top 8, United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City Everton and Spurs*. Carew and Snra have been in top form the whole month and when players like Gardner puts in a performance, then there really is no need strengthen the squad. Onouha also made his debut putting in some hard work ( though his passing completion is below 65 %), giving us the opportunity play with a higher d-line as he provides the team with some specific competence when it comes to pace.<o:p></o:p>
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