Hi! I manage Chelsea and I'm at the beginning of the 2019/20-season, having won the league and the FA Cup every year and also three times european champion. I've been able to have a pretty decent (understatement) transfer budget and with that been able to buy some pretty good players.
The tactic I wanted to share with you is the asymmetric 4-3-3, with three central midfielders, a left-winger and two central attackers. The instructions I use is: Retain possession, Shorter passing, Hit early crosses, Close down more and Get stuck in. The mentality is control and the team shape is flexible. With Volland in the squad I can change the side of the winger and I also have some options on the other positions as well. I actually bought both Volland and Varande a couple of weeks before I faced them in the final of the Champions League. What do you think?
- Transfers -
2014/2015
IN
Tielemans £15,75M from Anderlecht
Koke £39M from Atlético Madrid
Marquinhos £3,6M from PSG
Bilal Ould-Chikh £9M from Twente
Richario Zivkovic £7M from Ajax
Aymeric Laporte £31M from Athletic Bilbao
Jésus Vallejo £1,4M from Real Zaragoza
OUT
John Obi Mikel £6M to AS Monaco
2015/16
IN
Leon Goretzka £13,75M from Schalke 04
Ricardo Rodriguez £22,5M from Wolfsburg
Paul Pogba £67M from Juventus
Alexandre Lacazette £17,5M from Olympique Lyonnaise
Jonathan Bond £7M from Watford
OUT
Cesc Fàbregas £27,5 to PSG
Mohammed Salah £12,25M to Inter
Loïc Remy £19,75M to Juventus
Marko Marin £12M to Southampton
Filipe Luis £6M to Juventus
Kenneth Omeruo £7M to Udinese
Petr Cech £8M to Napoli
Victor Moses £3,3 to Q.P.R.
2016/17
IN
Gérson £7M from Palmer's
Romelu Lukaku £35,5M from Everton
Matteo Darmian £10M from Torino
Toni Kroos £54M from Real Madrid
Lucas Ocampos £6,5M from AS Monaco
OUT
Willian £16,75M to AC Milan
Marquinhos £15,75 to FC Barcelona
Jésus Vallejo £4,7M to Lazio
Oscar £26 to Real Madrid
Bilal Ould-Chikh £2,2M to Ajax
2017/18
IN
Ruben Neves £15,75M from FCP
Arturo Vidal £49,5M from Juventus
Munir £17,75M from FC Barcelona
Adam Lallana £3,2M from Liverpool
Bruno Martins Indi £15,75M from FCP
Nany Dimata £9,25 from Standard Liege
OUT
Nemanja Matic £27,5M to AS Roma
Bertrand Traoré £8M to Sevilla
Lucas Ocampos £4M to WBA
2018/19
IN
Marc Bartra £33,5M from FC Barcelona
Isco £49,5M from Real Madrid
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Free from PSG
OUT
Adam Lallana £3,9M to West Ham
Munir £16,75M to Lazio
Toni Kroos £49,5M to Arsenal
2019/20
IN
Kevin Volland £45,5M from Real Madrid
Raphaël Varane £46,5M from Real Madrid
Andre Wisdom £8,25M from Reading
Kasper Schmeichel £3,2M from Leicester
OUT
Ruben Neves £17,75M to Stoke
Matteo Darmian £13,75M to AS Roma
Youri Tielemans £39,5M to Manchester United
Jonathan Bond £1,2M to Stoke
Gary Cahill £1M to Stoke
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Edit: I first posted this thread in the Manager story part of the forum, but it probably should be here instead. Hopefully the other thread will soon be deleted.
The tactic I wanted to share with you is the asymmetric 4-3-3, with three central midfielders, a left-winger and two central attackers. The instructions I use is: Retain possession, Shorter passing, Hit early crosses, Close down more and Get stuck in. The mentality is control and the team shape is flexible. With Volland in the squad I can change the side of the winger and I also have some options on the other positions as well. I actually bought both Volland and Varande a couple of weeks before I faced them in the final of the Champions League. What do you think?
- Transfers -
2014/2015
IN
Tielemans £15,75M from Anderlecht
Koke £39M from Atlético Madrid
Marquinhos £3,6M from PSG
Bilal Ould-Chikh £9M from Twente
Richario Zivkovic £7M from Ajax
Aymeric Laporte £31M from Athletic Bilbao
Jésus Vallejo £1,4M from Real Zaragoza
OUT
John Obi Mikel £6M to AS Monaco
2015/16
IN
Leon Goretzka £13,75M from Schalke 04
Ricardo Rodriguez £22,5M from Wolfsburg
Paul Pogba £67M from Juventus
Alexandre Lacazette £17,5M from Olympique Lyonnaise
Jonathan Bond £7M from Watford
OUT
Cesc Fàbregas £27,5 to PSG
Mohammed Salah £12,25M to Inter
Loïc Remy £19,75M to Juventus
Marko Marin £12M to Southampton
Filipe Luis £6M to Juventus
Kenneth Omeruo £7M to Udinese
Petr Cech £8M to Napoli
Victor Moses £3,3 to Q.P.R.
2016/17
IN
Gérson £7M from Palmer's
Romelu Lukaku £35,5M from Everton
Matteo Darmian £10M from Torino
Toni Kroos £54M from Real Madrid
Lucas Ocampos £6,5M from AS Monaco
OUT
Willian £16,75M to AC Milan
Marquinhos £15,75 to FC Barcelona
Jésus Vallejo £4,7M to Lazio
Oscar £26 to Real Madrid
Bilal Ould-Chikh £2,2M to Ajax
2017/18
IN
Ruben Neves £15,75M from FCP
Arturo Vidal £49,5M from Juventus
Munir £17,75M from FC Barcelona
Adam Lallana £3,2M from Liverpool
Bruno Martins Indi £15,75M from FCP
Nany Dimata £9,25 from Standard Liege
OUT
Nemanja Matic £27,5M to AS Roma
Bertrand Traoré £8M to Sevilla
Lucas Ocampos £4M to WBA
2018/19
IN
Marc Bartra £33,5M from FC Barcelona
Isco £49,5M from Real Madrid
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Free from PSG
OUT
Adam Lallana £3,9M to West Ham
Munir £16,75M to Lazio
Toni Kroos £49,5M to Arsenal
2019/20
IN
Kevin Volland £45,5M from Real Madrid
Raphaël Varane £46,5M from Real Madrid
Andre Wisdom £8,25M from Reading
Kasper Schmeichel £3,2M from Leicester
OUT
Ruben Neves £17,75M to Stoke
Matteo Darmian £13,75M to AS Roma
Youri Tielemans £39,5M to Manchester United
Jonathan Bond £1,2M to Stoke
Gary Cahill £1M to Stoke
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Edit: I first posted this thread in the Manager story part of the forum, but it probably should be here instead. Hopefully the other thread will soon be deleted.
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