Euro 2012 playbook

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The Euro2012 playbook will bring all the popular formations from the matches into FMH2012 for iOS and Android. Want to know how an upset was cause and to use it in FMH? I will do this.

Index:
08/06 - Group A: Russia's 4123 (v Czech Republic)
09/06 - Group B: Denmark's 4231 (v Holland)
10/06 - Group C: Italy's 352 (v Spain)
10/06 - Group C: Croatia's 4132 (v Ireland)
11/06 - Group D: Ukraine's 442 (v Sweden)
13/06 - Group B: Portugal's 433 (v Denmark)
13/06 - Group B: Germany's 4231 (v Holland)
14/06 - Group C: Spain's 433 (v Ireland)
15/06 - Group D: France's 4231 (v Ukraine)
15/06 - Group D: England's 4222 (v Sweden) - Below
16/06 - Group A: Greece's 4231 (v Russia)
16/06 - Group A: Czech Republic's 4231 (v Poland)
17/06 - Group B: Portugal's 4321 (v Holland)
21/06 - Quarter Final: Portugal's 433 (v Czech Republic)
22/06 - Quarter Final: Germany's 4231 (v Greece)
23/06 - Quarter Final: Spain's 460 (v France)
28/06 - Semi Final: Italy's 4132 (v Germany)
01/07 - Final: Spain's 460 (v Italy) - Below

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15/06 - Group D: Sweden v England
England’s 4222​

England’s cagey opener against France looked more like a draw as it went on with neither wanting to take a risk to get the three points. This game was pretty different though with England never beating Sweden in a competitive match many felt after the recent friendly win against their Euro2012 opposition and Sweden’s loss to co-hosts Ukraine then they could be for the taking. Optimism was high when England’s direct style of play with Andy Carroll coming in for the first time in the Euros headed home. England relaxed a little after this and passed the ball around and although Sweden threatened a few times the defence stood firm with the notable inclusion of Carroll allowing an outlet for the defence to clear to instead of just clearing it to the opposition defence like they did against France. Due to this the defence found less pressure on themselves and strolled to the halftime whistle with a clean sheet to their name.
The second half was a different story though as two set pieces with poor man marking and a bit of bad luck nearly cost England the match as veteran defender Melberg twice exposed them. Hodgson wasted no time in making a positive move on the bench by taking the defensive and somewhat poor Milner off for the pace of Walcott. This saw an interesting move tactically as now England were playing two more attacking wingers and due to needing to force the game to Sweden played them higher up in order to cut in against what must have seemed like a Swedish wall of defence. The substitution worked beautifully albeit the first goal came from a long range strike from a cleared set piece but after the score was level there only seemed to be one winner as Walcott beat two men for pace on the right side of the box before crossing the ball across the ground for a bit of lovely skill and awareness from Welbeck to guide the ball past the goalkeeper and into the net. From there on the game was England’s with Sweden looking to push up but not getting very far due to England parking a lot of men behind the ball and in fact the lead could have been doubled with some very fast counters from Walcott and the fresh legs of Oxlade-Chamberlain were causing havoc with their pace in what looked to be an improved England side for their inclusions.

Tactically it was pretty much the same as the first game for England but they performed better in all areas of the pitch apart from the obvious set back in set piece defending. Parker played his part well by breaking up the play in the midfield as he uses his aggressive nature in order to win the ball knowing Gerrard will be in support if needs be. Gerrard also influenced the game well as Sweden gave him a lot of time on the ball to pick out a pass and though he wasn’t man of the match; an honour which went to Welbeck for his great movement around Carroll, his game was one of the best in an England shirt in my opinion. Johnson was the stand out defender and was very unlucky to not stop the first goal as his clearance off the line hit the post and his use of pace to make last ditch tackles but also overlap Milner and then get forward to support Walcott (please remember my tactic is a variation of the one after Walcott came on) made him head and shoulders above the rest of the England defence in the game. Young was sadly pretty quiet in the game and didn’t do much from the wings as Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain did when they came on to inject pace late in the game; a much needed bit of pace for England might I add.
All in all it was a very poor defensive display from Sweden and also from England in terms of set pieces, it was nothing special but if the team play the way they did in the last half an hour against Ukraine then qualification will never be in doubt, however top spot may be needed as Spain look to be their opponents in the next round if they fail to gain top position in the group and on the defensive display in the game England were very one dimensional and often lacked pace at the back apart from Johnson, a better side may have exploited this in England’s play with fast passing but Sweden didn’t and they paid for it in the end though they came close to winning the game thanks to two set pieces. England won’t complain though as they have beaten a team for the first time in their competitive history and put themselves in the driving seat to reach the knockout stage with the absence of their talismanic striker.

Balanced, Direct, Normal
Pressing & Men Behind Ball
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01/07 – Final: Spain v Italy
Spain’s 460​

Spain have looked very lacklustre and uncharacteristic so far but somehow managed to get to the final by winning all their games but 2 (1-1 v Italy and a 0-0 penalty win v rivals Portugal), during this they conceded only 1 goal in which showed Spain’s defensive capabilities not just their passing and attacking ones.
The final was a rematch of the 1-1 opener that was tactically the most interesting of the tournament (Spain’s 460 v Italy’s 352). Italy have now changed to a 4132; in which has been performing better for the Italians, however De Bosque lined up with the exact same Spanish side that faced Italy the first time around. It was the Spanish who started the brighter and perhaps uncharacteristically their passing had more purpose with them choosing not to go from side to side but actually forward too! The Italians looked weak and tired compared to the Spanish whose schedule was noticeably lighter in the run up to the final. The energy from Spain was incomparable to the rest of the games they played and a nice passing move left Fabregas able to beat make-shift left back Chillieni with ease and **** it into Silva’s head as Buffon rushed out to stop the Spanish “false 9” crossing it. After that Italy had to push but really it was about damage control as Spain could smell fear and pushed for more. Italy’s chances were thin and the first half was made worse as Chillieni pulled up after 20 minutes and had to be taken off. As the first half was closing Spain doubled their lead and made Italy’s task look monumental as Alba burst forward with great pace. He played a one-two with Xavi as the through ball return left him one-on-one with Buffon, of course the Barcelona man as of Thursday slotted it home and sent Spain into the break 2-0 to the good.

In the second half it seemed to be all Spain no matter how hard Italy tried. At 2-0 up and very few chances going to their oppositions Spain were comfortable but a freak injury to Italy’s final substitute – Motta, after less than 10 minutes of game time left Italy with 10 men for half an hour. The task now looked impossible and Spain could hardly believe their look as they played the ball around confidently. The introduction of Torres for Fabregas added some energy and movement into the team as the Catalan star was beginning to look tired and another through ball to Xavi provided his second assist and Torres’ third goal as a confident finish into the bottom corner put him joint top of the goalscorer chart for the competition. Torres then ensured he won it as an excellent bit of movement allowed him to stretch the defence and force Buffon to yet again come to his feet, however he unselfishly passed it to his Chelsea teammate who had played all of 3 minutes in the whole competition. The midfielder obliged by scoring to wrap up an already foregone conclusion with so little time remaining.

The performance of Spain was surprising saying how bad they played in comparison to their other tournaments, but they delivered when it was needed and proved they are the best team ever by breaking various records in the process. Alba and Xavi were probably the best players though the team was excellent in movement and passing as you would expect from Spain, Fabregas proved himself to be a valuable asset as a false 9 with the way he bought his colleagues into the play.
The interesting point from the game was perhaps the way Del Bosque allowed Xavi to be more advanced in a 4231 like formation in which was perhaps to allow Busquets and Alonso to press Pirlo at all times; he was very ineffective in this match, but also to give Xavi the playmaker option with plenty of options around him and of course this worked as he racked two assists and completed various key passes in the match. Overall a solid performance when needed for probably the best international team ever with no player playing “bad” as such, though luck was on their side they got to the final by playing poorly and that speaks volumes about how good this team is.

Can they win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil for 4 on the trot though? We will see but with Busquets, Iniesta, Silva, Alba and many others still under 30 they have a good chance but only time will tell. There’s no doubting the ability of this team though and their attractive philosophy that they employ every game rain or shine.

Attacking, Short, Normal
Pressing​

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