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With Super Lig attendances at a record low in protest at the new Passolig ticketing system and president Unal Aysal announcing his intentions to step down, there has probably been more serene times at Galatasaray. Luckily, Felipe Melo was back in the team to face Roberto Carlos’ Sivasspor after earning himself a two game ban by retweeting an invite to Fenerbahce president Aziz Yildirim to eat his testicles. New coach Cesare Prandelli set up in a 3-5-2 formation with Wesley Sneijder in a withdrawn role in front of the defence, while Sivasspor lined up in a 4-3-3 formation. A back three can often come unstuck against an attacking trio due to it either having an abundance or lack of cover depending on how low or high the wing-backs position themselves, but Galatasaray’s defence was organised so that it was frequently indistinguishable from a back four. Tarik Camdal played as a normal wing-back on the left, yet Veysel Sari was under less pressure to get back, with Aurelien Chedjou frequently pulling out to the right to cover, essentially playing as a right-back to allow Sari to stay higher up the pitch with Selcuk Inan helping to cover too. The strategy was […]
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