Napoli - My Way (Updated with New Tactic)
Having been brought up on english football, i've always believed in 4 at the back with traditional strong Centre Backs and Flying fullbacks with the team playing fast with counter attcking wingers wipping balls into the box with a Big Man/Little Man Combo putting them away. However recently i've started to enjoy a more european style of football with the same fast counter attacking football but playing it short and through the middle. Now to Napoli, Having watched them play Chelsea in the champions league (admitingly just to watch chelsea lose) first leg with the trinity of Hamsik, Lavezzi and Cavani showing how a fast buildup and movement of the ball created a style of play which promoted chances and more importantly goals. However not the same can be said about there defence, playing with 3CB at the back with a flat 4 in midfield and a CF and 2 ST.
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They are often left vulnerable at the back especially with the 3 CB of Napoli not being known for having an abundance of pace which means if Napoli do get caught on the counter attack, They often are unable to cover the space being left beind the Wide-Midfielders. Thats where my 5-3-2 comes into play, They still have the same lightning fast attack which allows plenty of goals (Top Scorers in Seria A despite slow start with 86, 16 more than 2nd top scorers Inter ) yet not concede at the back being the 3rd best defence conceding only 25 with Milan who had the best defence conceding 5 less than my napoli but scored 28 less.
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As you could therefore guess i won Seria A by 9 points as well as winning the Champions League against Barcelona 2-0 in the final despite being underdogs.
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The 5 at the back are based on a Liberio acting as sweeper and launching the counter attacks with a strong stopper at Limited Defender and a Stylish Cb at BPD who both split to allow Libero through as wll as covering WB Positions. They aloso provide a large threat in the oppostion's box from set pieces contributing 15 goals.We then have two WB's launching forwards to either get to Byline cuttinh the ball back or drivong inside the Strikers for a shot on goal ( My WB's contributed 16 goals in all comps this way)
The 3 In Midfield all have a set role.The lynchpin in Inler playing as DLP cover the LWB position as well as providing short simple passes to Hamsik and Lavezzi to do their thing. Hamsik has been given a free role at AP and contibutes well with goals and plenty of assists. Lavezzi as IF does similar and Cuts Inside the space between the AP and the Poacher who stretches play.
The 2 Up front are your main goal getters, getting the majority of your goals but also assisting directly with cavani holding up and laying the ball off or cutting it back. Doumbia's role as Poacher is to finish his chances and little else, He stretches play well and allows space for Hamsik and Lavezzi to move into to run at the opposition.
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Here's some of my best results
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*************UPDATE*************
5-2-3 Control - Downloads - Football Manager 2012 Tactics, Wonderkids & Cheats
To test this again i tried it with tottenham but results were not going so well so i tweaked the tactic to a more control setting and not as attacking tactic like the previous. I finished 4th after changing tactic after lying in 12th place. I later went on to win the FA Cup and the Europa League against the team the tactic was initiallyu based on Napoli (It worked against them by exploiting a flat back 3 so i was right to change the tactic initially)
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The Tactic proved to be consistent with me scoring 4 goals 3 times against West Brom
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Other Results
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Having been brought up on english football, i've always believed in 4 at the back with traditional strong Centre Backs and Flying fullbacks with the team playing fast with counter attcking wingers wipping balls into the box with a Big Man/Little Man Combo putting them away. However recently i've started to enjoy a more european style of football with the same fast counter attacking football but playing it short and through the middle. Now to Napoli, Having watched them play Chelsea in the champions league (admitingly just to watch chelsea lose) first leg with the trinity of Hamsik, Lavezzi and Cavani showing how a fast buildup and movement of the ball created a style of play which promoted chances and more importantly goals. However not the same can be said about there defence, playing with 3CB at the back with a flat 4 in midfield and a CF and 2 ST.
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They are often left vulnerable at the back especially with the 3 CB of Napoli not being known for having an abundance of pace which means if Napoli do get caught on the counter attack, They often are unable to cover the space being left beind the Wide-Midfielders. Thats where my 5-3-2 comes into play, They still have the same lightning fast attack which allows plenty of goals (Top Scorers in Seria A despite slow start with 86, 16 more than 2nd top scorers Inter ) yet not concede at the back being the 3rd best defence conceding only 25 with Milan who had the best defence conceding 5 less than my napoli but scored 28 less.
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As you could therefore guess i won Seria A by 9 points as well as winning the Champions League against Barcelona 2-0 in the final despite being underdogs.
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The 5 at the back are based on a Liberio acting as sweeper and launching the counter attacks with a strong stopper at Limited Defender and a Stylish Cb at BPD who both split to allow Libero through as wll as covering WB Positions. They aloso provide a large threat in the oppostion's box from set pieces contributing 15 goals.We then have two WB's launching forwards to either get to Byline cuttinh the ball back or drivong inside the Strikers for a shot on goal ( My WB's contributed 16 goals in all comps this way)
The 3 In Midfield all have a set role.The lynchpin in Inler playing as DLP cover the LWB position as well as providing short simple passes to Hamsik and Lavezzi to do their thing. Hamsik has been given a free role at AP and contibutes well with goals and plenty of assists. Lavezzi as IF does similar and Cuts Inside the space between the AP and the Poacher who stretches play.
The 2 Up front are your main goal getters, getting the majority of your goals but also assisting directly with cavani holding up and laying the ball off or cutting it back. Doumbia's role as Poacher is to finish his chances and little else, He stretches play well and allows space for Hamsik and Lavezzi to move into to run at the opposition.
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Here's some of my best results
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*************UPDATE*************
5-2-3 Control - Downloads - Football Manager 2012 Tactics, Wonderkids & Cheats
To test this again i tried it with tottenham but results were not going so well so i tweaked the tactic to a more control setting and not as attacking tactic like the previous. I finished 4th after changing tactic after lying in 12th place. I later went on to win the FA Cup and the Europa League against the team the tactic was initiallyu based on Napoli (It worked against them by exploiting a flat back 3 so i was right to change the tactic initially)
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The Tactic proved to be consistent with me scoring 4 goals 3 times against West Brom
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Other Results
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