So after seeing your thread and reading all comments i decided to try this,you made me realise i needed hard changes in my way on football,so i took Reading(20th place media prediction) began to fire half my squad although all squad should be fired and started the search for right player in right position.A very hard thing to do with limited wage and transfer money with a team who needed new 11 players,but i took it as a learning experience being motivated by your 12 year experience.
I do everything except searching for transfer listed players a club.I use your shouts with addition to some from my logical point of view.
Season started and i didnt managed to get all players i wanted due to lack of budget and board support.
First match came with a hard opponent in front of my fans : Sunderland,followed exactly what you said and the match ended in my favor 2-1 with them scoring late penalty (89min),and me taking very important point in avoiding relegation.
Second match brought me an away game with Everton,very hard game,so i blocked their lone striker with O.I all of them (always-always-hard-weaker) went well first half with 1-0 for us then second half came,must say before the second half i started counter switched to defence around 55 min and they managed to score(defender error),80th min came and i switched to contain the one big point i had at the moment but same defender (who will get fine for bad game) made a penalty in 88th min almost same as first game first penalty and we lost 2-1.
Well ,i will keep on since i feel it s a good way ,although only 5-6 position are what tactic require.
I sense this is the beggining of a well road to above 10th place.
Thanks for opening my mind over some thing i never saw as deciding =Morale.Players and Tactic matching.And making decision in concordance to the enemy,their biggest threat and match favorites and shortly about your chances in that game,thank you and good luck to all managers out there.