Sami Khedira New Role

[donkarlito]

What is Khedira role in terms of fm? is he a DMC Support or a B2B or a Hybrid if so what will his intructions be


Sami Khedira

Real Madrid’s 6-1 thrashing of Deportivo last night may not have called upon the talents of Los Blancos’ defensive midfielders too often, but summer signing Sami Khedira was particularly influential to the pace and shape of Madrid’s play before being rested and replaced by Lassana Diarra at half-time.

Forming part of the ’2′ of Jose Mourinho’s 4-2-3-1 alongside Xabi Alonso, Khedira was the slightly more advanced of the pair and was the crucial link between the defence and attack, setting the rhythm with 45 passes in the first half alone.

Where John Obi Mikel represents the most defensive of midfielders, Khedira is a very different player altogether despite sharing the “holding” tag with the Nigerian. A hybrid of the defensive and box-to-box types of midfield player, Khedira is the ballast in Real Madrid’s system, the man who prevents the formation from getting top heavy as well as ensuring that the front four do not become isolated from the back six.

The German international is also charged with the responsibility of shackling opposition playmakers and tracking runs from deep in order the shield the centre-backs from being overrun.

Khedira, not a traditional holding player in the defensive sense, has to balance both attacking and defensive duties which are vital to the coherence of his team’s system. It is not an easy job, but it’s one the former Stuttgart player, with his very rounded and complete skill set, fulfils to good effect.

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[Mike.]

defensive mid support

 

[The Icelander]

Midfielder, I believ there is a role that is called simply midfielder and I think that describes him the best.

 

[haap]

Central Midfielder Attack

 

[techguyatny]

box 2 box if you ask me

 

[Reggaezal]

stats and ppm wise,defensive midfield support.
secondary as a box-box mid.
he isnt that good in headers so he'll be pretty much useless on getting on the end of late crosses, maybe he might, i never managed him.

 

[samirc]

What if u have Sami, Obi Mikel, Gago and Hamsik ? in a 4-5-1?

 

[donkarlito]

What if u have Sami, Obi Mikel, Gago and Hamsik ? in a 4-5-1?

well I would have Obi anchor man, Gago deeplying playmaker, Sami box to box and Hamsik advance playmaker

 

[Reggaezal]

well I would have Obi anchor man, Gago deeplying playmaker, Sami box to box and Hamsik advance playmaker

Everything good but gago, he isnt the best of the bunch, and he would be better off being a box-box instead of deep lying playmaker, he isnt that creative so you could rotate him as an anchor man or box-box. Try it out anyway, i never had to play more than 3 defensive midfielders in one formation

 

[donkarlito]

The problem with fm is you cant position players as well as you can on fifa/pro so with fm if you use 3 dmc you can only have them in a flat line other wise i would have them like this
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[Billy]

well I would have Obi anchor man, Gago deeplying playmaker, Sami box to box and Hamsik advance playmaker

I would swap Obi and Gago between those roles.

 

[donkarlito]

I would swap Obi and Gago between those roles.

Why I Selected Obi as Anchor
John Obi Mikel

Michael *** over at Zonal Marking recently put forward a theory that viewed Barcelona’s Sergio Busquets as a “modern centre-half”, essentially a deep-lying midfielder taking his role to its defensive extremities. Against Atletico Madrid last month Busquets spent the majority of his time as a third centre back, playing alongside Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique in order to allow the Barcelona full-backs to get forward more freely.

Mikel, as he showed in Chelsea’s win over Arsenal yesterday afternoon, is a very similar player to Busquets. Although he may not drop between the centre-backs quite as regularly as the Barcelona man, his role is exclusively a defensive one as he is expected to break up opposition attacks and hold position in order for Chelsea to keep shape when out of possession and, perhaps more importantly, when with the ball.

Mikel’s role is nothing new or revolutionary, we have seen other players perform the same functions in the past, but him and Busquets are perfect examples of the concept of the defensive midfielder taken to its defensive boundaries. They are more Makélélé than Makélélé himself and absolutely vital to the tactical make-up of their respective teams.