THE ENGINEER
Nicknamed "The Engineer" as he has a degree in Civil Engineering,
Manuel Pellegrini is a name not uncommon to most in the footballing world.
Managing greats such as Real Madrid and Manchester City to glory, now it's your turn.
THE FORMATION
When many were constantly proclaiming that the 4-4-2 was dead, Pellegrini took over at Manchester City and used it to perfection, most notably winning the Premier League whilst playing attacking football that was a joy to behold.
Despite opting to modify his regular approach to include Jesus Navas as a winger on the right side of the four in midfield at the Etihad, the Chilean manager usually played with not one but two interiore's on each flank.
An interiore is a player who identifies as a wide player defensively, then when attacking cuts inside almost to create a pair of central attacking midfielders - moving in to the interior of the pitch. The idea is not only to give overlapping full backs space to move in to, but to also allow the interiore's to act as a unit with the strikers to confuse defenders. For example, if one of the strikers runs wide, that leaves the defender in a difficult dilemma due to the interiore taking up the striker's place centrally. The interiore's must also be very technically gifted players as their main job isn't to score goals as extra forwards but to provide ammunition to the front two.
THE TEAM INSTRUCTIONS
THE PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS
Goalkeeper - Fewer Risky Passes, Distribute to Full Backs, Slow Pace Down
Full Backs - Get Further Forward, Cross More Often, Cross From Byline, Stay Wider, Close Down Much Less
Center Backs - Hold Position
Defensive Midfielder - Mark Tighter, Close Down Much Less
Box to Box Midfielder - Mark Tighter
Wide Playmakers - Mark Tighter
Deep Lying Forward - Mark Tighter
Complete Forward - Mark Tighter
THE OPPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS
Assistant Manager
THE TRAINING REGIME
Pre-Season:
General Training - Balanced, High or Average (depending on workload).
Scheduling - 1 bar towards More Match Training, only rest day after match.
Match Preparation - Match Tactics.
Once Tactic is Fluid:
General Training - Balanced, High or Average (depending on workload).
Scheduling - 1 bar towards Less Match Training, only rest day after match.
Match Preparation - Defensive Positioning.
Note: If the tactic is not 100% fluid yet, however you have a game against a top team coming up, switch your match preparation to Defensive Positioning the week before... then after the match go back to Match Tactics.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE
- The tactic will be inconsistent UNTIL you have 100% familiarity.
- When facing a TOP team where you are the underdog, CHANGE YOUR FULLBACK ROLES from FB (Au) to DFB.
- 0th - 5th minute - Defensive mentality.
- 6th - 39th minute - Attacking mentality.
- 40th - 49th minute - Defensive mentality.
- 50th minute - 79th minute - Attacking mentality.
- 80th minute - 90th minute - Defensive mentality unless losing.
- If you have scored a goal, go Defensive for 5 minutes.
THE RESULTS
CRYSTAL PALACE (Predicted 12th)
(Note: First half of season, was before figuring out tweak to improve against top teams)
BLACKBURN ROVERS (Predicted 17th)
ARSENAL (Predicted 4th)
THE DOWNLOAD
THE CONCLUSION
It's a two up front formation, which means you'll definitely get goals. Expect to be leaky at the back, especially with underdog teams like Palace or Blackburn. However it is also important to pay a lot of attention to the points where I emphasize not to judge this until you achieve 100% familiarity because before that point where consistency begins, I've noticed you can get some strange results. Other than that, follow the training regime, build from the back as far as transfers are concerned and enjoy!
Nicknamed "The Engineer" as he has a degree in Civil Engineering,
Manuel Pellegrini is a name not uncommon to most in the footballing world.
Managing greats such as Real Madrid and Manchester City to glory, now it's your turn.
THE FORMATION
When many were constantly proclaiming that the 4-4-2 was dead, Pellegrini took over at Manchester City and used it to perfection, most notably winning the Premier League whilst playing attacking football that was a joy to behold.
Despite opting to modify his regular approach to include Jesus Navas as a winger on the right side of the four in midfield at the Etihad, the Chilean manager usually played with not one but two interiore's on each flank.
An interiore is a player who identifies as a wide player defensively, then when attacking cuts inside almost to create a pair of central attacking midfielders - moving in to the interior of the pitch. The idea is not only to give overlapping full backs space to move in to, but to also allow the interiore's to act as a unit with the strikers to confuse defenders. For example, if one of the strikers runs wide, that leaves the defender in a difficult dilemma due to the interiore taking up the striker's place centrally. The interiore's must also be very technically gifted players as their main job isn't to score goals as extra forwards but to provide ammunition to the front two.
THE TEAM INSTRUCTIONS
THE PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS
Goalkeeper - Fewer Risky Passes, Distribute to Full Backs, Slow Pace Down
Full Backs - Get Further Forward, Cross More Often, Cross From Byline, Stay Wider, Close Down Much Less
Center Backs - Hold Position
Defensive Midfielder - Mark Tighter, Close Down Much Less
Box to Box Midfielder - Mark Tighter
Wide Playmakers - Mark Tighter
Deep Lying Forward - Mark Tighter
Complete Forward - Mark Tighter
THE OPPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS
Assistant Manager
THE TRAINING REGIME
Pre-Season:
General Training - Balanced, High or Average (depending on workload).
Scheduling - 1 bar towards More Match Training, only rest day after match.
Match Preparation - Match Tactics.
Once Tactic is Fluid:
General Training - Balanced, High or Average (depending on workload).
Scheduling - 1 bar towards Less Match Training, only rest day after match.
Match Preparation - Defensive Positioning.
Note: If the tactic is not 100% fluid yet, however you have a game against a top team coming up, switch your match preparation to Defensive Positioning the week before... then after the match go back to Match Tactics.
IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE
- The tactic will be inconsistent UNTIL you have 100% familiarity.
- When facing a TOP team where you are the underdog, CHANGE YOUR FULLBACK ROLES from FB (Au) to DFB.
- 0th - 5th minute - Defensive mentality.
- 6th - 39th minute - Attacking mentality.
- 40th - 49th minute - Defensive mentality.
- 50th minute - 79th minute - Attacking mentality.
- 80th minute - 90th minute - Defensive mentality unless losing.
- If you have scored a goal, go Defensive for 5 minutes.
THE RESULTS
CRYSTAL PALACE (Predicted 12th)
(Note: First half of season, was before figuring out tweak to improve against top teams)
BLACKBURN ROVERS (Predicted 17th)
ARSENAL (Predicted 4th)
THE DOWNLOAD
THE CONCLUSION
It's a two up front formation, which means you'll definitely get goals. Expect to be leaky at the back, especially with underdog teams like Palace or Blackburn. However it is also important to pay a lot of attention to the points where I emphasize not to judge this until you achieve 100% familiarity because before that point where consistency begins, I've noticed you can get some strange results. Other than that, follow the training regime, build from the back as far as transfers are concerned and enjoy!
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