by NewCorkSeth »
11 Oct 2019 14:41
Snowflake Royal NewCorkSeth -------------------Rafael
Yiadom--Miazga---Morrison--Richards
-------Rinomhota---Pele
---------------Swift---Ejaria
---------------Meite---Joao
Distribution- mixed. Aim for Joao and Meite. Short should be distributed to Full backs.
Restrict the full backs. We have learned well enough now that our CBs are not capable enough to allow the opposition so much time and space on the flanks.
Pele and Rinomhota to act as both defensive blocks and possession recyclers. Get Andy up for second balls and keep Pele back to cover as a 3rd CB to close down attackers.
Swift and Ejaria to roam, cover wide spaces, link midfield to attack.
Strikers to wear down defenders. Joao to play with back to goal, look to link up play and hold the ball. Meite as a pressing forward. Have him run all day, dont allow quick, short GK distribution.
On defence 2 men to close down player on ball, one from behind one from in front. Other players to cover passing routes, not space. CBs to cover, not close down. Keep a high defensive line. Play for offside. Full backs to cover wide when ball is on opposite flank. Far sided CB to cover back post, Pele to cover centrally, Rinomhota to close down with near sided CB and Full back. Swift and Ejaria on edge of box to win second ball.
In attack play through middle. Focus on possession and switching flanks to pull opposition out of position. Meite to play on shoulder of last man, Joao to pull deeper bring a CB with him. Keep forward off the wings when in attacking phases. We need men in the box.
Oh. And ban Ian from home games. We all know it's all his fault.
It's so very very narrow. Where's the width, where's the crosses.
Tis by design. The only wide men in this formation will be the (deeper) full backs and the roaming attackers. When in possession we would be moving as a unit centrally shifting from flank to flank. Like so:
---------------Rafael
--------Miazga---Morisson
Yiadom-----Pele-------Richards
------------Rinomhota
----Swift-----------------Ejaria
----------------------Joao
----------Meite
As the ball moves out right it looks like this:
--------------Rafael
---Miazga-----------Morrison
Yiadom-----Pele---------Richards
------Rinomhota
Swift------------Ejaria
---------Joao
---------------Meite
The team shifts to allow easy possession retention. The idea is to have Swift and Ejaria on the ball as much as possible with simple passing routes around (back to Yiadom, central to Rinomhota, forward to Joao) with each of those players having a simple fall back (Yiadom to Miazga, Rinomhota to Pele, Joao to Ejaria) or a more attacking minded option (Yiadom to Rinomhota, Rinomhota to Ejaria, Joao to Meite) at all times.
The defensive issue on the opposite flank is sorted by keeping the Full Back in line with Pele (in this case Richards) and Pele acting as the 3rd CB covering the ground between midfield an the CBs with a primary detective of closing down while the CBs cover back. Rinomhota should always be the second player to close down in the middle ground with the other AMC (in this case Ejaria) marking inside passing routes and fullback (Richards) holding position to cover an overlap.
The crosses come from Swift and Ejaria who, after laying off to Joao, will between them offer a back pass and a run behind on the overlap.
Simple. Tis basic football but we have the creativity for it.