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17 minutes ago, ma9lstroM said:
I've used a lot of the 442/4411 variants in lower league, what i end up doing is dropping def line and line of engagement to higher/standard or standard/standard and removing offside trap. Works pretty well still
Thanks, will give it a tweak and see what works.
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I've been using the 442 P05 with some success at Brackley in the Vanarama North. I lost the playoff final last season and in a good battle for the league title this season.
We usually score plenty by my only issue is that the high line leaves my goalkeeper very exposed at times and we concede a lot more than I would like. This may be due to the level of players involved in this system, but it means we can hit a bit of a slump when not scoring as we are always exposed. Is there a tactic a bit more solid (deeper?) defensively without sacrificing too much when attacking?
My record as manager so far;
Played- 82
Won- 56
Drawn- 17
Lost- 9
Scored- 219
Conceded- 91
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Not sure this guy is really built to play centre-back.
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His call up is especially unlikely as he has two caps for Wales.
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oh..... dear....
Chamakh scoring a brace is the icing on the cake!
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What happened to Colchester afterwards?!
Were his managerial skills/abilities enough to lift them to the dizzy heights of best football playing club in the world??
Not quite! He won League 1 in his first season, then got relegated from the Championship. He won the League 1 playoffs the next season before leaving to manage Fiorentina, who sacked him after a year! He's currently unemployed.
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Talk about a demanding fanbase...
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He went from Barcelona, to Man Utd, to Spain... to League 1 Colchester!
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Haha Gypsum, it sounds like the other choices werent that brilliant either.
They were all remarkably average. But of the 3, Baidomti's was clearly the best, a neat finish one-on-one with the keeper. Chandler was one-on-one, hit the keeper with his first shot, then scuffed home the rebound!
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An odd choice for goal of the tournament...
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Not particularly funny, but definitely unusual... David De Gea's 963 appearances for Athletico.
He could have easily made 1000, but he was a sub keeper for the last few seasons of his career.
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Playing in blue too!
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I think we need to work on our penalty taking in training...
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He must have a foot like a traction engine!
That's liquid football!
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Just noticed this guy playing against me in the Champions league... Wayne King.
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This is quite funny. A Latvia born player who only speaks basic English mking his international debut for England... against Latvia!
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Thought i'd post here and get a few opinions on a Sign up/experiment i'm thinking of starting.
The general idea is that a new club has been formed by the FA to improve the standard of young British footballers. It will, in essence, be an academy which competes competetively in the English league, starting in the Blue Square Premier. But the primary role of the club is to gain the maximum potential from the UK's young talent, and produce the next generation of superstars. Rather than looking to acheive on a club level.
The Academy club will have excellent facilities, a 10,000 seater top-of-the-range stadium and a healthy bank balance. As well as a small, but very talented staff. While the players will have a contract with the academy, I (as manager) will be obligated to accept any offer that is deemed to be in the players best interests, rather than holding on to players purely to do well in the league. For example, if Arsenal or Man Utd were to bid for a youngster it would be accepted. If Woking were to bid, then it would only be accepted if it was the players best chance of making a career for himself.
The Academy will recieve a transfer fee for the players to cover the cost of running the club. However, the Academy itself can only sign players under the age of 21 and with English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish nationality. Players over 21 can play for the Academy side, subject to the aforementioned conditions.
I will remain manager of the Academy for the entirity of the sign-up, even if I were to get fired ('unthinkable' I hear you cry!) in the interest of continuing the Academy's rules. If I do get sacked, I will make a new managerial profile and assume control so that there is an element of realism.
This will be an experiment to see how such a club would work, and how successful it would be competing with only youth system products and home grown Under-21 signings. But this will be there primarily to compliment the sign-up.
As for the sign-up aspect, of course, the players signing up will make up the first generation of Academy players. They will be used in the Academy's league campaign, for as long as it takes for a big club to sign them. One possibility is to have a random element to the PA. Not as drastic as iseemonsters' excellent "it could be you... who's crap!" sign-up. But maybe ranging from 180 to -10, or less. Players will choose from a set number of positions to fill the squad out and choose from a limited number of 20, 18 and 15 point attributes. And should the opportunity arise, players will have the choice as to what offers are accepted for their player (there will also be an option for a favourite/least favourite club to help this somewhat). Players will be able to choose their Nationality from any of the home nations, and can choose any second nationality if they wish.
There will be regular updates (owing to my ridiculously easy job, borderline insomnia and large amount of free time!), at first tracking their performance in the Academy. Then going on to follow them throughout their career. While I will also keep you updated on the Academy experiment.
Any ideas, comments or suggestions... have at you!
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I switched to this tactic after the 20.2 patch seemed to kill my last one (first match I used it in was the Barnsley game). Got Stoke currently up to 4th in the league (was around 7th and dropping before the change), semi-final of the FA cup, and beat Man City 6-0, solved the issue of misfiring strikers, defensively solid, and generally playing attractive football. Only times I have struggled is when using players out of position to cover injuries, but that is my problem for having a weak squad.