This is what i meant...
Just rough sketches that I came up with during half-time during the England-Portugal game hahaha...... No offence to anyone, the names mentioned in the above formation are just who I thought would play to their abilities when deployed in those positions. Who plays where is still decided by Wei De haha....
NOTE: Please envision the name "Sin Cheng" as one of the 3 attacking midfielders and "Dao Hao" in right-back. Too late when I took this picture and realised I left out their names...Too lazy to capture a new one haha =X Pai seh pai seh...
Some key points when viewing the above 4-2-3-1 formation:
>> No prizes for telling why Rayner was chosen as 1 of the 2 holding midfielders. Bing De was chosen because he is more of a defensive player and has enough tactical discpline/knowledge to know whether he has to cover Rayner's area (when Rayner moves further upfield with one of his runs) or to venture further upfield when he has the ball (since Rayner will remain behind).
>> The two defensive midfielders would be able to provide support to either of the flanks when defending during a quick counter-attack. This reduces the pressure of the wing-back, especially if the opposition deploys fast wingers down their flanks. We will be able to close them down more efficiently while there would still be a holding midfielder close to the defence for us to pass the ball to if we manage to regain possesion of the ball, rather than just pumping long balls down the flanks.
>> The central attacking midfielder might have to drop back slightly to fill up the gap if one of the DMs moves to the flanks during an opponent's counter-attack. This AMC would have to be alert to the movement of the DMs so that he does not become a headless chicken and run aimlessly up and down the midfield.
>> Alvin/Elson could arrive deeper to receive the ball, drawing out defenders along the way to create space for our midfielders upfront to run into.
>> Chun Wei, if deployed as a right-back, could be allowed to roam further up the pitch when we attack since he has enough pace and stamina to recover to his position if the enemy counter-attack immediately after we lose possession.
It's pretty late now... about 1am in morning haha... so the last few lines may not seem to make much sense...so feel free to leave your comments! Enjoy the game!
posted by Yao Zong @ 9:37 AM
2 Comments:
I think this is what Siu and I meant as well. 4-2-3-1, and the 2 holding midfielders spreading across the pitch like a vacuum cleaner.
But don't forget to run and cover up for other people when kena counter as well! =)
great work, thats certainly a lot of thought put in!
Certainly for our next match we can try, but perhaps we may not remember so many things in the heat of competition hahaha...
But here's my summary or 4-2-3-1
1. Positional certainty
2. Defensive solidity
3. Wingers operating nearer to MFs and FBs ( Unless suddenly we have a Figo or C Ronaldo in our team, go ahead and run thru their defense)
4. Attacking fullbacks + Closer wingers + CMs's positional certainty = Much more cooperation and sureness during attacks.
These are the main tactical advantages we can unconsciously benefit from, which is easier. We just have to play the passing game we did. As for the higher order tactical movements, we'll have to drill it in step by step.
Post a Comment
<< Home