You have NOOOO idea how much this season brings me joy and excitement in abundance! Let me give you a quick back story. About 3 years ago, I started this journey of soccermanager blogging, but I was only uploading blog posts on Facebook. These were the first type of blogs I would write about. I … Continue reading SEASON 3: FORMATION MATTERS Episode 1: Introduction
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SEASON 3: FORMATION MATTERS Episode 3: The 3’s series ( 3-5-2)
A 3-5-2 set up within Soccermanager One of my favourite formations, the 3-5-2 is arguably the most balanced of all the 3 at the back formations found within soccermanger. Consisting of 3 Defenders, 3 Midfielders, 2 Wide Midfielders and 2 Forwards, it’s difficult to go wrong using this system. Rarely will you find a formation … Continue reading SEASON 3: FORMATION MATTERS Episode 3: The 3’s series ( 3-5-2)
Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 11: Patterns of play brought to life: Mixed/Through the Middle and Long ball)
A group of players go out and win a game in a style that gets the best out of the team. That's the key to management.- Sam Allardyce Route one football. Why does it have such a bad reputation? I’ll tell you why? FOOTBALL MEDIA! Playing in this style has been viewed as negative, or … Continue reading Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 11: Patterns of play brought to life: Mixed/Through the Middle and Long ball)
Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 10: Patterns of play brought to life: Through the Middle and Mixed)
"Nothing is impossible in football, and that is our idea, our philosophy"- Mauricio Pochettino Howdy Soccermanagerites! As promised, we’ve got another episode explaining the different patterns of play you can expect whilist using a team within Soccermanagager. Today’s focus will be on yet another intriguing pattern of play: Through the Middle and Mixed This system … Continue reading Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 10: Patterns of play brought to life: Through the Middle and Mixed)
Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 9: Patterns of play brought to life: Through the Middle and Short)
"Some teams can't or don't pass the ball. What are you playing for? What's the point? That's not football. Combine, pass, play. That's football.- Xavi Hernández On we go explaining yet another style of play within this glorious game. Today is a special one as this system was the one played by a certain team … Continue reading Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 9: Patterns of play brought to life: Through the Middle and Short)
SEASON 2: Tactics Page; Episode 9: Patterns of play brought to life (Down both flanks and Mixed)
"Your reputation dosen’t stand for anything. You have to come and try to get up and show you’re capable of doing your job": David Moyes This system is a tricky one to explain. On the surface, it seems legit enough but I can guarantee that it is very rare to see a team playing it … Continue reading SEASON 2: Tactics Page; Episode 9: Patterns of play brought to life (Down both flanks and Mixed)
SEASON 2 : Tactics Page; Episode 8: Patterns of play brought to life (Down both flanks and Direct)
“Not having to constantly remind everyone what’s required is an important part of being successful”: Jupp Heynckes Wow, it’s been 8 episodes already?!! This season is flying by and we’ve still got lots more to get into... So, let’s do what we normally do n see if we can get an 8 second goal in, … Continue reading SEASON 2 : Tactics Page; Episode 8: Patterns of play brought to life (Down both flanks and Direct)
Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 7: Patterns of play brought to life (Through the Middle and Direct)
" I only have one understanding of development and of making success, and that's by going step by step" : Jurgen Klopp 📢FAVORITE SYSTEM ALERT! FAVORITE SYSTEM ALERT!📢 Now that the cat’s out of the bag (as well as the sirens) let’s get straight into our next pattern of play, shall we... Today we’re taking … Continue reading Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 7: Patterns of play brought to life (Through the Middle and Direct)
Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 6: Patterns of play brought to life (Mixed and Direct)
" Getting the balance right in everything is all of football and all of sport": Roy Hodgson By now you already know the jist of things around here so let’s not waste any time. Today’s blog is going to be all about a MIXED and DIRECT style whilst in possession. Unlike the previous 2 where … Continue reading Season 2: Tactics Page; Episode 6: Patterns of play brought to life (Mixed and Direct)
Season 2 : Tactics Page ; Episode 5: Patterns of play brought to life (Mixed and Short)
"The relationships and behaviors on and off the pitch between teammates have to be as good as possible"- Pep Guardiola Welcome back, Soccermanagerites! I hope you enjoy quickies as this will be another one as we continue our mini series of looking at different styles of play while bringing them to life to feed that … Continue reading Season 2 : Tactics Page ; Episode 5: Patterns of play brought to life (Mixed and Short)
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