Fortitude
Himannv
Fortitude Tactics
Attacking phases:
Overview:
An aggresive, perpetual team constantly probing and running into open spaces down the flanks and around the outside channels of both centrebacks. Backline is full of pace and aggression, mass and power and the line will stay high, backed as they are by one of the foremost sweeper keepers the game has seen. With any breach, the race is on to not only get away from my CB's but to get a shot off that is good enough to beat a rapidly encroaching Schmeichel, in combination, a very difficult task, and outside of it, an opponent who is playing into my hands by having to attempt to race free outside of playing a tight game through midfield, which favours a midfield with Crerand and Charlton in it.
Specifics:
Alongside Owen & Giggs, Kanchelskis is arguably the fastest player in the draft, but unlike Owen, Kanchelskis will constantly get to use his pace beings as he's out wide - Himann has no answer to Kanchelskis' pace and constant running, which will provide my intended encroachers on the other flank ample opportunities to latch onto crosses to attempt conversion. Kanchelskis, as shown in the video for him below, is also a real wildcard in terms of dribbling and carrying himself directly to goal. He needs to be contained in his own right, and I do not believe Himann has the means to do this with anyone who goes out on Kanchelskis' flank
I believe Rio to be the best CB in the draft, but the one thing Rio hated more than anything is the forward that played deep and forced him to come out towards midfield as a point of order. It's not that Rio couldn't do it, but it takes a lot of his game away as it's a Vidic or some other stopper better preferred to do that so that Rio could observe and sweep behind. Pique is not that guy, being a more cool, sweeping and passing customer, so the intention is to cause disarray by having Yorke play deep, using his cunning, timing and technical ability to not only hold the play and feed and onrushing Charlton, but also to read crosses from Kanchelskis and use his brilliant heading as well as work space for Hill to run directly into on the blind side. I don't intend to fight fire with fire in the case of Rio as there is a better way to reduce him with the team I have.
Charlton, as ever, is a massive, massive X-factor that has to be met by an equal and opposite threat. I don't intend to play him down - this is a midfielder that went head to head with Beckenbauer in an all-out battle for the ages, and you need a calibre of midfield opponent that is truly elite to contain everything that he is. There's no such thing as ignoring his threat; he has to be addressed, more than anything, he cannot be allowed any space or opportunities to shoot, and on top of that, his engine has to be matched. Yorke has the tandem of taking Rio away from the backline, as well as constantly feeding Charlton in combination plays.
Gordon Hill is a very cunning and timely opportunist. His greatest skill being his timing of getting into the box unsighted for one-time shots that are powerful, accurate and precise. Running around the back as the play corrals to the Yorke-Charlton tandem could very well see him as an 'unlikely' game-winner.
Crerand and Colman will work hard and tirelessly both are very able recyclers of the ball to attacking lines - Crerand with some of the best passing credentials in the draft, and Colman with his ball-carrying and ability to drive into space before releasing the ball to the forwards in short passing chains. Colman also triangulates well and is a constant thorn for his tenacity and ability to re-supply.
In Closing:
I can respect the threat of Rooney and Larsson, but I feel Himman's midfield cannot contain mine or prevent it from doing what I've outlined above. You need genuine defensive gravitas to stop Charlton, and Himann just hasn't got that. As opposed to this, my defenders are better equipped to go up against Rooney and Larsson. Rooney's a cannonball, there's no doubt about that and Larsson is a pacey, clever and opportunistic forward, but neither of them are backed by the kind of midfielder who can follow in and cause that extra bit of mischief. Pogba might be seen as that guy, but he comes with numerous issues of his own - in a firefight, I back him to have more lapses and slips in positional adeptness that provides openings for my players to work into. He is also not a player who is going to tireless work to run into the spaces, which is the game of others in the draft. Basically, I see a disconnect between his frontline and those backing them, further excacerbated by having to work out how to contain Charlton. Herrera, Butt, Neville, Veron... none of them are capable of the task, and even in combination, there isn't the nous or intelligence to match up to Charlton. Charlton also has more stamina than all of them, so not only is he better in every aspect as a footballer, he is also the superior athlete. They are up against a bigger stress than they can handle in any combination. Hill definitely has a lot of joy hovering ahead of Charlton. That half space to the upper left of midifled is where Charlton is naturally going to wander to, and in that case, Hill lurks and waits, chances will fall to him and a lot of open space.
None of the above is to denigrate Himman's players, rather, to acknowledge that Charlton is a really, really big deal who will take titanic force to be brought into line. This game, like the first, is primarily aimed at getting him on the ball as frequently as possible, the fallout is those orbiting being ready to pounce in the spaces his presence presents. Kanchelskis and Hill are very important components, as is Yorke, who I've literally broken up a proven treble-winning strike partnership in belief that what I have put out is the optimal unit to maximise advantages against Himann's side whilst acknowledging his strengths and working hard to disrupt it.
Gordon Hill:
Bobby Charlton:
big up @harms
Eddie Colman:
Carrick before Carrick in Crerand:
Andrei Kanchelskis:
Dwight Yorke:
Himannv Tactics
Formation: 4-2-3-1/4-3-3
Tactic: Counters, quick transitions, high line, pressing
Details:
Himannv
Fortitude Tactics
Attacking phases:
Overview:
An aggresive, perpetual team constantly probing and running into open spaces down the flanks and around the outside channels of both centrebacks. Backline is full of pace and aggression, mass and power and the line will stay high, backed as they are by one of the foremost sweeper keepers the game has seen. With any breach, the race is on to not only get away from my CB's but to get a shot off that is good enough to beat a rapidly encroaching Schmeichel, in combination, a very difficult task, and outside of it, an opponent who is playing into my hands by having to attempt to race free outside of playing a tight game through midfield, which favours a midfield with Crerand and Charlton in it.
Specifics:
Alongside Owen & Giggs, Kanchelskis is arguably the fastest player in the draft, but unlike Owen, Kanchelskis will constantly get to use his pace beings as he's out wide - Himann has no answer to Kanchelskis' pace and constant running, which will provide my intended encroachers on the other flank ample opportunities to latch onto crosses to attempt conversion. Kanchelskis, as shown in the video for him below, is also a real wildcard in terms of dribbling and carrying himself directly to goal. He needs to be contained in his own right, and I do not believe Himann has the means to do this with anyone who goes out on Kanchelskis' flank
I believe Rio to be the best CB in the draft, but the one thing Rio hated more than anything is the forward that played deep and forced him to come out towards midfield as a point of order. It's not that Rio couldn't do it, but it takes a lot of his game away as it's a Vidic or some other stopper better preferred to do that so that Rio could observe and sweep behind. Pique is not that guy, being a more cool, sweeping and passing customer, so the intention is to cause disarray by having Yorke play deep, using his cunning, timing and technical ability to not only hold the play and feed and onrushing Charlton, but also to read crosses from Kanchelskis and use his brilliant heading as well as work space for Hill to run directly into on the blind side. I don't intend to fight fire with fire in the case of Rio as there is a better way to reduce him with the team I have.
Charlton, as ever, is a massive, massive X-factor that has to be met by an equal and opposite threat. I don't intend to play him down - this is a midfielder that went head to head with Beckenbauer in an all-out battle for the ages, and you need a calibre of midfield opponent that is truly elite to contain everything that he is. There's no such thing as ignoring his threat; he has to be addressed, more than anything, he cannot be allowed any space or opportunities to shoot, and on top of that, his engine has to be matched. Yorke has the tandem of taking Rio away from the backline, as well as constantly feeding Charlton in combination plays.
Gordon Hill is a very cunning and timely opportunist. His greatest skill being his timing of getting into the box unsighted for one-time shots that are powerful, accurate and precise. Running around the back as the play corrals to the Yorke-Charlton tandem could very well see him as an 'unlikely' game-winner.
Crerand and Colman will work hard and tirelessly both are very able recyclers of the ball to attacking lines - Crerand with some of the best passing credentials in the draft, and Colman with his ball-carrying and ability to drive into space before releasing the ball to the forwards in short passing chains. Colman also triangulates well and is a constant thorn for his tenacity and ability to re-supply.
In Closing:
I can respect the threat of Rooney and Larsson, but I feel Himman's midfield cannot contain mine or prevent it from doing what I've outlined above. You need genuine defensive gravitas to stop Charlton, and Himann just hasn't got that. As opposed to this, my defenders are better equipped to go up against Rooney and Larsson. Rooney's a cannonball, there's no doubt about that and Larsson is a pacey, clever and opportunistic forward, but neither of them are backed by the kind of midfielder who can follow in and cause that extra bit of mischief. Pogba might be seen as that guy, but he comes with numerous issues of his own - in a firefight, I back him to have more lapses and slips in positional adeptness that provides openings for my players to work into. He is also not a player who is going to tireless work to run into the spaces, which is the game of others in the draft. Basically, I see a disconnect between his frontline and those backing them, further excacerbated by having to work out how to contain Charlton. Herrera, Butt, Neville, Veron... none of them are capable of the task, and even in combination, there isn't the nous or intelligence to match up to Charlton. Charlton also has more stamina than all of them, so not only is he better in every aspect as a footballer, he is also the superior athlete. They are up against a bigger stress than they can handle in any combination. Hill definitely has a lot of joy hovering ahead of Charlton. That half space to the upper left of midifled is where Charlton is naturally going to wander to, and in that case, Hill lurks and waits, chances will fall to him and a lot of open space.
None of the above is to denigrate Himman's players, rather, to acknowledge that Charlton is a really, really big deal who will take titanic force to be brought into line. This game, like the first, is primarily aimed at getting him on the ball as frequently as possible, the fallout is those orbiting being ready to pounce in the spaces his presence presents. Kanchelskis and Hill are very important components, as is Yorke, who I've literally broken up a proven treble-winning strike partnership in belief that what I have put out is the optimal unit to maximise advantages against Himann's side whilst acknowledging his strengths and working hard to disrupt it.
Gordon Hill:
Bobby Charlton:
big up @harms
Eddie Colman:
Carrick before Carrick in Crerand:
Andrei Kanchelskis:
Dwight Yorke:
Himannv Tactics
Formation: 4-2-3-1/4-3-3
Tactic: Counters, quick transitions, high line, pressing
Details:
- Rooney, Larsson, and Morgan are all good off the ball and are ably supported by the midfield behind them. They will press and close down opponents.
- Larsson gets on the end of passes but also syncs up with Rooney and combines.
- Morgan is a player in the Best mold and is a great dribbler but also a good supplier from wide areas.
- Veron is a key player here and is the AM of the team, stringing passes together and creating chances for the attackers.
- Butt plays as the designated DM, while Herrera provides the workrate and is more B2B.
- Fullbacks generally get forward with Rafael being the more adventurous.
- CBs and GK are great on the ball and can play out from the back but also a key aspect is their ability to quickly pick out a pass.
