ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 15 minutes ago, LPQR said: ah you did fall into that black hole of temptation afterall what set-up are you using for the libero btw? I blame the copious amounts of wine I'm consuming in Tuscany! PM Libre is the base tactic, with PM in Catene the more reserved version. PM Libre PM in Catene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPQR Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 for a slightly different coverage of width+some better defensive positioning, try changing the wingers to WM's with 'sit narrow' PI and add the rest of the PI the wingers have. If you have two work-horses on each flank and if your side DM's are quick enough and cover enough ground, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. I love the names you've given my tactics suddenly sounds so much cooler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 1 minute ago, LPQR said: for a slightly different coverage of width+some better defensive positioning, try changing the wingers to WM's with 'sit narrow' PI and add the rest of the PI the wingers have. If you have two work-horses on each flank and if your side DM's are quick enough and cover enough ground, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. I love the names you've given my tactics suddenly sounds so much cooler. I'll give that a shot. Glad you like the names...playing off the Grapefruit nonsense that started with @BoxToBox and taking it at least 3 steps too far We just lost 1-0 at home to Salernitana...who sit bottom of the table. We've got some work to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I'm just surprised you haven't started a sideline in Tuscan boxed grapefruit wine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Just now, BoxToBox said: I'm just surprised you haven't started a sideline in Tuscan boxed grapefruit wine. I am genuinely upset that I didn't think of that. *sigh* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willigenburg Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 With the players looking all purple and forming a grape vine you should be calling it something with just grape! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Just now, Willigenburg said: With the players looking all purple and forming a grape vine you should be calling it something with just grape! There's definitely some promise in that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) Home vs. Atlanta, using PM Libre 2.0 (tweaked to WM-A, with sit narrow + other winger PIs). I really like how high up Marlon (my libero) is playing, and how involved he gets in the attack. When in possession, the width of my CBs is great to see, as well. I tend to think that we're falling short due to a lack of talent. But, we'll see. (That tactical lineup above couldn't look more Italian if it tried...) Edited December 18, 2016 by ManUtd1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 And...this is what terrifies me... The ball has just been played into Mukhtar, and we seem all out of sorts... Mukhtar took a touch inside and has played it into Cenk (their left forward)...my left wing is still ball-watching... Cenk gathers it and cracks one from 25 yards...as a former keeper, Dragowski seems a little non-chalant for my tastes here... ...because it was played right at him (stupid camera angle) and held. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Another concerning setup... Ighalo gathers up a half-cleared header off of a cross from their right wing, lays it off to Kampl. We haven't recovered our positions very well. Kampl finds Bocchini... Who dinks it off to Mukhtar for a first-time shot. 2-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I know I'm a bit late to say this, but that goal from Ludqvist must have stung. Great progress though and a very interesting tactic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 All's well that ends well? ' I have to admit this is probably more "thinking out loud" about tactics than I've ever posted before! Figure some of you may want to see this stuff. Curse you, @LPQR! The tactics aren't fully fluid yet, which is almost certainly contributing to the concerns I'm having (which may be overblown, I'll readily admit). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Fer Fuchs Ake said: I know I'm a bit late to say this, but that goal from Ludqvist must have stung. Great progress though and a very interesting tactic. Thanks, man. It has been an odd 5 months. We've got a long ways to go! I refused to shake Lundqvist's hand afterwards. He shouldn't have celebrated like that. Edited December 18, 2016 by ManUtd1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 We're sitting 7th, 1 point behind Sampdoria. They have a game in hand. I'm facing Roma in the TIM Cup final, so I'm assured of a spot in the Europa League at this point. I'd really like to catch Sampdoria, though. "Maybe this isn't the time to mess about with tactics," says the angel on my shoulder. But the devil is whispering sweet nothings in my other ear... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 7th is amazing work, to be honest, from where you started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPQR Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 aye, it seems like your squad doesn't really suit the tactic, sir If work-rate and stamina is an issue and you still want to use the libero, there's plenty of changes you can make to suit your squad. The counter-attacking 1-4-4-1 worked wonders for me last season - all the way until the CL semi-final that is ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Yeah, I may switch it up. A nervy 2-1 win over bottom Cesena has pushed us to 6th (gratzi, Palermo), but holy **** are we vulnerable on the counter when the libero is caught in an advanced position. Three forward formations are also a bit terrifying! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 12 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: 7th is amazing work, to be honest, from where you started. Thanks, man. We're pushing hard. I can't wait until the summer arrives, to really spend some time reshaping the squad into what I want. Not that I know what that is, given my experiments with the libero! 9 minutes ago, LPQR said: aye, it seems like your squad doesn't really suit the tactic, sir If work-rate and stamina is an issue and you still want to use the libero, there's plenty of changes you can make to suit your squad. The counter-attacking 1-4-4-1 worked wonders for me last season - all the way until the CL semi-final that is ) Hard to disagree...I have to say the neutrals would've enjoyed it. On occasion, it's been like having a back line comprised soley of David Luiz clones. That Napoli result may have been an anamoly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) I swear, if one more player comes to my office to complain about training and the tactical changes...we'll hold pre-season in ******* Yemen. Oh, they thought I was kidding. Until I showed them Vito Stavljanin's "scouting reports." They genuinely don't know how far I'll go to assert my authority, if need be. Sixth. Not sure how we're managing that. To be fair, Marlon has a point. The maniacal tactical adventures of the last few matches aren't good for the ol' heart. Back to the 4-4-1-1 we'd been training on all season, with a 5-4-1 libero when we need to keep it tight at the back. Yes, that's the ticket. Edited December 18, 2016 by ManUtd1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 Played with the 5-4-1 libero until Lazio were reduced to 10 men, then back to my 4-4-1-1 and went after them. Feeling very good about how this is shaping up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Barmy For Barney Purple ACF Fiorentina2022-23 Review All told, it has been a solid start in Italy. We were given a soft landing in terms of the fixtures, stumbled and righted ourselves to push our way into the Europa League by virtue of our position in Serie A. But, we have a lot of work to do. The squad is seriously unbalanced. Too many overpaid players who simply aren't good enough. My attempts to implement a libero system as our default tactic were...unsuccessful. Let's just leave it at that. The first attempt was abandoned before it truly began, the second after we looked like a pack of meth-heads playing FIFA. Sure, we could look sharp on occasion, but most of the time it was a disaster waiting to happen. We've got some solid players coming in, and with a few decent moves I hope to be more competitive. Ever since Brita took that job with that football tabloid, things have gotten a little quiet around here. I need to unwind in between scouting trips this summer. Just a little. Nothing too overboard. Goals for 2023-24: Make a run in the Europa League knockout rounds. Secure a top-4 finish in Serie A, to qualify for the 2023-24 Champions League. Squad|League Overview|Finances Overview|Income Detail|Expenditures Detail|Transfers Serie A Fixtures 1|Serie A Fixtures 2|TIM Cup Fixtures Champions League 2022-23 Review Another year, another team removed from the list of eligible clubs. This year, it was Diego Simeone's Manchester City. More than that, they beat Mourinho's United. On Penalties. At Old Trafford. You Broke My Heart, Bobby Manc Malmo failed to get out of their CL Group this year, and went out in the 2nd knockout round of the Europa League. Most of my squad has moved on, backfilled by seriously-overpriced players. In all fairness, Hegi is a beast. But Malmo spending up to $54M on a player, and then putting him on $74k/week?! And he isn't even the highest-paid player?! $30M on a Brazilian keeper, who's on $71k/week?! That's ridiculous. That's classic Bobby Manc. These violent delights have violent ends, Bobby. Challenge Overview Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Mou's United, on penos, at OT, with 10 men, ffs....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Hahaha...in my haste, I'd missed Dybala's red. That's utterly awful. #MourinhoOut (he's only won the Community Shield and League Cup...1x each, that's it!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Depodé sold to Dortmund for only £8.25m and Khayne sold for £7.75m... Oh dear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheriff7 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 You are great as Analyst i should hire you in my save as i cant find anyone good... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 9 hours ago, Fer Fuchs Ake said: Depodé sold to Dortmund for only £8.25m and Khayne sold for £7.75m... Oh dear I know!!! Absolutely tragic. 38 minutes ago, Sheriff7 said: You are great as Analyst i should hire you in my save as i cant find anyone good... Hahaha...I may be out of a job soon enough, if my little gamble doesn't pay off. Details to follow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 38 minutes ago, ManUtd1 said: Hahaha...I may be out of a job soon enough, if my little gamble doesn't pay off. Details to follow! Did you try the little used 2-2-6 formation or something mate? We've all been there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willigenburg Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 53 minutes ago, the--dud said: Did you try the little used 2-2-6 formation or something mate? We've all been there... Might have been a 5-0-5? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 29 minutes ago, Willigenburg said: Might have been a 5-0-5? Classic What could possibly go wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willigenburg Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 35 minutes ago, the--dud said: Classic What could possibly go wrong? I actually ran a topic on these forums a couple of years ago, where I tested that for a couple of seasons. It went better than expected. Lots of clear cut chances and overloading the opponent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ManUtd1 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 What have I done? What started out as a simple culling of the excess fat, burning of the dead wood...has turned into a full-blown massacre. I couldn't help myself. Adnan Ali? Not good enough, time to go. Take Boutobba with you, while you're at it. But it didn't stop there. Oh, no, I had the bit in my teeth. The wine in my gullet. The interns gasping audibly at my visceral machismo. Yes, that'll do for me. Vecino? Bah, who needs him and his beautiful passing game! Forsberg? Bah, Swedish midfielders are the new German midfielders, who were once the new Spanish midfielders. Marlon? For that much, Wolfsburg, you can have Mlakar, too! You don't want him? Ok...ok...he's still out of here the useless ****. What's that, David, you're homesick? Not any more!!! Bwahahahahaha!!! My dear Nana always said, "don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today." But she never managed a club in the Serie A. The daft ****. What have I done?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) So, yeah. I went and did this. Instead of taking my time to cull the playing squad, my late-June internal squad review turned into a bloodbath. Instead of bringing in the youngsters and easing them into the side, I went after the 1st team with a blunt axe. Granted, the kids I've brought in are very talented/promising, as are the youth products I've promoted from within. But, I just axed a ton of experienced, steady hands who got me to 6th in the Serie A last year. They're also the same clowns that got my predecessor ****-canned. So, yeah. I went and did that. As if I was playing back in Malmo, where you could get away with this stuff because of the relative strength of the domestic competition. This is going to be an interesting year, relying so heavily on youth domestically and in the Europa League. Edited December 20, 2016 by ManUtd1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 It's like the Great Officer Purge! We all know how well that worked out for Stalin Seriously though, best of luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 You're cut, you're cut, I like you, which is why it was so hard to cut you..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 21 minutes ago, the--dud said: It's like the Great Officer Purge! We all know how well that worked out for Stalin Seriously though, best of luck! Stalin could learn a thing or two from our Swedish protagonist... 5 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: You're cut, you're cut, I like you, which is why it was so hard to cut you..... I'm definitely pushing for Skittelbrau as a sponsor when I manage in Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantu9Y Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 the part you wrote about the Swedish/German/Spanish midfielders had me rolling! bravo sir on cleaning house. Hopefully the young guns can shock the system and step up early Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Chantu9Y said: the part you wrote about the Swedish/German/Spanish midfielders had me rolling! bravo sir on cleaning house. Hopefully the young guns can shock the system and step up early Thanks for reading It's been interesting...let's see how we get on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Pietro is as insightful as he is handsome on that Vespa. No wonder my luck with the women of Florence has been so...erratic... That being said, snatching 3 points at the San Siro was exactly how to go about silencing the critics and should improve my standing with the local talent. With arch-enemy Juventus coming to visit tomorrow, we can truly set the...season...yes, that's it...on fire. The Curva Fiesole will be bouncing. Especially after those cheating ******** blew their season opener in Turin, losing 1-0 to Bologna of all teams. Time to steal a march and twist the dagger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Ouch. That's a rough Europa League draw...the one Group I wanted to avoid. Bayern will romp. We need to take points off of Everton and perhaps get a little help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willigenburg Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Jesus, that group is mean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 4 hours ago, BoxToBox said: Jesus, that group is mean. We'll see...could be a big ask with all that PL cash. 7 hours ago, Willigenburg said: #HakunaYourTatas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer Fuchs Ake Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Bloody hell, that is some culling of your squad. Fait play to you though, you got a lot of money from them. Best of luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 It's the first home match of the year. The 2nd massive match in a brutal 4-match start to the season -- Milan (away), Juve, Roma (away) and Napoli. The schedulers must've been laughing their heads off. We'll see who's laughing in the end. The lads are ready. The Curva Fiesole is ready. Let's do this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 I wish we'd been able to hold the lead, but 4 points from this first 6 is a solid achievement. Off to Roma we go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willigenburg Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 4 hours ago, ManUtd1 said: We'll see...could be a big ask with all that PL cash. #HakunaYourTatas I love that phrase, wish i could use it more! Solid start, with a tough schedule! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 31 minutes ago, Willigenburg said: Solid start, with a tough schedule! That solid start has turned into an utter nightmare. A big win over Zorya in the EL is sandwiched in there, but getting hammered at home by Atalanta is not the way to gear up for a match away to Bayern. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 At this rate, I'm likely getting fired in early December. At the latest. Big match against 12th place Hellas Verona, and we give up a goal in the first 30 seconds...only to squander chances for the next 90 minutes. Leaving us in 17th place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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