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#156341 The FA Cup 2013/14
Poe
#156335 The FA Cup 2013/14
Poe
Then the club gets more?
#156319 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
Poe
That's awesome.
#156266 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
\o/
#156265 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
In the CL Quarters
Celtic have somehow got to the semi finals too - I'd love it if we drew them.
Not doing the business as much in the league this year though, sitting 6th. I did win the Carling Cup though, and if I get to a CL final I think that'll more than make up for it.
#156261 The Masters 2014
Poe
Had Speith ew at 66/1 too.
#155882 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Poe
Also fmgod \o/
#155880 The FA Cup 2013/14
Poe
#155879 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
Poe
Without Cabaye and Remy I dread to think where we'd be.
#155674 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
Poe
That is all.
#155509 Champions League 2013/14
Poe
Playing defensively is the best way to play against teams like Bayern and Barcelona.
#155378 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
Pretty good CL group all things considered, sizeable away trip to Russia is annoying, though.
#155375 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
#155367 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
When we last visited the Tuchel system in place at Newcastle, the system was proving highly effective in stopping attacks before they have the chance to build, allowing us to move quickly in on the opponents goal from their own half. We had just beaten Chelsea 3-1 to move into the top 4. My aim at the start of the season was to finish somewhere between 5th and 8th – allowing European participation next season which should hopefully see some better talent arriving at the club.
What happened was quite amazing, we went on several great runs – easily dispatching teams like Arsenal and Southampton on our way to a 3rd place finish. Here are just some of the great results we have achieved throughout the 2013/2014 season:
The main part of our attacking impetus was our front 3 of Remy, Gouffran and the man sitting in behind – Hatem Ben Arfa. 52 goals and 36 assists came from these 3, showing the vital effect they had on our teams attacking play.
Obviously, we had slumps – and the majority of these were when we didn’t have players capable enough to step in and replace the players we were losing. When Ben Arfa was injured our only option was to drop Gouffran into the SS(A) position, leaving Cisse to take over his role as the DF(s) – something he is not cut out to do. This made our shape disjointed and we were unable to stop attacks high up the pitch, due to Cisse’s lack of work rate and stamina. I made this a key position to improve upon in the summer, and I found 2 players that were perfect to fit this role – Simon Zoller of Kaiserslautern and Tom Ince from Blackpool. Their stats are below:
Both of these players have good stamina, work rate and determination – while also being blessed with technical ability to make the difference in the final third. We need them both to learn the PPM Runs with Ball Through Centre and Gets Forward Whenever Possible – but by the end of the season that should be done and these 2 will be perfectly capable of stepping into the shoes of Hatem Ben Arfa when he is either injured or suspended.
Our squad strengthening was somewhat disrupted by the lack of ambition shown by the board, with only 14m to repeat last seasons heroics – without our top goalscorer as he went back to QPR – no intention of joining Newcastle permanently. This is obviously a concern, so I had to spend a decent proportion of the transfer budget on a 15-20 goal a season striker, and one that can drop straight into the starting XI. Luckily my South American scout found me a beauty – Carlos Carbonero. While not blessed with outstanding finishing ability (12) – his pace, acceleration, work rate, stamina and determination all make for a superb forward to lead the line in a Tuchel type system. He does possess the PPM 'Arrives Late in the Opponent Area' which we will have to try and remove, but apart from that he is a very good striker for our system - his attributes are below:
I was happy enough to leave this as it Is, analyse where my team was playing poorly and act on this in the Winter transfer window – but a player by the name of Gaston Gil Romero was offered to me and I could not pass up the chance – my scouts highly rate him and say he will become better than any of my current crop, so 4m of my transfer fund went in his direction to bring him in for a total fee of 7.5m. I also brought in Joleon Lescott on a free transfer to replace the outgoing Steven Taylor and Mike Williamson – he will also make a decent tutor for young defender Remie Streete, who I have high hopes for.
I hope this piece helps people understand that the forward players in a high pressing, aggressive 4-3-1-2 cannot simply be technically able – they must possess the right attitude and physical stats to succeed in order for the formation to hold its worth. Next time I will go into depth about the correct type of training and tutoring we must use to ensure the young players coming from the academy and beyond develop into the correct type of player that will fit this system, in order to create a legacy at the club based around a playing style.
Well, that’s my plan anyway…
#155356 Newcastle Thread
Poe
#155122 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
Hopefully we can do a repeat again next year before making an assault on the title in the 3rd year.
Annoying thing is - we're going to lose Remy due to the loan deal ending before my initial budgets for next year are announced.
#155085 Champions League 2013/14
Poe
#154898 Pistorius Trial
Poe
#154857 The Wrestling Thread.
Poe
Shame
RIP
#154819 Get to know a member part one: hammer9
Poe
The kits he makes are sexy, though.
#154813 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
Sayonara, dickheads. They scored from a corner again though - I really don't know what to do to stop it.
#154810 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
Something is working!
#154805 Newcastle Thread
Poe
I'm sure the only time we went for Rivaldo was when he was getting on a bit and Bobby rang him and he basically said not a chance.
#154802 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
Last time out, we seen the 4-3-1-2 record a 5-2 victory over Norwich, but a much sterner test was lying await – Chelsea are the visitors at St. James’s Park today and will provide a very tough test to the new system I am intending to play. The tactic is not fully fluid yet, so defeat is a real possibility – however I am hoping the system that I am employing will keep the scoreline respectable.
When I got through the scout report, our scout Ian Sampson predicted Chelsea would line up with the 4-2-3-1 formation that the 4-3-1-2 is excellent against.
It allows our defensive midfielder Cheick Tiote to man mark the player in the hole, which in this case is Oscar. It allows basically our entire team to man mark their forward line, with the two centre backs doubling up on any danger man.
With Chelsea’s team how it is however, the likes of Eden Hazard and Willian are players that can roam all over the pitch, so I decided against tight marking as it would move our team all over the place and our shape would be disrupted – which is what makes the tactic so solid. I chose to tightly mark their striker as balls over the top may damage us, however.
Throughout the game we were excellent, closing down extremely well and tackled with heart and desire. The instructions to confine Chelsea to their own half and hope for balls over the top worked extremely well – look at the amount of tackles we made in their half here.
This is paramount to what we are trying to do, as it will allow the attackers to attack against fewer men, due to the players Chelsea will be committing forward to their attacks. This is important as the players we have upfront – Yoan Gouffran, Ben Arfa and Loic Remy all attack with great pace, and we can exploit the space that is left.
These tackles up the pitch resulted in a 3-1 winning margin, as we dominated the game from start to finish. The goal they scored was again from a corner; something we are going to need to brush up on as we are conceding way too many from set pieces, but that is for another time. You can clearly see the domination we held over our more illustrious opponents:
Our tactics worked to perfection, as Tiote completely man marked the influential Oscar out the game, and Mourinho decided to change to a more defensive 4-5-1, slinging both Hazard and Oscar from the pitch at 56 minutes. You only have to look here to see how poorly Oscar played, as every touch he took he was quickly met with a tackle or block from Tiote, who was the best player on the pitch.
I am now going to play out the season to truly test the tactic out, once it is fluid we should see better ball retention between midfield and attack, and more challenges further up the pitch, leaving us able to attack against a formation that is unsettled due to players committing to attacks.
#154778 Champions League 2013/14
Poe
#154718 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
So averaging 5 clear cut chances a game atm, still no win in 3 though.
#154715 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
Lost this one too, should have probably played Williamson against the aerial strength of Jones, but I didn't expect Mbiwa to have such a howler.
Still, we done enough to win the game, we score 1 of our 7 clear cut chances and Cardiff score 2 of their 2.
That's 11 clear cut chances we've created in the past 2 games and lost them both.
#154712 Tuchel 4-3-1-2
Poe
This just happened too, very annoying
Guess who won? Their goal was from a corner too.
#154680 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
Poe
#154655 Barclays Premier League 2013/14
Poe
Sunderland are appalling.