Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Edit: How do I get the image up? I used lineup builder.
It's difficult to describe the fluidity and movement of this team by using a simple formation sheet. However this is roughly what it will look like.
The full backs are going to be very mobile, when we have the ball they are going to be offering width and getting up the pitch to join the attack. In midfield, when we have possession, Mascherano will sit in front of the two centre halves as a protective screen. Kagawa, as the teams main play maker, will have an essentially free role to find the pockets of space and exploit them. Moutinho will be the man that knits it all together, his tireless energy nd metronomic passing ensuring that wherever the play is on the pitch he's there to keep the ball and possession ticking over. Up front nominally Van Persie will start on the left, Rooney in the centre and Hulk on the right. But all three will be constantly moving, roaming, interchanging, dropping deep, stretching and pulling apart the opposition defense, creating space and opportunities for each other and Kagawa to capitalise on.
Out of Possession the front three will work as a pressing unit to win the ball back instantly. Behind them Moutinho will drop back and play alongside Mascherano, while the full backs will drop in alongside the centre halves. As one of the top keepers on the planet Handanovic's job-which he will very ably do-is to save the few pot shots that the opposition strike force will be lucky to fashion.
Edit: How do I get the image up? I used lineup builder.
It's difficult to describe the fluidity and movement of this team by using a simple formation sheet. However this is roughly what it will look like.
The full backs are going to be very mobile, when we have the ball they are going to be offering width and getting up the pitch to join the attack. In midfield, when we have possession, Mascherano will sit in front of the two centre halves as a protective screen. Kagawa, as the teams main play maker, will have an essentially free role to find the pockets of space and exploit them. Moutinho will be the man that knits it all together, his tireless energy nd metronomic passing ensuring that wherever the play is on the pitch he's there to keep the ball and possession ticking over. Up front nominally Van Persie will start on the left, Rooney in the centre and Hulk on the right. But all three will be constantly moving, roaming, interchanging, dropping deep, stretching and pulling apart the opposition defense, creating space and opportunities for each other and Kagawa to capitalise on.
Out of Possession the front three will work as a pressing unit to win the ball back instantly. Behind them Moutinho will drop back and play alongside Mascherano, while the full backs will drop in alongside the centre halves. As one of the top keepers on the planet Handanovic's job-which he will very ably do-is to save the few pot shots that the opposition strike force will be lucky to fashion.
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