soccer strategy

[TheGodEmperor]

my thread is revived  :pimp:

I was watching Atletico Madrid vs. Schalke and I noticed that long balls seemed to be effective for the most part. And I was surprised. In other news, players like Simao kill a teams flow of play.

[moby]

simo is a winger right? so long balls to the wing or what?

[TheGodEmperor]

yeah, and all that does is get them boxed in corners. But I was referring to how Simao never passes at the right time.

[TheGodEmperor]

Quick question: is it better to pressure the ball individually with the entire team pressing, or playing zone and waiting for your moments when the ball is vulnerable?

[Sule]

with TF10's idea of a sweeper and stop you would need one hell of a defender ( id take Ferdinand) to control the entire team and be a leader

3 guys in the back is only used when marking man-to-man and not zonal. with 3 in the back everything becomes much tighter and static and the 3 CB's must be aware of what the other player is trying to do at all times

[Sule]

Quick question: is it better to pressure the ball individually with the entire team pressing, or playing zone and waiting for your moments when the ball is vulnerable?

depends what formation ur playing with and how u want to play really offensive/defensive

[Tito]

i loved this thread

i would love to see the use of a defensive midfielder more in each league.

i think your prayers have been answered
Mikel is killing it you should've seen this show i was watching the performance he put out this season and the clips of his possession in the united game was brilliant
now i know why Chelsea had the transfer war with United for him
the next Makelele and maybe even better

[moby]

i had a feeling he would have done great, maybe at a different club but he just seemed to be a good player.



@TF10: i think it would be better to apply pressure by marking out any other player the person can pass to, then that player with the ball is more likely to make a mistake becuase every player he looks at has an opponet on him

[Tito]

i agree zone is better
the other one leaves too much space for the opponents

[TheGodEmperor]

yeah but then if a man gets beat, the other team automatically creates an open man and goes on a fastbreak

[Sule]

i agree zone is better
the other one leaves too much space for the opponents

i think u mean other way around
zonal is when u give the players a bit of space until he gets the ball then ur on his ass, man-to-man on the other hand is where it is very tight throughout the field and if u dont know where your player is or u arent close to him you're screwed basically

ive played both and i think i farely adept at both and can defend both ways

meh really depends on how you want to play the game

[moby]

oh i get it now,


i've always play zonal, like what sule said give the person with the ball assurity he can pass and when he does i try put pressure on him so he can make a mistake,



but that defence can get fucked up with one - two passes