High pressure causes havoc for Italy’s defence, leading them to either pump the ball upfield towards Balotelli, who won’t win many headers against Jagielka and Cahill or give the ball away in a very dangerous position to the likes of Rooney and Young. Make sure the pass is played along the ground, as through balls won’t be played with enough pace to be effective. Playing through balls from the middle of the pitch out to the wing, between Italy’s centre back and full back is a great way of exploiting the space behind the defensive line. When you do get past the full-backs, try to cut inside and drag another defender towards you before crossing, creating extra space for your men in the box.
Ignazio Abate, Italy’s right back, is their fastest player, so stick Walcott on the opposite side to make sure he is effective. Keep feeding the ball to your wingers and attacking with their pace. Go with an attacking mentality and shuffle between the counter attack, high pressure and swap wings custom tactics. In my first stint in the tournament, Ross Barkley earned a place in the starting 11 ahead of Jack Wilshere thanks to two excellent games from the bench pushing his overall rating to 80, so it pays to rotate your squad based on performance. It is better to field players in form than those necessarily higher ranked. Make sure that you pay attention to this between matches. Players form can dip or improve throughout the tournament. Resting players for the final, or those on bookings, is important to keeping your ideal 11 ready for the final. Try and rotate players towards the end of matches you’re comfortably winning. While it can be tempting to continue to field a team playing well throughout the whole tournament, it can come back to haunt you in the final matches. Playing both Wilshere and Gerrard limits the support to your front three, meaning any clearing headers from defenders aren’t gathered and opponents can break. Meaning one should be either Wilshere or Gerrard and the other Lallana or Barkley. Your other two midfielders should have some pace between them. He has the pace to snuff out any breaks and can also provide support going forward. Milner will operate as the holding player in the midfield three. It also gives you three central midfielders to stop any counter attacks.īelieve it or not, your most important player in this set-up is James Milner.
The 4-3-3 is great for counter attacks and exploiting England’s pace on the wings, which will be vital against the likes of Italy in England’s opening match. Which 4-3-3 is up to you, but I found the basic 4-3-3 works fine, but False 9 can be effective to bring Rooney into the game earlier if your build up play is more considered. This isn’t real football, so switch it to the more attacking version, the 4-3-3. The one wildcard is Danny Welbeck, who only stays thanks to his versatility of being able to play in midfield and up front.
There’s also scope to include some of England’s exciting youngsters like Lallana and Barkley. Walcott also comes in (left out I assume only through his real-world injury). Townsend should be dropped in place of Ashley Young, who will become a key asset to the team. Don’t think about who is the best according to what you see on TV, look at the numbers in the game. Also, Ashley Cole now lacks the pace to stand up to the wingers who will be heading to Brazil, so swap him for Gibbs.īecause you’ll only be playing one striker, overload the midfield with players. Taking just three is risky, as they’re susceptible to both injuries and suspensions, with bookings in successive games enough to miss the following match. Use the extra position to take another centre back. Take Hart and Ruddy just in case Hart starts playing poorly or does somehow manage to get hurt. Keepers rarely get injured in FIFA so there’s no point wasting a seat on the plane for somebody who definitely won’t play. Preparing for best and worst-case scenarios, and also selecting a squad that fits the style of football you’re going to play should all be taken into consideration.įor starters, only select two goalkeepers. Selecting the correct 23 is vital to your success in the tournament.
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