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3-4-3 Wide Diamond: Cruyffian a.k.a. New Barcelona Approach
After Fabregas's arrival, Guardiola came up with an interesting new formation this season. After watching the last 8-0 win over Osasuna, I got my urge to play Football Manager again and decided to implement this system in TC.
We can come up with a couple reasons why it turned out this shape, rather than the usual 4-3-3 Barcelona plays. Puyol and Pique's long injuries created a small rotation in the stopper backline. Dani Alves doesn't have a cover that can completely replicate his moving forward. And Fabregas needed to find a spot in the field.
In the earlier games, we saw Fabregas replacing Messi as the False Nine. But Fabregas' doesn't have the killer dribbling skills Messi has that is the nightmare of a straight back four. Fabregas was still able to play ball behind defenses that come up high; but when they sit back, he didn't have many cards in his hands.
Therefore Guardiola came up with this 3-4-3 shape that has a diamond midfield. With its addition to Barcelona's width in attacking, it created new killer options for Barcelona when moving forward and resulted in some huge wins in the last weeks.
4-2-3-1 is a popular formation that brings success to a lot of clubs this season. It also brings some nice football in FM 2011. But the biggest weakness of this system is the hole between the defense and the midfield duo. If the opposition manages to sneak out an AMC in this area, he is basically free to do whatever he wants. In this formation, there is a DMC which holds this weakness out.
The usual Barcelona approach 4-1-2-2-1 has limited options in the attacking side. Because of the lack of an AMC, the move forward is most of the time limited to the creativity of midfield duo. Since Messi is out of this world, he manages to do the job of an AMC and FC in his False Nine role, letting Barcelona win everything when he is on the field. In this formation, there is an AMC who doubles the options in the attack.
But this formation is not something new. It is the Total Voetball dream of Johan Cruyff. It has been put on practice in 1991 by the 11 above, where Guardiola had a critical role.
Why would Barcelona need Fabregas so badly? Why did they chase him for 2 years? They had the Xavi-Iniesta duo on the midfield and Thiago Alcantara is taking big steps forward. Keita also can provide cover whenever needed. Fabregas is brought to Barcelona in order to put Cruyff's and Guardiola's theories into practice. He is the best player in this world who can take that AMC spot and add more to the already working Barcelona machine.
Why didn't Barcelona buy any new defenders this summer? Why did they stick up with injury prone Pique, Puyol, Thuram and midfielders Mascherano, Busquets for the center of backline? The answer is again the same. Because they will use only one central defender in this system, they didn't need more players. Pique and Puyol can do the job perfectly in that position.
As the time goes on we will watch this system in more detailed in Barcelona games, but I am already impressed and I want to watch it in the match engine.
This is the basic shape. As you can see, the biggest concern about the system is the lone defender. But in the opposite end, our team can score any time.
Philosophy: Fluid
Starting Strategy: Standard /*/ We know that Barcelona is not afraid to pass the ball back and keep the shape as a team. There is no immediate urge to attack. They prefer to keep the ball, but they want to keep the game steady. Since mentality affects the passing choice of players, standard would be the best to provide this.
Passing Style: Shorter
Creative Freedom: More Disciplined /*/ This is what I believe people usually make mistake when implementing Barcelona play. They tend to play a disciplined one-touch game. Except the front row, everyone knows that they cannot take the freedom to keep the ball for long. For instance, Real Madrid relies on Özil, Ronaldo and Di Maria's creativity when attacking. Barcelona does not. Nobody has the freedom Ronaldo, Rooney, Gervinho, Sneijder possess.
Closing Down: Press More
Tackling: Default
Marking: Zonal Marking /*/ Keeping the midfield shape is crucial in getting the ball back.
Crossing: Default
Roaming: More Roaming
Defensive Line: Push Up Max + Play Offside /*/ Playing high and letting the midfield dominate the oppsite half is the key element.
Width: Wide Max /*/ When they have the ball Barcelona players get as wide as possible to create more passing options. Though I am not sure about this setting for defense. It should be tweaked against opponents playing 2 FCs to tighten the backline.
Tempo: Slow Min + Counter Attack /*/ We are not playing Kick and Rush. We need to take our time in building up. We need to use the extra midfielders. But we still use the Counter Attack strategy to use the quadro we have high on the pitch.
GK: Sweeper Keeper Attack /*/ He needs to take care of the space behind the defense.
DC: Central Defender Cover + Man Marking /*/ He need the chase the opposition runs behind the high line. Therefore, he needs to pick up his man. Have someone fast and mentally good in this position.
DR/DL: Full Back Defend /*/ Their initial duty is to cover the wings and provide passing options.
DMC: Anchor Man /*/ Busquets role. Ex-Makalele role.
MCs: Deep Lying Playmaker with Advanced Playmaker Support /*/ They are the through ball providers in our attack. Xavi/Iniesta duo.
AMC: Attacking Midfielder Support/*/ No 10 that provides options when attacking. According to the Physical Attributes, Trequartista can also be used here.
AMR/AML: Inside Forward Attack + Wide Play Normal /*/ They are supposed to support the lone striker. They need to Cut Inside sometimes but if they repeatedly do this, it will limit the moves. Also, the full backs do not support the wing when they cut down. Therefore, having wide play normal works better here.
SC: Complete Forward /*/ One man just concentrated on scoring.
I am still not sure about the width of the team. I tend to keep in wide for the sake of nice attacking play but when playing risky away games, it should be narrowed down. Also, the midfield duo can be tweaked according to what players you have in the team. Inverted wingers work well in the attack.
Tests:
I put this tactic down theoretically first. My tests will start in Mid-season(by starting the game in Russia Jan 2011) and I will use mediocre teams for a month. In Real Sociedad, I watched all the games in full and made the necessary tweaks in the tactic. In Aston Villa, I only stayed back and enjoyed except changing the width in Man Utd away game.
Real Sociedad
Real Zaragoza 1 - 4 Real Sociedad: pos 36/64 ccc 1/4
Real Sociedad 0 - 0 Barcelona: pos 57/43 ccc 0/1
Cartagena 1 - 3 Real Sociedad: pos 43/57 ccc 3/2
Malaga 0 - 2 Real Sociedad: pos 51/49 ccc 2/5
Real Sociedad 1 - 0 Cartagena: pos 67/33 ccc 1/0
Real Sociedad 1 - 0 Getafe: pos 54/46 ccc 4/1
Real Sociedad 1 - 1 Athletic: pos 60/40 ccc 0/1
Rayo 1 - 2 Real Sociedad: pos 42/58 ccc 3/7
Aston Villa
Sunderland 1 - 4 Aston Villa: pos 35/65 ccc 3/3
Preston 0 - 9 Aston Villa: pos 43/57 ccc 0/6
Aston Villa 3 -0 Blackburn: pos 62/38 ccc 5/1
Wigan 1 - 3 Aston Villa: pos 41/59 ccc 4/3
Man Utd 2 - 3 Aston Villa: pos 48/52 ccc 5/3 (Lowered the width)
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发表于 2011-10-1 14:54
