Double Pivot : Main role of 4-2-3-1 formation
Double pivot, or what we usually know as Defensive Midfielders or Holding Midfielders, are two players in front of back four, and behind the attacking midfielders. These days, many top clubs in the world are using 4-2-3-1 formation. 4-2-3-1 is an advanced form of 4-5-1 with 2 Centre Backs, 2 Full Backs, 2 Defensive Midfielders […]
Just A Scenario #6 (Build the transfer kitty)
Jose Mourinho, the new Chelsea manager has decided that he wants to build atleast 40m to add to the transfer budget he already has. He has the option to sell these players for the amount noted beside their names, and the teams interested is mentioned in the bracket: 1) Petr Cech – 20m (Juventus) 2) […]
Assessing The Left Back Situation
Ashley Cole will play his 100th game for England against Republic of Ireland this Wednesday. There’s no doubt it’s one of wonderful achievements collected by him and no wonder. We all know how good Ashley from the moment he started his career at Arsenal. Ashley already signed contract extension for 1 more year. That means […]
The missing deep lying playmaker
They are essential in modern football, they’ve been the key of success and they established themselves in the central midfield: The deep lying playmaker, also known as ‘regista’. Deep lying playmakers weren’t always as vital as they are today, more than 5-10 years ago only used by very few teams because of their slow pace […]