Subject: [U21]mikefull

Hello all,
I am looking for new challenge on sokker so I decided after almost 10 years to run some national team. I have lot of experience with many kind of players, tactics and so on and I believe I can be good leader for swedish youngs :)

Why Sweden? I like your country very much, best nature, metal, girls and very fine people I meet time to time. I also believe sweden can be much higher in ranking and I want to help you with this task either with helping with trading proper training or with fearless tactics against stroger opponents. I prefer mostly offensive tactics with more strikers, but I can be also reasonable guy with proper defending strategy. Vote for me and we can see what I can reach :)

and of course, lets discuss.. I will be glad to answer all of your questions

So new election, new opportunity :)

Something about me:

I am on sokker more than 10 years (40seasons?). I used to be forum moderator and for few years also one of the admins so I think I have sense for fair-play and I am quite trustworthy :) For last years I took a short brake, but now I am back and hungry for success. I prefer offensive tactics, mostly because I am striker trainer, so I am familiar to play on more strikers. Also I know how to play against stronger teams and that can be very important if I will become NT coach.

Why Sweden?

I like Sweden very much, country of very kind people, best metal music, beatiful girls and of course Zlatan :). I believe I can comunicate with all of you and help you with your young player to become real stars. Leading Sweden would be great challenge for me, as I already said, I know how to play agains stronger teams and I´d like to bring good results for Sweden U21. I want to help managers to find buyers for their youth, to provide them best training not only for U21 but also for senior NT and I am able to provide this service.

Do I know something about tactics?

I created dozens of tactics, some of them offensive, some defensive. Anyway I prefer the first kind. My most favourite tactic is 4-1-2-1-2 with 2 strikers and wingers with AM, but all depends on players and rival we will face. As I told, I can find flaws in others team tactic and I know how to use it.I'd like to play frindlies with teams on simillar level like Sweden, but I want to also challenge stronger team to increase ranking, I want to help sweden to reach higher level.

Also I would appreciate cooperation with some active users, to help me maintain players overview and database. I want to play some U20,U19 matches to motivate users to train young players so if someone is interested to help me, let me know. I don't know swedish, but I am willing to learn, so somebody who would help me with translation would be also useful.
I am ready to answer every question, I will be glad for every vote. Don´t hesitate and help me to make Sweden dangerous :)

Per aspera, ad astra - vote for me :)

only one vote so far? c'mon guys, come to elections :)

More votes now =)
A question, what would you do different from the previous manager?

Thanks :)

so 1st of all, I would change tactics. You can´t play NT matches same way each time, then its easy to prepare for it. Also I see current manager plays on 3 strikers, what is nonsense on NT level, much better is to play on 2 strikers with at least one wing.

Also I would like to have forum more active, discuss about matches, take feedbacks etc. Also I would like to play some U20 matches or even U19 to grow more players for the future.
Is it sufficient answer for you? :)

Hi mikefull! Pleased to meet you!

I got a question for you:
You said that play with 3 forwards is nosense, and that is better play with 2 forwards and at least one wing: why do you think that?
In my opinion, play in U21 with a wing is really difficult, because to be usefull, a wing must be strong, and in U21 strong wings are really difficult to find. They need to have high level of pace and technique, and good level of passing and PM, but defenders in U21 must be train only in pace and defence, so they will always have more defence than wing's technique, with really high possibility to bring the ball to the wing.

What do you think about 532 and 442 (without wing) in U21?

Well,
I can agree with you its much harder and you need good players for it. There is one simple reason I like to play with wingers, and that is it makes more space for strikers, because one defender will follow the winger and then he will be missing in penalty area. Also it gives you advantage in throw-ins nearby opponents post.

Next reason is strikers are usually not good to play one-to-one on defenders, so playing on 3 strikers is good only when they play on offside line and are faster than defenders (but this is my personal opinion) and playing on 3 such strikers will give you less players in the middle of field.

Of course it depends on available players, if there is no mid able to play on wing, I would choose different tactic.

532 if you mean with 5 real defenders on a line I am able to play only against team with wingers (at least one), I prefer 4 defenders and 1 defmid (even can play with DEF command) which will tackle opponents strikers and midfielders before they can be in shooting position.

442 without wing, there is also lot of possibilities how to set it up and if there is no player with winger skills I would most probably use this one. Most of matches are decided just in the middle of the field so more mids are quite important. As we cannot use side-back to support midfielders like in real soccer (at least if will give us more problems) I prefer to play on 1 defmid and 3 classic midfileders with one playing under strikers. Again strikers will probably play on offside line.

And thanks for question, mr. mrtessa :)

Thank you for answers, mikefull :)

Thank you for the answers mikefull, im also a big fan of winger + defmid with 4 def.

Good luck! I wish you all the best :-) I know you are very reliable from your attitude to training of U21 players. And you are a great manager overall :-)

Thanks man, I appreciate it :)

Thanks for all the votes and congrats to the winner, I will come back next season :)

As I promised, I am back again. All what I said is still valid so in case of any other question, feel free to ask

Good luck mikefull! You are skillfull manager ;) I'll be also glad to help you with scouting or anything you would need.. :)