Subject: Bolivia x Nippon

We were much better than Bolivia in the first half. Two great opportunities - if we had scored, game history would be different.

It is a shame that Shinoda's ball was in the post at 30'. We need to train stamina - are there many players from bots?

Good game, specially in the first half!

Defense: I don't see the difference of using three or four defenders in a single line. Maybe we could use three and have an extra defensive midfield - so Nishi wouldn't be so lonely handling the adversaries' playmakers.

Middle: Léto, don't you think we should use more playmakers (attacking midfields)? Also, I thought Teshima and Ono were too far away one from another, and I think of them more like playmakers than wingers. Maybe we could have them closer and an extra playmaker.

Attack: They were well positioned, but maybe we could use another playmaker a little closer to the defensive midfields. Thus, we'd have two strikers, Shinoda and Jaw-Shen can handle the attack with a good extra playmaker, I think :-)

Ah, I forgot to mention I also think Alex Shinoda (defense) would make a passable defensive midfield.

I have been using him as a defensive midfield with adequate results.

Yes, it was a good match. But a pity that at the end would repeat the curse of the last matches: a balance match, god play, many opportunities, but then we get a goal, and in the second half things go down and they begins to score one after another.

Let's hope this will end soon, and our players stay playing in evens untill the last minute :)

JAPAN could play with 4-5-1 with 2 ATT/MID :) one player will be a striker ;) and shooter;)


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Maybe these??


BUt it will be look that:

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;) I would play with this tactic If I was a manager:) NT:P
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there are two probelms in my opinion:
one: 3 fowards are not necessary if they do always the same movments.

second: players are too static. I prefer 2 fowards with another one behind them and create some different movment to create problems to the opposite defence.

Bolivia broken are midfield with long fowards, so in these way bolivia create big space between our defence to our fowards. Bolivia coach put a player that was totaly free and with only two pass foward can kick.
Our midfields alywas was under number respect bolivia.

I think also lucky is not with us in this period, anyway 3 gol are too much.

Anyway we are with leto! Brokus now is leto Nt coach so you can give your opion but elections is already finished!;-)

Leto we wait your opinion! and we wait also all opinion of all other user!
Look at the national match (everybody can see) and don't care for english, here there is not english teacher! ;-)
Come on japanese comunity we wait all you!!!

Anyway we are with leto! Brokus now is leto Nt coach so you can give your opion but elections is already finished!;-)

teo I only want help Leto ;)

About mid... Nippon has only 3 or 4 nice (normal or offensive) midfielders, who are Shozo Teshima, Oshikatsu Ono and Toyoaki Suguri.

As def midfielder, i can use any defender with passing and some playmaking. That`s my "headache", because we have few players in this sector and i have 4 in 5 players are old. :(

Atack: Me and Leogar thought that 3 strikers making the same move was useless. So, i`ll make some changes e i can even use just 2 strikers, in a 3-5-2 formation.

Defense: We have a lot of defenders, but almost all of them in same level. The max level in their defense is "very good" and "excellent" (3 players with these levels). The other are solid or less.

GK are worrying me also, because we have some players with very good or solid skill, but no one is training them.

Nippon x Bolivia - The team played very well in first half time, but some players have low stamina and this affected us. I made the 3 subs i could for players with very low stamina, but we couldn`t keep Bolivia.

Now, i`ll study a tactic to play against Indonésia, because i don`t want another bad result. :)

I talked with Léto... I think that 3 stikers should be used just against weaker teams than Nippon.

Even when this tactic will be used, i don't like 3 strikers in line, i think that should be used 3 strikers in "V".

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or

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In Sokker, is important try to fill as spaces as you can in the field.

i think it's no just problem how many attack player use, but HOW you use them.

We need to open the opposite defense if you put all attack players near and they do the same movements they are no useful at all.

if we put a player behind two attack players, we need to create some space for him. So two attack players have to be to limit of outside to create a long space between to opposite midfield and defence.

I know also the problem of stamina, for this problem in my opinion they have to run as less as possible, so tactic need TWO midfield in front of defence who help each other.

We can't think about attack with 3 fowards if there is not players in midfield that can't run a lot of.

That's of course is my opinion!!

And 3 attack doesn't mean that you attack so much if there is not anyone that give balls!
you can have one fowards and attack with many midfield players! that's of course is NO possible with our NT because we need many midfield players with a lot of stamina!

Leto DON'T WORRY!! go on to come with us and DISCUSS with us! that's for us is so important ! try to ask the opinion of new japanese users ! we need to involve them!
Leto we are with YOU! i'm sure good match will arrive soon!

ok.

I don't post so much, but I am always reading what they are speaking in the forum.

They can give their opinion, we are together in search of a better result for the Nippon.
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Good!
we win and we lose all together! ;-)

we need to involve people to create community. I think NT is really good talking so when you have time try (if you want and like) to involve new users to come to forum to discuss about NT!

Yes... but thats exactly the problem. You must create your tactic based in your players.

I don't know the japanese players, but if you don't have many MIDs or at least, some MIDs with high passing, you have to seek other tactics.

I think that 3 forwards (in NTs) should be used just against weak NTs because you lose some space in midfield (what you said)... In teams, sometimes you have to use 3 strikers because that's your training (like me).

But of course, you can be offensive with 1, 2 or 3 forwards. Your tactic will make it.

I don't know the skill of japanese players.

Anyway i think we need a strong tactic in midfield for the problem of stamina.

I think it's bigger power for us, more than have 3 strikers.

Anyway we are all agree with this solution ;-)