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SamGor's Chelsea 4-3-3 Tactic In 04-05 V1.6

Inspired by Mourinho's Chelsea in 2004-05 season, where they won the league with a new record of highest point, Frank Lampard also got 2nd place in Ballan D'or that year.

Mourinho's explanation of the tactic: "Look, if I have a triangle in midfield – Claude Makelele behind and two others just in front – I will always have an advantage against a pure 4-4-2 where the central midfielders are side by side. That’s because I will always have an extra man. It starts with Makelele, who is between the lines. If nobody comes to him he can see the whole pitch and has time. If he gets closed down it means one of the two other central midfielders is open. If they are closed down and the other team’s wingers come inside to help, it means there is space now for us on the flank, either for our own wingers or for our full-backs. There is nothing a pure 4-4-2 can do to stop things"

Basically the tactic is to put 10 players behind the ball during defending, both wingers will mark opponents' wingers. After they got the ball, wing backs will run forward to support the play of 2 IFs, the BBM will also run forward to support until the edge of the box. As the FB & IF will attack each side, there's a big chance of crossing successfully everytime, TM will get his head to high crosses, CM & the other IF will rush into the box and score tap-ins with low crosses, BBM is also avaliable outside the box if they're tightly marked.

Thanks guys.

V1.6 Update: Target Man Changed To Complete Forward.