Hi guys,
I am captian of my team and play as attacking midfeilder or midfeilder mostly.It is our city club and we are facing bad times.Our old coach left and New coach will join after 5 days.Admin of club put all burdun on my weak shoulders.We have to play semi finale after 3 days nd I don't want to loose as we have to qualify for inter-city stages.I think this forum had many professional coaches and you just have to help me via this post nothing else.
FORMATION OF OUR OPPONENT.
They mostly use 3-5-2 but sometime they use 5-3-2 also against us.We have defeated them once in freindly as well as last season finals.
THEIR MENTALITY
They like to play possesion game as well as counter attacks.Thier attacking style is wide(down the flanks).They have one master of crosses who have made 9 assist in 5 matches.They play hard tacking and thier formation is flexible and support range is high even defender come for attack.After half time mostly they hid the ball just wasting time.Thier main objective is scoring and leading before end of half time.They even surprise us by wierd marking styles.Sometime 2 players mark one attacking player.Sometime they mark zonal.Sometime they mark freestyle combination of man on man and zonal.They even have superb goalkeeper which is good at diving and saving but his weakness is one on one soccer.
OUR PLAYING STYLE.
We like to play long passes but when we start building traps or tricks we play short passes.Our main key is one-on-one soccer and long range short.We have one nice crossman but he is bad dribbler so he passes the ball and can't go alone.I am long as well as right free kick taker.We have nice defender and wings but striker is young about 16 years so he usualy got badly tacked by elder ones.I am 18 as well as my golie is 21 years old.
Any formation,tactical suggestion for my team please share and thanks for your advice.I hope we win and recover departure of old coach.Next match is after 3 days so be fast please.