This post is about the EURO2024, next post the preseason build of Brewers, amd then we roll on the next season.
EURO 2024 starts with the hot derby of Balcans/Mediterranean, Greece VS Turkey.
The match went not exactly as we planned. I fell victim here, second time after Eorld Cup with Norway. What happened here?
I select amd plan the EURO squad, in June of 2024. Whem the tournament started in July, some players i have picked, were regenerated as 16 yo, screwing their OPR, theirr tactic affinity,and our TS.
Given the Greek players pool, i can mostly play either 4-2-3-1 or 5-3-2. But 1 of 2 players gets injured in first match, so I'm out of options.
What did i do here? For the first time after PES 2018 i messed around with fluid tactics, doing minor changes, cause my main problem against Turkey was the general team shape and transition.
TS was low, first we exclude individual effect, cause i manage Greece here, so even with 99 TS the individual performance would not be much better.
What was the general problem? Playets whete staying too far one from other, despite the narrow depth in gameplan. The SMFs were always late to cover the SBs, no one from the flanks could do proper overlap to outrun the opponents. On top of that, nobody was making smart moves off the ball, resultimg all playets staying like scarecrows, while Turkey was tearing us apart.
What did we do? Keep in mind that last time we revised our tactics in a great tournament after 1st match, we won a World Cup, so it worths the testing.
We set 4-2-3-1 at kick off, FLUID on. When on possession we go to a 4-2-4. When defending ,we go to a 4-4-1-1.
This seemed to work better to the low TS, not only TS was improved but the whole team as one conpact body ,was now moving better.
This fluid tactics testing, was a good experiment, don't know if it can work during a whole season, with the stamina break, but i must check it again in the future. I think it was a decemt fix to bad teamwork movement due to low TS..
That's how I revised the fluid tactics, CAuTIOn!!ONLY minor changes in positions!
Kick off
On possession
Out of possession
For the record,we were eliminated in the round of 16 to Austria..
Greece vs Turkey
Greece vs Switzerland, much better performance here!
Greece vs Belgium, for another tournament, very disappointing performance by Belgium.
And the Knockout match, our fall in hamds of Austria. Could be better, could be worse
Finally the CUP was conquered by Norway, another time a Haaland personal show!
Next time, the new season with Brewers!!