Club | Zone Defence? |
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| Written by Crimson Kings |
| Sunday, 21 December 2008 14:28 |
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Whether there is a zonal defence concept in TM is open to conjecture.
If only man to man marking matters, as seems to be hinted by the manual, then adding a dmr to a dr will simply reduce the number of chances the dr has to block and transfer the reduced chances to the dmr. If the dmr is weaker than the dr defensively, then you will be worse off, not better off, all other things (like mentality) equal. TM really emphasizes the one to one match-up in the manual. However, there is inconsistency with some other things. For example when choosing formation. In the 3-3-3-1 formation it is said that attacking on wings against a 3-3-3-1 is "suicide". This strongly suggests a zonal defence element: many defenders on the wing reinforce each other. This is really a question for the developers I have myself. If there is a zonal element, it should be in the manual. If not, then why is it suicide to attack on wings against a 3-3-3-1? It's not consistent and not clear to me. |
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