Palace in the Premiership... hurrah

[Benzhiyi]

Thank goodness for that... last night I took Palace up to the Premiership, the first time I've EVER done that. It's the end of the 2001-02 season so it's only taken me two years. I finished third, then beat QPR in the semis (they'd been promoted to Div 1 the year before) and the Coventry in the final.

I use a 4-3-3 formation, Direct style of play. I also turn Pressing on for Away games. If I'm a goal or two up with fifteen minutes to go I go to a 5-4-1 tactic, Mixed passing, Pressing, Easy tackling, Counter Attack, Men Behind Ball - so hard for the opposition to score.

My consistent first eleven has been:
GK: Thomas Myhre (signed from Everton)
RB: Hayden Mullins
LB: Craig Harrison
CB: Fan Zhiyi
CB: Petur Marteinsson (some Icelandic club)
LM: Andrejs Rubins
CM: Theo Whitmore (Hull)
RM: David Hopkin
LF: Dougie Freedman
CF: Clinton Morrison
RF: Kevin Gallacher (Newcastle)
other first team squad...

Paul Gerrard (GK, Everton)
Jamie Smith (RB)
Craig Short (CB, Blackburn)
Aki Riihilahti
Tommy Black
Julian Gray
Sebastian Rozental (Rangers)
Borje Sundvall (Norweigan club)

Whitmore, Rubins, Gallacher, and Sundvall have all been amazing. Keeping the same team week in week out also helps.

If anyone wants the tactics, email me on benny@rialtotowers.co.uk.