{"id":23770,"date":"2020-11-12T09:49:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T09:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehighertempopress.com\/?p=23770"},"modified":"2020-11-17T20:21:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T20:21:55","slug":"play-like-ancelottis-milan-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehighertempopress.com\/2020\/11\/play-like-ancelottis-milan-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Like: Ancelotti’s Milan 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This new series will take you through how to evoke the memories of classic teams over the years, recreating their tactics in Football Manager to (hopefully) win games and (definitely) have fun in the process.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Club sides, international teams, league winners, cup winners and just all round entertainers, the series will focus on the most notable tactical styles which you can then recreate in your FM save. This first piece will look at Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s 2007 European Cup winning side, analysing how you can still play iconic football with Milan, even without some of the best midfielders ever seen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s time at Milan is well documented, from his arrival in 2001, his handful of cup wins, the Serie A title in 2004 and the two European Cup victories, in 2003 and then again in 2007. With a few near misses thrown in for good measure \u2013 Serie A runners up on several occasions and an infamous evening in Istanbul \u2013 Ancelotti created an iconic Milan side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, the team was made up of deniable superstars throughout his reign, from Kaka, Pirlo, Seedorf and co in midfield, Shevchenko, Crespo and Inzaghi taking turns up top, and the likes of Maldini and Nesta in defence. But what made this team so historic is how the tactics were created to fit each and every one of these mercurial talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Carlo Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n