Before we show you Bens solution, let’s remind ourselves of the challenge he was posed.
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The Premier League have appointed Brendan Rodgers to manage the North of England in a one-off game against the South. I, meanwhile, must pick from the ten assigned southern teams to face Rodgers’ starting eleven, selecting at least one player from each team. It is expected that Rodgers will stick to his philosophy play his preferred style of play using tactics that we have seen his Leicester City side be so successful with in recent times.
Lineups
Team North XI (4-3-3): Martin Dúbravka, Lucas Digne, Virgil van Dijk, James Tarkowski, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Wilfred Ndidi, Bruno Fernandes, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Lys Mousset, Adama Traoré
Team South XI (4-3-3): Vicente Guaita, Bukayo Saka, Nathan Aké, Issa Diop, Reece James, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Aaron Mooy, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, Emi Buendía
Defensive structure
Out of possession, Team South will be adopting an aggressive high-pressing structure. The reasoning behind this decision is that Team North have a very technical midfield, so we want to prevent them from having any time or space on the ball. Furthermore, Team North have a distinct lack of height up front, so will struggle to retain possession should they be forced to go long. For example, their striker, Lys Mousset, has won just 24% of his aerial duels this season.
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