In this article, I will discuss the FM24 Rafael Benitez Crushing Machine Tactic, with the 2001-2004 Valencia team, under my FM24 legendary tactics series. Valencia, under Rafa Benitez’s management, won the Laliga twice in 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 and the Uefa Cup in 2003-2004. Benitez’s tactic was called “the crushing machine” because the team’s intense pressing…
This article will be based on Rafael Benitez 4-2-3-1 Tactic with Liverpool in the Uefa Champions League 2004/2005. In the 2004/2005 season, which was the debut season of Benitez as Liverpool’s head coach, Liverpool became European champions after pulling a historical 3-goal comeback against AC Milan. Benitez used two main tactics in that season a…
Rafael Benitez’s Valencia was one of the best Valencia teams of all time, if not the best. This is due to Benitez’s 4-2-3-1 crushing machine tactic, it is called the crushing machine due to the team’s intense pressing strategy leaving the opponent little space to breathe or build up. At first, Benitez started his Valencia…