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[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]THE BETTER HALFS 2012 TACTIC CENTER




Welcome to my tactic center. Here, you will find all my uploaded tactics and training schedules for Football Manager 2012 & Football Manager 2011. As you see, this opening post serves as a index of the uploades, providing links to each and every one of them as theyare posted in seperate posts.



THREAD INDEX


TEAM TACTICS


UPLOADED PLUG & PLAY TACTICS


THE SETS MADE IN FM11

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MAN UNITED TACTIC


Disclaimer: This is in no way an emulation.
Basiclly, I have been using these settings. As you see, there is nothing fancy here. I just let the players do their stuff. Man U has a huge advantaghe if you use the right plrayers, the players with high team work and work rate. I have not used any playmaker, hence its set to "none"


Also suited for:Tottenham, Chelsea, Man City, Pool. Obviously there are more teams but you getting the hang of it


1st strategy: A wide Control based approach

This is the main approach. Playing rather attacking and using the width of the pitch to be able to create space and drag those deep sitting and tight defences out of position







2nd strategy: Quick and Direct Counter

As always, there will be times when you want to hit the opponent on the counter. Perhaps in the away match against a really good team that attacks you and leaves lots of space benhind their fullbacks for you to exploit, or when that lesser team is trying to make a comeback, you being 2-0 up. Here, we put direct balls into channels for our wingers and attackers to run onto.

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ASTON VILLA TACTIC
A MIDDLE TEAM TACTIC





Disclaimer: This is in no way emulation.

Basically, I have been using these settings. As you see, there is nothing fancy here. I just let the players do their stuff. Here, we take advantage of the fact that Aston Villa have 4 (yes, even Heskey !!) really good forwards that have specific competence. We also play to the fact that we have central midfielders that do like to get forward ( played as BBM) and some that likes to stay behind and defend at hit t-balls from deep ( the CM on defend).

Being a middle team, ands there is very little difference between the teams considered 8-18th, we will find our selves needing to play like one. Not too fancy, not to attacking or wide. Instead, we let our attackers and the BBM create space.


Also suited for:Stoke, Sunderland, Fulham. Obviously there are more teams but you getting the hang of it


The players

Left FC - Target man Support - Gabby, Heskey
Right FC - Advanced FC or Poacher - Bent, Delfouneso

Left MC - CM defend – Petrov, Bannan if played in the center, Jenas
Right MC – BBM - Delph, Ireland


1st strategy: Tight counter formation

We keep a tight formation when attacking on the counter, getting the ball forward, pushing up the team to keep it even tighter along with putting pressure on the opponent. The attackers on the other hand will provide width and lots of movement.

Against teams playing with a DMC-MC-MC, DO NOT use the " Play Narrower" shout







2nd Keeping the ball and using the space

Here, we use more of the width in midfield and defence and slow things down, trying to keep possession better. Maybe against teams that sit deeper with their team, playing tight as well or when wanting to hold on to the ball and dictate the game, seeing out a 2-0 lead, not really needing to score that 3-0 on the cost of risking the AI making a comeback

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BOLTON TACTIC

An underdog tactic



Disclaimer: This is in no way an emulation.

Bolton, an underdog ?. Well irl, they certainly are but as we all now, anything can be achieved with almost all teams in the EPL. But for now, let’s just say that Bolton is as crap as this year, that our main goal is to stay up and build on for next season and doing so without even being near getting involved in a relegation battle

Here, the key lies in using players capable of defending as that’s what we are doing most of the time, even when in possession.





Also suited for
Swansea, QPR, Doncaster, Crystal P. Obviously there are more teams but you getting the hang of it



The players

Left FC - Target man Support - Davies, N´Gog,
Right FC – Defensive FC -Klasni, N´Gog,

Left MC – DLP Defend – Reo, Holden
Right MC – CM Defend - Muamba


1st and only strategy: Slow and Cautious Possession Football


We keep a tight formation when attacking on the counter, holding on to the ball. Not only by playing in a slow tempo, but also by using many defensive roles. Defensive Wingers, a Cm on defend a playmaker on defend, a defensive Forward etc. To keep possession better we actually play down the flanks so that when we drop the ball, we still have many people behind it. In this rigid approach the defence comes first and we stick to our positions and as we don’t have the players for it ( generally speaking), we sit deeper and DON’T hassle.

The Approach uses a full Playmaker and a full target man, both players that are set to be cautious

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ARSENAL 4231
A TOPTEAM TACTIC





Disclaimer: This is in no way emulation.

Here, we will find not 2 or 3 but 4 approaches. The key is to see if your players are finding space thatthey can exploit or of they have to create it them selfes, if the players need to sit deeper and counter or if you have to push up and gain control by hassle the opponent


Also suited for

Man City. Liverpool. Chelsea, Spurs, Man UTD





1st strategy: Attacking Possession

Although this is the main approach, you will probably need the other ones just as much. Perhaps not as Man U in your 4th season in the league but as Spurs in the CL, you need to be more cautious then this. Here, we play a fluid control based approach and let our wingers provide lots of width and we hassle the opponent and at the same time we try to keep possession when getting back the ball

If you have complete wingers, use them as Defensive wingers. If they are weak but really pacey , the use them as Wingers

Extra Shout: Against team sitting really deep, with lots of players behind the ball,its important that the runs from deep dont come too early from the advanced players in th wide postions, creating too many gaps between our stratas Here, I always include Look for Overlap from the start







2nd strategy Direct Counter

Here, we play on the counter, getting the ball forward. Unlike in the first approach, we use inside forwards instead of wingers, a poacher instead of a complete FC and a TQ instead of an AMC, all with the purpose of making the AMR/L able to find space inside. This approach is mainly used against teams that do provide us with some space to exploit, like most middle teams do at their home ground when they try to attack.




3rd Strategy Cool it man!!

A way to cool things down without sitting too deep. This is an approach I rather like when wanting to see out a 3-0 result and I don’t want to score more at the cost of risking conceding


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4th Strategy Cautious Counter

Here, we are playing much more cautious, perhaps an approach that will mainly be used away to really good teams or when wanting to grind out a result

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WBA 4231
A MIDDLE TEAM TACTIC





Disclaimer: This is in no way emulation.

Basically, I have been using these settings. As you see, there is nothing fancy here. I just let the players do their stuff. Here, we take advantage of the fact that our team has pace up front as in numbers as well. We play on the break, either by pushing forward and exploit the middle or, as in the 2nd and more cautious approach, slower and down the flanks.

Also suited for

Aston Villa, Newcastle, Everton ( if getting more squad depth), there are more teams but you are getting the hang of it


The players

FC-Poacher
Left MC – DPL-support/defend
Right MC –CM-defend


1st strategy: Tight counter formation exploiting the middle

We keep a tight formation when attacking on the counter, exploiting the middle and trying to get those t-balls onto the front 4, making runs into channels. We are pushing up the team to keep it even tighter along with putting pressure on the opponent (press more)









2nd Keeping possession down the flanks

Here, we still play on the counter but we try to keep the ball in the team by letting our defenders look for the more easy passing option. The midfield drops deeper together with the d-line but when the ball gets to one of our 4 attacking minded players, the move forward will be on and despite is playing a slow and probing approach, its in the transition phase only and not when these 4 gentlemen get the ball

Notice that here, we tweak the focus play and set it down the flanks, just like in the screenie

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QPRTACTIC
An underdog tactic





Disclaimer: This is in no way emulation.

QPR, an underdog? Yes indeed they are but as always in FM if having more than a £5 m transfer found, you can turn a team into a top 5-10 team. Here though, QPR will be representing the underdog

Here, the key lies in using players capable of defending as that’s what we are doing most of the time, even when in possession. The main approach is to play cautious and keep the ball. We use one CM on support and one on defend, just like we use one (holding) defensive winger and one (going at goal)Winger on support. When playing with the more defensive approach, we use the more cautious roles in all 4 players.



The players

Flank 1.Defensive Winger (holds the ball) + CM on support
Flank 2; Winger on support + CM on defend (holds the ball)



1st strategy: Slow and Cautious Possession Football

We keep a tight formation when attacking on the counter, holding on to the ball. Not only by playing in a slow tempo, but also by using many defensive roles. Defensive Wingers, a Cm on defend, a defensive Forward etc. To keep possession better we play out of defence, pass to feet and retain possession. In this rigid approach the defence comes first and we stick to our positions

The Approach uses NO playmaker or Target man. Notice that there is one tweak to the tactic and that is that the wingers have the wide play set to “move into channels”







2nd Even more cautious roles

Here, both CM is on defend and both wingers are defensive wingers. We also use a FC that is on support and we drop deeper with the team. This approach is mainly used when you don’t feel you stand a single chance wining but instead looks for a 0-0 draw or trying to keep the score line down






3rd strategy playing much weaker teams

Here, I would just change the Strategy to Control, let the team exploit the flanks and use overlaps, allowing some roaming

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CAUTIOUS in CAUSTON

- a FLAT 442





SUMMARY

Within a narrow approach, we play a cautious build up, making sure that our players value the situation before making a call. We dont seek possession, nor do we play a high pressing game. Instead, we play with a rather defensive mentality making sure that we keep a clean sheet. Many players hold on to the ball to drag the opposition out of position before launching a quick attack in an otherwise slow approach. By letting some player be more expressive along with having them roaming and moving into channels, we make sure that we can both be narrow in the build up and use the full pitch when the space in to be found. 1-0, 2-1, 2-0, 1-0, 1-0 is better then 5-0, 0-1, 5-0, 5-0, 5-0.

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THE PLAYERS


FULLBACKSSettings
The role given is Fullback and he is not to try anything fancy. Instead, he holds on to the ball to lure the opposition on to him, playing a shortish passing game. Whilst he does not run with ball - beat his man with the ball - and forward - get past his man, into an attacking position without the ball - very often( set to rarely), he will still do so if the option is clearly on.
Requirements: Decision – Tackling – Marking – Positioning – Stamina – Crossing –Anticipation


CENTRAL DEFENDERSSettings
Nothing fancy here as we use rather limited settings. Strong header that can read the game is always good and if they pacey, its as a huge bonus
Requirements: Decision – Positioning- Anticipation – Marking – Jumping – Heading – Strength


LEFT CENTRAL MIDFIELDER ( MC)Settings
Here, we have the normal strong central midfielder a strong ball winner. His role is very restricted and he holds on to the ball and plays short passes.
Requirements: Decision - Technique – Passing – Composure – Positioning – Marking – Tackling - Strength


RIGHT CENTRAL MIDFIELDER (MC)Settings
This is the unofficial playmaker of the team, the player that puts these t-balls onto our attacking players. As this is not an expressive tactic as such, he is not given lots of creative freedom. This does not mean that he will not use his creativity though, only that he won’t try the harder and unexpected things too often. Think of him as a creative Box2Box player rather then an elegant advanced playmaker
Requirements: Decision - Technique –First Touch- Creativity - Passing – Composure – Positioning – Marking – Tackling - Strength

WINGERS (MR & ML)Settings 1 Settings 2
As the tactic is cautious, their mentality is set to defensive and they both hold up the ball. On the other hand, they are set to dribble a lot to and are given the opportunity to be really expressive. This means that once they get high up in the pitch, they will act much more attacking then when having lots of players in between them and the goal. As you see, their roles are slightly different. The Right winger does not move forward to beat his man whilst the Left one does, moving into channels. This is just to get some balance in the tactic, getting movement from both sides of the field. This means that if you have a MR that likes to get forward at every opportunity, perhaps you need to mirror the formation*
Requirements Winger: Decision – Tackling – Marking – Positioning – Stamina – Strength - Passing –Anticipation


DEEP DROPPING FORWARD (FCleft)Settings
Being the most advanced player in the team, this linkman drops deep to connect with play and drag the center back out of position. He plays a simple passing game, holding on to the ball before moving into channels, in between the center backs.
When speaking about a player like this, it’s not crucial that he like to drop deep or play with the back towards the goal. Just make sure that does not have conflicting ppms, like beat the offside trap or shoot from distance.
Requirements: Decision – Of the ball, Flair, Acceleration (and pace) Finishing, Composure, Strength, Passing, Creativity- Agility


DEEPLYING FORWARD (FCright)Settings
A player starting from further down the field, moving forward often.He plays a mixed passing game, looking for something to happen every time he gets the ball, either by dribbling to beat his man or by putting a t-ball into channels. By using these two player combination, we make sure that we have one player in the hole in every single attack, bring another dimension to the attacks
Requirements: Decision – Of the ball - Flair - Acceleration (and pace) Finishing - Composure - Passing - Creativity


RESULTS
- Will be posted later. I have used this tactic with many teams but not long enough with any of them to post any screens

MATCH PREPERATION
I have not used any with this tactic

The chosen tactics
As this is a plug & play, you only let the team learn this one

The Workload
This slider dictates how much time the team puts into learning the chosen tactics. Remember that the higher the workload, the less time the team spends on the training ground, improving their stats.

The focus area

Preseason:
When using a focus area, this takes up some of the time the team spends on getting fluid with the tactic. In preseason, playing a new save or if having lots of new players, you do need to use Team Blend so get the squad familiar with each other, playing as a team but if the team is already blended, I normally don't use any

Pre Match:
Here, i cant make any recommendations as such. There is no focus area that links up with this tactic as such so its common sense. If wanting to sacrifice some of the defensive stability to get better attacking movements, then this is perhaps something you do when facing those deep sitting teams that you should beat, using a more attacking lineup. Under opposite circumstances, well, you get my point. As for the attacking and defensive set pieces focus area, i use them only when I have a really good reason to. As an example, in my next game,


OPPOSITION INSTRUCTION (OPTIONAL)

PITCH SIZE

As for pitch size, I cant make any recommendations, its just down to common sense. If playing with a crap team in a huge pitch and you might be in for trouble though, just like when playing in a very short field with your top notch team


SOUNDTRACK OF THE TACTIC

http://youtu.be/dvD73A9eXXk

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INTO OBLIVION
- an asymmetric 451










SUMMARY

Within a narrow approach, we play a cautious build up, making sure that our players value the situation before making a call. We dont seek possession, nor do we play a high pressing game. Instead, we play with a rather defensive mentality and a deeper d-line. Many players hold on to the ball to drag the opposition out of position before launching a quick attack in an otherwise slow approach. By letting some player be more expressive along with having them roaming and moving into channels, we make sure that we can both be narrow in the build up and use the full pitch when the space in to be found




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THE PLAYERS


FULLBACKS Settings
The role given is Fullback and he is not to try anything fancy. Instead, he holds on to the ball to lure the opposition on to him, playing a shortish passing game. Whilst he does not run with ball - beat his man with the ball - and forward - get past his man, into an attacking position without the ball - very often( set to rarely), he will still do so if the option is clearly on.
Requirements: Decision – Tackling – Marking – Positioning – Stamina – Crossing –Anticipation



CENTRAL DEFENDERS Settings
Nothing fancy here as we use rather limited settings. Strong header that can read the game is always good and if they pacey, its as a huge bonus
Requirements: Decision – Positioning- Anticipation – Marking – Jumping – Heading – Strength



DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER ( dmc) Settings
In the DMC position, we use a strong DMC that actually knows how to get into a good attacking position late in attacks. He moves into channels from deep and provides that little extra in those matches when we face deep sitting opponents. Naturally, he should be be able to carry out hid defensive duties as well.(If having 2 DMC/MC that are strong box2box types, then let them ( MC and DMC) swap)
Requirements:Creativity – Technique – Passing – Composure – Positioning – Marking – Tackling – Strength – Off the ball



CENTRAL MIDFIELDER ( MC) Setting

Here, we have the mixture of a great passer and a strong ball winner. This is a player rarely seen in the lower leagues but in short here we play a normal central midfielder that breaks up attacks and keeps a simple but yet effective passing game, getting forward when the option is on and sometimes tries to beat his man with the ball. If having 2 DMC/MC that are strong box2box types, then let them ( MC and DMC) swap
Requirements: Creativity – Technique – Passing – Composure – Positioning – Marking – Tackling - Strength


WINGER (MR) Setting 1 Setting 2
A classic attacking winger or a defensive minded wide midfielder, the choice is yours. When playing away to Barca and using to use a more cautious lineup, then use the left settings. When wanting to play more attacking, using a more attacking minded player, then use the settings to the right. When I had a defenisive winger( ie, a wingback) that was really good in dribbling and had pace, I used the left settings along with run with ball set to often
Requirements Winger ( attacking ): Decision – Creativity – Off the Ball - Strength – Passing – Dribbling – Flair – Finishing
Requirements Winger ( defensive )Decision – Tackling – Marking – Positioning – Stamina – Strength - Passing –Anticipation


ADVANCED WINGER ( AML) Setting
The Advanced winger is to been seen as an inside forward rather then a classic winger. You can use both left and right footed players.
Requirements:Off the ball, Acceleration, Pace, Dribbling, Crossing, Flair, Passing, Technique, Finishing


ATTACKING MIDFIELDER ( AMC) Setting
Here we find an attacking AMC/FC or TQ rather then a box2box MC/AMC. If playing with a team that has resources, I would try to get a False nine that can swap position with the FC, also being a false nine.
Requirements: Decision – Creativity – Off the Ball - Strength – Passing – Dribbling – Flair - Finishing.


DEEP DROPPING FORWARD/FALSE NINE/TQ ( FC) Setting
The complete linkman, the false nine. He roams around the pitch from deep. He hold onto the ball and whilst his passing game is set to direct, he still makes those easy passes when linking up with play, before getting inside the area. This player needs his pace. Players like Tevez, Rooney, R.V.Persie etc are monsters here. Just notice that when using a single FC formation, its crucial that this players one of the best of the team. After all, you using just one FC and if he cant score, link up with play, then it’s all over. As always, its all about having balance in the team and making sure that all areas have more strength then flaws. As written in the AMC description, its can be a really good idea to let the AMC and FC swap position during the game. If playing with a top team, then one could try to get 3 False nine and rotate them and let them in AMC and FC.

For weaker teams, just make sure that the player is a linkman and not one that plays on the shoulder off the last defender

Requirements:Of the ball, Flair, Acceleration ( and pace) Finishing, Composure, Strength





RESULTS

Although not tested enough to be called the final version, its has still been with various teams at various levels.
here are the latst results playing with Bristol Rovers in League two, a team that should be fighting in the topflight.
Notice some great wins in the Leguae Cup away from home againt Championship teams.




A user at FMBase are having these results with Southampton, first season














MATCH PREPERATION


The chosen tactics
As this is a plug & play, you only let the team learn this one

The Workload
This slider dictates how much time the team puts into learning the chosen tactics. Remember that the higher the workload, the less time the team spends on the training ground, improving their stats.

The focus area

Preseason: When using a focus area, this takes up some of the time the team spends on getting fluid with the tactic. In preseason, playing a new save or if having lots of new players, you do need to use Team Blend so get the squad familiar with each other, playing as a team but if the team is already blended, I normally don't use any

Pre Match: Here, i cant make any recommendations as such. There is no focus area that links up with this tactic as such so its common sense. If wanting to sacrifice some of the defensive stability to get better attacking movements, then this is perhaps something you do when facing those deep sitting teams that you should beat, using a more attacking lineup. Under opposite circumstances, well, you get my point. As for the attacking and defensive set pieces focus area, i use them only when I have a really good reason to. As an example, in my next game,




OPPOSITION INSTRUCTION (OPTIONAL)

DMC playmakers:Let the AMC specific manmakr him and close down always
AML: show inside, into the arms of our DMC

PITCH SIZE

As for pitch size, I cant make any recommendations, its just down to common sense. If playing with a crap team in a huge pitch and you might be in for trouble though, just like when playing in a very short field with your top notch team

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In this thread, you will find a set of tactics, just like in my old threads for FM09 and FM10. You might argue that since the introduction of the Tactical Creator, these sets have become obsolete but as I am not finding the structure of Defensive, Counter, Balanced, Control good enough, I decided to make my own framework of these different strategies. As you see, these tactics have been made in the Classic Mode so shouts are disabled, along with the ability to see the players roles and crucial stats.

Why use this set then ?. Well, basically, its for users that likes the idea of being if charge, using micro management but feels that the wizard has too many options that are just not good enough. Its for people that whilst wanting to win every game feel that there is more to it then just plug & play but wanting some easy guidelines on how to do it. For people that have a decent knowledge how the match engine works and knows when to attack and when to defend but just don't fancy the Tactic Creator. In short, if you are truly great at reading the game and pay attention to every single detail, then this set is not for you as you wont need it but for those that likes the idea of using other peoples tactics and wanting to learn something on the way, not just plug & playing, then this is for you


Assumption 1

All versions must have a descriptive name and as this always leads to different definitions due to ones personal perspective, people will interpret the text beneath differently. There for, its important that you read the follow text a few times, load up the different tactics and read it once more




The Versions

As I stated earlier, I am not that keen on the structure of the preset Strategies in the Wizard. Basically, I feel that they are too many and that whilst the shouts are a great way to implement several tweaks by just one or two clicks, they are not helping me as ( for example) when I want to play wider, push up the team and get ball forward, I might still want to do this using the same passing game and the same tempo, only using more t-balls and more width etc. Naturally, using only 6 preset approaches is far more static then the TC, but its an approach that I feel more comfortable with. In this set, you will see that there is no Contain version, no defensive, no Balanced, no Control, no attack or no Overload. Instead, I have chosen to call the versions the following.

Defend – something in between the normal Contain and Defend, but more aggressive
Cautious – Something in between Defend and Balanced
Counter – Something similar to the TC Counter but here we use it only as in the description
Standard – Something in between Balanced and Attack
Slow Breakdown – A version that I feel is lacking in the TC, a way to play cautious whilst playing ultra aggressive
Overloading Attack – A mixture between Attack and Overload

So you see, by using these versions, there are really only 2 starting options, at least when playing as a normal team. Either you go for a more cautious approach, using CAUTIOUS or you go for a more attacking one, using STANDARD. If being top of the league and outclassing the opponents in terms of quality, its possible that SLOW BREAKDOWN would be the best version to start all matches with, almost like today's Barcelona do. Don't expect this version to replicate the flow of that team though as its not the though at all. With this said, please read further on to see the full description of the different versions



Defend

This is one of two versions where we use a different formation, pulling back the RIGHT FC into the AMC, dragging the LEFT FC into the center positions. Used to defend a lead, play a defensive appraoch within a more defensive formation or keep a loss to its minimum. We don't sit too deep and just defend though, we will attack as well as keeping possession in advanced positions is one of the keys to holding off the opponents

Cautious

This is a more cautious approach towards a game. Don’t be fooled by the name and that its only the 2nd most attacking tactic in order of the set. Even if playing as a top team, this approach is a good one when being on the road. In real life, very few teams actually play attacking away from home. We play slow and narrow, using ,many players to hold on to the ball and we do launch quick counter attacks when the players feels those passing options are on

Counter

Warning: This version is more direct and when playing on the counter, you need to make sure that here is actually something to counter, space in the 3rd half to play the ball into. With the counter box ticked, the players will, unlike the Cautious version, launch these counter attacks more frequently and mots importantly, even though the opponent sits with many men behind the ball. Personally, I would never use this as a starting version only based on the assumption that the opponent will push up their fullbacks and threaten us form the start. Use incorrectly, we will see a big loss in possession and being hit on the counter ourselves. Used correctly, its much more deadly than the Cautious version

Standard

As there is no Attack version in this set, this one is the Standard approach when not wanting to play cautious. It will never be about possession but about the scoreline. If playing as Everton/Man U/Arsenal/Sunderland home to WBA, this would be my main starting version.

Slow Breakdown

More attacking than Standard ?. Hm, actually not but as the title suggests, it’s a more probing approach. Within almost the same cautious approach as the version cautious, we here push up the line of defence and hassle the opponent. We use more of the pitch width and play down the flanks to drag those deep sitting opponents apart

Overloading Attack

This is the 2nd version using a different formation, now pushing up the MR/L into the AMR/L positions. Here, we push up the team and overload the area where the ball is. We use the space out wide and hassle the opponent into making defensive errors. Lots of movement along with an attacking mentality sees us pushing hem back again and again. Why should one not use this tactic all the time then ?. Well as you probably understand, you might easily get hit on the counter by the opponent and the players don’t have the stamina to play like this whole matches.



Players

Playing flat 442 in perhaps one of the most difficult approaches there is in FM as it puts really high demands on you as a manager and on the players ability to both open up space for each other, move into that space as well as keeping the shape of the team when defending. Beneath you will find a short description of the players. Notice that I have left out Determination and Decision amongst the important stats as its so obvious that its needed in every player in the team


Goalkeeper:
Common sense applies



Central Defenders
Attacking Keys: Passing
Defensive Keys: Positioning, Anticipation, Marking, Tackling, Strength, Concentration, Jumping, Heading
Here, we use a sort of limited stoppers. As always, its better to have the best defenders in the world and not crap players so again, common sense here boys. These players are on tight zonal marking and even though we don’t play with a high d-line in most versions, pace and anticipation is crucial when up against those ME exploiting pacey attackers with flair



Fullbacks
Attacking Keys:Crossing, Passing,
Defensive Keys: Positioning, Anticipation, Marking, Tackling, Stamina, Concentration Pace
Same here really. Common sense. One thing that one do need to look out for are the players with really attacking ppms. Although this brings another dimension to the attack, they get caught out of position too often.



Central Mid – RIGHT
Attacking Keys:First Touch, Technique,, Pace, Passing, Off the ball
Defensive Keys: Anticipation, Positioning, Marking, Tackling, Concentration
A mixture between your Box to Box midfielder, Hardworking Ball winner and a Elegant AMC. Can you have a player like this in the CCC1 ?. Well, Hell no. What I am saying is that amongst your MC´s, the player with the better attacking stats and more adventurous ppms should be played here. If he is strong to and knows how to break up attacks, then its just great



Central Mid – LEFT
Attacking Keys:Creativity, Technique, Passing, Composure
Defensive Keys: Positioning, Marking, Tackling, Strength
Here, we have the mixture of a great passer and a strong ball winner. Again, just like in the role above, this is a player rarely seen in the lower leagues but again, here, we play the ones that stays behind, breaks up attacks and keeps a simple but yet effective passing game



MR/L
Attacking Keys:Off the ball, Acceleration, Pace, Dribbling, Crossing, Flair, Passing, Technique, Finishing
Defensive Keys:
In a 442, its important that you have balance in the squad. Wingers playing in MR/L should not only be able to beat their man, dribble and get inside that area but also defend, breaking up attacks and cutting angels. If playing with middle teams, you are highly unlikely to sign this perfect player and if playing with that top notch team, its not certain that they need to be able to defend but I think that you get my point anyway. These players, should be able to get into a good attacking position by using their movement. Even though they don't cross that often, its important that they know how to. As always in this game, pace, acceleration and flair means ever so much. Fetidness ?. It does not matter actually although I prefer left on left and right on right.



Forward RIGHT
Attacking Keys:Of the ball, Flair, Acceleration ( and pace) Finishing, Concentration
Defensive Keys:None really
The pacey poacher. Quick, agile and with a goal for an eye. This player often starts from deep and its good if he has attacking movement ppms. Just make sure he doesn't like to take first time shorts or shot from distance.

Forward LEFT
Attacking Keys:Of the ball, Flair, Acceleration ( and pace) Finishing, Composure, Strength
Defensive Keys: none
Aha.. here we have my favourite, The complete linkman. He roam around the pitch from deep. He hold onto the ball and whilst his passing game is set to direct, he still makes those easy passes when linking up with play, before getting inside the area. This player needs his pace. Players like Beckford at Everton is a monster here and I just cant imagine how good R.V.Persie would be. Just notice that when using a single FC formation, its crucial that this players one of the best of the team. After all, you using just one FC and if he cant score, link up with play, then it’s all over. As always, its all about having balance in the team and making sure that all areas have more strength then flaws





Set Pieces

I actually used a downloaded tactic when making these ones, using it as a clean sheet so the set pieces are from that one. Defensively they seem really good and we score our fair share on the attacking, mostly from free kicks but also some from corners( mostly against poor teams though). Feel free to change them to something better or worse


Match Preparation


The match preparation is divided into 3 different areas

The 3 chosen tactics for the team to learn
- I would either use the 3 versions I am most likely to use. If going to use them all, then load up Cautious, Standard and Attacking Overload. This way, the team Will gets the best fluidity with the tempo, width, passing, mentality, press, etc that is used in all 6 versions

The Workload
This slider dictates how much time the team puts into learning the chosen tactics. Remember that the higher the workload, the less time the team spends on the training ground, improving their stats.

The focus area

Preseason: When using a focus area, this takes up some of the time the team spends on getting fluid with the tactic. In preseason, playing a new save or if having lots of new players, you do need to use Team Blend so get the squad familiar with each other, playing as a team but if the team is already blended, I normally don't use any

Pre Match: Here, i cant make any recommendations as such. There is no focus area that links up with this set so its common sense. If wanting to sacrifice some of the defensive stability to get better attacking movements, then this is perhaps something you do when facing those deep sitting teams that you should beat, using the more attacking versions. Under opposite circumstances, well, you get my point. As for the attacking and defensive set pieces focus area, i use them only when I have a really good reason to. As an example, in my next game, playing as Everton home to Aston Villa, i see that they have scored 6 goals from corners in just 7 matches so here, I might go for focusing extra on Defensing set pieces, just like I might go for attacking set pieces away against a team where I see this as a chance to snatch the 3 points late in the game, playing cautious throughout the game


Other Information

As for pitch size, I cant make any recommendations, its just down to common sense. If playing with a crap team in a huge pitch and you might be in for trouble though, just like when playing in a very short field with your top notch team. Team talks, and opposition instructions are also things that cant be recommended as it would depend heavily on the situation


Results

In testing, I have used teams like Ipswich, Derby, Parma, Arsenal. In the current save, I am using Fulham and here are some SS of the results and version picking. Although it doesn't tell you why I chose and switched to these versions, It might give you a hint on what versions you will expect to be using with a middleteam

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In this thread, you will find a set of tactics, just like in my old threads for FM09 and FM10. You might argue that since the introduction of the Tactical Creator, these sets have become obsolete but as I am not finding the structure of Defensive, Counter, Balanced, Control good enough, I decided to make my own framework of these different strategies. As you see, these tactics have been made in the Classic Mode so shouts are disabled, along with the ability to see the players roles and crucial stats.

Why use this set then ?. Well, basically, its for users that likes the idea of being if charge, using micro management but feels that the wizard has too many options that are just not good enough. Its for people that whilst wanting to win every game feel that there is more to it then just plug & play but wanting some easy guidelines on how to do it. For people that have a decent knowledge how the match engine works and knows when to attack and when to defend but just don't fancy the Tactic Creator. In short, if you are truly great at reading the game and pay attention to every single detail, then this set is not for you as you wont need it but for those that likes the idea of using other peoples tactics and wanting to learn something on the way, not just plug & playing, then this is for you


Assumption 1

All versions must have a descriptive name and as this always leads to different definitions due to ones personal perspective, people will interpret the text beneath differently. There for, its important that you read the follow text a few times, load up the different tactics and read it once more




The Versions

As I stated earlier, I am not that keen on the structure of the preset Strategies in the Wizard. Basically, I feel that they are too many and that whilst the shouts are a great way to implement several tweaks by just one or two clicks, they are not helping me as ( for example) when I want to play wider, push up the team and get ball forward, I might still want to do this using the same passing game and the same tempo, only using more t-balls and more width etc. Naturally, using only 6 preset approaches is far more static then the TC, but its an approach that I feel more comfortable with. In this set, you will see that there is no Contain version, no defensive, no Balanced, no Control, no attack or no Overload. Instead, I have chosen to call the versions the following.

Defend – something in between the normal Contain and Defend, but more aggressive
Cautious – Something in between Defend and Balanced
Counter – Something similar to the TC Counter but here I use it only as in the description
Standard – Something in between Balanced and Attack
Slow Breakdown – A version that I feel is lacking in the TC, a way to play cautious whilst playing ultra aggressive
Overloading Attack – A mixture between Attack and Overload

So you see, by using these versions, there are really only 2 starting options, at least when playing as a normal team. Either you go for a more cautious approach, using CAUTIOUS or you go for a more attacking one, using STANDARD. If being top of the league and outclassing the opponents in terms of quality, its possible that SLOW BREAKDOWN would be the best version to start all matches with, almost like today's Barcelona do. Don't expect this version to replicate the flow of that team though as its not the though at all. With this said, please read further on to see the full description of the different versions



Defend

This is one of two versions where we use a different formation, pulling back the Wingers back to MR/L. Used to defend a lead, play a defensive appraoch within a more defensive formation or keep a loss to its minimum. We don't sit too deep and just defend though, we will attack as well as keeping possession in advanced positions is one of the keys to holding off the opponents

Cautious

This is a more cautious approach towards a game. Don’t be fooled by the name and that its only the 2nd most attacking tactic in order of the set. Even if playing as a top team, this approach is a good one when being on the road. In real life, very few teams actually play attacking away from home. We play slow and narrow, using ,many players to hold on to the ball and we do launch quick counter attacks when the players feels those passing options are on

Counter

Warning: This version is more direct and when playing on the counter, you need to make sure that here is actually something to counter, space in the 3rd half to play the ball into. With the counter box ticked, the players will, unlike the Cautious version, launch these counter attacks more frequently and mots importantly, even though the opponent sits with many men behind the ball. Personally, I would never use this as a starting version only based on the assumption that the opponent will push up their fullbacks and threaten us form the start. Use incorrectly, we will see a big loss in possession and being hit on the counter ourselves. Used correctly, its much more deadly than the Cautious version

Standard

As there is no Attack version in this set, this one is the Standard approach when not wanting to play cautious. It will never be about possession but about the scoreline. If playing as Everton/Man U/Arsenal/Sunderland home to WBA, this would be my main starting version.

Slow Breakdown

More attacking than Standard ?. Hm, actually not but as the title suggests, it’s a more probing approach. Within almost the same cautious approach as the version cautious, we here push up the line of defence and hassle the opponent. We use more of the pitch width and play down the flanks to drag those deep sitting opponents apart

Overloading Attack

This is the 2nd version using a different formation, now puhsing up the MR/L into the AMR/L positions and pull back the AMC into MCc. Here, we push up the team and overload the area where the ball is. We use the space out wide and hassle the opponent into making defensive errors. Lots of movement along with an attacking mentality sees us pushing hem back again and again. Why should one not use this tactic all the time then ?. Well as you probably understand, you might easily get hit on the counter by the opponent and the players don’t have the stamina to play like this whole matches.



Players

When using a formation without a DMC, it is important that the central midfielders can play the part and defend at the same level as your ambition.Whilst these players need to be good defensivly, its equally important that at least one of the starting MCs have some creative blood running through his veins. If not, then you will probably struggle breaking down those defensive and deep sitting teams
Notice that I have left out Determination and Decision amongst the important stats as its so obvious that its needed in every player in the team


Goalkeeper:

Common sense applies

Central Defenders
Here, we use a sort of limited stoppers. As always, its better to have the best defenders in the world and not crap players so again, common sense here boys. These players are on tight zonal marking and even though we don’t play with a high d-line in most versions, pace and anticipation is crucial when up against those ME exploiting pacey attackers with flair
Attacking Keys: Passing
Defensive Keys: Positioning, Anticipation, Marking, Tackling, Strength, Concentration, Jumping, Heading


Fullbacks
Same here really. Common sense. One thing that one do need to look out for are the players with really attacking ppms. Although this brings another dimension to the attack, they get caught out of position too often.
Attacking Keys:Crossing, Passing,
Defensive Keys: Positioning, Anticipation, Marking, Tackling, Stamina, Concentration Pace


Central Mid – RIGHT
Here we have a more hardworking MC, a mixtire between a ballwinner and a central mid on support. He needs to be able to take a good defenisve position as well as make a easy pass after had hold on to the ball to slow things down
Attacking Keys:First Touch, Technique, Passing, Off the ball
Defensive Keys: Anticipation, Positioning, Marking, Tackling, Concentration,


Central Mid – LEFT
Here, we have the mixture of a great passer and a strong ball winner. Again, just like in the role above, this is a player rarely seen in the lower leagues but again, here, we play the ones that stays behind, breaks up attacks and keeps a simple but yet effective passing game
Attacking Keys:Creativity, Technique, Passing, Composure
Defensive Keys: Positioning, Marking, Tackling, Strength


Wingers
Hm… left foot on right or left on left. Well, in this tactic, its better to have players that moves into channels and/or huges the line, runs down X-flank with ball as the space inside is already taken by the AMC and the FC. In some acses, the wingers will still cut inside and off the ball, they will often seek the space near their post to meet up with a cross or a low t-ball
The wingers are setup to dribble and beat their man. They rarely cross but as this is to be seen as a tendency rather then big no no, they will still make that cross when the options is there, preferably to the far post where the winger on the other flank has, by using his skill or ppm, moved towards.
Attacking Keys:Off the ball, Acceleration, Pace, Dribbling, Crossing, Flair, Passing, Technique, Finishing
Defensive Keys: None really


Attacking Midfielder
Here, I would play the typicall MC/AMC rather then a AMC/FC. Mostly because I want a player that likes to make a t-ball instead of going for goal but also because we already have 3 players in more advanced positionsthat should provide good passing options
Attacking Keys: Off the ball, Acceleration, Dribbling, Creativity, Flair, Passing, Technique, Finishing, Composure
Defensive Keys: Tackling


Forward
3 words: One Quick Poacher. Actually, that is all it takes, One quick poacher. What is a poacher then ?. Well, he needs to be able to read the game, have the ability to move into free space and put the ball away. How quick does he have to be ?. Well, as long as he is smart, he doen not need more than 14 in that stat. If this player is even more complete, then its even better
Attacking Keys:Off the ball, Flair, Acceleration ( and pace) Finishing, Composure, Agility, Dribbling
Defensive Keys: none







Set Pieces

I actually used a downloaded tactic when making these ones, using it as a clean sheet so the set pieces are from that one. Defensively they seem really good and we score our fair share on the attacking, mostly from free kicks but also some from corners( mostly against poor teams though). Feel free to change them to something better or worse


Match Preparation


The match preparation is divided into 3 different areas

The 3 chosen tactics for the team to learn
- I would either use the 3 versions I am most likely to use. If going to use them all, then load up Cautious, Standard and Attacking Overload. This way, the team Will gets the best fluidity with the tempo, width, passing, mentality, press, etc that is used in all 6 versions

The Workload
This slider dictates how much time the team puts into learning the chosen tactics. Remember that the higher the workload, the less time the team spends on the training ground, improving their stats.

The focus area

Preseason: When using a focus area, this takes up some of the time the team spends on getting fluid with the tactic. In preseason, playing a new save or if having lots of new players, you do need to use Team Blend so get the squad familiar with each other, playing as a team but if the team is already blended, I normally don't use any

Pre Match: Here, i cant make any recommendations as such. There is no focus area that links up with this set so its common sense. If wanting to sacrifice some of the defensive stability to get better attacking movements, then this is perhaps something you do when facing those deep sitting teams that you should beat, using the more attacking versions. Under opposite circumstances, well, you get my point. As for the attacking and defensive set pieces focus area, i use them only when I have a really good reason to. As an example, in my next game, playing as Everton home to Aston Villa, i see that they have scored 6 goals from corners in just 7 matches so here, I might go for focusing extra on Defensing set pieces, just like I might go for attacking set pieces away against a team where I see this as a chance to snatch the 3 points late in the game, playing cautious throughout the game


Other Information

As for pitch size, I cant make any recommendations, its just down to common sense. If playing with a crap team in a huge pitch and you might be in for trouble though, just like when playing in a very short field with your top notch team. Team talks, and opposition instructions are also things that cant be recommended as it would depend heavily on the situation



Results

In betatesting, teams like Chelsea, Bologna, Juventus, Gefle(SWE) have been used. When testing it withthe final product, I have used Hoffenheim( meda prediction of 8th) and Swindon ( media pred of 7th)

My other sets

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This Set was made with FM11.3 but as the results have been the same in FM12, I am posting it here to.

In this thread, you will find a set of tactics, just like in my old threads for FM09 and FM10. You might argue that since the introduction of the Tactical Creator, these sets have become obsolete but as I am not finding the structure of Defensive, Counter, Balanced, Control good enough, I decided to make my own framework of these different strategies. As you see, these tactics have been made in the Classic Mode so shouts are disabled, along with the ability to see the players roles and crucial stats.

Why use this set then ?. Well, basically, its for users that likes the idea of being if charge, using micro management but feels that the wizard has too many options that are just not good enough. Its for people that whilst wanting to win every game feel that there is more to it then just plug & play but wanting some easy guidelines on how to do it. For people that have a decent knowledge how the match engine works and knows when to attack and when to defend but just don't fancy the Tactic Creator. In short, if you are truly great at reading the game and pay attention to every single detail, then this set is not for you as you wont need it but for those that likes the idea of using other peoples tactics and wanting to learn something on the way, not just plug & playing, then this is for you


Assumptions

All versions must have a descriptive name and as this always leads to different definitions due to ones personal perspective, people will interpret the text beneath differently. There for, its important that you read the follow text a few times, load up the different tactics and read it once more



The Versions

As I stated earlier, I am not that keen on the structure of the preset Strategies in the Wizard. Basically, I feel that they are too many and that whilst the shouts are a great way to implement several tweaks by just one or two clicks, they are not helping me as ( for example) when I want to play wider, push up the team and get ball forward, I might still want to do this using the same passing game and the same tempo, only using more t-balls and more width etc. Naturally, using only 6 preset approaches is far more static then the TC, but its an approach that I feel more comfortable with. In this set, you will see that there is no Contain version, no defensive, no Balanced, no Control, no attack or no Overload. Instead, I have chosen to call the versions the following.

Defend – something in between the normal Contain and Defend, but more aggressive
Cautious – Something in between Defend and Balanced
Counter – Something similar to the TC Counter but here we use it only as in the description
Standard – Something in between Balanced and Attack
Slow Breakdown – A version that I feel is lacking in the TC, a way to play cautious whilst playing ultra aggressive
Overloading Attack – A mixture between Attack and Overload

So you see, by using these versions, there are really only 2 starting options, at least when playing as a normal team. Either you go for a more cautious approach, using CAUTIOUS or you go for a more attacking one, using STANDARD. If being top of the league and outclassing the opponents in terms of quality, its possible that SLOW BREAKDOWN would be the best version to start all matches with, almost like today's Barcelona do. Don't expect this version to replicate the flow of that team though as its not the though at all. With this said, please read further on to see the full description of the different versions



Defend

This is one of two versions where we use a different formation, pulling back the AMR/L into the MR/L positions. Used to defend a lead, play a defensive appraoch within a more defensive formation or keep a loss to its minimum. We don't sit too deep and just defend though, we will attack as well as keeping possession in advanced positions is one of the keys to holding off the opponents

Cautious

This is a more cautious approach towards a game. Don’t be fooled by the name and that its only the 2nd most attacking tactic in order of the set. Even if playing as a top team, this approach is a good one when being on the road. In real life, very few teams actually play attacking away from home. We play slow and narrow, using ,many players to hold on to the ball and we do launch quick counter attacks when the players feels those passing options are on

Counter

Warning: This version is more direct and when playing on the counter, you need to make sure that here is actually something to counter, space in the 3rd half to play the ball into. With the counter box ticked, the players will, unlike the Cautious version, launch these counter attacks more frequently and mots importantly, even though the opponent sits with many men behind the ball. Personally, I would never use this as a starting version only based on the assumption that the opponent will push up their fullbacks and threaten us form the start. Use incorrectly, we will see a big loss in possession and being hit on the counter ourselves. Used correctly, its much more deadly than the Cautious version

Standard

As there is no Attack version in this set, this one is the Standard approach when not wanting to play cautious. It will never be about possession but about the scoreline. If playing as Everton/Man U/Arsenal/Sunderland home to WBA, this would be my main starting version.

Slow Breakdown

More attacking than Standard ?. Hm, actually not but as the title suggests, it’s a more probing approach. Within almost the same cautious approach as the version cautious, we here push up the line of defence and hassle the opponent. We use more of the pitch width and play down the flanks to drag those deep sitting opponents apart

Overloading Attack

This is the 2nd version using a different formation, now puhsing up the AMR/L into the FR/L positions Here, we push up the team and overload the area where the ball is. We use the space out wide and hassle the opponent into making defensive errors. Lots of movement along with an attacking mentality sees us pushing hem back again and again. Why should one not use this tactic all the time then ?. Well as you probably understand, you might easily get hit on the counter by the opponent and the players don’t have the stamina to play like this whole matches.



Players


Goalkeeper:

Common sense applies

Central Defenders
Here, we use a sort of limited stoppers. As always, its better to have the best defenders in the world and not crap players so again, common sense here boys. These players are on tight zonal marking and even though we don’t play with a high d-line in most versions, pace and anticipation is crucial when up against those ME exploiting pacey attackers with flair
Attacking Keys:
Defensive Keys:


Fullbacks
Same here really. Common sense. One thing that one do need to look out for are the players with really attacking ppms. Although this brings another dimension to the attack, they get caught out of position too often.
Attacking Keys:
Defensive Keys:


Defensive Midfielder
Here, I use an anchorman. He is on Loose zonal and his job is to stay central and cut angels rather than to chase players a cross the field. I like this player to be bale to get in a good defensive position, be able to read the game and break up attacks. If you have a slow and has the looks rather then the brain, you might suffer. Work rate, determination, anticipation along with some physic and you are good to go
Attacking Keys:
Defensive Keys:


Central Mid – RIGHT
A mixture between your Box to Box midfielder, Hardworking Ball winner and a Elegant AMC. Can you have a player like this in the CCC1 ?. Well, Hell no. What I am saying is that amongst your MC´s, the player with the better attacking stats and more adventurous ppms should be played here. If he is strong to and knows how to break up attacks, then its just great
Attacking Keys:
Defensive Keys:



Central Mid – LEFT
Here, we have the mixture of a great passer and a strong ball winner. Again, just like in the role above, this is a player rarely seen in the lower leagues but again, here, we play the ones that stays behind, breaks up attacks and keeps a simple but yet effective passing game
Attacking Keys:
Defensive Keys:

Wingers
Hm… left foot on right or left on left. Well, in this tactic, it does not matter. If you have a great heading monster in the Forward position, well , then perhaps some crosses are in order, just like its better to have In Cutting wingers ( by ppms) if all the opposition players with a really, really deep d-line and no DMCs, all the mids pushing up.

Just remember that in some cases, players( left on right) with the cut inside ppms are too selfish (low team work) and then, they will go straight at goal at all times, even if having a really poor angel and good passing options is on.

The wingers are setup to dribble and beat their man. They rarely cross but as this is to be seen as a tendency rather then big no no, they will still make that cross when the options is there, preferably to the far post where the winger on the other flank has, by using his skill or ppm, moved towards.
Attacking Keys:
Defensive Keys:


Forward
Aha.. here we have my favourite, The complete linkman. He roam around the pitch from deep. He hold onto the ball and whilst his passing game is set to direct, he still makes those easy passes when linking up with play, before getting inside the area. This player needs his pace. Players like Beckford at Everton is a monster here and I just cant imagine how good R.V.Persie would be. Just notice that when using a single FC formation, its crucial that this players one of the best of the team. After all, you using just one FC and if he cant score, link up with play, then it’s all over. As always, its all about having balance in the team and making sure that all areas have more strength then flaws
Attacking Keys:
Defensive Keys:


Set Pieces

I actually used a downloaded tactic when making these ones, using it as a clean sheet so the set pieces are from that one. Defensively they seem really good and we score our fair share on the attacking, mostly from free kicks but also some from corners( mostly against poor teams though). Feel free to change them to something better or worse

Match Preparation


The match preparation is divided into 3 different areas

The 3 chosen tactics for the team to learn
- I would either use the 3 versions I am most likely to use. If going to use them all, then load up Cautious, Standard and Attacking Overload. This way, the team Will gets the best fluidity with the tempo, width, passing, mentality, press, etc that is used in all 6 versions

The Workload
This slider dictates how much time the team puts into learning the chosen tactics. Remember that the higher the workload, the less time the team spends on the training ground, improving their stats.

The focus area

Preseason: When using a focus area, this takes up some of the time the team spends on getting fluid with the tactic. In preseason, playing a new save or if having lots of new players, you do need to use Team Blend so get the squad familiar with each other, playing as a team but if the team is already blended, I normally don't use any

Pre Match: Here, i cant make any recommendations as such. There is no focus area that links up with this set so its common sense. If wanting to sacrifice some of the defensive stability to get better attacking movements, then this is perhaps something you do when facing those deep sitting teams that you should beat, using the more attacking versions. Under opposite circumstances, well, you get my point. As for the attacking and defensive set pieces focus area, i use them only when I have a really good reason to. As an example, in my next game, playing as Everton home to Aston Villa, i see that they have scored 6 goals from corners in just 7 matches so here, I might go for focusing extra on Defensing set pieces, just like I might go for attacking set pieces away against a team where I see this as a chance to snatch the 3 points late in the game, playing cautious throughout the game


Other Information

As for pitch size, I cant make any recommendations, its just down to common sense. If playing with a crap team in a huge pitch and you might be in for trouble though, just like when playing in a very short field with your top notch team. Team talks, and opposition instructions are also things that cant be recommended as it would depend heavily on the situation



Results

I will not upload any fantastic screens of my success as it would be irrelevant. Incorrectly used, this set will see you under perform and correctly used, you will achieve your goals as long as they actually are in reach and not based on an illusion ;DTeams that have been used in testing are: Milan, Genoa,, AIK ( SWE), MFF(SWE) and Blackburn. Currently I am enjoying a save with Everton 2011/12 update and will keep you posted with some results