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• The Midfielder as Centerback

  
  
  
  Marcelo Biesla and Josep Guardiola are both managers who play a very high line with their respective sides and who both demand that all players be technically proficient with the ball. Part of playing...

• Understanding the 4-4-2 Diamond

  
  
  
  DEFENCE Despite the fact that there are four ways to play a diamond formation on FM, the differences between them are few and usually subtle. As a starting point, one thing each of them do have...

• 3 at the back and the 4-4-2 Diamond

  
  
  
  Last week Chelsea v Liverpool became the biggest tactical talking point of the season. Liverpool revived the the 3 man defence that Kenny debuted against Stoke. While with the introduction of Torres for £50m...

• How To Set Up A Back Four

  
  
  
  Last year, I wrote a guide about how to play a simple 4-4-2. One of the major components of that is the back four. In fact, most modern formations build upon four defenders; two full backs and two centre...

• Building Your Defence: Full Backs

  
  
  
  The modern full back is quickly becoming one of the most important players on the team sheet, infact even back in the days of Brian Clough, fat ed' argued that because of the space these players get in the final...