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If you are seeking Football Manager 2010 tactics then I advise you to take a look at my asymmetric one used for Leeds.
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Hey, my dear readers! Today I want to share with you my Football Manager 2008 tactics... It's really my best one! This is the tactics that brought my Southampton to the 2nd position of English Premiership overtaking Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea! 
My tactical approach consists of the two distinct variants: for Home matches and for Away matches. Both have the same formation as shown below:
Home Tactics: Team Instructions
It's home attacking variant with maximal Closing Down, Short Passing and Tight Marking. Actually, these three components are used in the away tactical instructions as well. Tempo is quite low here that allows to loose the ball rarely and have a good ball control. Average value of Defensive Line increases the intention of attacking force in this case. It give effect of closing an opponent on its side of a pitch. Time Wasting has the lowest value because I don't like to waste the time :). Normally I change it if there is need to hold up ball in the end of a game.
Settings of individual instructions are very important in this home tactics (as well as the one for away matches).
Goalkeeper
I use standard instructions from Set To menu with Distribution=Quick Throw. Nothing special here.
Wing Backs (Right and Left Defenders)
They are the players that not just for defending. They can always support attack through the flanks (it's a large advantage of this FM tactics! 
). Therefore they have all 5 first settings inherited attacking team instructions here. Plus Forwards Runs=Often and Crossing Ball=Often.
Central Defenders
DRC
DLC
My central backs appear near in attack only during corners, free kicks. In all other cases their work is to prevent opponent's forwards score goals. I wasn't inventing wheel with their instructions and used the standard 'Centre back' set available from 'Set To' menu. There were just few changes Marking = Team and my own combination of Set Pieces settings shown on the picture above. My DLC (Federico Fazio) scores goals quite often from corners and freekicks due to Challenge Gk setting.
Defensive Midfielder
A tough guy should be used on this position because of Tackling=Hard. I would also advice if DMC is rather creative person - that allows to make good passes through the centre what his Through Balls=Often is set for. From my personal experience I can say that DMC should quite quick: Speed > 13.
He tackles the ball and tries to deliver it forward. More often DMC passes it to 2 MC that go to attack through the centre. Moreover, he comes up to opponent's box for ball rebounds when my team attacks! 
Centre Midfielders
MRC
MLC (difference with MRC)
Central half-backs are probably the most important part of my Football Manager 2008 tactics. They really rule the game making performance. What's interesting - MLC is more offensive than MRC having Run With Ball=Often and Long Shots=Often. You understand that for MLC position in this tactics you need a guy with good technique, dribbling, pace, long shots and creativity.
Pay attention to Mentality setting - both MC are aimed at attack independently of team instruction changes during match. Hard Tackling is a significant factor as well because when MC tackles the ball good and quick counter attack comes out. And, of course, Passing and Creativity of midfielders have to be on the highest level! 
Wingers
The main attacking flank force are my wingers. Classically, they should be fast, brilliantly technical, with good passing, crossing, creativity (Creative Freedom=15). But there is another requirement in this tactics for Football Manager 2008: good Finishing and Composure are really necessary to allow to score goals more often . Actually, wingers act as 2 forwards in my tactical scheme moving from the flank closer to the centre of opponent's area (look at their arrows on the formation screen shot in the beginning of the post!).
Free Role setting is also one of major things here. It allows to make attacking moves of wingers more unpredictable and dangerous.
Striker
My tactics demands having the only striker ahead. He can be of two types (it was found out on the real experience): 1) quick striker with good composure (Jelle Vossen); 2) average speed forward with preferred move Shoots Ball With Power (Marius Niculae).
Away Tactics: Team Instructions
Actually the difference between home and away tactics is concluded in the team instructions. For away matches I have the following differences:
- normal Mentality (not attacking)
- more low Tempo
- Defensive Line is more close to goalkeeper
- Target Man usage. Striker is set as Target Man. Target Mans Supply=To Feet.
- Counter Attacks!
These 5 features make Away tactics very distinct from its Home prototype. Away tactics can be used for Home matches against very strong teams but I haven't been do it in such way during the last championship. Just because Home variant allows to score more goals and provide offensive style of playing.
Links to download
In the end I need to tell that the above described Football Manager 2008 tactics was not created from scratch. It evolved from previous ones used in Premier League and Coca-Cola Championship:
- Download of my defensive 4-1-4-1 tactics for Football Manager 2008
- My Southampton attacking tactics in FM 08 - 4-3-3 TFM Quick
thanks man. just when I needed it. I've been leaking in goals of late. at least two goals a game. it's very frustrating esp when I'm leading a goal ahead and they hit back with two.
This tactics will help if you make balanced squad and use correct players on the formation positions
I'm looking forward for your new tactic. Thank's to you because of your previous tactics i win championship with sheffield utd and qualify for uefa in my first attempt in premier league.
I was looking at your away team instructions: time wasting very low, and slow tempo seem in conflict.
Haven't you tried to increase your time wasting (setting it to mixed for example), you should have more control on your away game.
Very useful if you're playing versus a better team.
Let me know.
Hi from Turkey!
Thank you Vitaliy, i am just going to try this :)
paine,
time wasting is not linked with slow temp so much. If you play slow tempo, it means that you control the ball better. And the team using this control to try some constructive actions, try to create something in attack.
And if you set time wasting high this creative tryings will be decreased. It will be more like neverending passing the ball between defenders and midfielders.
I see your point, but setting your time wasting to zero, unless you're playing Real Madrid or some other world class team, expecially in away games, you will give away the ball more often, cause you always look for an attacking move, even if there's no space to make it.
In this case, a slow playing system could be useless to keep possession.
Surely I know that we all have our opinions based on personal experience.
Just a thought.
Hehe, U got Jelle Vossen as well. I love that kid, got him for 500k from Genk. In 4 years time i got Arsenal, Barca, Lyon and etc knocking on my doors desperate to sign him.
Yes, Jelle Vossen is excellent first touch scorer!
Looking like some great tatics mate. In the real life Chelsea FC playing most of their home matches with those tactics.
But explain me something- i noticed that in the picture of the team instructions you marked the Tight Marking category, but on the pictures of the other roles in your team (besides the wing backs) you didn't mark it...
???
actually I don't know why you use it at all- lets say you are playing against teams with super strikers like Tevez or Ibrahimovic or even strikers like Defoe or Milan Baros for example. Your wing backs won't help the central defenders and they will focus only on the winger- in some cases the wing backs will be really far from the central defenders and your defenese can be trashed.
If you can explain me that i will be thankfull
P.S
you are doing great job here, really.
P.S 2
sorry for my English- hope you will understand me.
Tactic is very much like the one i created so decided to give your a try.
first match was charity shield against man u.
had 18 shots with 13 on target and kept them to 14 shot with 11 on target, was 1 all after 90 minutes and went to pen's where i lost 2-1
so i'm pretty impressed so far by the away tactic. will give it a full season and see how it goes.
so far though top marks to you sir for creating a great tactic
I dunno why, I try these tactics and the first thing that happens is I start hitting some insane shots from distance, 20-30 yards out. Not complaining though!
I did make a few changes though. I turned off tight marking for the wing-backs. I like it better that way they can worry more about the ball and help out the DCs. I also have tempo at a mid-high level for home games and normal for away games, rather than slow and very slow. A few other minor changes as well but so far so good.
The only worry I have is that I lack a true Defensive Midfielder, I'm using Fabregas there right now. Will this be okay? I don't have closing down quite as high as you do because of that potential problem.
Otto,
in this tactics Tight Marking is turned on for the whole team (in the team instructions). It means then this setting is propagated to every player - you see "Team(Yes)" in the individual instructions. It can be rejected by player if you set check Tight Marking and set 'No' for him.
This settings makes players to defend more close to the opponent players. I like this style of playing :)
Ben,
Fabregas is not DMC, certainly. He should play on one of MC positions in this tactics.
Great tactics thus far, using with QPR in championship 2011/12. Only question is has anyone noticed this being effected by weather e,g rain etc that may hinder the type of passing used? And diff pitchs like wide or narrow???
I had to have Fabregas at DMC cause MCs were Silva and Kaka. Team's pretty stacked with attacking midfielders, so there was really nowhere else for Fabregas to play.
However, Fabregas is gone, I brought in Ever Banega and sold Fabregas, using that money to bring in Wayne Rooney.
And the tactics are still working great. Although I tend to use the home tactics even when on the road.
Hi from Turkey again! I used your tactics this season, and it worked on Kayserispor (a Turkish team) wonderfull! It proves everything:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9676/tslrn8.png
Ben,
Ever Banega can be quite good DMC. So in my mind you did right :-)
Anonymous (with QPR),
good questsions.
Concerning weather I answer that my tactics is slow and players use short passing. This means that ball control is rather good even during strong winds and shower.
About pitch width I would say that the tactics is pretty versatile. Though it was aimed more on narrow pitches - I use the most narrow dimensions of my home pitch, and it really helps.
But it's also good for wide pitches because of use of 2 winger forwards with Free Role setting.
Yulami,
great to hear about that! I have a question to you: Would you like to try this tactics in FM 2009?
Why not? Its a very good tactic. I'll try it on FM 2009 too. With this tactic, i defeated Red Star 5-0 2-0 on CL groups. Hope your away tactic gives one point on upcoming Manchester United match.
Take Care! =)
well halfway through the season now and i thought i'd make quick update.
these two tactic's are fan'bloody'tastic long as i can remember to switch tactic's i don't seem to have problems home or away.
League so far for me
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and this is my overview
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so apart from the two nil nil draws against QPR i think so far this has been great season with two great new tactic's that i'll be trying on 09 if they work there.
thanks again for putting these here for us to use :)
Martin
Hi...
Your tactics is briliant!
But, it doesn't work on my team...
I want to ask you, what the best tactics for Roma?
Thanks...
Hi...
Your tactics is briliant...
but it doesn't work on my team...
i want to ask you, what the best tactics for my Roma?
Is it a waste to run these tactics with a really stacked team? I have a very good offense, and while the tactics work I wonder if I'm misplaying some of the guys, and if they should play a quicker, more direct game?
Tried this tactic with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Did very well in the championship coming 2nd with the best away record in the league. However in the premier just managed to survive relegation.
The tactic is good however I have a problem with alot of my players getting sent off.
Anonymous,
I usually substitute players with yellow cards in the second half. Do the same - and you will not have so many sent offs
The only real problem I have with this tactic is that I seem to concede 1 goal every single match about 10 minutes from the end, no matter which tactic I use, home or away.
Could you please develop a defensive variation for games where you are completely outclassed or for the last 10 minutes of the game, thanks.
Alex,
try to experiment by yourself. Use Away tactics, set deeper defensive line, change some individual instructions of players to more defensive
Hi,
I'm Managing derby right now and these tactics are much to attacking. I have rochemback as DM and jones + nakamura in center. Survived 1st year in prem finish 8th!! Defoe scored 35 goals in epl!!
when i played fm08 until mid dec09, the games suddenly stop.don't know why.mybe becoz of one folder name crash dumps.any suggestions??
HI!
Considering this a very offensive 4-2-3-1 tactic,I will try it in Spain playing as Mallorca. I hope it will help me.
The tactic is good and i am using it with tottenham but i always become goals in the 95 minute or the 90th. can you tell me what am i doing wrong
Momchil,
I propose you to set high Time Wasting and maximally slow Tempo for last 5-10 minutes of the match to resolve the problem
Mate, Cheers...
Using this on my Man City save, team finally looking more stable. :)
Since change of tactic beat River Plate 1-0 in Euro super cup and Put 5 past anderlecht away, not Mentioning the 5-0 thrashing of Man.U, first time i've ever beaten them :) Thanks alot
how is it working with man city in fm09 ??
Yep, I would also like to know if any of you, my dear readers, tried this tactics in Football Manager 2009.
Because I'm creating new one for my first team in FM 2009 - Hull City
Thanks Vitaliy from Argentina!!
I will test this formation in FM 2009 (demo), i hope it work...
Will you post tactics for FM 2009?
I'm expecting this
Thanks again.
MattyOlav
Mattias, thank you
I will certainly write about my successful tactics for Football Manager 2009. As soon as I create it :) Because at the moment I'm still experimenting and results are poor :)
Hi, i'm playing FM09 and i'm Arsenal. At first when i used 4-4-2 i was not playing well. I was in 14th place and i have much experince in this game. So i googled a tactic and found this one. It works veary well. I have won 4 games in a row and now finding myself in 6th place. Anyways, thank you and i will look forward to the new tactic you will develop in FM09.
This formation rocks...I run Man City, and im my first season i won League title,FA Cup and League Cup.
My team from first season:
GK: Isaksson
DL: Michael Ball
DC: Ezequiel Garay
DC: Richard Dunne (unbeliveable scored 27 goals from corner in season)
DR: Micah Richards
DMC: Gelson Fernandes
MC: Elano
MC: Johnson (Matias Fernandes)
AML: Martin Petrov
AMR: Arshavin (Valeri Bojinov)
ST: Klass Jan Huntelar
Must See stats of Dunne, Petrov, Elano,johnson,Huntelar. Image links:
Dunne 27goals DC Unbelivable
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Elano
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Johnson
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Klass Jan Huntelar
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Martin Petrov
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Palmar,
thank for the information. Now we know that it works for grand-clubs like Arsenal
Hey, thinking about trying this tactic, I'm Sheffield Utd and started off grand in 2nd place but with 19 games gone I'm in 8th place those this work ??
GK:Kenny
DL:Pepe Pla
DR:Halford
DC:Christnaval
DC:Killagon
AMR:Euthu
AML:Lujunberg
AMC:Buzaky
MC:John-Joe O'Toole
MC:Brian Howard
ST:James Beattie
yes, it defenetly does work. i won the english league, fa cup and champions cup with arsenal. For real, this tactic works !!!
I tried the southampton tactics with a team i built.Well it does not work very well as in 2008 but it is stilll very useful.And players i put most ones were young except for killy gonzalez.Since now i won against Atalanta and Chievo too.Who put this tactic online is really intelligent
i started a new game and tried the tactic and it worked but i had to add a few things in, now i'm 1st in the championship with only 1 lost !!!
Playing with Mallorca in FM2008 and using this tactic got me to 8th place in November 2007. Mallorca is a mediocre team so I reckon that the tactic is really good.Some notable results:
A 0-2 Barcelona ( 0-0 till 68th minute)
H 2-1 Atletico Madrid
H 1-2 Sevilla
A 4-1 Villareal
A 1-3 Valladoid
H 1-1 Zaragoza
Maybe I'll do better with some new players (no transfers till now).
great work here, man. very interesting.
i dont usually use different tactics for home/away. i tend to be weak teams, and get them promoted to the premier. it means using a defensive/quick counter-attacking playing style, sometimes resulting in a long-ball or two.
my tactics on the '08 version were very similar to yours (albeit with a more defensive approach)
i played a 3-1-2-2-2. sounds complicated, but it wasnt. 2 outside CBs on man-marking (pace/marking/tackling essential), the middle one was there for all the headers and on zonal (obv. with jump, heading, positioning, bravery, etc). DM stays back, at all times. 2 CMs helping out in defense, but getting forwards at every opportunity. the wingers needed pace, technique, and crossing, since everything went out wide, and two big men upfront to power headers at goal. very effective!
just out of interest, have you ever tried 'the ultimate challenge'? build a club up from the conference north/south, and take them into the premiership? i did it with stalybridge. got them to 13th in my first premier league season :D
one of my mates did it with southport, too. it's not as impossible as it sounds! xD
DJ Devil,
no, I didn't have enough time to start from the conference league :)
Last time when I had this experience it was Football Manager 2006 :)
hello
lookng at your tactics you've got your wingers runs going inwards towards the penalty area. I've alawys done this in previous champs but i can't seem to do it on this version. I drag the run to bend inwards and it flips back to pushing into the corner area.
Yes, they changed the arrows subsystem. In FM 2009 arrows correspond to Forward Runs individual setting
ah, okay. i suppose that's fair enough :p
do you have any advice on free players for non-league/lower league teams? at the moment, i have to sign everyone on trial 'cause my scouting knowledge is none-existant..
I am playing with man city and in my first season i finished 5.in the league,i won the fa cup and i went trough to the semi final of uefa cup.
my starting eleven
1.Akinfeev
2.Zabaleta[RB]
3.Marcelo [LB]
4.Richards[CB]
5.Zapata [CB]
6.Palombo [CM]
7.Kacar [CM] or Javi Garcia
8.Gelson [CM] or Ireland
9.Jovetic [AML]or Petrov
10.Philips[AMR]
11.Robinho[FC]
please help i must be an idiot but i cant get to change the position tactics , what am i doing wrong. Plus how do i get a Big club to be parent club as im swindon town and in need of some good loan players
Marc,
as far as I know parent club chooses feeder club. Not vice verse.
Position tactics? You mean changing positions of players in tactics or?
i played a 5-2-3 with nigeria on fm08 and came 3rd in the world up 2010, lost to brazil on penalties in the semi finals, i cant remember what players i used but i do remember that obafemi martins scored 9 goals in the tournament and finished golden boot.
thought i'd try this on FM09 as it worked wonders for me in 08.
comes out as a 3-5-2 and doesn't work how it did in 08.
just thought i would let you know :) great tactic for 08 though it won me the league, league cup, fa cup and champions cup in the 10/11 season
Martin
i tried this tactic with villa and it worked right away giving me a 1-0 home win against liverpool when my form was terrible. i have since found more success changing the passing from short to direct and i tend not to play much at a very slow tempo. thanks for sharing your tactics
Hi, is there any way i can make my defenders/players score from headers from corners? Apparently when my players score they'll give a foul for that and the goal is thus disallowed. Are there any settings that can prevent that? Help is appreciated very much. Thank you (:
Hi thanks for your help so far, when you select a position so that toy can give them specific instructions it all stays gray unlikr the screan shots that you have shown, could you tell me how i change these, such as selivery for certain individual positions. Thanks Again Marc
Sorry about that what i meant to say was, Hi thanks for your help so far, when you select a position so that you can give them specific instructions like Wb, DMC it all stays light gray unlike the screen shots that you have shown, i cant seem to be able to grab those positions. Could you tell me how i change these, such as delivery for certain individual positions. Thanks Again Marc
Marc, on Tactics Screen you should select a player that is currently in your first squad. Choose Individual instructions in the top right corner then.
I've been playing for ages on fm09 and thought I'd give these tactics a go I'm QPR and had been in the prem for 2 years before I decided to try this. Was 2011 when I changed to these tactics and instant results. Although! I found the home tactics don't really work so I always use the away tactics for every match. In my 1st 2 seasons in the prem I hadn't got a point off of any of the big 4 and as soon as I changed to this I drew with Liverpool and arsenal away beat chelsea 2-0 away and had a few draws at home against them, the results lifted me from about 16th to finish 8th at the end of the season. Great tactics thanks! I will list my team soon so you can see the players I have. I play with medium database and about 20 leagues and from comparing with my brother who plays small database some of my players are not on his game! So some of you might not know any of my players! Will post again soon hoping to gain a europe spot this season!
P.S. Every season QPR has been jumping up the financial rich list and the last 2 years have been the highest climbers - we are now up to 25th!
Coxy
Coxy here again heres the team
GK: Remy Riou
DR: Andre Bikey
DL: Joe Mattock
DC: Gary Cahill
DC Federico Fazio
DMC: Ramon
MC: Willians Santana (Gr8 player!)
MC: Luca Cigarini
AMR: Luciano Galletti
AML: Razvan Rat
STR: Hakon Berge
Great looking youth prospects I have - GK Lee Clayton, ML John Olson, STR Brian McManus, ML/MC David Alaba. And the best who I am really excited about just came into the youth system 16 years old and would be a great signing for any championship side assistant says he has potential to be one of the best players of his generation! MC Peter Davies! Cant wait for him to sign pro so I can send him out to an affiliate!
Coxy
4got to mention AML Matt Graham
Hi, is there any way i can make my defenders/players score from headers from corners? Apparently when my players score they'll give a foul for that and the goal is thus disallowed. Are there any settings that can prevent that?
hey do this tactic work on fm 09 coz i am strugglin 2 find and make my own tatcis thnks
Attacking variant works. But it's better to tune it. I'm working on it with my Hull.
Defensive variant doesn't work in my case
thnks will u update the tactic wen u hav tweaked everything thnks again
Away -tactic download won't work?
Hi i used this tactic a few months in to my fm 08 season, i started a new season as liverpool and i was doing ok but kept drawing and i got to the champions league game against ajax and i couldnt beat them to i deacided to have a look a find a new tactic and i used this one against ajax and it did wonders, i won 2-0.. but i have a problem as i spent my transfer budget on sergio aguero and i didnt have no money left to get a decent winger, so im stuck with kewell and pennent, anyone got any ideas of some good cheap wingers?
Hiya,
Im new to the blog but having read through i saw people were wondering how the tactic works on FM09. Well I can tell you that i started a new season as Fulham and it is quite efficent. I had a solid start and was unbeaten in 13. Tho only 4 of those matches were wins. Solid defense tactic for 09 but struggles for goals, maybe i need a new striker in january? Any suggestions.
hi, i tried your tactics in 3 different team.. unfortunately your away tactic didn't help any of my team.. but your home tactic works on all of those 3. for me the vital area on your home tactic are in the midfield trio.. the best guys to do the job should be liverpool's mascherano-gerrard-alonso/lucas, they got av rat 7.83 and gerrard gets the runner up for world footballer & win midfielder of the year.. but it'll also do great with winger when i play with my real madrid would give gonzalo higuain (AMR) & robben(AML)the leading top scorer in the league for a season (24 goals each).. and good with defence when i play with my Milan, i only conceded 15 goal in the league for a season with maldini, nesta/bonera, senderos & zambrotta.. senderos score at least 9 goal in all competition.
so my view on your tactic is very suitable on certain area of the team depends on the team your managing with the quality of your player & also your coaching staff..
My advise for the tactics is you get these players on your team:
Javi Martinez - MC(ATL BILBAO)
Fellaini - D/DM/M/AM C(EVERTON)
Higuain - AMR/F C(MADRID)
Akinfeev - GK(CSKA MOSCOW)
Bale - DL(TOTTENHAM)
Garay - DC(MADRID-on loan @RACING)
Danny - AMC(ZENIT)
these players not just perfect for the tactic but they would also become a world class player by the 3rd/4th season.. so bid them before it.. you can sign them at most 25M euro each, except danny, his gonna cost you a little more expensive, at least 34M euro.. you can sell some of your players from your current team to get them, & they won't let you down. they are absolute quality.
also try signing a good coaching staff, don't have to be world class reputation coach but they have to got some excellent attributes on their coaching skills.. try sign Ricardo Moniz from HSV on the start of the second season. he is gonna be very good for your team's training with technical & attacking skills.
try it & be a great manager..
hey im usin liverpool in fm09 and i used ur formation for 3 matches. blackburn, bayern (CL), and everton. used home tactic all three. lost to bayern 2-1, lost to everton 2-0 and lost to blackburn 4-1. soem definate problems here. over the top balls easily get through and if ur against a fast striker then u dont stand a chance. i think i will put the defensive line deeper and that should sort it a bit but could u quickly get up some good tactics for fm09. im new to these games so i dunno what im doin right or wrong although ur formation has turned out the worst results of any i have tried so far.
hey im also usin liverpool in fm09 and for some reason i am makin the opportunities but am frustrated by the lack of goals from torres. he gets in good positions then strikes it straight at the keeper or over the goal from close range. its really makin me annoyed.
Link to Away tactics was fixed. It can be downloaded now
Hi, any ideas how this will work for Barca on Fm 2009. I find I always concede, though do often win away from home in the League. But I struggle in Europe, especially away, and have Milan coming up in the CL knockout and really wanna win!
Thanks
With your away tactic i defeat Benfica 0-3 with my team Levski :)
thanks :}}}}
Can this work for 09 ?
Using my experience I can tell that only attacking (home) variant of tactics works for FM09
Im getting the msg ingame when trying to use the tac "File cant be used"
Amazing tactic, won my first game with 4-0, and the away tactic worked very well to close my opponent by the end of the game as well. Cheers!
this tactic is amazing!!! I'm playing with IPSWICH F.C. and i've got fantastics numbers! first match EVERTON 0-5 Ipswich, Second match Ipswich 3-2 Liverpool! Thanks a lot from Barcelona!
You are welcome :-)
Good tactics, 1st season in Championship with Carlisle after promotion and the away tactic has ended in 2 draws in 2 games against top championship sides in Sheff Utd and Derby. 0-0 v Sheff were i dominated but couldnt score and a 2-2 v Derby were i took the lead through Winston Parks but they went 2-1 because of the better players but i got a goal back from Niclas Alexandersson(spelling???) for a very good result. My team is:
GK: Kieron Westwood(original CUFC)
LB: Peter Murphy(Original CUFC)
CB: Oscar Carmelo Sanchez
CB: Fabio Faria
DMC:Lee Carsley
CM: Isiah Osbourne(Loan from Villa)
CM: Chris James
AML: Rene Mihelic
AMR: Paul Anderson(Loan from Liverpool)
FC: Winston Parks
Hi im not sure whether this thread is still open or not but here goes:
Tactics working ok so far as performances go however i just cant seem to win games using this tactic. Whenever i score, usually from a corner [since my main striker has not scored in about 900minutes of football] the other team score straight away and we get right back where we started or worse they score again. Example i am sheffield Wednesday and i played Southampton away from home, winning 2-0 at half time things going well. Then second half they score, no big deal but i change my mentality to defensive to avoid conceding again. But 5 minutes later they score again so i switch mentality back to attacking but it seems nothing can stop them now and they score another about 5 minutes after the second. Game ends 2-3 to them. Any help?? i only won 2 of my last 11
Amazing tactics mate. I'm using a slightly modified version of this on FML with 3CBs and an AMC and i'm currently on my best win streak ever.
Fantastic Tactic. Took my team 6 months to get to grips with it, and I was tempted to ditch it, but when they did, it works a treat. DLC usually battles with FW for top goal scorer approx 30 goals per season each. DLC usually comes out on top. Certainly help if you have a good set piece taker. He usually gets 60 assists per season.
Great job.
Thanks man, I'm using your tactics with AFC Ajax on the moment and it seems that Í'd become unbeatable. I'm lining up the following players:
GK - Maarten Stekelenburg
DR - George Ogãraru
DL - Timothée Atouba
DC - Gregory van der Wiel
DC - Jan Vertonghen
DMC - Demy de Zeeuw
MC - Ismail Aisatti
MC - Rasmus Lindgren
AMR - Nacer Barazite
AML - Luis Suárez
FC - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
The option to change position between Ismail and Rasmus seems to work very good as well.
Thanks
Like the work you've done but how do I post screenshots i keep going to
Options>print screen>webpage
but it saves as html and only prints half of the screen without the skin
Hi Vitaliy, I am new to this game and I wanna ask do you often employ a target man on your front, when? or what's your basic scoring way, corners or open play? Thanks!
I use Target Man in rare cases. Normally my players score goals in open play using technique and combinations