Tactics 101

[Tom]

someone download this - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WG57L2ZP

im huddersfield and im top by 11 points, that might sound great, but i dont think it's gonna be good against TOP teams in the Championship. Where can i improve it.

Of course, it could just be my team

 

[Filipower]

you can start by not inviting emma into practice

well, i don't see how you're going to do badly against championship teams...anyway, try to do a couple of friendlies just to check it..and if it's not working in the 3rd game of the season, then we'll talk...just my thoughts..

 

[Johnny_Big]

Top teams...?
Well, after promotion, if I start playing against Top teams, I always use the same tactic. 4-2-1-2-1. 4 defenders, 2 dm, 1 cm (or acm), 2 wingers and a striker. Only that does by itself. Normal mentality, low creative freedom, mixed passing, low tempo (maybe high at home, to pressure them), normal width, 2 ticks down defensive line, normal pressure (2/3 tick above) normal tackle to everyone except to dmc and cm, that should be hard.

Also player instructions should be done with precautions. Left and Right-backs shouldn't go in front too much and should cross 3/4 field...unless you have one of those who actually is really good...central defenders super defensive, no freedom, everything on rarely, but going in front to corners. 2 very strong DM. One more defensive than the other...acting like a third central defender...CM shouldn't act as both things...but both should be defensive. CM play attack/defense (very much like Lampard/Essien in Chelsea) Then the others in front should be pointed for counter. Wingers need to have some speed...and be sure to have a great finisher in front...actually the whole front line has to pressure, especially the wingers...

I always manage to create a tactic from this thing...doing later some arrangements...and the results are often quite good...so I can't complain...

Just judge your players, their abilities, the others...and a good tactic can be made.

 

[Filipower]

yea, sort of what i said

nicely put Johnny

 

[Tom]

well im 14 points clear with a game in hand, so obviously im doing ok.

Just wondered how i could improve that particular tactic.

 

[Deutschland]

I have a question about individual player orders. How do you do it? I just use the preset ones - with minimal tweaking (ie; man marking and so on, the minor things). What are people's thoughts on this?

 

[rpvankasteren]

Same for me. Just change a couple things, not really minor though, like putting my full backs to very attacking.

 

[Johnny_Big]

Depends on the game. I will not put my left-back running wide if Cristiano Ronaldo shows up his way...player instructions is AS important as team instructions...

 

[Filipower]

meh, i disagree..team instructions are much more important..player instructions i use for specific players who i know will do ecatly what i want, and give some 'flavour' to my team's football...

 

[Tom]

dont player instructions override team instructions anyway Ruud?

 

[rpvankasteren]

Looks that way to me.

 

[Johnny_Big]

Yeah they do...in my team, I prefer each player to play like it should, and not watch a full-back going all the way to the line an be eaten later by the counter.

 

[Tom]

true. Im just wondering what the point is in team instructions then if you can just use the player instructions to overide them all. Guess its beginners vs experts.

 

[Johnny_Big]

Yeah, maybe you're right. We are experts.

 

[Tom]

you see my point though. I mean often i just put everyone to gung-ho at the last min, but cos i do it via team instructions it doesnt have any effect

 

[rpvankasteren]

I prefer each player to play like it should, and not watch a full-back going all the way to the line an be eaten later by the counter.

They're called defensive midfielders, I use two.

 

[Frostwolf]

I can never play with less than two DMs. Makes me feel nekkid or something

 

[Johnny_Big]

They're called defensive midfielders, I use two.

Yeah, that's right...but in home games I play with only 1 DMC (2 MC) to control the whole game...in away games...or finals...things like that...I use a 4-5-1 with 2 DMC...it does pretty well.

 

[Zlatan]

You can play with one DMC trust me, but I guess he would need to be very all-round(like Lorik Cana ). In difficult matches though I prefer to use two DMC's aswell but playing with one gives you more attacking options.

 

[Tom]

you dont need two DMC's (no, DM's, come on tom, it isnt CM anymore ), i havent ever really used two DM's, there isnt any point if you have one with high stamina and work rate.