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As I said in the article, I'm looking for more of a finisher than a creator. I want him to hog the ball! Although I won't set it to 'rarely' because if the pass is on I'd still expect him to make it. Yeah, I definitely think that you could pull it off, with the right player of course. I'll be...

This guide is from my blog, The Coffeehouse - if you enjoy it, please head over there, subscribe, leave feedback, comment. You can also follow me on Twitter @MrEdsFM. Hi chaps, first of all I'd like to apologise for the lack of posts recently. I did an update on my Le Mans save but I'll be...

Follow-up article here: Reactionary Tactical Analysis: crooked 4-2-3-1 with Manchester United | The Coffeehouse: FM Discussion Details on how to get the tactic itself found here, if you must have it.

I actually went with Fluid. Although, again, I didn't really think about it much. Perhaps I should have gone with Very Fluid, but I'm not sure I trust it entirely. Something to experiment with.

Hiya, mate. Going ahead in a game is something I do fairly often (particularly when I was at Wolves) - but there's certainly no formula or strict rule in terms of what to do. As I've said, it depends quite a lot on what the opposition is doing. You've got to think about the strengths of each...

Can you upload some videos of the goals you've conceded from counter-attacks? I'll see what I can do.

Cheers for the feedback. To be honest, considering how much I've thought about the tactic, the amount of time I spent considering my starting philosophy was tiny. Bielsa's teams are famous for their attacking nature so I went with Attacking when at home or away against smaller clubs, and...

High praise indeed. Many thanks. It really is appreciated. I look forward to your updates (give me a bump on Twitter as I'm not a regular around these parts any more). Also, if you want to be emailed when there's a new article on the blog then you can sign up on the sidebar on the right-hand...

This guide is from my blog, The Coffeehouse - if you enjoy it, please head over there, subscribe, leave feedback, comment. You can also follow me on Twitter @MrEdsFM. Background For years my Wolves side had played a variant of the popular tika-taka football style implemented by Pep Guardiola's...

Yeah, both work well. Someone commented on the blog saying they were going to try it out with Hummels. It's apparently also worked successfully with the likes of Maynor Figueroa as well, so it's not just for top class players.

Yeah, I'm working on this at the moment. Will do a full tactical review of my 4-2-3-1. May take a while though.

This guide is from my blog, The Coffeehouse - if you enjoy it, please head over there, subscribe, leave feedback, comment. You can also follow me on Twitter @MrEdsFM. Welcome to the second article in the 'Exploiting Space' series - this edition is all about the Playmaking Central Defender...

Only on my blog that's linked in the OP, really. And yeah, will do that when I'm next on FM I'll do that. It's nothing complicated though. The main thing to remember is the Cut Inside instruction and have decent PPMs on the player himself. PS. Good to see Gerrard in his rightful position these...

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Yeah, agreed. Hey mate, long time no speak. How've you been?