Recent content by James1517

I'm planning on doing a save with a lower league team and using similar tactics to bournemouth in real life with a 4-4-2. Howe's got them playing some fantastic attacking, possession football, and would like to replicate the following points: Out of possession: - Pressing high up the pitch with...

Haven't bought FM16 yet but I have a question for those who have, has the pressing in FM improved? I thought the pressing in fm15 was ok, but too many times players would just stand their and let the players go past them, not enough "hunting in packs" or "defending from the front" etc. so I want...

Need help making a tactic based on Bournemouth's success, Eddie Howe's done a truly fantastic job there and has them playing as a unit and have been dominating their games so far in the prem, playing some great football. So how they setup, a simple 4-4-2, very attacking full backs (Francis and...

INTRODUCTION Welcome FM fans, its James here presenting you once again another tactics system. As you know me, i like to provide an in-depth OP on my tactics, so lets get started. NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN EXPLOIT OR PLUG AND PLAY TACTIC, YOU NEED THE RIGHT PLAYERS FOR THE RIGHT ROLES AND NEED TO...

I have created a tactic based on Pochettino's Southampton, i've tested it with newcastle and currently top of the league. I used these articles to help me create this tactic: How Mauricio Pochettino will change Spurs | blog | Spurs Fanatic How Mauricio Pochettino will change Spurs...

Need some help with recreating Pochettino's 13-14 season tactics as I'm struggling. so, 4-2-3-1 based on high intensity pressing and ball retention, however not sure whether to just use a 4-2-3-1 wide or asymmetric. fluid attacking? TI: For pressing: play narrower, much higher defensive line...

Introduction to the tactics Welcome FM fans, to my latest tactic release. This is my new tactics set called "J-STAR", with a style of attacking/high pressing/possession football with some inspiration from Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool. The last time I did a tactics set like this was on FM14 which...

Need help with making Laudrup's Swansea tactics, tried and failed so many times, help would be appreciated so much!!! Swansea's average positions in Laudrup's first game against QPR (5-0 win) As we know they played some of the best football in the league under Laudrup, obviously with the...

Hi guys, James1517 here, presenting you my 4-2-3-1 tactic based on Arsene Wenger's Arsenal. Over the years Arsene has established his legacy at the London club, and is easily their best ever manager. He has got them playing some attractive and entertaining football, always looking to attack...

Hi guys, just wanted to seek some advice. Basically since FM13, which I really enjoyed and had a decent long term save with newcastle and won the title lol, got to FM14, it was ok but never really had a save longer than 3 years with a club and now I feel really let down by FM15 and just find it...

Hi guys, currently trying to recreate big sam's new west ham diamond tactic that's worked so well for the Hammers this season. but the biggest thing i'm having problems recreating is how the two strikers in real life drop to the wings to mark the full backs, so the formation essentially forms...

Hi all, haven't got the beta yet for FM15 as I'm on holiday. But for my possession based tactic that I have in mind, is it possible to have centre backs that would at the same time play the ball out of defence with short passes, but also play long passes (not hoofs though) to wingers (switch...

Introduction Hello FM fans, James1517 here and I am here to present my new set of tactics based on my own style and philosophy of: Possession and High Pressing I Call it "The JW Style" ;) Now I literally created these tactics all from scratch when i started my Newcastle United project. I took...

Looking for a tactic, which includes 3 factors of pressing, vertical passing, and attacking. Much like Gerardo Martino, so possibly a striker less 4-3-3 formation. So quick short passing with vertical balls, high pressing to give the opposition no time on the ball. Tried to make various...

So i have just started a Newcastle save, and my aim is to literally transform the club by emulating the Ajax/Barcelona system. So installing my OWN Tiki-Taka tactic with inspiration from Guardiola, right from the first team to the grass roots, and replacing players that have been sold with...