Recent content by Leoforos13

If you're using wingers I would suggest using them in the ML/MR rather than AML/AMR, gives more defensive stability against these kinds of teams. So a 4141 or a 4411 depending on their formation and how defensive you want to play. Against United I'd go for 3 at the back as they often play a...

Not sure if the AI is any good at exploiting the players weaknesses, but it certainly seems able to identify and counter your strengths. + is it possible that your players suffer from complacency ? This might explain a lot.

The Defensive 3-4-3 Analysis | SI Sports Centre It's not catenaccio but it's a great read for defensive strategies.

I've had this problem occur many times on fm12. Do you use a custom database ?

Roles and duties I havent' had much success with an AP in counter tactics, I find that he holds the ball too much. On the other hand he tracks back quite a bit to link up with your DMs. Watch out for Coutinho PPMS though, you need your AMC to drop deep in order to keep some presence in the...

Have you tried a 4141 formation ? It's an even more defensive version of 4123 that still allows you to quickly counter attack from the wings. The ME is smart enough to distinguish between counter and non-counter opportunities. This is why I've found that, even when playing counter, it's best to...

I still prefer this to previous editions of fm, it seems like the AI is targeting players based on performance and not solely CA/PA.

I've had him for 2 seasons in a southampton save and he performed very nicely. I've used him as a CM on attack ( not bad), a wide midfielder ( surprisingly good there, but he needs to be retrained I think), and playmaker ( very good). He gets injured a lot though. For a cheap, reliable and...

The only way to have an unbeatable tactic ( or close to it) is to exploit the match engine ( using 3 strikers, corner exploits, etc). Besides that, unbeatable tactic doesn"t make sense, what makes a tactic work isn"t only the formation and instructions, it's the way the players adapts through...

In this edition of fm I find it very difficult to implement a balanced 4321 or 4231. I've found, however, that if you just drop the wingers to wide mid positions everything works as intended. So basically I play 4231 with a 4411 formation and 4321 with a 4141 ( it's more realistic anyway)...

In terms of TI you generally use things like short passing, low tempo, play out of defense. You can also play with a high defensive line and more pressing + get stuck in ( if need be, I only use the last 2 TI if I feel I don't have enough possession). Instruct your defender to play shorter as...