I completed a World Cup qualifying stage with Norway with the highest completed crosses percentage overall. And I didn't even have a big striker or anything. I played a wide 4-3-3 and I think the key was being able to overload on the wings using the overlap. Far too often the opposing attacking...
3-3-1-3 would look like this in FM. I think the narrow version is more applicable as usually the opposing 4-3-1-2 will be narrow, too. This is a good formation against teams without wingers/side midfielders but with two strikers. If they do have wingers, as you can see, they have all the space...
The "pass into space" command will make your players try to pass it behind their defence. Also on an individual level you can ask them to make more risky passes.
Here's an interesting illustration from a Marcelo Bielsa masterclass. Being one of the most influential managers ever, he's well known for his extreme pressing style.
On the left column you see potential formations your opposing teams could line up in. On the right is the formation we should...
Hi! Excuse me for the long post but I thought I'd go more in depth on this one. This is a very pro-active strategy, while "counter" is a very reactive one. So first of all, I recommend you change your mentality to controlling or attacking.
The main thing we should start with is turning tight...
I downloaded a logo pack with clubs and flags. I didn't like the flags, so I deleted them and loaded the skin again. The flags are still there. Why? How do I reset to default flags?