Bayern 3-4-3 Over 70% Possession

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I have been working on a 3-4-3 for Bayern (although it should work for most top teams) aimed at dominating possession while still creating as many chances as possible. I came up with 3 variations: Passing, Crossing, and Counter.

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I will make a 2nd post with a bit more description for some reason it won't let me post everything in one post :S
 
Passingis my default tactic. The goal here is keep possession in the middleof the pitch and draw the opponents defenders out of position to getone of the SSs or DLF one on one with the keeper. Its important togive player specific instructions to the BWMs for your best DLPs toplay as a DLP support and told to dribble less. This way you willhave one BWM and one DLP who swap positions making it very hard forthe opposition to mark your DLP.
 
Nivxe, been working in a possession one myself. Getting about 60% and 45 ish key passes at the min. Defo check these out.

70% possession and counter sounds like an oxymoron though lol.
 
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Crossingis what I use if I can't seem to break down a defense due to theopponent playing too compact and deep. Ifmy default tactic doesn't create enough chances in the first half Iswitch to this tactic.
Herethe team pushes up and the wide midfielders become defensive wingerswho will look to beat their man and cross the ball from the byline.One of the SSs drops back to help solidify midfield and not overcrowd the box. The DLP and BWM no longer switch positions because theDLP is now less important in chance creation and its more importantthat the ACM DLP and BWM stay balance in their positioning.
 
Counter is what I use if I am protecting a lead or playing away vs a team I feel might beat me. If I am protecting a lead I will often sub off my DLP and replace him with another BWM. Here the team aims to keep as much of the ball as possible in their own half or center of the pitch while occasionally having the ACMs attempt long through balls for theAF to run onto. If the ACMs aren't getting the ball often enough you can try changing them to AP. I haven't played as many matches with the Counter tactic so its still a work in progress.

This tactic has some unconventional roles (Libero, Defensive wide midfielders ect.) so it might take a while for your team to learn it and for everything to click, but once it does it is definitely worth it. The best players for the WM roles in my experience are Bellarin and Alaba/Bernat. The Libero is a bit more tricky, I have had success retraining Pogba for the role but in my current game I have a 6 foot 5 regen with 19 strength. Most important is to be tall strong andhave good positioning. Other than that you should have no problem figuring out what players should play where.

For opposition instructions its important to close down always on everyone, tight marking on the FBs, WBs, WMs AMR/AML. I also show the FBs and WBs onto their inside foot and the WMs and AMR/AML on their weaker foot.

Welp thats my favorite tactic. Let me know how it works for you!
 
Screenshot of goal areas. Heat map. Avg position. Assist areas etc?
 
wkdsoul said:
Nivxe, been working in a possession one myself. Getting about 60% and 45 ish key passes at the min. Defo check these out.

70% possession and counter sounds like an oxymoron though lol.
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Yeah I rarely use my Counter strategy, I only named it that bc thats the mentality the team plays with. Its more of a "keep the ball in your half of the pitch and sometimes play long balls" strategy.
 
Possession is not a problem, but in this year ME some stupid mistakes from central defenders + crosses will f*ck u up(if we are talking about possession tactic and high pressing).
 
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