Hello guys and gals, I hope you all are doing fine and therefore have a little time for some advices 
Well, the story is kind of long, but I will make it short: I am managing Belgium at the moment. I was always interested in managing this very interesting team and finally I got to do it.
First, some things that must be mentioned:
1. I am not using any patch, this is an old save and I intend using it further like this
2. I am not at all a good tactician, this tactic is a combination of other people's tactics
The thing with Belgium, as much as I like this team, is that they do not have top quality fullbacks (at least in FM). A secondary problem can come from a relatively low quality of players on the right wing, but that can be solved reasonably. The strong point is the central defense, with several top quality players in this position. So, besides my old interest in managing Belgium, now I am confronted with another idea that I have for some time: successfully using a three man defense.
I tested a lot of tweaks an changes (1, 2 or 3 DMC, 1, 2 or 3 CM, using an AMC, using wide or defensive wingers, etc.) and I wasn't content of any of it. Well, we did quite well until now with different tactics, but the Euro 2016 games are coming and I fear that we are not fully prepared. I have now this tactic that gave us some great results (a 5-2 friendly victory over Argentina for example), but I am still not fully satisfied with it. And I am so deep in it, so many changes from game to game, that surely I do not see things clearly.
The general idea is that, no matter what quality the opposition has, our team is intended to play a physical game, closing down a lot, passing at the back and scoring on the break (well, at least something like that). We still lose the ball to much, even if this is not intended to be a possession tactic, and do not create as many scoring chances as I would like. Also, the main approach when I started all of this was not to win games, it was not to lose games (I really don't know how much of this can be seen in the tactic anymore).
Anyways, as I said, I am not a good tactician, not even an average one. So I will upload the tactic and a screenshot with the first team selection and please, if you have the time and the good will, maybe you will help me make it better and better, until it becomes perfect and dies Thanks in advance!
P.S.: Please take into consideration 2 main criteria: generally a 3 man defense and specifically Belgium.
Cheers!
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Well, the story is kind of long, but I will make it short: I am managing Belgium at the moment. I was always interested in managing this very interesting team and finally I got to do it.
First, some things that must be mentioned:
1. I am not using any patch, this is an old save and I intend using it further like this
2. I am not at all a good tactician, this tactic is a combination of other people's tactics
The thing with Belgium, as much as I like this team, is that they do not have top quality fullbacks (at least in FM). A secondary problem can come from a relatively low quality of players on the right wing, but that can be solved reasonably. The strong point is the central defense, with several top quality players in this position. So, besides my old interest in managing Belgium, now I am confronted with another idea that I have for some time: successfully using a three man defense.
I tested a lot of tweaks an changes (1, 2 or 3 DMC, 1, 2 or 3 CM, using an AMC, using wide or defensive wingers, etc.) and I wasn't content of any of it. Well, we did quite well until now with different tactics, but the Euro 2016 games are coming and I fear that we are not fully prepared. I have now this tactic that gave us some great results (a 5-2 friendly victory over Argentina for example), but I am still not fully satisfied with it. And I am so deep in it, so many changes from game to game, that surely I do not see things clearly.
The general idea is that, no matter what quality the opposition has, our team is intended to play a physical game, closing down a lot, passing at the back and scoring on the break (well, at least something like that
). We still lose the ball to much, even if this is not intended to be a possession tactic, and do not create as many scoring chances as I would like. Also, the main approach when I started all of this was not to win games, it was not to lose games (I really don't know how much of this can be seen in the tactic anymore).Anyways, as I said, I am not a good tactician, not even an average one. So I will upload the tactic and a screenshot with the first team selection and please, if you have the time and the good will, maybe you will help me make it better and better, until it becomes perfect and dies
Thanks in advance!P.S.: Please take into consideration 2 main criteria: generally a 3 man defense and specifically Belgium.
Cheers!
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