Andrew Evans
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A small intro story.
FM18 is my first FM since I played 10,11,13 and 14 editions.
I don't use downloaded or "сheating" tactics, I enjoy creating my own tactics. As I see things has changed a lot. To be fair, gameplay and tactics seems to be more realistic by far. As a positive changes I also see now that using 3 central defenders finally works well (which would cause a complete mess in FM13 and FM14), also wing-backs are doing well now (i tried to build a 5-3-2 formation with wing-backs back in 2011: СDs performed ok, but WB/FB were largely underperformed, mainly because there were an extremely low number of natural WB in the game).
But there is one thing I desperatly miss in new FM. Playmakers. Well I know, they are not popular even in a real football these days. But I like that old-school thing. In all my previous saves, in all tactics I have created I used a pair of players: advanced playmaker RCM or ACM + poacher ST/STR. And enjoyed this duo creating beautiful game. One of the best FM memories is Gauthier Mahoto - a young playmaker, signed as free agent, who marched with me from 5th-tier to the Premier League with Southport fc in fm11.^^)
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I am in my first season now with Maidenhead, testing different formations and tactics. As we are underdogs of Vanarama National League, counter attacking 5-3-2 works pretty well now with a loaned fast striker. It's cool... but it looks kind of too primitive... I had a classy CM in team, with good passing technical skills and vision. Wherever I place him, whatever instructions I try with advanced or deep-lying playmaker role, he keeps wondering in the middle of the pitch, useless at defense situations and ineffective at attacks. Single assist in 16 games by now. 90% of our goals are scored after long passes on our poacher from the deep (playing 532) or after crosses from the byline when (playing 4231/41221). Lower tempo and shorter passes just don't work.
Is there anyone, who successfully use a playmaker in FM18? I really want to hear you advice on how to adopt my tactics to see more combinations and more goals assisted by CMs.
FM18 is my first FM since I played 10,11,13 and 14 editions.
I don't use downloaded or "сheating" tactics, I enjoy creating my own tactics. As I see things has changed a lot. To be fair, gameplay and tactics seems to be more realistic by far. As a positive changes I also see now that using 3 central defenders finally works well (which would cause a complete mess in FM13 and FM14), also wing-backs are doing well now (i tried to build a 5-3-2 formation with wing-backs back in 2011: СDs performed ok, but WB/FB were largely underperformed, mainly because there were an extremely low number of natural WB in the game).
But there is one thing I desperatly miss in new FM. Playmakers. Well I know, they are not popular even in a real football these days. But I like that old-school thing. In all my previous saves, in all tactics I have created I used a pair of players: advanced playmaker RCM or ACM + poacher ST/STR. And enjoyed this duo creating beautiful game. One of the best FM memories is Gauthier Mahoto - a young playmaker, signed as free agent, who marched with me from 5th-tier to the Premier League with Southport fc in fm11.^^)
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I am in my first season now with Maidenhead, testing different formations and tactics. As we are underdogs of Vanarama National League, counter attacking 5-3-2 works pretty well now with a loaned fast striker. It's cool... but it looks kind of too primitive... I had a classy CM in team, with good passing technical skills and vision. Wherever I place him, whatever instructions I try with advanced or deep-lying playmaker role, he keeps wondering in the middle of the pitch, useless at defense situations and ineffective at attacks. Single assist in 16 games by now. 90% of our goals are scored after long passes on our poacher from the deep (playing 532) or after crosses from the byline when (playing 4231/41221). Lower tempo and shorter passes just don't work.
Is there anyone, who successfully use a playmaker in FM18? I really want to hear you advice on how to adopt my tactics to see more combinations and more goals assisted by CMs.
