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EDDIE HOWE'S NEWCASTLE 2024-25 MASTERCLASS
Hi guys
this is my emulation of Eddie Howe's Newcastle 2024-25 tactic
I only played English Premier League games (38 games, won 28 , draw 5 lost 5 , 111 goals scored 40 goals allowed) and skipped friendly and cup matches to make it faster.
Eddie Howe's Newcastle 2024-25 in Football Manager 2024
The goal of this guide is to replicate the Newcastle 2024-25 playing style, which is based on intensity, flexibility, and a fluid attacking phase. It’s a dynamic brand of football that can build patiently or attack with rapid speed.
Formation and Mentality
• Base Formation: 4-3-3
• Mentality: Positive, for a good balance between aggression and caution.
Team Instructions
In Possession
• Attacking Width: Fairly wide. This replicates Newcastle's use of the flanks and forces the opponent's defense to spread out, creating space centrally.
• Play Out of Defense: Howe prefers a well-thought-out build-up, though he doesn't shy away from long balls.
• Passing Directness: Shorter. The idea is to use quick, precise passing to overcome the opponent's press.
• Tempo: Higher. Newcastle plays an intense brand of football, which translates to a high tempo that disorients the opposition.
• Crossing: Low. This is to exploit runs from deep and cutbacks.
In Transition
• When Possession Is Lost: Counter-press. This is a fundamental principle of Howe's Newcastle. Players immediately try to win the ball back in the area where they lost it.
• When Possession Is Won: Counter-attack. Once the ball is won back, the instruction is to immediately attack the space behind the defense.
Out of Possession
• Line of Engagement: Mid-block. Newcastle is a team that presses aggressively from the opponent's half, but once the first line of pressure is breached, they quickly fall back into a mid-block.
• Defensive Line: Higher. This is to compress the pitch and reduce the space between the defense and midfield, which helps with pressing.
• Pressing Intensity: Much more intense. Newcastle presses opponents intensely to force mistakes.
• Step Up More: The defensive line pushes up to apply the offside trap.
• Trigger Press: Trigger press much more often.
• Team Press: Step up more.
• Trap Outside: force the opponent to play down the flanks where it is easier to win the ball back.
Roles and Individual Instructions
This is where you'll replicate Newcastle's flexibility and asymmetry.
Goalkeeper
• Nick Pope: Sweeper Keeper (Support). He participates in the build-up by positioning himself between the two central defenders to offer an extra passing option when needed.
Defenders
• Left Centre-Back (Dan Burn): Central Defender (Defend). His role is to stay more disciplined and provide defensive security, acting as a "third centre-back" in the build-up. Instructions: Stay Wider, Mark Tighter.
• Right Centre-Back (Fabian Schar): Ball Playing Defender (Defend). He has the freedom to participate in the play with through balls or by carrying the ball forward. Instructions: Close down More.
• Left Full-Back (Tino Livramento): Wing-Back (Support). Livramento stays more disciplined than Trippier and tucks in alongside the centre-backs to form a back three during the build-up. Instructions: Sit Narrower.
• Right Full-Back (Kieran Trippier): Wing-Back (Attack). This is the key role to replicate the team's asymmetry. The wing-back has the freedom to push up, make runs, and behave almost like a central midfielder, just like Trippier. Instructions: Stay Wider.
Midfielders
• Defensive Midfielder (Bruno Guimaraes): Roaming Playmaker (Support). This role allows him to act as the team's pivot, dropping deep to receive the ball and distribute play, and pushing up into the attacking third. He is the team's metronome. Instructions: Move into Channels.
• Right Central Midfielder (Sandro Tonali): Box-to-Box Midfielder (Support). Tonali often drops deep to start attacks, but his role is also to link the defense and attack. This role makes him a crucial connecting element. He must also cover the space on the right wing, forming a lateral chain with Trippier and right winger Murphy. Instructions: Close down More, Stay Wider.
• Left Central Midfielder (Joelinton): Mezzala (Attack). This role perfectly describes Joelinton's movement, as he pushes forward and advances significantly, almost like an attacking midfielder, exploiting the space left open by the winger. Instructions: Close down More.
Forwards
• Right Winger (Jacob Murphy): Inside Forward (Attack). Murphy looks for one-on-ones and runs in behind. He stays wide to stretch the opponent's defense. In the defensive phase, he must press opponents to win the ball back as quickly as possible. Instructions: Roam From Position, Stay Wider, Close down More, Tackle Harder.
• Left Winger (Harvey Barnes): Inside Forward (Attack). Barnes loves to cut inside onto his right foot to shoot or create. Barnes must also press opponents to prevent them from building from the back and, if the first line of pressure is breached, drop back alongside the midfielders. Instructions: Mark Tighter, Stay Wider, Roam From Position, Close down More, Tackle Harder.
• Striker (Alexander Isak): Complete Forward (Attack). Isak has great freedom of movement: he drops deep, moves out wide, and swaps positions with his teammates. The perfect role to replicate all these movements is the Complete Forward. Instructions: Shoot Less Often, Close down More, Mark Tighter, Tackle Harder.
In my youtube video here you can see: 1. Tactical break-down with Tactical board 2. Stats of my savegame with FM24 3, Highlights 4. Tactic creation Guide
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