NEW TACTIC!!!
4-4-2 Direct Attacking - Featuring MR.L In Defence by Jesau
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So before we begin to start talking about this tactic is MR. Langvatn's tactic I just want to say - Its not!!!. I created this using some of his framework from the 442 trippletweaked, if not some crucial parts of his defensive ideas behind that tactic - its kept all the same. The formation its self has been created long before most of us was born so noone can really say that's mine. For fm13 though Mr. Langvatn noticed long ago that this sort of formation would go a long way if utilized correctly and will be no doubt remembered as one of the greatest formations for fm13. The tactic itsself that Mr. L created was also with some excentric settings that proved highly efficient and in this tactic some of that is kept.
So for the reason I call this my tactic is the ongoing action it provides on the pitch is very different from Mr. Langvatn's trippletweaked version. All players sudden have the passing slider set to 15 which equals direct passing - all players have also try through balls set to often - which equals balls played forward more than backward - in that way their is no patience in this tactic - the team that plays with it wants to attack and keep on attacking - just like a KO fighter in boxing that keeps overwhelming their opponent
The strikers are changed alot - I like them to backtrack and interact in the passing game - so they do - I kept the roaming on cause I actually like that they try to find space - what I didn't like was the hugging the line setting on the wideplay so I said Cut inside like the strikers in BBM.
I don't remember what else I changed, but It significantly looks like a different tactic - the way it behave in the 3D match engine.
The roles I use
Gk - Ter stegen is great - Lloris is just as great - I wish I had Courtois
- just use a great goalkeeper
DL/R or WBL/R - I train fullbacks in both the fullback schedule and the wingback schedule I want them to be good at both anticiaption - concentration - decisions - workrate - stamina - teamwork - positioning - tackling and crossing - quickness has to be decent 13+.
CD's - I like them fairly quick acceleration more important than pace - and then strong solid defenders who is exceptional in jumping/heading and all defender important attributes like some of the mentality attributes. The right centre defender I use DEDE with great success - this could easily be Kara Mbodj - the senegalese tower. On the left I use Mangala as the first choice partner to DEDE - both are really quick which is a good double cover to have against quick opponents - one skill that defenders often don't train is his anticipation - when he has enough about him in the normal defender attributes - switch to the sweeper schedule - that will train alot of the mental attributes and his acceleration, but not strenght - so make sure he has enough of that.
DMC's - Make sure the following attributes are covered first - tackling 10 - marking 10 more is better, but we don't focus on that. Workrate as high as possible - strenght as high as possible - teamwork as high as possible - so I recommend switching very early on to the box to box midfielder schedule - the finishing attribute is very important in all of this so is anticipation and decisions - when I find that the player has enough about him - I switch schedule to the complete forward in order to train the creativity attribute as well - a great example of a great box to box are - Ramsey and Pogba - they are my preferred midfield in fm13.
ML/R - This one is hard to explain - I use the winger schedule so they can become great wingers - especially the dribbling attribute and his quickness I find extremely important - crossing is already good at 11+, but more is better - then I also want the fella to be a good finisher because he gets into situations where he roam and sometimes need to cut inside or he is at the back post where he can tap it in from their - so a strong foot in the side he plays in is crucial - don't treat him like an inside forward - in the match engine it seems like left on left makes him more efficient and right on right the same. I retrained Neymar as an ML and he's a 1st team regular beating Hazard often for the ML position, but its a very close call between the two. - they are both very good with both their feet - which is an advantage to have when you are a great dribbler or finisher. Use the wing schedule and the poacher schedule and if you feel the need for more like creativity then go for the complete forward schedule. I like that this position has a certain degree of flair the higher the better. Koke is by the way an exellent choice for the MR position - he could be quicker, but he does the job very well. Deulofeu looks great MR too.
Both Strikers - I prefer strikers to be a bit of everything - Maupay being one of my favourites - strenght creativity technique quickness and finishing that's what I look for. They don't need good jumping or heading, but if they have it its a bonus. Messi doesn't have alot of strenght, but due to his godly skills he can do well in any tactical framework. Great complete forwards to use is someone like Lukaku - Suarez probably the best - Pohjanpalo when developed - Ongenda - Fierro - even Neymar - Cornelius - Helenius - CR7 - Halilovic retrained - Mastour retrained - Falcao - Benteke - Ibrahimovic - Ademilson - Damiao - Cavani - regents will better than all of these. I use a complete forward schedule and if I feel one area is lacking I'm considering the poacher schedule - but in general I want the strikers to be complete.
Training when extremly strong understanding
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Training when die for each other
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I expect you to be aware of how to make the tactic fully fluid/familiar yourself - so I won't go into that. I also expect you to be aware on how to micro manage - resting the players individually straight after each match so they can get as close to 100% condition towards the next match.
I expect you to be aware that signing new players will upset the gel and your performances will drop. I also expect you to be aware that if promoting a young player to the 1st team then it acts as buying a new player and can hurt the team cohesion just as well.
Bottom line is - in order for any tactic to explode to its full potential - you will need the team cohesion to be at die for each other. What I also believe strongly in about this very tactic - great players in combination with a great team in combination with a great cohesion in combination with a great morale equals great results and great play.
Cheers and have fun - and please report back in this thread on how you go if you try it.
League table below - team cohesion at extremely strong understanding using attacking movement which was a wrong move by me. Potential was not fulfilled in these first 19 matches + I promoted youngsters which disrupted the team cohesion and it never got better.
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For the full season league table - go here
cheers!
. Lets see if I can beat my personal record of 197 goals for. I play with 2nd Visit with my strikers looking for score at corners. 