Hi all,
I've just put this on the SI forums but thought I'd whack it on here to. I've been having tremendous success with a tactic that I've created based on the coaching philosophy of Arrigo Sacchi. However there is a particular area that I've never put any thought into which is the preferred player moves. So I'd like to improve my knowledge in this area and bring out a discussion on it. Before I do this, here's a brief description of Sacchi's philosophy of which I have based my tactics on:
Sacchi played with high intensity and a high defensive line. This enabled him to squeeze the play in the middle of park, and ensured that the distance between his defensive and forward lines was never more than 25 metres. Essentially, this constituted naturally occurring pressing—perhaps one of the first in football with such velocity. Sacchi reasoned that by squeezing the pitch, in order for his opponent to get through his side, they'd need to break down three lines of players in quick succession. Not many managed it. Attacking-wise, there was no one strict way to break down the opposition. Chances were created through build-up/passing play through the middle, crosses from wide and counter-attacks. Sacchi was a proponent of multi-purpose players. Not fond of the specialist, he looked for all of his players to be capable of every job on the field, which is why his interchanging 4-4-2 worked so well.The midfielders were well-rounded and functional in every area, his forwards chased and his defenders pushed up. Teamwork was what his side were predicated on, and it was teamwork that allowed them to become one of the greatest sides in footballing history.
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Above are the strategies and tweaks I have made to it. Its a very fluid, attacking tactic, played at a high tempo and a narrow width. I want the players to be close together, particularly when defending, so all wide play is set to normal, but of course there is creative freedom to use the width where necessary. I hate wasted long shots so that's set to rarely and the DMs are set to normal tackling as on hard they are a walking red card (the tactic's aggressive enough already). The unique point of this tactic is the utilisation of two DMs (support) as opposed to a flat 4-4-2 and I believe is what has turned a good tactic into a great one. They sit in front of the two DCs and take it in turns to close down all the central play, it's very hard to break through the middle. In attack, with an attacking mentality and very fluid philosophy, they act more as box-to-box midfielders than defensive mids.
Now back to the original point of this thread, PPMs. Here's how I think they may help my tactic:
D R/L - I'm not too sure if PPMs will benefit here, they need to be all rounders. Perhaps if they are a good dribbler, a run with ball down left/right might be good, or if they are ridiculously quick = knock ball past opponents.
DC - Now I know I use BPDs but I'm not sure I would want them to a)plays out of trouble or b)try killer balls often, I'd much rather have them use their own decisions rather than try this all the time. Interestingly my best DC has Stops Play, I wouldn't train this but it hasn't seemed to have hindered him. Marks Opponents tightly will help bolster their defensive ability.
DM - The heartbeat of the team - strong defensively and lots of assists / involvement in attacking play. Perhaps a does not dive into tackles would be useful here. Maybe dictates tempo, tries killer balls often, switches ball to other flank, arrives late in the box, gets forward wherever possible.
M R/L - Here I would think its all about utilising their strengths. A rapid player = Knock Ball Past Opponent. Technique/Dribbling/Flair = Tries Tricks. Runs with ball down left/right. Now maybe some general ones? Plays One-Twos / Gets into opposition area (when the ball is out on the opposite flank they act as the third striker in the box).
ST - Here the possibilities are endless and a strong partnership is paramount to the success of this tactic. The CF could have comes deep and killer balls often, plays 1-2s. Good dribblers can have run with the ball through centre and of course the shooting moves place/power. A very quick AF could have breaks offside trap / knocks ball past opponent. Not sure what players would be better suited for lobbing the keeper or rounding the keeper.
Preferred player moves to avoid - no matter what the position, I don't think these PPMs would fit well with the tactic - dives into tackles, dwells on ball, hugs line, plays no through balls, moves into channels, stays back at all times, shoots from distance (unless they had amazing long shots) and plays with back to goal.
So, here are my opinions, what are your thoughts? How important do you believe PPMs to be? Feedback appreciated
I've just put this on the SI forums but thought I'd whack it on here to. I've been having tremendous success with a tactic that I've created based on the coaching philosophy of Arrigo Sacchi. However there is a particular area that I've never put any thought into which is the preferred player moves. So I'd like to improve my knowledge in this area and bring out a discussion on it. Before I do this, here's a brief description of Sacchi's philosophy of which I have based my tactics on:
Sacchi played with high intensity and a high defensive line. This enabled him to squeeze the play in the middle of park, and ensured that the distance between his defensive and forward lines was never more than 25 metres. Essentially, this constituted naturally occurring pressing—perhaps one of the first in football with such velocity. Sacchi reasoned that by squeezing the pitch, in order for his opponent to get through his side, they'd need to break down three lines of players in quick succession. Not many managed it. Attacking-wise, there was no one strict way to break down the opposition. Chances were created through build-up/passing play through the middle, crosses from wide and counter-attacks. Sacchi was a proponent of multi-purpose players. Not fond of the specialist, he looked for all of his players to be capable of every job on the field, which is why his interchanging 4-4-2 worked so well.The midfielders were well-rounded and functional in every area, his forwards chased and his defenders pushed up. Teamwork was what his side were predicated on, and it was teamwork that allowed them to become one of the greatest sides in footballing history.
Implementing into FM
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Above are the strategies and tweaks I have made to it. Its a very fluid, attacking tactic, played at a high tempo and a narrow width. I want the players to be close together, particularly when defending, so all wide play is set to normal, but of course there is creative freedom to use the width where necessary. I hate wasted long shots so that's set to rarely and the DMs are set to normal tackling as on hard they are a walking red card (the tactic's aggressive enough already). The unique point of this tactic is the utilisation of two DMs (support) as opposed to a flat 4-4-2 and I believe is what has turned a good tactic into a great one. They sit in front of the two DCs and take it in turns to close down all the central play, it's very hard to break through the middle. In attack, with an attacking mentality and very fluid philosophy, they act more as box-to-box midfielders than defensive mids.
Now back to the original point of this thread, PPMs. Here's how I think they may help my tactic:
D R/L - I'm not too sure if PPMs will benefit here, they need to be all rounders. Perhaps if they are a good dribbler, a run with ball down left/right might be good, or if they are ridiculously quick = knock ball past opponents.
DC - Now I know I use BPDs but I'm not sure I would want them to a)plays out of trouble or b)try killer balls often, I'd much rather have them use their own decisions rather than try this all the time. Interestingly my best DC has Stops Play, I wouldn't train this but it hasn't seemed to have hindered him. Marks Opponents tightly will help bolster their defensive ability.
DM - The heartbeat of the team - strong defensively and lots of assists / involvement in attacking play. Perhaps a does not dive into tackles would be useful here. Maybe dictates tempo, tries killer balls often, switches ball to other flank, arrives late in the box, gets forward wherever possible.
M R/L - Here I would think its all about utilising their strengths. A rapid player = Knock Ball Past Opponent. Technique/Dribbling/Flair = Tries Tricks. Runs with ball down left/right. Now maybe some general ones? Plays One-Twos / Gets into opposition area (when the ball is out on the opposite flank they act as the third striker in the box).
ST - Here the possibilities are endless and a strong partnership is paramount to the success of this tactic. The CF could have comes deep and killer balls often, plays 1-2s. Good dribblers can have run with the ball through centre and of course the shooting moves place/power. A very quick AF could have breaks offside trap / knocks ball past opponent. Not sure what players would be better suited for lobbing the keeper or rounding the keeper.
Preferred player moves to avoid - no matter what the position, I don't think these PPMs would fit well with the tactic - dives into tackles, dwells on ball, hugs line, plays no through balls, moves into channels, stays back at all times, shoots from distance (unless they had amazing long shots) and plays with back to goal.
So, here are my opinions, what are your thoughts? How important do you believe PPMs to be? Feedback appreciated