keeping them on the same closing down sliders (i.e: 6 notches or halfway) will keep them in line! but this also has to do with their decisions stats etc... but thats what I do anyway
maybe box to box?
play on the counter, play deeper to allow them to come on to you, play quicker and more direct, clear ball to flanks and get ball foward touchline shouts
hey bud, here is your tactic
8 CCC's away from home as underdogs was quite surprising if I can say so myself I suggest bringing in Tshabalala, Macheda (as cover) a new Cm like Noble/Diarra (free) Tiote etc, someone with a good work rate and also a new Dm Anchor man that has a bit of pace to clean up and intercept attacking moves 
I take it you are planning for the next level up which is good as tactics that get you promoted will not do the same the next year (most of the time) so changing is a must! well done! if its working well dont change it! hey bud, Devasto's tactics are great attacking and fluid but is not sound defensively! some people like or dont mind winning 5:4 or 3:2, I for one dont! I love my clean sheets! I dont know the tactic so I cannot comment on making changes, I suggest asking the creatorHi Raikan,
I require some amendments to be made to this tactic that I am using during my Arsenal save that I am using from FM2011. It is a tactic titled Ill Devasto 4-2-2-2 [classic] (I didn't create it) and it is very very attacking and I have had much success in both the 2011 and 2012 versions of FM.
However, I leak a lot of goals! Fortunately, I have the ability to pile on the points but I am winning games 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-4 and even a 7-3 against Manchester United in the league cup semi final.
I don't know what I can do to improve my defence. I don't believe the players are too blame. As Vermaelen/Metresacker/Djourou are competent enough to gain success. Szsceny isn't a bad choice in goal either.
I also experimented with your Short and Sweet Tactic (TM) with mixed results. I often found while maintaining a lot of possession, I rarely created chances - especially in comparison to the Ill Devasto 4-2-2-2 (classic). I drew/lost a few games when I was clearly the dominate team. It was really frustrating which lead me to my current formation.
Is there anyway I can improve on the Ill Devasto 4-2-2-2 (classic) tactic to tighten up those goals? Or perhaps is there a way where I can incorporate both the tactics together to maintain more possession and reduce the amount of goals conceded?
I have a lot of depth with a great amount of technically gifted players (I went a little over board on transfers - as I didn't know I would get this addicted).
GK: Sczcheny
DL: Andre Santos / Gibbs
DC: Metresacker
DC: Vermaelen
DR: Sagna / Vrsaljko
MC: Song / M'Vila / Thiago
MC: Arteta / Ramsey / Wilkshere
AMR: Gervinho / Arshavin
AML: Gotze
SC: Walcott / Cavani
SC: Van Persie / Pack Chu-Young / Chamberlain
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I suggest taking a look at the OP I updated and check out some of the results and donwload the latest complete version Sup Raikan
Just want to say cheers for recommending ter Stegen to me. Whilst he is still a young player, he is doing absolutely amazing in goal, and i really feel confident when it comes to one on ones against him. Also, vrsaljko is doing geat a well, and has made a huge impact replacing corluka. I feel your two recommendations really complete my side. I told you i was putting together a young tottenham team who in 3 years would be the best in the world and i am well on my way to doing so.
If i ever need player recommendations in the future, i will be sure to come STRAIGHT to you
its a pleasure I suggest downloading my shortlist and taking a gander throught it too also making a youngsters all in one thread as we speak hey budHey Raikan, I'm playing as Aberdeen (I'm from Aberdeen) but I'm needing help with the tactic...
I thought a 4-4-2 would be best:
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As you can see Aberdeen have no left mid, but I am on the verge of signing a good left mid from Heats so it's all good.
We posess a very young squad and the formation is not a problem as all the players fit into it very well (a few of the strikers are good target men while the other are poachers, and we have good ball winning midfielders and creative ones as well)
We are a team who are tipped to come in the top half of the table (media prediction is 4th and board objectives are Europa Qualification), so we should be beating the lower teams but struggling against Celtic and rangers.
But I don't know what tactics I should deploy, the strategy, philosophy, passing style, creative freedom etc, could you help me please?
Also could you help me with a back up tactic for playing the old firm teams please?
may I suggest looking at the away/counter tatic below (donwload) and see the team instructions I give and the shouts I use this tactic would work really well when playing vs the Rangers and Celtics! hey bud, just switch over to counter, take off offside trap, drop the d-line to deep, play quicker and more direct even change to balanced philosphy and use shouts like: Clear ball to flanks, run at defence, pass into space
change the AP role to a more defensive Cm (eg: playing Carrick/Lucas instead of Scholes/Gerrard)hey bud, just switch over to counter, take off offside trap, drop the d-line to deep, play quicker and more direct even change to balanced philosphy and use shouts like: Clear ball to flanks, run at defence, pass into space