Updated: Wide diamond v3
Wanted to create a diamond formation, as I hadn't seen any on the forum. TO DOWNLOAD SEE LATEST VERSION (V3) IN COMMENTS (won't let me paste a link here for some reason).
With the tactic, I walked the league with Arsenal and I am currently top of the league with Villarreal after 18 games (only signing was Paddy McNair on loan, after losing most of my CBs to injury - had 8 first team players out for the first three months too).
Works with lower league too. I won the Conference with Forest Green Rovers and finished 1st in my first season in League 2 (media prediction 23rd). Screenshots below
Training: recommend focusing on match tactics until the tactic is fluid - that's when you start to get the full benefit. After that, I tend to use a defending and Att. positioning.
Opposition instructions: You can let the assistant manager set it for you, but if your players start getting pulled out of position change it promptly. I tend not to use any, as the players have quite prescriptive roles already.
Preferable to have creative wide players (e.g. decent passing, vision stats), as the idea of the tactic is for the wide players to cut in and help dominate in the middle of the pitch, which will then either: lead to an opening for the strikers or create space for the wing backs to stretch the defence and put crosses in. It is important however, that the MR/ML does have a strong right/left foot, as they will tend to put crosses in from wide (should get a few assists as a result).
I have used the corners in 'Devastator!'
Any tweaks or improvements welcome!
Wanted to create a diamond formation, as I hadn't seen any on the forum. TO DOWNLOAD SEE LATEST VERSION (V3) IN COMMENTS (won't let me paste a link here for some reason).
With the tactic, I walked the league with Arsenal and I am currently top of the league with Villarreal after 18 games (only signing was Paddy McNair on loan, after losing most of my CBs to injury - had 8 first team players out for the first three months too).
Works with lower league too. I won the Conference with Forest Green Rovers and finished 1st in my first season in League 2 (media prediction 23rd). Screenshots below
Training: recommend focusing on match tactics until the tactic is fluid - that's when you start to get the full benefit. After that, I tend to use a defending and Att. positioning.
Opposition instructions: You can let the assistant manager set it for you, but if your players start getting pulled out of position change it promptly. I tend not to use any, as the players have quite prescriptive roles already.
Preferable to have creative wide players (e.g. decent passing, vision stats), as the idea of the tactic is for the wide players to cut in and help dominate in the middle of the pitch, which will then either: lead to an opening for the strikers or create space for the wing backs to stretch the defence and put crosses in. It is important however, that the MR/ML does have a strong right/left foot, as they will tend to put crosses in from wide (should get a few assists as a result).
I have used the corners in 'Devastator!'
Any tweaks or improvements welcome!
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