DownTheFrank

just a thought, try Hojlund as a DLFa and see how that works out. PFa for Beto, DLFa for Hojlund

Hojlund's been holding up the ball a lot for his teammates since coming to Manchester United so wouldn't really class him as playing poacher for them fwiw.

Wanted to add that the Pressing forward suits shorter passing /buildup play and the Target forward suits more direct play. The CF is also a good option for Big target forwards but it mostly suits a big, physical but creative forward. Deep crosses - play out defense, hit early crosses Team instruction You can also check between your BBM and MeZ, which one of them has better attacking attributes and change them to an attacking duty to add an extra attacking dimension.

From my (maybe limited) experience. Target Forward - Uses physicality. Good in air. Knocks down ball to teammates. Doesn't run with the ball. Makes more attacking runs on attack duty. Pressing forward (previously defensive forward) - Pins opposition back. Presses backline. Holds up ball. Can run with ball. Have them move into channels if you want them to pack an extra scoring punch , but also know that they won't be in buildup as much and will need to be found with good passes. The Pressing forward can "play a bit" ie, more intricate passing and short plays. The target forward suits direct football. Both players can play both roles so pick the one that suits your formation and tactical choice. a tip : looking at your formation it might help you to create more opportunities for your dorwards from deep crosses ad you have two WBs in your side.

I once found out a player i wanted had a reasonable release clause all from taking a cursory glance at the fan tweets so you never know what gems you can find there ! LOL

Can i interest you in a...Complete Wingback ?

I'm thinking of even doing a MUCH MORE IMMERSIVE slow save when i finally get FM24. I'm talking one Game per week. Strategizing for the next game. Reading fan tweets. Hyperfocusing on youth development. Watching the opponents last match (or two) on comprehensive to see how they play. a truly pedantic experience. The works. Lmao. Best thing about FM is that you can play it however you want, and when you give it the chance it can be quite the fun football sim.

Raheem sterling. Darwin Nunez.

That's the way. I strongly believe if you have even a little understanding of how the match engine works tactically, playing on longer highlights makes you harder to beat and makes you regulrly overperform because you have more opportunities to see what's going wrong and make changes.

i play some very long seasons. I have a 15 season long journeyman on fm23 i just gave up for 24.

High five ! You play just like i do. LOL !

I have a bit of experience with the tactic you are facing and only know how to beat it because that's the tactic i used in a 5 season long almeria save in 23 and how other teams beat me showed me how this tactic can be beaten lol. Monchu is a playmaker so you have to consider that mainly. This tactic has 7 guys deep and three guys high. You can stop attacks from this tactic by Isolating the guys up top from receiving service ie stopping the playmaker among the dms + the wingbacks - as they will be their only options for ball progression in transition to attack. so either - 1. stop the "progressors" (dm passers and WBs) from getting the ball to "attackers" 2. Stop attackers from receiving ball regularly from progressors . The choice is dependent on what your team is good at or you are comfortable with doing. Secondly One way of Attacking this formation effectively is using the space it gives you. They have 3 guys in your half and 7 in theirs. . You can use deep progression and buildup to draw their defensive players out because they have a lot of ground to cover and open them up for effective attacks. Your deeper players will have a lot of time and space on the ball because they are giving it to you. To put this all together, let's assume Monchu is their playmaker. Which he most likely is. You can have Your AMC sit on him, and your wingers also sit on the Wbs. And then have your 6 guys at the back recycle and draw them out and playmake from deep.

AP or Trequartista. I like to have trequartista for any AMC role that has two players ahead of him. You could also put the mezzala on the right and put him on attack to create a sort of 2/2 or 3/1 attack involving the AM/Mez and PF/DLF depending on your needs and or preferences.

I just wanted to pop in and see whether there were other managers who like to take a slow, steady approach to the game and play most of their matches on full match. I tend to do that quite a bit and it makes the games longer but much more fun and immersive. I know people that like to play on Key highlights and i think that's much too wild for me. Curious to find others who prefer to play this way.

Could that also maybe be due to his attributes. You two could post your DLPs and the leagues you play in for comparison. my high agility, high balance DLPs seem to get dispossessed far less compared to his understudy with weaker attributes. Something to consider.