rich74 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 The tactical philosophy of the most successful football nation on earth has captured the hearts and minds of football fans all over the world for generations. Brazil’s breathtaking attacking flair has won them 5 World Cups making it not just beautiful football but also effective and can be perfectly described by the term ‘Joga Bonito’ meaning ‘play beautifully’ in Portuguese and that is exactly what we are going to do. The system is based on individual flair, emphasis on attack and vibrant possession football. Some of you will remember my first Brazilian Adventure back in 2006 on Samba Futebol which was so much fun I decided to have another go. FormationWidely regarded as the greatest team of all time, the legendary Brazil side of the 1970 World Cup lined up in a 4-2-4 formation. Brazilian sides have also been known to line up in variants of the 5-3-2 formation. When I looked at Brazilian football back in 2006 I opted for a variant of the 5-3-2 formation creating a 2-3-2-1-2. This time around I will be looking at a variant of the 4-2-4 formation. This formation is one of my favourite formations. Brazilian football is based very much on possession. Brazilian footballers typically have a far superior level of technical skill in comparison with their European counterparts. Additionally this formation is fantastic for establishing and maintaining a high level of possession due to the passing options. It has always been argued that triangles in a formation create passing options making it easier to retain possession however you will notice that this formation creates two boxes: an attacking box and a defensive box. This means that when any given player in that ‘box’ has the ball he always has at least 3 passing options near by plus the wingbacks bombing up the flanks as oppose to the 2 passing options created by a triangle. GOLEIRO – Sweeper Keeper The goalkeeper has traditionally been the Achilles’ heel of great Brazilian sides. However in Julio Cesar they have a world class keeper. Brazilian goalkeepers act as a sweeper keepers moving quickly off their line should anything get through the defence. ZAGUEIROS – Ball Playing Defender (cover) Brazilian centre backs are known as zagueiros and they act as dual sweepers sweeping up anything that makes it through the packed midfield. They tend to be very quick for centre backs and be very good on the ball. Look out for pace, tackling, marking, areal ability and mental attributes. LATERAL ESQUERDO/DIRECTO – Wingback (attack) The attacking wing back is one of the most exciting characteristics of the Brazilian system and one of the more important components of the formation. European sides will traditionally play two players on each flank whereas Brazilian sides prefer to play just one, freeing up two more players to play in the centre. Blessed with the overwhelming talent of Maicon, Alves, Maxwell and Marcelo they provide all the width for the team and take on both attacking and defensive roles. Look out for strength; my experience with Vasco was that strong wingbacks are absolutely lethal. VOLANTE – Anchorman (defend) Volante is the Brazilian term for the holding midfielder – the Michael Essien, Daniel De Rossi or Claude Makelele of the European game. In truth there is not much difference between the Brazilian volante and the European holding midfielder apart from the volante will move back to cover the zagueiros when they move to cover the wingbacks. Unlike the system I used in 2006 this system operates with dual volantes providing more stability and along with the zagueiros creating the defensive box. NO. 10 – Inside Forward (attack) Experimentation led me to conclude that the most effective way to organise my front four was two deeper inside forwards providing the link between midfield and attack and two advanced forwards reeking havoc for the opposition defence. The inside forwards act as traditional Brazilian No. 10s with Kaka and Diego combining to create a creative and lethal force. These are the most technically gifted players on the team. Their primary function is to create goal scoring chances for themselves and those around them. AVANTE – Advanced Forward (attack) Pele, Romario and Ronaldo are all perfect examples of the devastating effect of the Brazilian avante. Combining with the two attacking midfielders they create the devastating attacking box. It seems that no defence in the world can deal with the likes of Kaka, Diego, Robinho, Luis Fabiano or Pato attacking their defence with at least three passing options and combining with the wingbacks giving them 4 targets in the box was also particularly lethal. Occasionally pushing them into the FR/L position would completely baffle centre backs dragging them out of position is they either move wide or forward to the inside forwards. Team Instructions and PhilosophyI like to start the game at a thunderous pace, literally all-out-attack. Catch the opposition off guard and grab and early goal. Once I have taken the lead switch to the counter-attacking system encouraging the opposition to attack but leaving the front four forward eventually catching them on the counter and grabbing a second. Then moving into the attacking system to control the game, pass the ball around a bit and go for the kill. ShoutsBrazilian football is based largely on possession and movement so I use these shouts. Maintain possession – Possession is nine tenths of the law. Brazilian sides dominate possession. You should be looking at 60+% possession and 70+% pass completion. Pass into space – Particularly with the front 4 movement is vital as the opposition cannot keep tabs on the attacking players. Exploit the Flanks – The wingbacks have 4 options in the box to aim crosses at so exploit this. Also in international football lots of sides play narrow formations. You might only have one player on each flank but they are world class and have 4 passing options inside so shouldn’t lose the ball. Results: FIFA World Cup 2010Who better to test a Brazilian tactic with than Brazil themselves?! Having seen the system evolve after 8 seasons with Vasco I decided to take Brazil to the 2010 World Cup and see how it went. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 this is not my tactic it is done by someone called bobby moore the 2nd, i have been using it for a while now and it is just beautiful please try this the man is a genius Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREEKkOPITE Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 link? any screens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara22 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 please link and screens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan99 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Original article was wrote on FM - Britain, and was for Fm10, so it'll be interesting to see how it performs on 11. http://www.fm-britain.co.uk/2010/01/28/download-brazil-tactic/ What team are you using Rich, and what are the results like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 thanks dan99 for putting the link up, I'm using man city i know i have all the money inn the world, Ive been using it for the past 5 games I'm 34 games in to my season, the results have been good Ive won all my last 5 five games but it is just the style that this formation brings you must try it, i am going to test it in more depth this evening Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 Ive been experimenting over the holidays with different tactics of this forum and FM base, but this Brazil tactic just looks the best so far, i can see some flaws in it but most Brazil teams do have there flaws but it down to the individual i just love beautiful football i would rather lose pretty than to win ugly that's not saying i enjoy losing i just love football when its played with beauty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wijnand fens Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 match preperation or OI? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan99 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Didn't even need to open the topic, but when I saw Wijnad fens had posted, I knew it would be that \o/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wijnand fens Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Hey dan99, I test almost all the tactic on this forum...... Sherica is in my opinion the best. I test this tac for just 1 game, i play with a lower league from holland, didn't win a match yet, so I switch to the counter version of this tac WIN 1-0 away, so it is a promising start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan99 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Hey dan99, I test almost all the tactic on this forum...... Sherica is in my opinion the best. I test this tac for just 1 game, i play with a lower league from holland, didn't win a match yet, so I switch to the counter version of this tac WIN 1-0 away, so it is a promising start. I've realised you do test almost every tactic lol Anyway, I don't think I could use this atm, my team doesn't have that many flair players, and I'd prefer to win ugly than to lose pretty! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wijnand fens Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 second match LOSE at home 0-7....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 i am using the attacking version of the tactic, but dan we spend so much time watching our games wouldn't you want to see some nice football instead of a dull game:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 second match LOSE at home 0-7....... as bobby Moore says you need good technical players with skill I'm not saying your dutch second division side has not got that but just bear that in mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWO Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Nice... Tq Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara22 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 some screen from matches...statistics,results..etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 some screen from matches...statistics,results..etc just try it out this is not my tactic i have only been using it for six games now and i love it, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
~philip Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 nice tactic, just signed with Brazil to be our manager (im brazilian, haha) and tested the atack version against South Africa. final result: 4-1, beatiful atacking, Pato, Neymar, Hulk, Kaká, Dani Alves and Marcelo being unstoppable, beatiful to see, and really realistic (just the way we played before 2006's fiasco, oh and im on 2013 btw) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted December 30, 2010 Author Share Posted December 30, 2010 nice tactic, just signed with Brazil to be our manager (im brazilian, haha) and tested the atack version against South Africa.final result: 4-1, beatiful atacking, Pato, Neymar, Hulk, Kaká, Dani Alves and Marcelo being unstoppable, beatiful to see, and really realistic (just the way we played before 2006's fiasco, oh and im on 2013 btw) well done you are similar to me i just love football been played the right way and that is the beautiful way,, Brazil have the est fullbacks in the world i want to get the brazil job:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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