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  1. Sorry, completely forgot to specify that! I always start with Balanced at home and then change it depending on how things look after 20 minutes. Away from home, I often drop to cautious and push my press and defensive line back. I also have the AP on support rather than attack.
  2. I play a similar system and have had plenty of success with it. I can talk you through what I do if that will help in any way. In midfield, on the same side I have my support striker, I have a Mezzala on Attack. This provides some width, as well as interchange and rotations with the support striker. I do go for an AP in the 10 role, either on Attack or Support depending on how positive I want to be and don’t find them to be too much of a magnet for the ball. In defence, on the same side as my Mezzala (a), I have a WB(s). Relatively positive but doesn’t neglect defensive duties. On the opposite side, I go with a FB(a). He will then be covered by the Carrilero. Being symmetrical doesn’t always function well so this means lots of different spaces are being filled and creating plenty of different rotations across the field. Team instructions - What I would say is that this system doesn’t necessarily lend itself to high pressing. That’s not to say it can’t work (before anyone tells me I’m wrong), but if you think about how many players you have in this system to press the opposition defence, you’ll always be outnumbered unless your full backs or central midfielders go sprinting wildly out of position in their attempts to press. That’s also not to say that you should tell them to Regroup; I keep everything on balanced - mid block press (or low block when I’m an underdog), standard defensive line, no counter press or regroup. I do have More Often for pressing, but only once the opposition really get into my half. I’ve always viewed the narrow diamond to be a defensively solid tactic rather than a defensively aggressive tactic. You’re essentially flooding the middle of the park and forcing the opposition out wide (I also don’t want them having an easy ride crossing the ball so I have Stop Crosses clicked as well) rather than trying to catch the opposition with the ball in their half - ultimately, you don’t have enough players to match their defence and press effectively.
  3. I‘ve had a little play around with the BWM now I’ve actually had a chance to try this out. Works well with get further forward, as well as switching him to a carrilero in some games. Something to think about moving forward for me. This is really helpful to see it mapped out! Thanks very much! You’re spot on here. I’ve been hit by a few counter attacks but I guess that’s one of the flaws of a high possession system. Might experiment with trying to minimise the amount of counters I get hit by.
  4. This isn't for any team in particular, but I just happened to have a sudden thought about FM during a particularly boring meeting and couldn't decide whether this would work. Wanted to get some thoughts. (Central midfielders are in the regular CM strata) PF-A IW-A AM-S IW-S BWM-S CM-A IFB-D L-D/S CD-D IWB-S SK-D I haven't thought too much about the team instructions yet but pretty standard sort of ones - short passing, higher pressing etc. I haven't really used the Libero position in a back 4 before so didn't know whether it made sense in this system. I guess my thoughts were that when the team has the ball, they revert to a back 2 with the Libero and the IWB moving into the central defensive midfield area to support the players ahead of them. Is it relatively logical? I am conscious that it wouldn't do much for width so I guess the IW's could become regular Wingers?
  5. I’ll keep this brief because it’s something that winds me up every single year. Orient save - six seasons in. Three promotions so I’m now in the Premier League. Also made the League Cup semi final when in League 1. I’m currently listed as Favoured Personnel. Why? They should have raised a statue of gold in my honour. There should be kids in the area being named after me. The thing that particularly grates though is this: Paul Smyth - two seasons with the club, 48 appearances, 16 goals. HE’S MADE IT TO THE ICON LIST. The really galling thing is he refused to sign a contract, saying he’d outgrown the club. Why the hell is he an icon? Even more than this, Dan Happe (centre back) has now made 360 appearances for the club - he’s not even listed in any of them! Why is this system so broken? It’s been like this for years and it’s ridiculous.
  6. Your odds have nothing to do with how well you’ll perform. I just got promoted from the National League North and was 250-1 to win the National League and predicted to finish stone dead last. I ended up finishing 2nd. The odds are simply there to add a sense of real life to the game as the bookies will also give odds for teams at the start of the season. They’re a complete irrelevance to how well it’s possible for you to do.
  7. This is a really great post. Loads of really useful insights, particularly regarding how the defenders move the ball forwards. That’s one of the areas I’m looking to improve in my use of the 3 CB system. Are you able to talk through any team or player instructions you’ve used to aid your tactic? I often find that the hardest part of building and effective tactic so would be interested to see what you’ve done with yours. Are you still using the high line and low block that you implemented on your Ibis thread?
  8. Thank you for this! I must have missed this in my combing of the forum.
  9. I’m generally just curious to know how people set up. I’m currently managing in National League so don’t have incredible players. System currently is: GK (d) CDx3 (d) WB (a) on both sides VOL (s) DLP (s) AM (s) TF (s) AF (a) Balanced mentality, play out of defence, counter, sometimes regroup depending on my opponent, mid block. I’m trying to abide by the “keep it simple, stupid” rule in non-league. I love 3 at the back systems but haven’t ventured massively outside of three central defenders on defend. I’ve tried a Libero but never got it to click. Essentially I’m curious to know how other people set a 3 CB system up.
  10. I’m curious to know what people’s thoughts are on this. If you were to only be using a regular central defender role for each of the back three (due to technical limitations of your players), wing backs on attack either side of them two defensive midfield players on support duties, what duties are you giving the centre backs? All on defend? A stopper and two covers? A cover and two stoppers?
  11. I’ve just finished the 2027/28 season with Guernsey, and am into the preseason ahead of the 28/29 season. All of the other countries’ leagues have progressed to the new season, but the English leagues are still stuck on the 27/28 tables. I also don’t remember getting to the point where the leaderboards come up (which I believe is where the game moves forward to the next season. Is there anything I can do to fix this? The 8th of July with no new fixtures seems very unusual.
  12. I have used an editor file to open up the English pyramid down to Step 10. To save me going through a load of different logo packs to find one, would anyone be able to suggest a logo pack that has correct logos down to that sort of level (if one exists)? Thanks in advance.
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