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What formation do you tend to find a better fit for the first season squad and youth players coming though? I generally prefer a 433 but it looks like 4231 could be a potentially better match for the players
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Hey, I’m just starting a new save with Athletic and wondered if after the update whether many are moving Serrano and Williams straight up into the first team? Their PA looks great compared to some of the first teamers, they just need to do some bulking up but I don’t want to rush them too much
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Thanks for this! Haven't been on the forum for the past few days but will take this on board and I think make some small changes to my current 41212
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3 hours ago, Experienced Defender said:
It's exactly the AM whose duty should be switched to attack. Because otherwise you are likely to struggle with penetration up front.
Btw, I would rather have the AP behind the more attacking striker than the other way round.
Thanks, making those changes has definitely improved the way the team plays and I also changed from poacher to advanced forward which has seemed to help as well. I'm now seeing the strikers less isolated through having support and the ball being played to them. Still not many games played yet but will keep an eye out for any issues.
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Not had a chance yet today, but hopefully this evening will be able to give it a go with a few more friendlies I've got lined up.
In terms of other players to change to an attacking mentality I don't see which, apart from the AM I could change there. I will try changing the mentality and see how the teams plays between balanced and positive
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19 minutes ago, crusadertsar said:
Your left side is still exposed. I wouldnt use Mezzala combined with Wingback. At least not in a narrow formation like this. Even with support duty, wingback is a very aggressive role.
Would changing to a FB-S leave me without sufficient width on the left flank, or it should be ok? My other thought was to change the Mez-S to an AP-S or even CM-S. Saul's PIs look look he could end up roaming naturally
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I've made some further changes which I will try to see if they make any improvements:
- Removed narrow width
- Removed focus play
- Tempo now standard
- Pressing intensity now standard, only front 3 with close down more
- BBM changed to CAR
- DLF-A changed to CF-S
- WB-A now WB-S
I was wondering as well whether changing from Mez-S to AP-S would bring any benefits? I generally haven't used the AP role but Saul would be suited to it here.
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Good point on adding the Narrow TI in as well, it may constrict the team a bit too much. In terms of addressing the lack of movement I'd hoped that both Men and BBM would be dynamic enough to provide some width and movement but are there any roles that would be better here. I was thinking as well about whether AM-S is offering enough support?
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Hey, I've created a new save and I want to use a 4-1-2-1-2 formation, and play a possession focused game.
My current setup is below but from the few games I've played so far I'm seeing that there is a disconnection between the strikers and the rest of the team and would welcome suggestions in choice of roles and instructions, team familiarity with the tactic is quite low as well still.
- I've actually been playing Felix as a DLF-S rather than DLF-At but was going to try it in the next game.
- The only player instruction I've added is to the BBM to stay wider.
Thanks for the help!
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Thanks - to see pass combinations is that available under Match Analysis? I need to have a look at more of what's available to me
You definitely make sense, I need to think more about how to shift the focus of play to benefit the ST! I've seen another thread using Atletico to replicate Guardiola so will have a look there for inspiration as well
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I'm going to try changing the role of Koke to a CM(S), I've been looking at a few recent games and I'm still not happy with how Felix is playing as a F9. I just beat Inter 1-0 which was great but the goal was a penalty and looking at the match stats he still isn't getting as involved as I would hope. Possibly with Inter's 3 man defence he didn't have the space to work in. One change I will make is to take Counter off, when watching games I think we're breaking and he isn't getting involved in the attack as Correa, Lemar and Carrasco are all quicker than him. I will try Hold Shape and see if he becomes more involved in the next few games.
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Nice thread, I've been thinking of trying a 4411 with Roma or AC Milan and was wondering about the WM-A, is it best for their strongest foot to be the side they play on or the opposite? I was thinking Zaniolo could be good for the role and he is left footed
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For the 4411 I have this but I'm not convinced that the midfield is the best setup, although I haven't tried it yet
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Something like this for the 433? I used the previous set up in a couple of games and I wasn't happy with it, Felix seemed much too isolated and wasn't getting involved:
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Great! I will give them a go and see how things develop. Looking at the 433 now I was wondering about changing Koke to a Mez rather than BBM as I was concerned that there may not be enough other scoring options
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I'm not sure about the best midfield setup below him but what are your thoughts on something like this with Felix as the TQ in a 433:
I was thinking about a 4411 as well with Felix behind the striker:
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Thanks for the feedback! They are all good points and looking at the other options for IF and IW they all have quite low work rate and team work. I'm thinking for the In transition setting maybe just go with regroup.
I have seen in a number of my games that the opposition do get more chances when they attack down my left than the right, so I think you're right on the left flank being too open. I've made some changes and will play a few games to see how it goes
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I would prefer the ball playing defender to be on the other side but he is right footed and the other CB left footed, and Saul (Mez) is left footed and Koke (DLP) right footed which is why I think its better for them to also be the sies they are. I'm thinking of either both CBs being BPD or neither.
The Mez is doing well, scoring and creating chances. For the IF I was hoping he would be actually scoring more goals, or at least looking like he was going to.
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Hey, I've created a 433 with Atletico Madrid and generally things are going ok. But, I'm not overly happy with the involvement of my IF (Felix), he tends not to get anything over a 7 and I don't feel he is contributing as much as he should be based on his stats.
I wondered if there was anything obvious that I am missing with my tactic that would explain his lack of involvement. I was thinking about changing him to an IW(A) to see if that helps, while changing the Mez and WB to Support. Hopefully these roles and duties make sense, but I'm open to other suggestions. Defensively I'm doing ok, and my CF is now starting to score more which was my hope.
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3 hours ago, ThomasHK1979 said:
I’m switching roles constantly for my Milan team. I play a standard tactic 433 DM formation. Which roles would you give these players for my 3 midfield spots?
Szobozlai, Tonali, Bennacer, Ugarte, Rovella and Camavinga.
What don't you like, or you see as going wrong, with the current tactic?
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5 hours ago, bestbrother said:
Back to back Scudettos, a 5th straight Coppa Italia
But we lose in our 3rd straight European Cup Final
In 5 seasons ive only spent £4 billion, whilst raising a whopping £1.1 billion in sales.
Is the club not in a lot of debt now with so much spent? You don’t have FFP issues?
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Really great topic, I have been trying this with At. Madrid as I thought Felix would be good for the TQ role but I'm struggling to get him involved, he isn't scoring, creating chances and he's getting low ratings. Maybe its due to his Teamwork and Work Rate being fairly low (12/11).
I'm going to try changing his role to an AM(A) to see if he improves and is less of a passenger, but are there any other roles that could fit or he just isn’t suitable for this formation?
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>Checking the stats from my last match and Dzeko received the 3rd lowest number of passes after my gk and a cb, and looking at a few other games as well this does seem to be a trend. He certainly isn't receiving many passes and from what I can tell many of them are being received outside of the area which really isn't going to suit his game.
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I'm not managing either if these clubs but reading the report about the game the part "Inter have disappointed so far..." seems at odds with the club being second in the league and 1 pt behind the leaders
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FM21 - Athletic Club: Los Leones Roaring Back
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Thanks, this is tactical setup I'm trying right now: