[The Art of Possession Football]

You've missed the entire point of the thread and I covered this at the start of the article you supposedly read when I put;

I'm not being funny but I'm not helping people who just copy without understanding the concept behind the thread. It's pointless. People should actually put effort in and stop being lazy by copying. Use the ideas in the thread to create your own systems for the players you have to get the best out of them. Not build something that was meant for my players......

That is what I'm doing. I've taken your ideas to start a system that is patient in the build up. Now I want to transform that in to a system that is more aggressive in the final 3rd.

You clearly have an eye for details with tactical elements of FM, so I was simply asking for any ideas you may have. If you don't want to help, that's fine but there's no need for a reply that makes me look and feel like a stupid child.

I've acknowledged my question isn't directly linked to your post, I have explained I am not trying to simply copy, but further develop from the ideas in this post to create a new system.

I'll never comment on your posts again Clean as I'm clearly not worthy of your greatness.

[The Art of Possession Football]

Totally depends on the set up you use. I know nothing about that as you've not mentioned it.

As I said I've been using "this", by "this" I mean the tactic in the opening post, changed nothing, I should have made that clearer.

Starting line up (when all available)

De Gea

Darmian Smalling Laporte Shaw

Schneiderlin

Schweinsteiger Pogba

Mata Memphis

Rooney

As I say, I'm happy with the build up play from the back, just want to develop the tactic into having more thrust in the final 3rd. I understand that will result in giving the ball away more, but scoring goals is more important to me than possession. I know that's not the point of this thread, just wanting to develop it further for my needs. Any help would be appreciated.

[The Art of Possession Football]

I've been using this with Man Utd in tricky games. I'm mostly very impressed; control 55%+ possession and spend most of the game in the final 3rd. However, Our play in the final 3rd is toothless.

I see many plays fizzle out with us passing slow and square on the edge of the box. We've even been passing it back out the box when we could be shooting or dribbling at the last man.

I want to retain our patient build up play, but then be quicker and play with more attacking intent in the final third.

How would you recommend achieving this?

P.S. I should add I have tried against weaker times and the same thing happened.