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Looks like a good thread. Will read it later!

Who's the replacement for Zirkzee? Can already imagine the headache.

I created this tactic using 4-4-1-1 (or 4-4-2 at times) because of Sean Dyche's Everton (not a tactical recreation though, just inspired). The reason why I don't play my wide men in AM strata is because there aren't roles that I am looking for. And besides that, placing my wide men in AM strata will push them up more out of possession. I feel like WM(su) or DW(su) is important in my Everton side as I require the defensive work the roles provide and I have the players for it. Renato Veiga and Dwight McNeil as WM(su), and Dan James (yep, Dan James) as my DW(su). And from what I see in recent times, many football teams (for example: Sean Dyche's Everton) are not afraid to challenge their opponents when they try to build up from the back, hence the use of 'Prevent Short GK Distribution'. The risk is that my 'high press' at that moment gets bypassed and I have less men behind the ball. But, when the press is successful, a dangerous turnover and things like this can happen. Hey, I'm glad if it works for you!

Hey everyone, it's 22nd of January 2025 in my save and I just got a job at Iceland National Team. The upcoming competition is FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualification. The first match is going to be in 22nd of March 2025 against San Marino, closely followed by a match against Netherlands in 25th of March. Since this is my first time ever managing a NT, can you guys give me tips or tell me what to set up? I just looked at my calendar and seems that there's not going to be an international break to set up a friendly match. Thanks ahead!

Here you go mate. The PIs are: - Moves into channels for the TF - Tackle harder for the SS (McTominay used for big match). Regularly, I use AP(at) with Miranchuk with roam from position. - Close down less and ease off tackle for both FBs - Take more risks for Onana - Dribble more for Doucoure For the match against Liverpool, Danjuma is playing on the left to have a field day against Trent. In the game, he created a very beautiful cross after going past Trent. Unfortunately, Scott McTominay's header was saved by Allison, hence the 0.4xG on McTominay. Here's an example of OIs that I used during the match in Anfield: My thought process was to let them TAA (Right DM in possession) and Thiago (Left DM in possession) to pass the ball to the winger on their respective side. Since they are playing with 3-2-5 in possession, their wingers could be easily isolated, especially by showing them to their outside foot. Then, my winger will help my FB to form a 2v1 against the winger. Here's one moment of that: The match result:

Thanks . And yeah I did. Basically: - I didn't use the trap outside in recent matches. Instead, I use prevent short GK distribution (to buffer their attack, so opponents don't advance up the field to easily). - I changed some of the roles too (add/remove some TIs) - I started to incorporate 'Show onto foot' more often especially in big matches where they usually line up with 3-2-5 in possession. - I formulated my Big Match starting XI. All of the mentioned changes are due to the 2-2 draw away against Man United and 1-2 home loss against Brentford. Hopefully I can get the time to finish the season so I can write a more a in-depth one.

Halfway through the 2nd season with Everton... I'll probably make a more detailed update after finishing the season.

Hornby was so good in my save with KV Mechelen, a mid-table side in Belgium. Although he was not my regular starter, coming off the bench he had an average of 0.9~ goals/90. Nice update on your save mate.

Can confirm, in my save, Haaland has only played once in the last 3 games after the last update. And it was only against Ludogorets in CL league phase. He was not even on the bench against Liverpool and Arsenal. He was not injured for those matches.

Off to a good start with my Everton side going into the 2nd season! My approach is aggressive mid-block paired with fast attack. I am happy to not dominate the possession of the ball, but still aim to disrupt the opponents' attempt to circulate the ball and progress the ball forward. My side currently won the most headers in the premier league, although the header win rate is 4th with 55%. The win rate deflates a bit as my Everton side cross the ball a lot. The biggest result is obviously the victory against Manchester City at Etihad. For this match I went with cautious mentality, but the TIs are the same. Vitaliy Mykolenko was a double agent, subbed in on 60th minute and got sent off after a two-footed tackle on Kovacic. Changed my formation to 4-1-2-1-1 from that point to protect the middle, since Pep Guardiola played with 3-2-5 in settled possession. My tactic is shown below, the PIs: - Shoot more often on the striker (Calvert-Lewin and Beto) - Dribble more on Onana - Take more risks on Garner For this season, I start to switch Danjuma and McNeil based on which side of opponent's full back is weaker/less attacking. My aim is to let Danjuma 1v1 his side's full back a lot and let McNeil support the team more by tracking the more attacking full back. It was very effective when I put McNeil to deal with Trippier and let Danjuma destroy Dan Burn. The role of both players stays the same, Danjuma with IW(at) and McNeil with WM(su). I set my own attacking corner tactic and across two seasons, attacking corner has been fruitful. In this save, I set my recruitment focus based on my version of team DNA, which are (yellow is 12 to 14, green is 15 and up): Besides that, I am aiming to arm this Everton side with physically imposing, hard working players. Shown by a couple of recruitments that I've done, which are: Here is the result of my first season (with 10 points deduction): The improved quality of the squad is really showing in my 2nd season.

Hey Shrew, I just started a new save with Deportivo La Coruna. And I noticed that my B team isn't exactly playing the same tactic as my first team. Unlike the B team, the U-19s team is actually playing like my first team. The result is every one of my B team player doesn't develop their tactical familiarity. Is this the same case as you with Sporting Gijon? Sorry if this issue has been addressed before in this thread. Thanks! First photo is my first team, second photo is the responsibility regarding the training, third photo is my U-19s, and the fourth is my B team.

Thanks for the answer! Filippo Galli was my first pick too. One more question just to confirm it: there is no way to possibly increase the physical aspects of the newgens coming through my intakes through the HoYD, right? The corner kicks with this team has been very, very effective. I tweaked the attacking corner kicks a little bit to get more men crowding the far post and the result is 4 goals from corner kicks in 6 matches. My Everton side is currently leading in terms of most headers won and most headers won percentage. It's still very hard to be solid defensively though as I have conceded 9 goals (3 from corner kicks, 1 from penalty kick).

Hey everyone, I am currently on a new save with Everton. My goals of this save are: - to be solid defensively - to maximize set pieces by having tall, physical players across the team - to maximize the newgens produced by my club that reinforce those two points mentioned above. My question is: which Head of Youth Development should I get to maximize my chance to achieve those three goals (considering their coaching style, personality, etc)? These are the candidates: Correct me if I'm wrong, but coaching style or/and playing mentality of the HoYD matters right? Thanks ahead! Edit: I'm playing mid block 4-4-1-1 (with 2 CMs and 2 ML/MR).

Thanks for the answer. And yes, I am interested.

Besides the attribute growth (which is really insane), his potential also went up from 2,5 yellow stars to 4 yellow stars. I know that the stars are just based on one of your staff's opinion, but still. I'm getting a lot of players like Luis Ochoa who just came through they youth intake only having 2,5 yellow stars (3,5 white stars) potential... my question is: should I take those guys into my team too and hope that my staff's opinion on their potentials are wrong? Or did you just get lucky with Ochoa. And this, can you share how you develop your youngsters? Thanks ahead!