marknwn

I think this role can be available with support and attack duties. On support duty, it will act like a false wingback(d), focus on providing width, passing options and delivering 45 degree crosses. On attack duty, it will act like a false wingback(a), focus on overlapping run, delivering crosses near the byline. Also, it should position itself according to its teammates. For example it should stay in the center midfield when the inside forward is on the flanks and dirft to the flanks when the inside forward cutting inside. In the current game system, we can only use wingers to provide width when using inverted wingbacks and inverted fullbacks. I think this role can add more variations to our tactics.

Thank you for your reply. From my experience, current "stay wide" instruction for players playing in the middle of the pitch like ST/CM/CB etc only tells them to stay wider in the middle of the pitch instead of hugging the sidelines. That's why I also suggested adding a new player instruction that enables players to tell the CM to move to sidelines.

A new role maybe called "Wide center midfielder" which is a CM occasionally moves to sidelines (instead of the halfspaces/channels like the mezzala role does) to provide width, passing options, overlapping runs and deliver crosses, especially when players using inside forwards/inverted wingers and inverted fullbacks/wingbacks on the same side. Also, add a new player instruction that enables players to tell the CM to move to sidelines (similar to the current P.I that tells the CM to move to the halfspaces).

I appreciate your replys. So it seems there is no way to make a center midfielder to do exactly what I want in FM24? Is there a place for players to provide ideas for FM25? I think it is quite often to see a center midfielder moves to sidelines in real life for build-up purposes and providing width , especially in the current football meta of using inverted fullbacks or wingbacks.

Thank you for your reply. For me, a mezzala is a center midfielder who works in the half spaces/channels. What I want to see is a center midfielder that moves to the sidelines and make overlapping run like a fullback or wingback, especially when I am using a inverted fullback and the inside forward cutting inside and occupying the half spaces.

I want to see my center midfielder move to wide area or even make overlapping run and cross near the byline. Is there a specific role or instruction I can make to make this happen?