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Hi, no. I'm using the d/l in the first post.
So i should add 'Play Through the Middle'. Any others? I see ' Work Ball Into Box is mentioned' which is enabled on the tactic d/l.
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@Mr U Rosler , so gave the tactic a spin...
Team: Bolton
Media Prediction: dead last (starting on -12 points)
Transfers In: none
Secured 1st spot on the final day with a win against 2nd place Oxford:
Goals were well spread out among the squad. However not a lot of standout performers in the average rating department.
Yellow cards and suspensions at the business end of the season also caused problems.
I struggled with filling the demanding CWB spots, as Bolton are weak in this regards, and are basically broke. So made do with CB/Winger youth players playing backup in those positions.
I think the CWB and RPM positions are the key spots in the team, get those right and you're flying. You definitely need 2 options in each of the CWB positions to cope with the physical demands.
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Not yet. But planning to today. I have a particular underdog team in mind.
The 5-4-1 performed very well in FM20. 1st place finishes with Brescia in 2022 and 2023.
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Further update.
The 5-4-1 tactic has also worked out very well indeed with Brescia. Media predicted finishes were 18th and 15th for seasons 2019/20 and 2020/21. However actual finishes were 7th and 3rd respectively.
Third season is looking even better so far.
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On 29/11/2019 at 14:49, Vokes said:
Brescia
2020/21
Predicted Finish of 15th.
Personal aim of top 6/7 (Euro Cup spot).
Finished 3rd !
Excellent finish. Was 2nd for large parts of the second half of the season. The team really came together in an attacking sense with Vignato doing a superb job on loan, Tonali bossing midfield and Varnier-Papetti-Bonifazi trifecta dominating in defence.
2021/22
Predicted Finish: 10th.
Board is looking for a top half finish, a quarter final appearance in the cup and to be competitive in CL. They've also added another Club Culture item: Make the most of set-pieces.
Aiming for: CL qualification. And qualify for 1st Knockout Round.
Transfers In: Calabria (£30M), Locatelli (£16.75M), Varnier (£10M), Laurenzi (£2.4M), Esposito (Loan), Gollini (Loan), Vignato (Loan), D'Amico (Loan)
Transfers Out: Tonali (£37M), Zmrhal (£5.25M),Had to let Tonali go on his £37M release clause to Zebre but that has meant a £50-60M transfer kitty overall. And most of that has been splurged on Calabria, Locatelli and Varnier. Squad is now virtually all Italian - just have Spalek and Curcio left over as the non-Italians. Have filled out the remainder of the gaps again with Loans and youth.
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On 29/11/2019 at 16:37, quee said:
How is Cistana?
He's doing a job but nothing special - will likely move him on in the next season or so. He has quite a low Workrate attribute, which i can't abide. I like to build my squad with high values in Workrate, Teamwork and Determination - as these are the core attributes throughout the squad I'm building.
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Decided this year to take a break away from my usual Atalanta save; normally I like to go for a team just outside the top 4 and aim to make that extra step to CL football. So have opted for..
Brescia, who are relegation candidates in the beginning. Have gone with Brescia because they have a nice jersey but mostly because good Youth facilities and a small stadium meaning there should be scope for expansion.
Note, I'm playing on Touch so to make things a touch (heh) harder have also decided to limit myself to transferring in italian players only. I've opted for a back 5, so as to take advantage of the three centrebacks at attacking set-pieces. And with the lack of money and wanting to keep Tonali, I'll be relying heavily on Loans and Youth initially.
2019/20Predicted Finish of 18th. Personal aim of top 10.
Transfers In: Luperto (Loan), Esposito (Loan), Edera (Loan)
Transfers Out: Balotelli (£6M)Finshed: 7th (64 points)
Team was strong from the get-go but faded badly from March onwards. CL football was out-of-reach by April. And dropped from 5th to 7th in the last game of the season. But achieved my season goal plus snapped up the last Euro Cup spot.
Sent Balo out the door in Jan - not worth the agro. And there were some decent youth candidates - Papetti, Vivani, Magri, Ghezzi - who i've given matchtime throughout the season. 2 of the Bresica regens look very promising.
2020/21
Predicted Finish of 15th. Personal aim of top 6/7 (Euro Cup spot).
Board wants me to reach Group Stage of Euro Cup this season, and they've also added Club Culture items of Play high-tempo pressing football, Play attacking football, Play entertaining football, Play possession football - which they wouldn't budge on at all. I can deliver on the first two. But the latter two are not something I normally do, so we'll see how it plays out.
Transfers In: Bonifazi (£2.5M), Murgia (£8M), Varnier (Loan - Optional Future Fee £10M), Plizzari (Loan), Rossi (Loan), Vignato (Loan)
Transfers Out: Mateju (£2.2M), Aye (£1.2M).So far 10 league games in: 2nd
Have started strongly again in the league. Sneaked past a strong Leicester team in July in the Euro Cup 2nd qualifying round but knocked out by Fekir/Betis in the last qualifying round - the Board was upset :/
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Hello @Mr U Rosler, I've tried out your setup on FMT20 with some reasonable success - nicked a CL spot in La Liga with Bilbao.
Made one modification by turning one of the B2B players into a DLP (s). I found it gave more variation to midfield play with some horizontal movements. Also played around with the Set-Pieces to take full advantage of 3 CBs.
Tactic would likely be even more successful with another team that didn't have the same transfer restrictions regarding Basque players only.
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On 23/11/2018 at 10:38, Drugenjunky said:
Are these results with Spurs ?
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5 hours ago, misterblort said:
Can't seem to learn it.. How do I get them to learn this trait?
Suspect the player needs to have a high Technique attribute.
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Hey FuSS, can you upload V3 ?
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On 27/11/2018 at 15:52, FuSS said:
I absolutely will not use an AP,they are drawn to the ball far too much in this engine and make teams very 1-dimensional. The box-to-box has been one of my better performers over the season, that said I do have Scott McTominay on loan from Man Utd and he's of higher quality than most of the Championship can field in that position.
Agreed! The B2B is the absolute heartbeat of the setup. And together with the DM and MEZ, they make the perfect midfield triumvirate - I think if any of the three roles are turned to playmakers, it would take away from what makes the system tick.
Fwiw, still having great success with beta version of thetactic on FMT
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Xmas 2022 and my Atalanta team are topping the table (closely followed by Napoli). The massive Nov/Dec break due to WC 2022 was a bit weird and caught me out - I thought my game calendar was broken at first!
Only major outgoing in the summer was a 22yo Kulusevski to Leipzig for about 30mil. Kept the rest of the squad together and of note, added (1) powerful centreback Çağlar Söyüncü (5mil) to the pack, and (2) this regen from Brazil for 8mil who I have high hopes for (if only he can get over his consistency issues).
Progression to the CL 1st knockout round has been straightforward too. Again, weird that the final group game is after Xmas in Jan due to WC.
In other news, I've been offered the Italy national job (I took it) as they had a disappointing 2nd round exit in Doha. It's a beastly looking squad. 16 of the current squad, incl Melegoni, are valued 50mil+ gbp. Impressive! Naturally, I'm gonna give a few of my Atalanta players a long overdue 1st cap - Mancini, Capone, Goldaniga, Da Graca, Ruggiero, Cortinovis - the national team requires a little less Milan bias
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Juve are pretty average in my game. Consistently getting only 3rd/4th spot.
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On 23/11/2018 at 09:04, EstebanNero said:
Any note on how Capone has developed?
Still have him knocking about as a squad player. His attributes develop very well but he hasn't exactly set the place on fire. As of Aug 2022 has value is about £40mil.
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Managing Atalanta.
Consecutive 4th place finishes in 2019 and 2020 followed by a disappointing 7th in 2021. CL campaigns were also nothing to write home about.
Now finally some real success in 2022! Have just managed to pip Napoli the league title. Won Euro Cup on penos against ManC, and had a narrow loss in Italian Cup final against Napoli (who are proving to be my long-term nemesis over the course of the game).
Notable young players: Melegoni, Cortinovis, Barrow, Kulusevski - all developing superbly and contributing to the team. Varnier was coming along nicely until Barca came along and paid his minium fee release clause :/
Notable Transfers In: Da Graca (4.6mil - instantly became the absolute main man upfront), Raya, William, Goldaniga, Jetro Willems, Sarr (on loan), Marin
Have also hung on to a core group of Mancini, Gosens, De Roon, Freuler, Hateboer who have served me very well.
Have a £50mil transfer warchest and looking forward to beginning my assault on the Champions League. Also looks like some promising regens coming through the Atalanta youth mill.
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Lost to Juve on the last day of the season, meaning they pipped me for 3rd spot. Bit annoyed at that :/ Serie A is a tough nut to crack.
However, overall very happy with the tactical performance and the football produced by this setup.
2 new signings and I can see the team challenging for the title next season.
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Hey FuSS, your tactic is working out well for my Atalanta team
. Currently sitting pretty in 3rd spot at the halfway point in Serie A, whereas normally I struggle to make top 8 in that first season.
Only major signing of note at the start of the season was a left-back on loan, as Atalanta are pretty weak defensively in that department. Have otherwise some good youth prospects that can slot in to this tactic when needed as backup. Also have 2 decent keepers with strong one-on-one attributes - important for combatting the balls over the top. Note, I'm playing on Touch, so no access to shouts / team talks, etc...
Aesthetically, the football has been lovely to watch. I particularly like the combination play between (usually) the FB/R/L, MCR/L and the AMR/L trio down the sides of the pitch, as well the DM stroking the ball left and right to the overlapping full-backs when camped outside the opposition box. On that latter point, l'd say it's not just preferable but vital that the DM has good passing/decision/composure attributes to go with the usual requirements for his role. Also recommend with this setup, due to the threat posed by the counter-attacks over the heads of the CBs, that your GK has strong One-on-One / Rushing Out attributes.
On 31/10/2018 at 20:47, FuSS said:Final Words of Warning
• If this tactic has one major weakness it is counter-attacking balls over the top, be very wary to Jamie Vardy types and consider using OI's to stop them.
• I've not looked at set pieces at all yet!On these 2 points you made, the tactical changes I made:
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I've created a Low Block variant of the tactic; the only adjustments being a Much Lower line of engagement and a Much Lower defensive line and Offside Trap turned off. No other changes. I use this low block specifically against the top teams (Juve/Inter/Napoli) and against teams with fast forwards (which I class as >13 Pace/Accel). Meaning I use your original 'high block' against teams with slow forwards and outright poorer teams and also if I'm chasing a goal at the end of a game. (e.g. The high block is better against Roma who have a slow-ish Dzeko in attack i.e. keeps him away from the box. Whereas I play a low block against Sampdoria who have a speed merchant in Defrel in attack).
- Set-pieces: I changed the attacking players around in the Attacking Corners setup. And I also pulled one extra player back defending on the Wide Attacking FKs as the team looked exposed to counter-attacks.
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I've created a Low Block variant of the tactic; the only adjustments being a Much Lower line of engagement and a Much Lower defensive line and Offside Trap turned off. No other changes. I use this low block specifically against the top teams (Juve/Inter/Napoli) and against teams with fast forwards (which I class as >13 Pace/Accel). Meaning I use your original 'high block' against teams with slow forwards and outright poorer teams and also if I'm chasing a goal at the end of a game. (e.g. The high block is better against Roma who have a slow-ish Dzeko in attack i.e. keeps him away from the box. Whereas I play a low block against Sampdoria who have a speed merchant in Defrel in attack).
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Is FMT available on Android yet? Can't see it on the Store.
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. Currently sitting pretty in 3rd spot at the halfway point in Serie A, whereas normally I struggle to make top 8 in that first season.
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Are you achieving this split by individual pressing instructions on the 6 players?