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Hi everybody, I am a New Zealander that lives in Brazil and wanted to make an update for the Football Manager community. Just to clarify, I am fluent in Portuguese as I have lived here for a number of years, and so some of the code (round names) is written in Portuguese. The update is based on the FM Mundi FM 20 database file (all promotions/relegations current for this year) and so I have been editing it in FM 20 and making a few tweaks along the way. The Copa do Brasil uses the same format as real life and the state competitions are done in a lot of detail thanks to the Brazilian FM community. I have altered the structure of the Paulista 2nd (4th Division) and Paulista 2B (5th Division) of the state championships and added more teams to the Copa Paulista. It is a very comprehensive update that includes all under 20 national cups and under 20 state championships as well. Yesterday, while I was editing the file (hence the name Brasil Mundi UP Copa Paulista), I encountered a small error that has stopped the database from verifying. The error message states that Serie D (Division 4) could not find rules for division with 65 teams. There is supposed to be 68 teams in that division, and I have noticed while testing the file that in the second year of the database, the Serie Regional (Division 5) has 260 teams instead of 256. It seems it is robbing some teams from the fourth division. Can someone help me with this error, so that can finish this update? I am sure that it will be a great quality Brazilian league update for the FM community. Thanks guys.

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Before I begin, I’d like to say that I’m heavily inspired by tactic threads made by the likes of Cleon, Ozil To The Arsenal and Herne. I’ve always loved the depth that they provide in their write-ups and their tactical know-how when it comes to Football Manager games. I’ve always wanted to do a write up on a formation, whether it be a formation I created myself (I may write about how my Torino 4-4-2 changed to a 4-1-4-1, but I doubt many are interested) or, both more interestingly and more challenging, a historical tactic. Obviously, there are many historical tactics that have already been created in FM. Ozil has already done an Invincibles 4-4-2, Sachi’s 4-4-2 and Cruyff’s 3-4-3 Diamond. Cleon has written at length about The Brazillian 4-2-2-2 Box Formation, and countless other pieces on various styles of football. However, I’ve found myself wanting to emulate a tactic from around the time I first started watching football. Also, please note that I am using FM15, however feel free to try and replicate in FM16 or, if it comes out before this thread is complete, FM17. Introducing: LUIZ FELIPE SCOLARI’S 3-4-2-1 (Note: In some images, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho switch sides. However, Rivaldo is always more advanced than Ronaldinho) There are a number of articles showcasing Big Filipe’s tactic. The two main ones I’ve found are on thisisanfield.com (less depth) and zonalmarking.net (Zonal Marking level depth). Obviously, you’re all familiar with Zonal Marking, it is arguably the best website for tactical analysis. Of course, that is where I will be basing a lot of my information. DEFENCE: You can see the basic shape from the image above (courtesy of ThisisAnfield.com), however there’s a lot more than meets the eye. Here’s a passage about the defence from Zonal Marking: This lead to Brazil having many shapes in their defensive line: Two at the back, three at the back, four at the back and five at the back, depending on the situation. The two central midfielders then provided cover infront of the defence, with Kleberson roaming around while Gilberto holds his position. Here are a few real life examples of this from The 2002 World Cup Final, Brazil vs Germany. In this example, Brazil are defending with five men at the back. Edmilson has dropped back into the defensive line and both Cafu and Roberto Carlos flank Roque Junior and Lucio to form a five man defence. Gilberto acts as an invisible wall while Kleberson, the more mobile midfielder Kleberson, closes down the man in possession. He wins the ball and feeds Ronaldinho, who has dropped deep to receive the ball and launch a counter attack. This is a bad example as you cannot see the defensive line, but right now there are 8 Brazillian players in view. This means that the three remaining players, the goalkeeper and the two defenders, are off camera. This means they’ve formed a two at the back. However, as Rivaldo has just lost possession, you can see Edmilson making his way back to strengthen the defensive line, forming three at the back. Finally, in this example, Cafu and Carlos have dropped back to form four at the back. Another player (who I can’t recognize) sits infront of the defensive line, performing the ‘invisible wall’ role that Gilberto is so well renowned for. ATTACK: We’ve already read above that the wing backs are given free reign of the wings. However, we haven’t spoken much about the attack in this line up: the trident of Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo. The Three Rs. Before we talk about these three players, I’m going to tell you watch this video that I’ve linked below. It’s a six minute long video showing every single goal which Brazil scored during The World Cup Finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-kZyTfmOHw Noticed something? One thing you should notice is that the large majority of goals come from wide areas. Almost all of the goals come from crosses from the wings, including two of Brazil’s most memorable goals: Edmilson’s bicycle kick vs Costa Rico and Ronaldo throwing himself at the ball to score against Turkey. Wide play and exploitation of the flanks should definitely be an instruction when it comes to replicating our tactic. Also, while we’re on the topic of Edmilson, he has to charge forward aswell as cover back, a role which is hard to replicate in the game. I’ll cover this more in a later piece: The Defensive Midfielder vs The Half Back. So, now I’ll quote this brief passage describing The Three R’s. The first part of the passage does not help much. After all, it is our basic shape. Ronaldinho acts as the prime creator, while Rivaldo acts as an aggressive attacking midfielder or maybe even a second striker. Rivaldo’s role will probably the second hardest to replicate behind Edmilson, as there are many roles which could replicate how he could play. Experimentation will have to be done, and I will write more about this in another part The Attacking Midfielder vs The Shadow Striker vs The Deep Lying Forward. Ronaldo acts as the most attacking player, and for such a complete player as himself, there is only one role for him. The second passage however, notes something very important, and it does help when it comes to replicating the tactic in FM. When you use something like Very Fluid and Attacking, it makes the entire team attacking from back to front. There should only really be three attacking players, The Three Rs. The rest should be mainly focused on defending. Keeping the two central midfielders in primarily defensive positions is vital. Let the trident do the work, and then remain firm at the back. The wing backs can be used to devastating effect in attack, but they have to help out in defence to the form that 5 at the back that we want. Even the Edmilson role should be primarily defensive before supporting and attacking. ________________________________________ Next part, I’m actually going to start getting into the Football Manager side of things. I’ll be playing as Santos and I’ll post what tactic I’m starting with, why I’m using those roles and instructions, etc. Hopefully, ya’ll will remain interested!

Hello and welcome to my first topic in this forum. My main save in FM 19 was like a journey man save, where I traveled across the old Soviet Union. It took me 28 ingame years to win all 15 national championships and all national cups. What a great experience it was. This year I want to do something similar. I love to travel through many clubs, start at zero, build a team, win stuff and move on. Their is a certain country which got 26 states, but is one country. BRAZIL! Brazil got a kinda unique football system. The season is split in to halfs. In the first half the clubs play in the states championships (27) and the second half they play in a regular league. (4) There is also the Copa do Brasil and 2 smaller regional cups (Copa Verde and Copa do Nordeste). My goal for this save are: - Win all 4 leagues (Serie A -D) - Win all 27 states championships - Win the Copa do Brasil - Win the Copa Verde and Copa do Nordeste - Win the Supercup Optional targets are: - Win the Copa Libertadores - Win the Copa Sudamericana - Win the Recopa Sudamericana My coach starts as sunday league footballer, but with a national A license, to make things a little bit easier. Also I picked my starter team. Manaus FC I hope some of u guys will follow me through the journey. PS. English is my second language, so if their are some spelling mistakes or a word is miss used, Im sorry.

Basque. But French Basque.

Welcome to Santos Futebol Clube Santos Futebol Clube have today announced the departure of Argentinian coach Jorge Sampaoli. Sampaoli steps down due to personal matters and has recommended his fellow country man Santiago Martin takes his place. The unknown Santiago Martin has never held a managerial position before but has worked for Sampaoli for the last few years. Like Sampaoli, Martin is a Bielsa disciple and will no doubt seek to implement the formers philosophy into the club for the upcoming season. There is much intrigue around the club about just how the season will now unfold under Santiago Martin. MORE TO FOLLOW !

Hi! First post and probably a new fan of the game in the future. As the title indicates, I'm living in Brazil and, as some of you might know, the game isn't available in this country. I'm Dutch and I have some friends who can help me out in the Netherlands and before I do anything, I'd like to receive the confirmation here: Can my friend send me the game as a gift through Steam? Meaning, different continent and sending it to someone who doesn't have the right to buy it himself. I read some posts on Steam that some games are region specific to give so that's why I have this doubt. I have seen some posts on Mercadolivre (a Brazilian website) who offers to help out people like me, but I'd rather prefer said friend. Anyhow, I'd like to hear from you guys and hopefully you bring good news. Thank you for the help beforehand! :)