Lines and Diamonds: The Tactician's Handbook for Football Manager 2015
Over the next few weeks, I'll be posting my new guide in this thread. As I was planning and writing this guide, I had a few different goals in mind:
First and foremost, I wanted to provide a comprehensive FM15-friendly guide to the Tactics Creator and its many features. I wanted to explain what everything does, and I also wanted to make it clear why you might want to do it. Moreover, I didn’t just want to tell people what to do; I wanted to teach people how to figure out new ways to do what the
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of Football Manager’s Tactics Creator. It will begin by exploring the concepts, logic and mechanics underlying the Tactics Creator. Next, it will explain what the various tactical instructions do and how they relate to the principles of attack and defence. This will allow you to begin identifying ways to both put your tactical philosophy into practice and exploit weaknesses in your opponent’s approach.
4.1 MENTALITY
The two main components of a ta