Ciderarmy Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 After taking my beloved Bristol City as far as I could thought I would try a new save with Fgr as there my hometown club. So looking around the squad first thing that hit me was this is going to be a tough gig as there was no money to spend and really only had 3 players that were ok. A flying winger from W.B.A on loan and 2 strikers in Reid and Doidge and prediction was to finish 21st so not filled with any confidence thought we would keep it simple with a bog standard 4-4-2 and if we made mid table I would be happy. After 8 games we were 12th and it was one of those tactics where it was ok but could do better moments so after searching the web I came across a interview by Lee Johnson explaining the tactics and how he beat Man Utd in the league cup. His tactics were to keep it tight and try and make an advantage in the middle of park so he explain he played 2 false nines,overloaded the left hand side of the pitch and on the right played with a very high winger to stretch the play in 4-4-2 formation. So with a couple of days off I thought could I transfer this to Fgr in fm 2018 with no idea if this would work. So after studying Lee Johnsons tactic this is what it looked like in fm GK DEFEND LEFT WING BACK-ATTACK 2X CB -DEF FULL BACK-SUPPORT LEFT MIDFIELD-INVERTED WINGER DLP-DEF BOX TO BOX MIDFIELDER-SUPPORT AMR-WINGER 2X FALSE NINES TEAM INSTRUCTIONS STANDARD AND FLEXIBLE Now I had no idea if this work or not but the results have been just phenomenal and crazy since the change we are unbeaten in 15 games riding high in 3rd place 5 points clear went to Charlton in the second round of the fa cup and won 5-2 and in my last game just beat luton 7-0 after being 5-0 up at half time with 22 shots 14 on target. Just wondered if people think this is a fluke or is it and ive heard people say that new teams are allowed a lot of space as ai teams look to attack you so there is a lot more space in your first season just wondered what peoples views are? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMunderachiever Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Do you focus the play down the left side? Its very interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderarmy Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Hi, no the only team instructions I use is short passing,close down more and play out of defence I think I may have miss judge my squad at the beginning of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summatsupeer Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Looks fairly balanced, natural overlap on left, winger holding width on right with a BBM using space inside and a DLP holding and covering. Personally I would have more variation than two F9s but depends what you have available. Even though he says he had a Winger pushed high, I think he will of been in MR position defensively and would push higher when in possession, a Winger-Attack in FM terms. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderarmy Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 Yep that was the position I was a bit unsure of also on my left side do you think it's a bit risky with the wb on attack with the left midfielder cutting in I've watched it on 2d just to checked but I'm not sure we have only conceded 29 in 23 games so it doesn't look to bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summatsupeer Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 If your team is doing well and you don't see it causing issues then why change it? Maybe in some games if there's a player causing you an issue then adjust for just that game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericstpeter Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 hours ago, Ciderarmy said: After taking my beloved Bristol City as far as I could thought I would try a new save with Fgr as there my hometown club. So looking around the squad first thing that hit me was this is going to be a tough gig as there was no money to spend and really only had 3 players that were ok. A flying winger from W.B.A on loan and 2 strikers in Reid and Doidge and prediction was to finish 21st so not filled with any confidence thought we would keep it simple with a bog standard 4-4-2 and if we made mid table I would be happy. After 8 games we were 12th and it was one of those tactics where it was ok but could do better moments so after searching the web I came across a interview by Lee Johnson explaining the tactics and how he beat Man Utd in the league cup. His tactics were to keep it tight and try and make an advantage in the middle of park so he explain he played 2 false nines,overloaded the left hand side of the pitch and on the right played with a very high winger to stretch the play in 4-4-2 formation. So with a couple of days off I thought could I transfer this to Fgr in fm 2018 with no idea if this would work. So after studying Lee Johnsons tactic this is what it looked like in fm GK DEFEND LEFT WING BACK-ATTACK 2X CB -DEF FULL BACK-SUPPORT LEFT MIDFIELD-INVERTED WINGER DLP-DEF BOX TO BOX MIDFIELDER-SUPPORT AMR-WINGER 2X FALSE NINES TEAM INSTRUCTIONS STANDARD AND FLEXIBLE Now I had no idea if this work or not but the results have been just phenomenal and crazy since the change we are unbeaten in 15 games riding high in 3rd place 5 points clear went to Charlton in the second round of the fa cup and won 5-2 and in my last game just beat luton 7-0 after being 5-0 up at half time with 22 shots 14 on target. Just wondered if people think this is a fluke or is it and ive heard people say that new teams are allowed a lot of space as ai teams look to attack you so there is a lot more space in your first season just wondered what peoples views are? Do you use any player instructions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderarmy Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 player instructions are WB-fewer risky passes,close down more 2X CB -close down less-fewer risky passes FB-close down more-further forward-stay wide INVERTED WINGER-further forward-sit narrow-roam from pst-cross less-mark tighter-tack harder-fewer risky passes DLP-direct passing-more risky pass BOX TO BOX-get forward more-fewer risky passes WINGER-mark tight-tackle harder-direct pass F9 LEFT-mark tighter-tackle harder-short pass F9 RIGHT mark tighter-tackle harder-more direct passes-shoot more the left hand side combo is a joy to watch sometimes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderarmy Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Just to update this has been one of the most enjoyable saves I've had with fm manage to get fgr promoted to league one with only 7 defeats and some of the link up play has been amazing especially down the left hand side not sure how long the good times will last as being fgr nobody wants to come to us but I managed to convince niko kranjcar to sign for us think he's confused who we are anyway here's to league one survival Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
summatsupeer Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Good stuff! 42 minutes ago, Ciderarmy said: I managed to convince niko kranjcar to sign for us think he's confused who we are Did you pretend to be Harry Redknapp? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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