Leverkusen - Season 11 - Regista

[Old Scouser Tommy]

13 hours ago, Fritz13 said:

Noted 

More passes and/or possession ?

He's just not getting involved in the play as much, or wasn't. I've changed things slightly and now he's on the ball a lot more and tying to create things going forward. I'll see how this goes and update a bit more.

[Fritz13]

16 hours ago, Old Scouser Tommy said:

He's just not getting involved in the play as much, or wasn't. I've changed things slightly and now he's on the ball a lot more and tying to create things going forward. I'll see how this goes and update a bit more.

Appreciated cheers mate 

[davehibb]

@westy8chimp Sorry mate, no screenies but a quick update:

With BMG I am unbeaten in the league at the winter break and equaled the club record 19 games unbeaten before losing to Hertha away in the Pokal in the last match before christmas.

I also started a Athletic Bilbao save too, won my first 9 games.

Cuisance and Benat are doing pretty well as the Registas in the deep 442. A few little position tweaks up top to accommodate players but it's obviously going pretty well. Strangely though, I struggle to keep clean sheets with BMG but keep plenty with Bilbao.

All in all though, I've never been one to use the fancier roles and such, so seeing the Regista spraying Hollywood passes and switching play is really entertaining. 

[yezzko]

On 02/08/2018 at 15:31, Hootieleece said:

I just read a lot of this...I didn't realize that PPM Training impacts stats.

Regista is a role I use for training DM's and then Slot them as DLP's with correct PPMS(Killer Balls, Long Passes, Switch to Other Flank, Dictate Tempo) so I end up with a Pirlo.

PPMs do not impact stats, they don't take up any CA. The only exception is "tries to develop weaker foot" which indirectly eats up CA when player develops his weaker foot.

[howard moon]

On 29/07/2018 at 23:29, westy8chimp said:

Looks good. Dont worry too much about possession, without am or cm you will have some opponents able to play very passive keep ball in the middle. As youve shown, its more important what you do with the ball. 

What (if anything) did you do late in the game when chasing a goal (say 1-0 down with 10 minutes to go)?

The AI’s ability to keep possession - even with poor teams, in this situation is a big frustration for me, and I have found this formation to struggle in these situations.

[westy8chimp]

13 hours ago, howard moon said:

What (if anything) did you do late in the game when chasing a goal (say 1-0 down with 10 minutes to go)?

The AI’s ability to keep possession - even with poor teams, in this situation is a big frustration for me, and I have found this formation to struggle in these situations.

I didnt go a goal down often one of the themes of the series was the speed at which i played (as a working parent with limited time to play i wanted to show from my perspective how a fun fm save is still very much achievable even limited to an hour a night)... So one of the loose rules i set was no in game tweaks except for cup finals.

If i was to tweak... In the pre fm18 days my go to was 3-4-3, in fm18 before the leverkusen series... Given the hype about 343 i avoided it like the plague... So 3142/352 or 442 were my go to shapes. Occasionally, depending on starting TI (reward vs effort) id switch mentality to attacking or overload. 

I found this particular formation solid defensively and pretty strong offensively... Its a hard one to tweak as it revolved around the regista role and you already have two strikers. Reckon u need to up your players talent rather than use it and tweak it match to match. 

[denen123]

On 23/07/2018 at 14:59, westy8chimp said:

The Past

Thread links and tactics at a glance

Season 1 & 2

https://community.sigames.com/topic/433707-leverkusen-challenge-2/

Season 3

https://community.sigames.com/topic/434557-leverkusen-continuedginga-style/

Season 4

https://community.sigames.com/topic/436576-leverkusen-season-4-the-false-9/

Season 5

https://community.sigames.com/topic/437933-leverkusen-season-5-4-2-3-1/

Season 6

https://community.sigames.com/topic/438323-leverkusen-season-6-challenge-1-442/

Season 7

https://community.sigames.com/topic/438988-leverkusen-season-7-challenge-3-strikerless/

Season 8 9 & 10

https://community.sigames.com/topic/439469-leverkusen-season-8910-possession/

The Future

Advanced playmaker benefits;

• affect the game from dangerous positions "The 10", "Golden Zone"
• your best creator is in and around the box
• can upset opponent shape by dragging midfielders back or defenders out
• can create overloads by teaming up on the flanks, with a deep striker or an attacking midfielder

Deep playmaker benefits;

• space and time to operate (in comparison to advanced areas near opposition defensive minded players)
• can orchestrate all phases of the game, not just the final attacking move
• can better use his vision seeing more of the game ahead
• has increased passing range to switch flank, play a long pass, or recycle possession

 

In season 7 I signed an 18 year old with potential for £5m, roll forward a few years and in my opinion he is now the best player on the game.

He has great physical stats, pretty good mental and technical to boot. In terms of a single role, this guy is so powerful he could be a specialist; Libero, Segundo Volante, Box to Box

However, I somewhat dictated his future direction when I trained him as a backup ball playing defender for the season 7 campaign.

His PPMs are driven towards being a playmaker. I want to build this season around him so had to choose a suitable role.

Given his physicals and ability to defend, plus his PPMs to try long passes... I want to use him as a deep playmaker. I have chosen 'Regista'

Regista:

The Regista is a playmaker role playing within the 'DM Strata'. Playmakers primary purpose is to control the flow of play and be involved in the build of play.

The key attributes are; vision, technique, touch, passing & flair. Looking at Allwein his only question mark here is the flair aspect, 10/20. This may mean he's slightly more cautious than he could otherwise be, but I think his PPMs will encourage the passing range I am after.

PPMs that I would consider ideal;

• Try killer balls
• Try long range passes
• Switch flank
• Dictates Tempo

Allwein has all four.

What is the Regista?

The role was coined in Italy and in translation means 'director'. Some of the contemporary legends of the role would be; Xabi Alonso, Marco Veratti, Paul Scholes (in his last season/s), Xavi (for Spain more than Barca). But the man who spent a decade, having been converted by Carlo Ancelotti from more of a Trequarista "Fantasista"-> into a Regista, who has come to define the role is Pirlo. One of my favourite all time players, and so good looking he deserves two pictures...

Here is a typical pass map in his Regista role for Italy, I've chosen the 2012 semi final vs Germany... it illustrates the low-key but vital role Regista has.... I could have chosen a game where he got assists or goals, but that isn't my focus for a DM Director.

Notice 61/66 - it's 92% accuracy (I had higher in my possession orientated tactic for several individuals), and 66 passes isn't particularly high volume. It's important to realise that the success of this role won't be tangible in terms of pass complete % or number of passes completed. The benefit is that switch of flanks, diagonal balls, general drive from deep areas... it's a subtle & elegant, not an all action goals/assists/shots kind of role.

Allwein with his big physique and strength is of a less elegant ilk, but I'm hoping for the same output nonetheless.

The in-game description;

Tactical ideas;

• The role comes with built in 'roam from position' so I am going to need someone alongside or nearby to be the defensive player.
• I want to emphasise his PPM so will add direct passing and more risky passing PI
• Description suggests it works well with a high press (presumably because the Regista isn't a typical DM so we want to win the ball high not let the opponents near our box)... possible affect on D-line, high press OR simply pair the role with a defensive player (I'm thinking a deep line may give the Reg more passing range)
• Plenty of angles to pick out a pass. Runners wide & central in front of play, support players nearby
• I want to allow the Regista to dictate tempo, so my default setting will be 'normal' - I will select 'standard' mentality as not to affect that starting tempo too much

Possible shapes;

1 - my impression of an orthodox setup would be (maybe a CM-d instead of BWM and CF-a instead of Poacher). A slight question over the FB on the left, potentially could be another attacking outlet as a FB-a/WB-s/a

2 - similar to above but another shape to consider

3 - thinking of the personnel at my disposal (4-5 world class strikers)

Targets

• Maintain league form - circa 2 defeats maximum
• Regain European Success
• Score goals (as I'm playing with attacking width again) - try and get close, if not break, my record goalscoring season
• Regista to be heavily involved in build up play of goals (not directly scoring or assisting (though assists in particular would be a bonus))

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I will update during the week with usual details

• Transfer window
• Other key personnel
• Final tactic decision
• Mid-season analysis

 

 

 

 

My favourite of all your threads is the season 2 one. Looked beautiful & solid.

Question: If you're considering a double DM formation, won't it limit movements obstruction of your Reg towards that area(to an extent). I mean won't he be like a hindrance of complete movement in that area? Asking to get answers, to be honest. Cause most people, on here at least, set up with their defensive or holding MF in the CM strata & play their RPM/REG in another or lower.

[westy8chimp]

47 minutes ago, denen123 said:

My favourite of all your threads is the season 2 one. Looked beautiful & solid.

Question: If you're considering a double DM formation, won't it limit movements obstruction of your Reg towards that area(to an extent). I mean won't he be like a hindrance of complete movement in that area? Asking to get answers, to be honest. Cause most people, on here at least, set up with their defensive or holding MF in the CM strata & play their RPM/REG in another or lower.

The Regista is the main man... If my starting idea was double pivot, you are correct, i probably wouldnt choose a Reg... Id have dlp-d + anchor with very aggressive full backs/wingers. 

But actually the double dm worked a lot better for the regista than having a holding mid infront. It encouraged the longer range passing as there was space ahead... Otherwise the regista passes to the cm too much (for what i wanted) 

[denen123]

1 hour ago, westy8chimp said:

The Regista is the main man... If my starting idea was double pivot, you are correct, i probably wouldnt choose a Reg... Id have dlp-d + anchor with very aggressive full backs/wingers. 

But actually the double dm worked a lot better for the regista than having a holding mid infront. It encouraged the longer range passing as there was space ahead... Otherwise the regista passes to the cm too much (for what i wanted) 

Oh. Thanks very much for the feedback.

Expecting positive results in your save.

[OJ403]

Banging thread @westy8chimp

Scanned through the thread and I can't find the answer to my question, which is as follows. What is the major difference between the regista and the RPM?

[westy8chimp]

58 minutes ago, OJ403 said:

Banging thread @westy8chimp

Scanned through the thread and I can't find the answer to my question, which is as follows. What is the major difference between the regista and the RPM?

Regista more like a netball player... Will move plenty to find space, but once he has the ball hes looking to shift it quickly. 

Rpm more tendency to dribble...more of an all action player required like pogba rather than elegant player like pirlo

[OJ403]

46 minutes ago, westy8chimp said:

Regista more like a netball player... Will move plenty to find space, but once he has the ball hes looking to shift it quickly. 

Rpm more tendency to dribble...more of an all action player required like pogba rather than elegant player like pirlo

Cheers mate