smat Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Hi all, looking for some FM09 tactical advice. Posted this on another forum but I didn't get a reply so I thought I'd 'go official'... I'm 11 years into a career with Olbia, in Italy. For the first five years or so I did a fairly decent job, taking them up from the bowels of the pyramid (Serie C2/A or something) to Serie B via two promotions, playing a tried and trusted quick and direct 4-4-2 system, but in Serie B I seem to have have plateaued. I've only come close to promotion once, losing in the play-off final last season (it's now 2021). Over the summer something seems to have gone rotten and I'm only partially putting it down to players agitating for moves - I've dealt with that pretty well for almost ten seasons (as Olbia are a tiny club and I tend to sign a lot of young players who get snapped up as soon as they show some promise). I've got a really good squad, easily good enough for promotion, but I think that 4-4-2 system basically needs to change. I'm wobbling in terms of job security at the moment as I'm 16th in the league with about 12 games left, but I want to try a new system for next season. Basically I want advice about this system: (The names won't mean anything as they're all newgens) Should the central midfielders be making forward runs? How many of them? Should I use a playmaker? What passing style would be most appropriate? Should passing be focused through the middle (as seems obvious...)? How attacking can my full-backs be? Any advice would be gratefully received as I'm struggling to come up with the answers myself at the moment... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smat Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 No ideas? Have I posted in the wrong section? I couldn't find a specific FM09 section of the messageboard... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyscotsman Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 without seeing how you have the players set up _ i would assume the following: Your full backs are joiing in the attack and crossing ball into the box from either mixed or by-line? As you have your #6 playing more of a defensive roll I would have all 3 mids on atttacking /support duties Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smat Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Thanks Crazyscotsman. To tell you the truth I was completely unsure about my full-backs and have tried them in a few different ways, but yes, at the moment their crossing is 'mixed'. Thanks for the advice about the 3 MCs, they aren't set up in any particular way - I was really just looking for advice on what would work best with this setup, rather than asking why it wasn't working. I've been trying to use the central midfielder as a playmaker, with both the wider ones as more box-to-box. Using all three as attacking midfielders hadn't occurred to me - I guess I wasn't sure if that would leave me with enough protection, but of course 5 going forward and 5 defending is desirable. Do you think this formation is suited to any particular passing style (or width setting) over another? I'm also guessing - as it's quite a narrow formation - that it's better to use a playmaker than a target man? I've got a hulking lump of a 6'6" striker with pretty good attributes so I've got the tools to play a more direct game... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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