ipswichjon2 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 As you can guess I'm an Ipswich fan and this incarnation of FM is possibly the toughest yet playing as my beloved tractor boys, little money for transfers or wages, poor staff made up of mainly youth coaches and a media prediction of 17th (I think this is generous if the teams real life exploits under Paul Jewell are anything to go by!). I'm on my 3rd start on FM2013 after a little play around on classic to see what it was like, I've concentrated on the full version of the game as I prefer the increased control. In my third start after trying various tactics of my own and downloaded, mainly focussed on possession football, I decided to go back to basics. My formation and the player roles and team instructions have been designed to keep things as simple as possible and to get the most out of my very limited squad, here's the tactics screen: Uploaded with ImageShack.us After 13 games (9 friendlies managed by my ass manager - I think you need to get as many friendlies in as possible to get the team familiar with the tactic) I sit a top the Championship, in my previous two games I had won less points in 10 league games as I have in the last 3 with this tactic: Uploaded with ImageShack.us As you can see this success has been built on only free transfer signings and a clear out of players to reduce the wage bill: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Team talks: assistant manager with individual 'have faith' instructions for subs Pitch size: standard Opposition instructions: I apply assistant advice Match prep: My assistant manager handles this but in pre-season I focussed on high fitness and team cohesion Player roles: basically I keep these the same unless I can make any signings who stand out as needing the role changed In game changes: I've only made subs if absolutely needed, I've changed from standard to attacking if behind, counter attack if in front but only in the last 15-20 minutes Any feedback appreciated, hope it works for some other people too! Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?awaccy4wdq2e8a0 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hl07 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Been strugglin a bit tactically so gonna give this a go, will let you know how it is after a few games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJoylove Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Been using it with CFR Cluj to good effect. Six wins out of six so far after playing 10 or so preseason games like you suggested to get the players used to it (left those to the assistant.) Best thing about this is the limited number of chances you seem to give the opposition, very solid defensively (I have def-positioning on in training). Will report back again after I finish up playing tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipswichjon2 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Cheers for the feedback, glad it's working for you. it's also key to switch tactics if you hit a wall, I've also started a 5-3-2 formation as I've good wing backs, it seems to be not quite as defensively sound but much more attacking, creating 5+ CCC in my last 3 games I've used it for 90 minutes. I've found switching formation helps if your under the cosh. I'll upload details later this afternoon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedwards15 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Fellow Ipswich fan here, will give this a go with them and let you know how I do! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingEric07 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I've tried with a few team now. Man Utd, Barcelona, even in the Scottish Third division. All with very good results. Most stable tactic I've used so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipswichjon2 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Cheers guys, here's the link to the 5-3-2 formation I mentioned earlier, not tested too much so it may be a bit flakier at the back but seems to create more CCC: http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/321863-3-At-the-back-time-to-ATTACK-FM2013-beta-tactic?p=8195126#post8195126 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boroboy87 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 This has been class for me so far, will try the new one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersplash Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 i like it so far. i was starting to struggle in the 2nd season with my 4-2-3-1 so this was a welcome change Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipswichjon2 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Thanks for all the feedback guys, I've also found my striker is doing really well if he has a bit of acceleration + pace, Chopra is top scorer in the Championship at the moment with 10 goals in November! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hl07 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 A good steady tactic for me, pretty reliable in my Celtic team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsum Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I've been using this tactic for almost half a season and i'm very impressed. I need to alternate with a more attacking tactic every so often just to mix things up, but I think that's something FM13 forces upon you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesDixon Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Any specific shouts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipswichjon2 Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 I don't use shouts but adjust the style to attacking/counter depending on whether I'm leading or not with 20 mins to go, if it helps I've been using Valentino's winger tactic as an attacking option Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic23590 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 can u upload to a different file server please? mediafire hates me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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