[Johan Cruyff's 3-4-3 Diamond (Very Fluid)]

@Ö-zil to the Arsenal! I would love to see your take on this tactic again in FM19, with all the new options available. How would you circumvent the lack of the "Very Fluid" option in this version of the game?

Also, I could only imagine that you have some new motivation to do this, considering the Ajax form recently

[The 4231 Explained]

Looking forward to following this thread

[Marcelo Bielsa's Tactical Philosophy in Football Manager 2017]

Could you please cover, which formation you would use vs 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2 etc.

 

I'm thinking you would use the 3-3-1-3 against a 4-4-2, but your input would be very much appreciated.

You have had the single most influence, on the way I perceive tactics today, so thank you, and i'm so looking forward to see what you have for us in FM18

Btw. When you are not doing these awesome posts. What kind of football are you your self keep going back to?

[Pairs & Combinations FM2015 - UPDATED]

You central midfield is too conservative - you have 2 passers that won't get forward enough, and your attack will be disjointed, as the MC's stay in the middle and the CF(A)'s all try to push too high. Get an attack duty in an MC position, and get a support duty in 1 of the ST positions.

You have a lot of team instructions too, why so many? What are you trying to achieve with them all?

Im trying to shape the way I want to play. Is it better with fewer than many team instructions?

[Pairs & Combinations FM2015 - UPDATED]

Hi guys.....awesome thread.

I was hopeing for some advice regarding my tactic. Things are going okay, but my player potential suggest I should hope for a little bit more.

Im playing Control Very Fluid.

---SK-S---

--CD-D--CD-D--

WB-S-DM-D-WB-S

--AP-S--CM-S

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CFW-A-CFW-A-CFW-A

PI:

CD: Pass it shorter

WB: Shoot Less, Close Down More, Cross Aim Center

CM: Shoot Less, Dribble Less, Close Down more

AP: Dribble Less, Close Down more

Team Instructions:

Shorter Passing

Work Ball Into box

Play out of defense

play narrower

push higher up

roam from positions

Close down more

Get stuck in

Use Offside trap

Higher Tempo

Be more expressive

Thanks in advance for your suggestions