[Tactical Challenges #1: The Poacher]

I'm down also!

The poacher in my system will be...dun dun dun...Dries Mertens! Partnered by...dun dun dun...Roberto Firmino! (Spoiler: it will be a 2 striker system).

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Just now, Liquid Cool said:

Any reason why you don't want to use a Mezzala? That role does, in theory, pretty much what you're looking for. 

Yeah I'm using FM17 for a few more weeks and testing out the tactic just to see how the engine implements it so I can tweak and transition over to FM18.

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Is there a way to make a central midfielder act kind of like a winger in attack?

Basically trying to play a midfield 3 with a RMD on the right but I want the CM that plays on the side of the RMD to run wide with the ball while the RMD is roaming (generally forward to act like a poacher). I know you can set a Mezzala to run wide with the ball but it's not an option for any other CM. Is there a way to emulate this or maybe force this player to run to the right?

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How does an IWB (S or A) interact with a RMD (A)? I'm curious because I'm trying to create a 3-2-2-2-1 and on the right of the two centre midfielders I have a BBM (S), then in the DM strata I have an IWB (A) set up with an RMD (A) on the right in the AM strata. I guess I'm just wondering if a RMD fills the criteria of having a player in front of the IWB which allows them to roam into the middle and create space. I'm also wondering if I should be using the support duty instead.

For reference:

F9 (S)

IF (S) -------------------------------- RMD (A)

DLP (D) ----- BBM (S)

WB (A) ----------------------------- IWB (A)

CD (D) - BPD (X) - CD (D)

GK (D)