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NEW THREAD AT page 3 : recreating since the winter update CLICK HERE ! Hi everyone ! First of all, I want to thank : - BTN for all his videos, especially his one on FM23 recreating the tactic (you’ll see that I differ from him on some point) ; - RDF tactic, especially for his video on Winger-A on opposite foot (which we’ll use for Saka) ; - Football Made Simple for breaking down the current Gunner’s tactic. To my understanding, the 11 players on the pitch can be separated in 2 groups : - The front 5 (Martinelli, Xhaka, Gabriel Jesus, Ødegaard and Saka) ; - the build-up 6 (Zinchenko, Gabriel M., Saliba, White, Ramsdale and Partey). The front 5 Very much like Man. City, Arsenal tries to occupy all the 5 channels, this way : - Left flank with Martinelli or Xhaka ; - Left Half-space (HS) with Martinelli, Xhaka or Gabriel Jesus ; - Center with Gabriel Jesus and Ødegaard (and, in a way T. Partey) ; - Right HS with Ødegaard and Saka ; - Right Flank with Saka (and, depending on the opponent, White can overlap). We can already see that : 1. The left side is much more fluid than the right one (e.g. in the game against Chelsea, we could see Martinelli in the Center, like where Partey should stand) and 2. The left side relies on only 2 players, maybe 2 of the top 3 of the front 5, 3. except for the occasion where White Overlap, Saka is alone to manage the right flank. For the left side, I took what BTN did : - Martinelli : IW-s with roam from position. I might add « dribble more » as it is his way to make a difference ; - Xhaka : Mezz-s. However, in FM, he may lack of pace to really run in the space. I may add roam from position, but he may drop too deep. Is there a way to « automatically » switch players from position (like Xhaka becoming the winger and Martinelli the Mezz ? I remember downloading a tactic in a previous FM where the wingers switch position time to time). If it’s possible, I may put Martinelli on W-s ; - Gabriel Jesus : a F9 of course. I may switch him to a Trequartista if he seems to drop too deep. For the right side, I differ a bit from BTN : - Ødegaard : currently a Mezz-a, I may switch him to AP-a (especially if Partey is overwhelmed in the midfield, see below). I feel that Mezz-a put Ødegaard to much as a finisher which he is not ; - Saka : a W-a, definitely, for various reason. 1. IRL, Saka very much play like a FM Winger-a, and not like a IF-a 2. Due to the ME, it occurs that the Mezz-a and If-a stand in the same area/attack the same space 3. In FM, Saka is quite a great crosser, at least a better crosser than finisher, 4. Shoutout to RDF tactic for his Winger-a on wrong foot video : it works like a charm, 5. In my « Ødegaard false 9 » topic, I did use Saka as a Winger-s, and even though his rating were not great, he was still crucial for the tactic However, I’m worried about point 2. As a wrong-foot W-a will receive the ball on the HS, like the Mezz-a. Do you think it can be a problem and/or what are your though on that ? I would say that it could be a problem but it won’t for one reason : Ødegaard has PPM « Comes deep to get the ball », which means he will be in the same HS as Saka, but lower. Am I right ? The build up 6 This is where I differ from BTN. While he’s offering a IW-s BPD-D CB-d WB-s, I choose more flexibility depending on the opponents composition. Indeed, Arsenal builds differently depending if they’re facing : - 2 ST (or 1 ST with an agressive AMC) pairing with a double pivot, like a 442, 4231 ; - 1 ST with 3 midfielders, like a 433 or a 343 - 2 ST with 3 midfielders, like a 352. - One special case : facing a front 4 Arteta’s idea during the build-up is to get the control of midfield without taking too much risks at the back. In real life, Arsenal would build up like that : - To counter the 2 ST, Ben White will stay down, like a third CB. Having only 2 midfielders, we only need Zinchenko to help Partey. To create numerical superiority, 2 options : Gabriel M. comes forward, breaking the line and creating a 3 against 2 OR Ødegaard comes deeper to collect the ball. So, option 1 : IWB-s BPD-d CB-C FB-s (with « Run on flank* » as a PI). I add « Overlap right » on TI’s as it reflects how Arsenal plays IRL ; - To counter 1 ST with 3 CM, we don’t need White to control the lone ST, so he became a IW-s. To create superiority, either Gabriel M. comes (BPD-d), Ødegaard comes deeper OR Gabriel Jesus comes deep (creating a 4 against 3). IWB-s BPD-d CB-c IWB-s - To counter 2 ST with 3 CM, we both need White staying lower and Ødegaard or Jesus to come deeper. So I mix the 2 options : White as a FB-s with PI and TI suggested, Ødegaard becoming an AP-a (as he will come deeper more often than a Mezz-a) and Gabriel Jesus coming deep too. In this case, Saka can become an IF-a ; - the case of the front 4. It was the case against Liverpool IRL. You can’t outnumber them with the same idea without getting outnumbered (4 against your back 4. Partey has 2 CM on him. If both Xhaka and Ødegaard come deeper, you’re 3 against 5 upfront, meaning you have very poor chance to score. Solution : this is where Ramsdale becomes important. 1. As a sweeper keeper, he will be a passing option for your CB and 2. Due to his passing skills, he can aim for your front 5. Thanks for reading this post ! Feel free to give your opinion or advice ! Screens and TI’s will come later, but you have the general idea as TI’s are no revolution here (classic Tiki-Taka)

Hi everyone ! First, I don’t know if it’s the right place to post this : sorry if I made a mistake. Here is my problem : I’m quite ok with scouting, creating tactic, winning and so on. however, the more the season go, the more my team looks like a « Galactic » team, with 2 main problems : 1. Having a lot of word-class players, with some of them not having great playing time and lacking of players who are not that great but vital for a team (eg : Makele during the Galactics of Real Madrid) 2. Preparing the future : I found the wonderkids, but I struggle to give them playing time as there is at least 2 better options before them. If I send them on loan, I struggle with homegrown/clubgrown for the UCL registration What are your advices ?

Hi everyone, CONTEXT I'm playing Arsenal, as usual, and I'm winning a lot (5 UCL in 6 years, 4 times in a row BPL Champion). Of course, It is hard with : - Man city having Haaland and Moukoko - Liverpool having Kane, Mbappé, Salah, Wirtz, Vlahovic But, I manage to win (and, for the first time, unbeaten this season in the PL). Here is my current squad : For the newgens : - Pinto, who's legit the new Pepe (minus the agression) - Uribe, who's the next Sergio Ramos (minus the agression) - Jarne Baert, whi I thought would be the next Makelele but appears to be quite a disappointment - Jules Van Den Keybus, who's the next Hazard - Cristiano Baixhino, who's the next O. Dembele - And Agirre, renamed Aguïré, you guessed it You may I have also seen that I lack of one thing tho : wingbacks. On the left, I only have Tierney, who's getting old, Itter who's a disappointment but had to panic buy him due to injury (and Saka, but I want to play him as a winger). On the right, I only have Aarons (mostly played as a IWB) and Uribe could helped. PROBLEM My lack of Wingbacks lead me too create a back 3 without any wingback. Here was the tactic used I won the UCL final 5-3 against Liverpool with it, so it can work. However, I noticed several problems : 1. When my CB's have the ball, they have no one to pass it to except the DLP has the Wingers are too far up the pitch 2. Of course, my midfielders kinda struggles 3. Liverpool did score 3 goals, 2 being kind of easy for them Do you have any idea of how could it work better ? I'm open to any suggestion !