Hi there!
33 year old here and playing the game non-stop since 01/02, so no inexperienced one when it comes to tactics, engines, mentality ladder, knock-on effects etc. However, I’m always looking to learn more and now there's a thing I hope to get some more reasoning and/or clarification on actually...
According to the presets the Tiki Taka style of football is being played on a Positive mentality paired with a much shorter passing directness and a much lower (now lower) tempo.
Now, I'm watching Daljit’s streams and vids for many many years now and I value Daljit as one of the best, if not THE best, when it comes to the ins and outs of FM.
Around March of this year I onced asked Daljit on stream about how he would go about things when it comes to replicating Barcelona back from when they were the true Tiki Taka masters, passing teams to death and dominate world football for a significant period of time.
The answer Daljit gave me was that you would actually go and do this on a Cautious mentality paired with, ofcourse, shorter passing and a standard tempo. Or when doing this on a Balanced mentality, a lower tempo.
My question for @Rashidi, @Cleon, mods, or any other of the FM goats in here now is: What is the difference between, and the reasoning behind, the way the game has setup to play the Tiki Taka style according to the preset (positive, much shorter passing, much lower tempo), and Daljit's answer to me about replicating the Tiki Taka style that Barcelona played under Guardiola (cautious, shorter passing, standard tempo)?
Cheers guys, love you all