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Anyway, the star rating system is not static, if I was Arsenal, my scouts would find Crewe a very low quality squad. But from my own quality perspective that's how my scouts see my opponent.
About instructions to the players in each position (besides the ones from their own role):
WB(R/L)-CWB-At - Take more risks
M(CR/CL)-MEZ-Su - Pass it shorter; Run wide with the ball; Tackle harder; Mark tighter
AM(R/L)-IF-At - Hold up the ball; Roam from position; Sit Narrower; Tackle harder
SC-PF-Su - Pass it shorter; Roam from position; Move into channels
Other notes:
- Because so many tactic dispositions don't have the WB position It's very hard to find WB natural at their position. Because I want them to go all the way to the line, I tend to adapt midfielders and attacking midfielders to that CWB role. I find D(R/L) players very defensive and at most I adapt them to DC-WCB-At. After all this player must be there to cover the WB when he moves up the pitch so he must have winger characteristics.
- It's also hard to find proper SC-PF-Su. But I've found that DC have good attributes for what is required from this position. My Striker is my first and most important defender, his main task is to defend and I don't care if he doesn't score. Well... I do, but you understand what I mean.
- Make sure to train Teamwork, Def. Shape and Att. Movement before every match for the added bonus they give to your team (I believe that passing shape that makes me so proud comes from the bonus these training sessions give). Also a type of Set pieces per match if possible.
- I take very seriously the preferred foot for the players in the wings both the WB and the AM. The outside foot for the player that goes to the line to make the crosses and the inside foot for the player that is supposed to cut inside to the box. For instance, in your case I would never play Zinchenko as an IWB or Martinelli as a Winger. Zinchenko plays with the left foot, he's the one going to the line for the crosses. Martinelli plays with his right foot, he's the one going for the box. I don't care if it says AMR or AML, I look at the foot he actually uses. Same thing for the WB.
- Even with my 2 WCB I aim to have a left foot in the left and a right foot in the right, although I'm less strict here.
- I have recently found out that we can give the instruction for 2 different players to swap positions from time to time. I've given the instruction for my IFs to swap between each other, but what I actually wanted was that they also changed their role upon swapping positions, becoming Wingers instead of IF and enabling me to attack in a different way. But I still haven't found out how to do this.
- My defenders have no tackling instruction, every player from the midfield up have the tackling harder instruction. I want my defenders to participate in building the offensive plays, even going up the pitch to support the attack in a fearless fashion. I want my most forward players to be my first and most important defenders.
- Fast Centre backs are key with my current tactic. 75% of the goals I concede are players running from the central line all the way alone up to my keeper. But only 4 in 11 matches these season in the league. The players I need with the higher pace attribute are my Center-backs because I'm playing with the instructions of Much higher defensive line; High press; and Step up More. In the first season of this save I preferred to play with a not so good central defender in terms of marking and tackling in the BPD role because he was the fastest. My reasoning was, as long as he can outrun the opposition he doesn't need to use his marking or tackling skills. And, to my surprise, it actually worked.
- What I still haven't achieved is a development of this current tactic where, with a few tweaks I can rise the volume, even if taking some risks, for when I'm loosing, or tying a match and I really need to score. I've never gotten consistent results whenever I try to tweak it a bit. For the cautious, defensive side, it's a lot easier.
That's it. Even if I am very proud of that passing map capture, I didn't write all this to brag, but because I think my team is doing what you are aiming and maybe you find in all I've written, the images shared, hints that you can use and adapt to your very own tactic. I'm not an hard core player that knows every trick of the game. I'm still trying to figure out how training works in a consistent way. So take everything with a pinch of salt. If you want I can upload the tactic I use. I have no problem sharing it.
Have fun!