Hello all, I started a save with Bordeaux in Ligue2. Below is the tactic I am using:
Players Instructions
WB (both) : Stay Wider, Dribble More, Cross More Often, Cross Aim Centre ----> the plan here is the wingbacks to exploit whatever space they have available when we start attack from the back and move the ball forward. Also when in a position to cross and aim at the center where most often the big-man Striker is.
DM (both): Tackle Harder, Mark Tighter
*used to have Get Further Forward on the Volante but that led to some defensive instabilities. So I went more conservative to create a "double pivot" in the center and allow the right wingback more freedom to go forward,
IW (both): Stay Wider, Tackle Harder, Mark Tighter. The plan is that since i play in a fairly narrow shape the wide players stay a bit further wide to stretch the opposition horizontally. Also I want them to follow their FBs/WBs so they mark tighter.
TQ and PF: Default PIs
No complaints—the season is going great. However, I feel this is due to a significant gap in ability between my team and the others in the league. I score many goals with direct through balls and my forwards easily spinning past their defenders.
This won't happen when I get promoted, so I want to be proactive and add some variation to my tactics. I want to naturally overlap on the flanks and feed the strong center forward with crosses from my wingbacks (mainly the left one, and the right one as a supplementary option).
Someone may have noticed that my main wingback on the left Simba, has registered 12 assists. However, this is mostly due to gaps in counter-attacks against weak teams and not from organized play. I want to have the option of probing the defending team, creating space for the wingback to penetrate, and delivering a cross. That is what I want to achieve.
I have created this tactic with the left winger in a support role, allowing the left wingback to naturally overlap. However, this seldom happens against organized defenses.
In attack, we should have a 2-2-1-5 formation when the Trequartista becomes the second striker. The two inside forwards (IWs) attack the half-spaces, and the left wingback (WB) attacks the line on the left, with the right wingback (WB) on the flank.
Any advice, recommendations, or remarks are kindly appreciated.