BrunosTaxi

Yeah, I’ve tried Bruno as RPM and he’s amazing!

Yes! It was indeed inspired by the Germany tactic! We definitely need a HB on support for the kroos role for fm25. This tactic in game is attacking so well but also not that good at defending. I got a 5-3 win against Arsenal. That’s why I won’t use it against big teams unless I can make the defense more solid. Because I just hate conceding:(

Hi everyone, I would like to know if you do any adjustments on your defense first tactic when facing the "big teams" I'm currently managing Newcastle. After 3 seasons, I've managed to create my own defensive-solid tactic that plays the way I wanted. However, I discovered that when I played against the "big teams", we always struggled to control possession and defend open plays. We concede 2+ goals regularly against them even tho I have players that match their quality Here's the tactics I use:

im using something very similar, Bruno on dm DLPs, Joelinton cm BWMs on the wb's side (B2B if facing weaker teams), Willock on MEZa on the lcm Surprisingly, Willock is having the best performance out of the 3. For Tonali, I feel like he's a mix of Bruno+Joelinton. I still can't figure out how these 3 can work together

UPDATE After struggling and doubting for a while, I looked at a lot of threads here and also asked some questions. And I think I've figured out something finally! Thanks for everyone's amazing contents and especially @Cloud9 advice. I just want to make an update to show you my progress. Here are some changes that I did on my previous 433 Libero tactic. 3-2 build up ---> 2-3 build up As all of you can see on the above image. I was getting counter on the red highlighted areas a lot on my previous tactic using the IFB-CD-IFB setup. The 2 IFB are way too deep in my liking in order to intercept the opponents' long ball clearance. So I pushed my fullbacks to the midfield area to create a 2-3. This helps me to control the match a lot more and reduce the damage from getting countered. Livramento is not a IFB I used Livramento as the right IFB in the previous tactic as I believe he has height and he can also play cb naturally. But this had limited his attacking ability and also leaving my wingers isolated. Thats why I changed him to a WB and be one of the 3 in the 2-3 buildup. If he decides to push up to join the attack, RCM will cover his space to keep the shape. This also provides more support to my RW Olise and allows him to stay narrower in order to further unleash his creativity. Supporting the LW Since my LB was a IFB previous and a IWB now. My left winger would be isolated without any supports. So I changed my LCM to a mezzala to stay closer to the LW and it works wonder!! They even interchange their position with the CF sometimes. These 3 often create chaos on the left side. Also, since my LCM (Joe Willock) has a profile that is similar to a winger. That's why I think he will perfect there! And finally, here's my newly tweaked tactic! I got a lot more goals with this new tactic while maintaining the possession. We also conceded way less "unnecessary" goals and way more solid defensively.

I wouldn’t have the double pivot as CM when u already got 2 FB that would join the attack. That makes your rest defence very vulnerable. Also, I think you can increase the width a bit.

Thanks for the feedbacks! Yes I do change Isak to complete forward when facing tougher opponents to get more control. About the IW, I was hoping to utilise Olise’s creativity to be more like a playmaker on the wing (something like Bernardo silva). Would it be better if I swap the RPM to the left so the 2 playmaker won’t be staying on the same side. Or should I change him to IWa or even APa?

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum. I recently got inspired by all the amazing contents here and decided to create my own tactics. All of my tactics are designed to dominate the possession and limit the opponents' attack just like Pep's City. However, I think I have trouble balancing between attack and defending. This is the tactic I'm using in the first half of last season. Despite having over 60% possession every game and defending well, my team can't score, getting a lot of 1:0 or 0:0 games. In the second half of the season, I switched to a 4231 but the problem of not scoring is even worse. I saw my wingers and striker got no supports in game. So I tried to push both DM to the CM position and pull the wingers to LM RM and form a 4411. We got so much better in attack but then I'm not satisfied with the possession and defence. If I make some instruction to fix these problems (like adding 'Hold shape' 'Slower Tempo' 'Narrower' or adding more support roles), my team loses the attacking ability again. This is the tactic I use now and some of the 'not ideal' results: And one more thing, I seem to be conceding a lot of goals from the half space area. My midfielders are just standing outside of the box and leave people open. I'm really annoyed by these problems and it would be great if I can have some advice. Thanks.

Is it necessary to keep the play out of defence TI if I want to have high possession?

I’m trying to use this system in my Newcastle save. I switched from 433 to 4231 recently to improve my attacking threats. However, I often find that my wingers and strikers are not getting enough support and hence my team is not scoring. I tried to push the 2 dm up to the cm position and drop LW RW to LM RM. With this 4411, my team performs a lot better in attacking but not doing so great at defending and possession. If I make changes that ask my team to defend better and control the game more, they can’t score again… I just can’t seem to get the balance right

Hi everyone, I’m currently using a 4231 > 325 with Libero system. The 2 dm roles are DLPs (Bruno G) & Tonali (SVs). The DLP are supposed to form a double pivot with the L when attacking and SV when defending. But I found that the DLP often drifts to the center or even other side. He stays too close to the Libero when attacking and leaving my left winger with no option to pass back. He also stays too central when defending and often leaves the half space open either allowing cut back open shots or opponents directly dash in between my lb and cb. Is there any way to fix this problem? Change roles or add PI?

Thanks for your reply! So does it mean that there isn’t any big problem with my tactics and player roles? All I have to do is to try tweaking it to a 4231 or 442 in order to get similar results + score more?

Thanks for your reply! So does it mean that there isn’t any big problem with my tactics and player roles? All I have to do is to try tweaking it to a 4231 or 442 in order to get similar results + score more?

Hi everyone, I have been reading this thread and also the "crafting 433" one for a while, and I decided to make my own defence-first tactics with high possession (since i hate not having cleansheets and i love to control the game) After a couple of tries, I've came up with this setup with a 3-2 build up. As you can see from my result after using my own tactics, I successfully archieved a solid defense and also over 60% possession every game. Despite archieving my goals, my attacking isn't working as I wanted it to. My striker is not getting enough chances and therefore not scoring. Gordon(LW) is not aggressive enough on the wing. And Olise (RW) is not creating chances as I want him to (I have tried AP and T for him, also not working) This problem reflects on my result as there are quite a few low scoring games and also a late draw with Fulham. We are also not putting enough pressure against stronger teams and give them opportunities to counter despite controlling the game. It would be great if I can get some advice on my setup. It is my first time digging this deep and creating my own tactics:)