Tactics
The Dirty Half-Dozen; The 3-6-1(-0)
It’s 106 miles to the Bernabéu, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a dozen midfielders, it’s dark out, and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit it.
Strikerless
Mjölnir; The Hammer Of The Thunder God
Can Scotland win not one but two World Cups? They can in FM20… If you’re interested in finding out how I did it, this is the article for you. The Mjölnir tactic is how I helped Scotland achieve greatness.
Tactics
Sorting Out Those Killer Long Balls Over The Top
If Football Manager fora and Twitter are a reliable gauge to the mood of the gaming audience, one of the main gripes of gamers everywhere seems to be deadly accurate long balls played over the top, only for a striker to escape and end up in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper. So how can we fix this?
Central Wingers
Gungnir; My (First) FM20 Tactic
This is the first tactic from a serie I have dubbed Mythology. Gungnir is a straight-forward strikerless tactic in a 4-1-2-3-0 tactic with a minor twist. In this article, you can read about what it does, how it sort of works and a download link.
Le Havre
“Use what you have, do what you can.”
“Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” Arthur Ashe. We start this post with a lovely quote from the ex-tennis player Arthur Ashe, simply because it’s exactly what we’re doing right now. If you haven’t Read more…
Strikerless
The Kansas City Shuffle – Rise of the Shadowganche
In the past, we have mentioned the Withdrawn Targetman saga and detailed various tactics built around a deep-lying, playmaking targetman — Guido’s patented targetganche.
In their infinite wisdom, however, SI have not added any role like the targetganche to FM. So, we are still trying to think outside the box, to find ways to create fluid, incisive attacks which the opposition simply cannot stop.
In our quest to re-establish the glorious bastard that is the targetganche within the FM 20 Match Engine, we have uncovered a powerfully devastating setup, spearheaded by a new dark force; the Shadowganche!
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Tactics
Mastering Transitions
Football is a game of transitions, as matches can be won or lost by alternating quickly and successfully between attack and defence. Teams like Liverpool base their style of play on these transitional moments, making deadly counter-attacks a house speciality. This shift in style for many real-life football teams has been emulated by Football Manager; ensuring your tactical system is set up to give your team the best chance of taking advantage of mistakes in the transitional phases of the opposition while similarly limiting your own risks is key to doing well in Football Manager 20.
Le Havre
Ambition – Dare to dream
Welcome! If you haven’t caught up to the introductory post, just click here. _____ Expectations Talking about expectations, we have no strict philosophies that we are enforced to follow. The board wants us to develop players using the club youth Read more…
Strikerless
I Want To Take His Face…Off – Nicolas Cage Meets the FM 20 Beta
Nicolaj Bur wakes with a start. He was having that dream. Again…
A stranger’s barbed voice from the other side of the hotel bed, half asleep. “Bad dream, love?” A sigh, followed by a mumbled, half-hearted response. “Something like that.” A comforting pat on the arm.
What Nicolaj needs is a more sympathetic ear. Someone who understands him.
Tactics
The Inverted Winger; Our New Wide Option
With the release of FM20, we can now use Inverted Wingers as a new wide option. So what is an Inverted Winger exactly and how is this role any different from the Inside Forward (and Advanced Playmaker)?