I Play It My Way
FM21; I Play It My Way 01
A brief introduction into the style I am designing for FM21. I will briefly touch upon the gameplay principles and what performance indicators are,
A brief introduction into the style I am designing for FM21. I will briefly touch upon the gameplay principles and what performance indicators are,
Now that we have all been sucked into the enslaving obsession we all know FM can become if the game is good enough, it is time to look at another yearly seasonal tradition; the hunt for superb set-pieces.
I am no stranger to the subject, I have tried (and succeeded on occasion) to create successful set-piece routines. FM21 was no exception to the rule and I tried my hand at creating a corner setup. You have probably heard of the famous saying “necessity is the mother of all invention”? Well, if necessity is the mother of all invention, blind luck is the drunk uncle of invention. Not exactly something to be proud of but there’s a surprising number of such cases. This is the case of the mysterious throw-in routine that started as a corner setup.
Over the course of FM20 I have at times struggled to get into the flow of the game. It’s not that my teams were not achieving successes but something felt off. My tactics were not producing the smooth, silky style of play they used to in other installments of the game. What was up? Were my earlier successes flukes? Were all those comments about exploiting, hacking and cheating correct? It all came down to the shadow striker and how he behaved and interacted.
During our succession save, two most excellent forwards played a major part in the quick ascension of Depor; Internazionale’s Sebastiano Esposito and a Brazilian newgen forward called Ruan. While both forwards were formidable forces on their own, our tactical tendency had quickly shifted to a single-forward setup. Neither Ruan nor Esposito was undisputed for all the managers involved. This ongoing mystery plagued the minds of the entire managerial pool. How can two obviously world-class players vacillate between quietly mediocre performances and stellar form within the course of a season?
Chrissy Ross shares his take on the classic 4-4-2 with us, as it’s a tactical with a significant cultural interest to this day. It has given us great teams such as Sacchi’s Milan side and Ferguson’s Treble winning Manchester United team, as well as giving its name to one of the world’s most successful football lifestyle magazines. This article will provide not only an in-depth description of a functional flat 4-4-2 tactic that can win the Premier League with Bournemouth first season without transfers but also will justify and state why we should not look to discount old formations but instead should look to reinvigorate them with our modern tactical understanding of the game.
What inspired the creation of this tactic is the thorough dismantling of Ajax at the hands of Getafe in this season’s Europa League fixture. The Ajax side that had humiliated Real Madrid was now taken apart most resoundingly by what is essentially Madrid’s third club. From taking down (arguably) Europe’s Read more…
Set piece plays are an essential aspect of the game. If you are unable to break down a particularly sturdy defence, a well-executed set piece may be all you need to pry open the defence. Hell, you can win games by making sure your offensive set pieces are good. In this blog post, I am running through the plays I am using in FM20.
The final installment in the series on understanding roles in Football Manager. In this post, we intend to look at the defenders, both central and wide.
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.
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.