xtremeganesh :joannes3000 : In my current save, my lone striker is playing as a target man (A) and I have an AML and AMR both set as wingers (A) for support. I also have two MCs set as central midfielders (S) to help further support my attacks.
Do you find that you are relying on your striker a bit much with this tactic? Just out of curiosity, how does it work for you? Well? I imagine your CM's wont get into the box too often, and your wingers will end up at the corner flag a lot? Do you get a lot of goals from having this one tall guy in the box?
I never like having a man alone up front. I always prefer two strikers working together or a supporting AMC to play the 'bergkamp' role of providing and scoring.
If I ever play with one man up front, say a 4-3-3 with a holding DM, 2 CM and 2 wingers, id like one if not both to play an inside forward role, or a winger who cuts in a lot.
One tactic that provides more options in my opinion is how i play my AMR. I have Theo Walcott; very fast but an average crosser. I set him to attacking winger, but then change crossing to 'Sometimes' and wide play to 'Normal.' He cuts in behind the full back more often now to recieve through balls, he'll cut in with the ball more and look to pull back for a player arriving late, but he'll still get a cross in when he beats his man. Hes been in blinding form for me using this tactic, 9 assists in 15 games, id highly recommend it to anyone. Same applies for the other wing obviously.
After playing with a strike tandem for so long, I actually like having a lone target man. Keep in mind that I'm playing in lower leagues (BSP right now), so my target man has a much easier time making space for himself. I can imagine that as defenses get stronger and more organized, I may run into problems.
You're right that our offense does rely pretty heavily on the target man. Towards the end of my attacking moves, a winger usually has the ball out wide and will cross the ball in. My target man usually heads it and sometimes plays the ball down and shoots it. If my target man doesn't make a play at goal, my mids usually get the outlet pass from the target man, recycle it back out to the wing, and the process starts over.
I've thought about setting up one of my wingers as an inside forward so he cuts inside more often, but they usually drift into space on their own. Another idea I'm thinking about is setting one or both of my central mids to attackers in order to encourage them to push forward into the box.
