I have started 2 new games. One was with Barca, I played 2 games in the Super Cup against Real Madrid and won 9-3 over the 2 legs with this tactic. I stopped with that as it is way too easy and not a challenge. I have stated a new game with Napoli and have a 100% record in the league after 9 games, scoring 35 goals and conceding only 5.
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UPDATE:
And here is the end to my 1st season:
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Try it. It works great. Best and most consistant tactic I've made in the 6-7 years I've been playing FM.
Let me know how you get on. And any tweaks you make.
Ross O'Hara
Discussion: 4-2-2-2 Wonder Tactic
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Oh,and... NICE TACTIC! It's perfect.
So could you give me the team instructions? Thats All i need!
But if there is some players who has been given certain instructions i would love to get Them as Well
But the team instructions is the thing i want the most :-)
pitch dimension
match preparation
Change the RS to a DLF on attacking rather than target man and take away the target man option at the bottom of the screen.
Then on the playing style have Marking on Zonal and Closing Down on Press More and revert anything else to default.
These are just minor changes to suit my team, i left all individual player tactics as ross has made them...Just to add and this might be helpful to anyone, every game i use the control option with the shouts of Pass Into Space and Play Though Defence. hope this helps anyone struggling and to those who have not tried it yet, this really is a good tactic..my shots taken per game is at a average of 16 after 11 games!
I did keep the same tactic for all games yes. But I do tweak it from game to game and in game. I have found after going a goal up it works very well to set to counter and 'drop deeper' on the quick tactics. Recently I have found setting the more defensive mid to 'defend' on his tab and the creative midfield to attack works wonders against stronger teams.
In CM i like to have a solid DM/CM (Kwadwo Assamoha has been most successful for me there) and a CM with good creativity, decision and passing. Aarom Ramsey turns out to be one of the best for this role.
Hope this can help you.
Ross
Sorry mate this tactic did not work at all for my Man City team, used it through pre-season with good results, then got beat 5- 0 by United in Commuinty Shield, won 2 of the 4 Prem games but again been beaten heavily by Norwich and Stoke!!!
Any thoughts???
Cheers.
Anyway if I have some time I'll try for more time and come back with the results.
Good luck!:)
This tactic - like all tactics do require patience, especially if drastically different to previous tactics employed while the team gets used to the tactic. I played a fair few friendlies before the season to get the team used to the tactic.
I think from the comments below and the sheer popularity of the tactic that this is a truly succesful tactic for most teams. Although having the right style of players does help.
Having started a new game with Sheff United in league 1 I am now in the Premiership competing for the top 6 with some great young talent coming through.
I hope you can be patient with this tactic and maybe be creative yourself by making tweaks to it to suit your players.
You've got great results there but I'm not sure about them. They look like that kind of cheating, when you save before every match and if you lose you make the match again till you get a positive result. Of course you have great players at Napoli but I don't know if they are so good to win everything so easy. Of course I can be wrong but I want to tell me 100% honestly that these are the true results and I can congratulate for this great tactic ;).
Now, I want to know wich is the best players for positions. I read about strickers, but what about Center Midfields? More defensive? More Attacking? Box to box man?
I have used this tactic on 3 saves. with liverpool it was ok but they score more with another tactic i have which is 4-3-3 with inside forwards. but the tactic took southend to the to the championship so far. and it is dominating my elgin city save in scotland i have had all 11 of my players in the team of the week twice haha winning by 4 or more each match i did change the control mentality to attack though which is working wonders.
Sorry, I'm new.