FM2010 Tactic 4-1-1-2-26

Guest article written by DannyBecks:

I really like attacking teams in Football Manager 2010 so I created this tactic. This gives you that we score lots of goals, but can be susceptible to conceding too.

Team Instructions

Philosophy: Fluid
Starting Strat: Attacking.

Passing: Shorter
Closing Down: Press More
Crosses: Drill

The rest are default.

Playmaker is the CM
Target Man: The left striker.
Target Man Supply: Mixed

I have made a few advanced changes there.

Defensive line is dropped deeper
The team plays wider.

Player Instructions

Keeper:
Set to be a basic keeper. The one I have has a weakness that means he isnt great at coming off his line to sweep up the ball.

Full Backs:
Set to support. I like my fullbacks to get forward, but I also like them to choose when to. I feel the support option offers this.
They will look to support the winger, get crosses into the box and be involved.

Centre Backs:
Both set to defend, not ball playing not limited. Just run of the mill centre halves. Not scared to play the ball, but not looking to be beckenbauer back there.

NOTE: the right sided centre half needs to be the one who is the best in the air. The set peices are built around him. For me this is David Wheater, big, tall, strong and good in the air. He scored 13 goals last season, so get someone with good delivery. 34 in six seasons. I know its the wrong way there. was soon changed after our first attacking set piece

Defensive Midfielder:
He is there to defend and defend only. He sits infront of the back line offering more cover there in front of the central defenders. will score very few, but will chip in with a few assists if they have good passing ability.

NOTE: When playing teams with a devastating AMC (liverpool and Gerrard), set him to man mark him.

Centre Midfielder:
Box to Box player what you have here. All rounded, can contribute at both ends. He is set to take long shots “sometimes” as the man playing there for me does not have a favourable long shot attribute. Change it for someone had and he can be devastating, the man I had in me previous game was.

Right and Left Attacking Midfielder:
Both are out and out wingers. Set to attack. They are pushed on for a reason, to keep the fullback deep. When you break, more often than not it will be these players in behind the full back and whipping the ball across the box for a finish.

They dont need to be pacey, O’Neill of Middlesbrough did the job for me with great effect for 5 years, 28 assits in our first season. They will create a lot of chances. Finishing ability is a benefit.

Right Sided Striker:
I have this man set to “advanced forward”, but should you have a pacey striker who is a great finisher (defoe was amazing for me) then change to poacher. Both have been amazing for me. Last season my player here scored 18 and assisted 12.

Left Sided striker:
Your “target man”, he will score, he will assist and do everything. But for me, its mostly score.

Season 1: Leroy Lita 35 (Championship)
Season 2: Mido 18
Season 3: Mido 15
Season 4: Leroy Lita 20
Season 5: Jonothan Franks 24
Season 6: Andy Stewart 32

Thats how we have gone for the man in that position. Lita losing out and regaining from Mido as Mido had the better attributes for it.

In Game instructions
Set exploit the flanks.

Should you go behind, do not be scared to go overload. Especially in games you believe you should be winning. It creates a lot of chances.

Success

I got middlesbrough promoted from the Championship first season through the play offs after having 10 points deducted.

4 seasons of stead improvement in the premier league saw me end up winning it in the 5th season, along with the league cup.

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