Harris4Ips
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For those of you that have followed my still reasonably new thread
" http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/foot...2-formation-just-unstoppable-watch-space.html "
Thank you for your kind words on how well my tactic has worked for yourselves.
I thought it would be easier to just start up a new thread so everything is easier to find.
- Okay, so, ive tweaked my tactic again and cannot believe myself that its even stronger again ... loving it
Updated Sun 19th Jan 2014 @ 08:33 - Look for version 1.4
After spending all of last week playing FM2014 religioiusly after work for long hours into the night. I was getting increasingly frustrated that i couldnt suss the game out and my tactics wernt working.
I spent ALOT of time scouring this site looking for different tactics, tips, advice and so forth, with still no luck.
Then all of a sudden on a late Saturday night, it just clicked into place.
My new formation and everything is just spot on now i think.
I won the Premiership with Man Utd with this tactic but ive LITERALLY just loaded up a new career with JUST the English teams for database so i can upload screenshots to show how this tactic works and if it works with other teams too.
My first team will be back with Man Utd.....Hope you enjoy following this thread, and if you decide to try this formation out, please upload screenshots to show how youve got on.
If youre a die hard FM player then no doubt youre ALOT better than me haha. So if you have advice please also feel free to post
Thanks Guys
Harris4Ips
I would describe my tactics as, plenty of goals and possession.
Aslong as you change the mentality at the correct games and times, defensive records should be good aswell!
For those of you who perhaps cannot or do not know how to download these tactics, not to worry.
Here they are :-
View attachment 432907
PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS :-
Goalkeeper ( D ) - Pass it shorter, Distribute to defence
Full Backs ( Auto )- Pass it shorter, close down more, ease off tackles
Centre backs ( D )- Pass it shorter, close down more, ease off tackles
Deep Lying Playmaker ( D ) and Box to Box ( S ) - Pass it shorter, close down more & shoot more, ease off tackles
Advanced Playmaker ( S ) - Pass it shorter, shoot more, ease off tackles
Winger ( S ) - Pass it shorter, shoot more, play wider, cross centre, ease off tackles
Inside Forward ( S )- Pass it shorter, shoot more, play wider, cross centre, ease off tackles
Advanced Forward ( Att )- Pass it shorter, shoot more, ease off tackles
- Home tactics should be deployed in all home matches when youre a top team like Man Utd.
Perhaps if youre a lower division side coming up against a higher division side, using the away tactic may benefit you to counter the stronger teams better attacking play.
- After going 2-0 in the lead, if the opponents have taken a more attacking approach to get back in the game, i then tend to switch mentality to counter so im more defensive but ready to pounce.
PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS :-
Goalkeeper ( D ) - Pass it shorter, Distribute to defence
Full Backs ( Auto )- Pass it shorter, close down more, ease off tackles
Centre backs ( D )- Pass it shorter, close down more, ease off tackles
Deep Lying Playmaker ( D ) and Box to Box ( S ) - Pass it shorter, close down more & shoot more, ease off tackles
Advanced Playmaker ( S ) - Pass it shorter, shoot more, ease off tackles
Winger ( S ) - Pass it shorter, shoot more, play wider, cross centre, ease off tackles
Inside Forward ( S )- Pass it shorter, shoot more, play wider, cross centre, ease off tackles
Advanced Forward ( Att )- Pass it shorter, shoot more, ease off tackles
- Away tactics again, should be deployed in all away games. If youre perhaps up against a side who is of alot less quality than you, maybe sticking to the home tactic should be suitable so you can take advantage of a weaker defence.
Player Instructions :-
Goalkeeper - Take long kicks, more direct passes
Full Backs - close down more, more direct passes, hold position, shoot less often, dribble less often, mark tighter, sit narrower
Centre Backs - Close Down more, More direct passes, mark tighter
Deep Lying Playmaker - Close down more, more direct passes, mark tighter
Box to Box - Close down more, shoot less, dribble less, more direct passes, mark tighter
Winger & Inside forward - cross aim centre, stay wider, mark tighter, more direct passes, hold position, hold up ball, shoot more
Advanced Playmaker - Hold up ball, shoot more, more direct passes, mark tighter, close down more
Advanced Forward - Shoot more, mark tighter, hold position, more direct passes, hold up ball
- This tactic i rarely use to be honest. But having it trained can come in handy. If youre desperately clinging onto a lead or clean sheet with the last 5-10 minutes remaining. This tactic will pretty much guarantee to see you through.
Be aware though, as the computer will advise you, deploying this tactic TOO EARLY could be costly.
Training :-
View attachment 467305
For the whole of pre season i will use this for the team training to get the tactic fluidly trained as quickly as possible.View attachment 432898
As soon as the season is about to start i will then switch team training to this.
Ticking the 'allow rest after match' obviously allows the players that needed rest after the game.
I will tend to leave this now how it is until all 3 tactics are fully FLUID.
Soon as they are fully fluid i will then drop the intensity to average and leave it for the rest of the season.
Just be aware, come next season, you may need to start again with this training
View attachment 432897
Player Training :-
View attachment 432896
View attachment 467302View attachment 467317
For player training i am literally just training each players individual role according to where i want them to play in my team.
The more training they get the better their rating will be for the position and role in the 'players report'.
I try to make sure the players attributes fit that position also. But maybe one or two stats being lower shouldnt be of too much concern.
STAFF :-
Just from all of my research i found a wicked download file off
How to find Best Coaches in Football Manager | Passion for Football Manager
Signing the best staff with the right attributes will increase your training rating to as high as 5 star.
Having 5 star ratings across your training will mean your players will get better and reach their full potential quicker.
View attachment 432894
I also make sure i have the best assistant manager possible.
I always leave him the roles of, team talks, opposition intructions and on the odd occasion when im feeling lazy il let him do my press too ha
View attachment 432893
Friendlies i always cancel all friendlies which have been automatically assigned.
Then starting from day 2, il pick 4 very small teams, 4 smaller teams and 2 similar teams. All with a break of 2 days rest between each one. But making sure my last friendly is one week before my first competitive game.
View attachment 467328
Then il set up my two sides into a 1st team and a 2nd team and save these selections.
Then with the first friendly il pick my first team and alternate each week between the two sides.
View attachment 432892
Although ive only won the Premiership with Man Utd and an Unexpected Promotion with Ipswich Town, the results are just superb. So long as youre good at preparing for games in terms of mentality to use (before and during the matches) and rotating the squad where necessary.
Not only do you score a hatfull of goals and keep possession. You also have a solid defence!
A few people have already downloaded this tactic and gave very positive feedback. Hopefully once my new thread becomes more popular, they can provide their screenshots of their own successes and maybe even better tweaked versions of this tactic.
I shall now place loads of screenshots of matches, final league tables and player stats so you can see the results ive had thus far.
View attachment 432891View attachment 432890View attachment 432889View attachment 432888View attachment 432887View attachment 432886View attachment 432885View attachment 432873View attachment 432874View attachment 432875View attachment 432876View attachment 432877View attachment 432878View attachment 432872
Somewhere in there are the results of my Champions League Semi Final ..... this makes me extremely sad as i had so many injuries!
Just so you dont think im trying to fob you off and making excuses .... here we go ...
View attachment 432862View attachment 432861No De Gea, Rafael, Carrick, RVP, Rooney...even hernandez decided to be a wimp and hobble off. Only for Will Keane to make his debut...BRILLIANT!
View attachment 432859View attachment 432860Then back came De Gea, Rafael, Fabio and Carrick who provided Solidness.
But still RVP AND ROONEY-less, i was never going to get the goals!
So hard to accept that...
View attachment 431887View attachment 431888View attachment 431889View attachment 431890View attachment 431885View attachment 431886
THANKS AGAIN FOR READING
HOPEFULLY THIS TIME I HAVE PUT ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR EVERYBODY SO I DONT HAVE TO EDIT THIS POST AND MESS IT UP HAHA
Harris4Ips
" http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/foot...2-formation-just-unstoppable-watch-space.html "
Thank you for your kind words on how well my tactic has worked for yourselves.
I thought it would be easier to just start up a new thread so everything is easier to find.
- Okay, so, ive tweaked my tactic again and cannot believe myself that its even stronger again ... loving it
Updated Sun 19th Jan 2014 @ 08:33 - Look for version 1.4
New Updated Version 1.4
http://www.mediafire.com/download/rag6ku65wiva3at/Harris'%20Home%204-2-2-2%20Standard%20direct.tac
View attachment 431905
Good news is, with this version, i no longer use an Away copy.
All i do is change the mentality to counter if im away now.
Be prepared to keep switching back and forth to standard though depending on how your game is playing out
HOME TACTIC
Harris' Home 4-2-2-2 Standard
AWAY TACTIC
Harris' Away 4-1-1-3-1 Counter
SHUT UP SHOP TACTIC
Harris' Shut Up Shop 4-1-1-3-1
http://www.mediafire.com/download/rag6ku65wiva3at/Harris'%20Home%204-2-2-2%20Standard%20direct.tac
View attachment 431905
Good news is, with this version, i no longer use an Away copy.
All i do is change the mentality to counter if im away now.
Be prepared to keep switching back and forth to standard though depending on how your game is playing out
HOME TACTIC
Harris' Home 4-2-2-2 Standard
AWAY TACTIC
Harris' Away 4-1-1-3-1 Counter
SHUT UP SHOP TACTIC
Harris' Shut Up Shop 4-1-1-3-1
After spending all of last week playing FM2014 religioiusly after work for long hours into the night. I was getting increasingly frustrated that i couldnt suss the game out and my tactics wernt working.
I spent ALOT of time scouring this site looking for different tactics, tips, advice and so forth, with still no luck.
Then all of a sudden on a late Saturday night, it just clicked into place.
My new formation and everything is just spot on now i think.
I won the Premiership with Man Utd with this tactic but ive LITERALLY just loaded up a new career with JUST the English teams for database so i can upload screenshots to show how this tactic works and if it works with other teams too.
My first team will be back with Man Utd.....Hope you enjoy following this thread, and if you decide to try this formation out, please upload screenshots to show how youve got on.
If youre a die hard FM player then no doubt youre ALOT better than me haha. So if you have advice please also feel free to post
Thanks Guys
Harris4Ips
I would describe my tactics as, plenty of goals and possession.
Aslong as you change the mentality at the correct games and times, defensive records should be good aswell!
For those of you who perhaps cannot or do not know how to download these tactics, not to worry.
Here they are :-
HOME TACTICS
View attachment 432907
PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS :-
Goalkeeper ( D ) - Pass it shorter, Distribute to defence
Full Backs ( Auto )- Pass it shorter, close down more, ease off tackles
Centre backs ( D )- Pass it shorter, close down more, ease off tackles
Deep Lying Playmaker ( D ) and Box to Box ( S ) - Pass it shorter, close down more & shoot more, ease off tackles
Advanced Playmaker ( S ) - Pass it shorter, shoot more, ease off tackles
Winger ( S ) - Pass it shorter, shoot more, play wider, cross centre, ease off tackles
Inside Forward ( S )- Pass it shorter, shoot more, play wider, cross centre, ease off tackles
Advanced Forward ( Att )- Pass it shorter, shoot more, ease off tackles
- Home tactics should be deployed in all home matches when youre a top team like Man Utd.
Perhaps if youre a lower division side coming up against a higher division side, using the away tactic may benefit you to counter the stronger teams better attacking play.
- After going 2-0 in the lead, if the opponents have taken a more attacking approach to get back in the game, i then tend to switch mentality to counter so im more defensive but ready to pounce.
PLAYER INSTRUCTIONS :-
Goalkeeper ( D ) - Pass it shorter, Distribute to defence
Full Backs ( Auto )- Pass it shorter, close down more, ease off tackles
Centre backs ( D )- Pass it shorter, close down more, ease off tackles
Deep Lying Playmaker ( D ) and Box to Box ( S ) - Pass it shorter, close down more & shoot more, ease off tackles
Advanced Playmaker ( S ) - Pass it shorter, shoot more, ease off tackles
Winger ( S ) - Pass it shorter, shoot more, play wider, cross centre, ease off tackles
Inside Forward ( S )- Pass it shorter, shoot more, play wider, cross centre, ease off tackles
Advanced Forward ( Att )- Pass it shorter, shoot more, ease off tackles
- Away tactics again, should be deployed in all away games. If youre perhaps up against a side who is of alot less quality than you, maybe sticking to the home tactic should be suitable so you can take advantage of a weaker defence.
Player Instructions :-
Goalkeeper - Take long kicks, more direct passes
Full Backs - close down more, more direct passes, hold position, shoot less often, dribble less often, mark tighter, sit narrower
Centre Backs - Close Down more, More direct passes, mark tighter
Deep Lying Playmaker - Close down more, more direct passes, mark tighter
Box to Box - Close down more, shoot less, dribble less, more direct passes, mark tighter
Winger & Inside forward - cross aim centre, stay wider, mark tighter, more direct passes, hold position, hold up ball, shoot more
Advanced Playmaker - Hold up ball, shoot more, more direct passes, mark tighter, close down more
Advanced Forward - Shoot more, mark tighter, hold position, more direct passes, hold up ball
- This tactic i rarely use to be honest. But having it trained can come in handy. If youre desperately clinging onto a lead or clean sheet with the last 5-10 minutes remaining. This tactic will pretty much guarantee to see you through.
Be aware though, as the computer will advise you, deploying this tactic TOO EARLY could be costly.
Training :-
View attachment 467305
For the whole of pre season i will use this for the team training to get the tactic fluidly trained as quickly as possible.View attachment 432898
As soon as the season is about to start i will then switch team training to this.
Ticking the 'allow rest after match' obviously allows the players that needed rest after the game.
I will tend to leave this now how it is until all 3 tactics are fully FLUID.
Soon as they are fully fluid i will then drop the intensity to average and leave it for the rest of the season.
Just be aware, come next season, you may need to start again with this training
View attachment 432897
Player Training :-
View attachment 432896
View attachment 467302View attachment 467317
For player training i am literally just training each players individual role according to where i want them to play in my team.
The more training they get the better their rating will be for the position and role in the 'players report'.
I try to make sure the players attributes fit that position also. But maybe one or two stats being lower shouldnt be of too much concern.
STAFF :-
Just from all of my research i found a wicked download file off
How to find Best Coaches in Football Manager | Passion for Football Manager
Signing the best staff with the right attributes will increase your training rating to as high as 5 star.
Having 5 star ratings across your training will mean your players will get better and reach their full potential quicker.
View attachment 432894
I also make sure i have the best assistant manager possible.
I always leave him the roles of, team talks, opposition intructions and on the odd occasion when im feeling lazy il let him do my press too ha
View attachment 432893
Friendlies i always cancel all friendlies which have been automatically assigned.
Then starting from day 2, il pick 4 very small teams, 4 smaller teams and 2 similar teams. All with a break of 2 days rest between each one. But making sure my last friendly is one week before my first competitive game.
View attachment 467328
Then il set up my two sides into a 1st team and a 2nd team and save these selections.
Then with the first friendly il pick my first team and alternate each week between the two sides.
View attachment 432892
Although ive only won the Premiership with Man Utd and an Unexpected Promotion with Ipswich Town, the results are just superb. So long as youre good at preparing for games in terms of mentality to use (before and during the matches) and rotating the squad where necessary.
Not only do you score a hatfull of goals and keep possession. You also have a solid defence!
A few people have already downloaded this tactic and gave very positive feedback. Hopefully once my new thread becomes more popular, they can provide their screenshots of their own successes and maybe even better tweaked versions of this tactic.
I shall now place loads of screenshots of matches, final league tables and player stats so you can see the results ive had thus far.
View attachment 432891View attachment 432890View attachment 432889View attachment 432888View attachment 432887View attachment 432886View attachment 432885View attachment 432873View attachment 432874View attachment 432875View attachment 432876View attachment 432877View attachment 432878View attachment 432872
Somewhere in there are the results of my Champions League Semi Final .....
this makes me extremely sad as i had so many injuries!Just so you dont think im trying to fob you off and making excuses .... here we go ...
View attachment 432862View attachment 432861No De Gea, Rafael, Carrick, RVP, Rooney...even hernandez decided to be a wimp and hobble off. Only for Will Keane to make his debut...BRILLIANT!
View attachment 432859View attachment 432860Then back came De Gea, Rafael, Fabio and Carrick who provided Solidness.
But still RVP AND ROONEY-less, i was never going to get the goals!
So hard to accept that...
View attachment 431887View attachment 431888View attachment 431889View attachment 431890View attachment 431885View attachment 431886
THANKS AGAIN FOR READING
HOPEFULLY THIS TIME I HAVE PUT ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR EVERYBODY SO I DONT HAVE TO EDIT THIS POST AND MESS IT UP HAHA
Harris4Ips
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