In a game dominated by 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and 4-5-1 formations, centre-backs have become accustomed to marking just a single player. A team playing with a false nine is playing without a dedicated striker or target man and relies on midfielders running from deep to do the damage. Take the case of Messi and Barca, considering it’s the most successful use of the system in footballing history and look at the advantages. Defining the False 9 The false 9 position is…
I’ve had numerous attempts at recreating the fabled Moneyball, and never really got anywhere with it. Different things got in the way but the main issue was it takes a while to see the results, and I usually got bored or sacked before those results came to fruition. This year I’ve spent much more time planning my choice of club, and feel that I can really make a go of it. Plus, the recent addition and changes to the Data…
One of the most eagerly awaited sports games of the year is Football Manager 2023 has been announced to be released on a variety of platforms on November 8th 2022. One of the most intricate and thorough football simulations ever created by Sports Interactive, and each new version of the game adds new elements. In this post, the changes to the data hub will be revealed.
Possibly the most famous manager to use this style and dominate is the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson with his use of 4-4-2. Is now the time to mention Mike Bassett? No, let’s move on then. 4-4-2 is the traditional tactic of the English game, epitomised by Sir Alex Ferguson’s treble-winning side. Consisting of the likes of David Beckham and Ryan Giggs controlling the wings at the forefront of this article. The 4-4-2 used by Ferguson was used by himself for…
Football manager is know for creating wonderkids. Here are some wonderkids that, in real life, never became as FM predicted.
A look at asymmetrical tactics and their use in real-life and Football Manager
After looking for something to pull me back into the world of Football Manager recently, having once again failed to find myself invested in any of my saves this year, I found myself reading my old articles. Something I’ve attempted several times in the past is Moneyball. In 2019, tedious games led to a slow process. In 2020 the wrong club choice led to a low interest in the save. This year, I think I’ve found a balance. Now I…
Firstly, Happy New Year you Tactical Masterminds! I was really struggling for ideas; Christmas has been and gone, Coronavirus is apparently still and thing and is worse than ever in the UK, and New Years at Home seemed like hell on earth. I thought about making some stupid tactic using 6 midfielders or 2 defenders, “that’ll make for a funny article, that might even help some people”, I thought. But alas my horrific attempt of a “around the midfielder tactic”…
Those of you who followed my Anti-Football posts last season will know that I’m not usually a lover of the darker side of Football. For me, football manager is a playground to experiment with wild and wacky tactics, to find new and interesting ways to play, or recreate great historic systems. This time round will be a little different. Those two seasons at Newport awoke something within me. My taster of the dark arts left me wanting more. I saw…
Plenty of us love Football Manager. With the increase in numbers from the free week during the current situation there will probably be plenty more that get the addiction. It makes us dress up in suits for finals, and sometimes smash screens, but we love it all the same. We all love different things about Football Manager too, and all play in different ways. Some of us fight from the non-leagues up, others go straight to the top. Some wheel…