ZaZ - Autumn 3.12

BCB pressing more.





A high intensity tactic that scores goals from inside the box, with most assists from the middle. Goals and assists are well distributed between all players.

Player Instructions, Opponent Instructions and Light Version In Possession
All: Tackle Harder
BCB: Pass Shorter, Trigger Press More Often
OCB: Shoot Less Often, Take More Risks, Pass Shorter, Trigger Press Less Often
AWB: Sit Narrower, Cross From Byline and Shoot Less Often, Trigger Press More Often
IF: Stay Wider

Opponent Instructions
None, and only recommend people to use if they know what they are doing.

Light Version
The goal of this version is to preserve players, saving condition while avoiding injuries and cards, at the cost of performance. Use when you have a comfortable lead.
All: Ease Off Tackle
Team Instructions: Positive mentality, Stay On Feet, one step below in Trigger Press and Tempo.
Training and Set Pieces Schedules
Ideally split 3:1 during the season, with Rebalance is used around once a month.
Rebalance ([Resistance]): Redistributes CA among the most important attributes.
Growth ([Physical]x5[Attacking]x5 for one match or [Physical]x2[Attacking]x2 for two matches): Improves secondary attributes, with focus on key attributes.

Rest and Recovery
Three Rest sessions are used after every match to trigger super-rest, and Recovery sessions are used to reduce the loss of match sharpness in days without training.

Automatic Intensity
Double when full energy, and no pitch or gym training when below full condition.

Individual Focus
Quickness, or Agility/Reactions for goalkeepers

Roles
Not needed, but you can pick any role with highlighted Pace and Acceleration to train new positions

Set pieces and training are in the attachments. Pictures for people on consoles are below.








For youth teams, I usually do just the rebalance routine (Resistance x1), to ensure players grow Pace and Acceleration without compromising their potential attributes.
Preferred Player Attributes Top priority: Pace and Acceleration are by far the most effective attributes.
Minimum requirements: 6 in Work Rate, Agility, Concentration and Stamina. These attributes hurt a lot when low, but do not improve performance significantly at higher values.
Only look below if still in doubt between two players.
Priority #2: Jumping Reach (especially for defenders).
Secondary requirements: 10 in Balance, Dribbling (especially for flank players), Work Rate and Anticipation.
Only look below if still in doubt between two players.
Priority #3: Dribbling and balance.

Example of ideal player
Pace: 18+++
Acceleration: 18+++
Work Rate: 10
Agility: 6
Concentration: 6
Stamina: 6
Anticipation: 10
Jumping Reach: 10++
Dribbling: 10+
Balance: 10+

There are two player filters in the attachments. You can use them in Recruitment > Player Database > Edit Search, loading them in the cog icon by the bottom left. One filter is to remove bad players, while the other is to show very good players (but might filter out some good outliers).
Credits to everyone in FM-Arena who did small experiments which gave hints to what might be working well in this patch. Probably there will be a better tactic inspired by this one in the next hours or days, so I am just happy to contribute.

Hi. Could you please clarify, whether I got it right - your "BCB: Pass Shorter" is actually + "trigger press more often"  yes?

Bonjour serait-il possible la save de test Human " merci

Alexandru said: Hi. Could you please clarify, whether I got it right - your "BCB: Pass Shorter" is actually + "trigger press more often"  yes? Expand

I copied and pasted and forgot to update. Thanks for the reminder!

john69 said: Bonjour serait-il possible la save de test Human " merci Expand
Translation: Hello, would it be possible to save the Human test? Thank you.
Sorry, but I have no clue how to answer that. I do not think I understand your question.

Why it is better tha 3.08?

mkc777 said: Why it is better tha 3.08? Expand

Either because the difference in instructions improves it, or it might be simply statistical noise.

ZaZ said: I copied and pasted and forgot to update. Thanks for the reminder!


Translation: Hello, would it be possible to save the Human test? Thank you.
Sorry, but I have no clue how to answer that. I do not think I understand your question. Expand

I would like to have the test backup if possible, thank you.

john69 said: I would like to have the test backup if possible, thank you. Expand

Sorry, FM-Arena does not provides those.

In a tactic with two central midfielders, what tends to be optimal for overall performance: using more defensive roles, more attacking roles, or box-to-box midfielders? Which setup usually gives the best results in the match engine?

MonraMer said: In a tactic with two central midfielders, what tends to be optimal for overall performance: using more defensive roles, more attacking roles, or box-to-box midfielders? Which setup usually gives the best results in the match engine? Expand

This is a tactic with two central midfielders.

3.08 is better than 3.12 because i ran it for 10 years

Hi I have a few questions regarding training.
1. Would you use the same training schedules for pre season? So no team bonding, tactical training or set piece training?
2. You automatically get super rest after 3x rest. Does 1x travel, 2x rest do the same?
3. How do you use training units/mentoring for youth players? And if you use this, at what poin do you promote your youth players?

1. Yes, I do the same during all season. I believe the extra attributes from one or two months of training give more benefit than you could get with other training schedules.

2. The rest session only restores extra condition and fatigue when you rest for the entire day. When paired with any other session, you restore only the natural regeneration, as if you have not rested at all. The only benefit of adding rest in days with other sessions is to reduce training intensity.

3. I do not use training units. For mentoring, it changes hidden attributes slowly to match those of the mentor, and can also train moves. It is useful if the mentor is a good model that you want to replicate in a youngster. I promote young players to main team as soon as I feel they can get minutes of game, if I believe they have a place in my 28-30 main players.

Is the difference between 3.08 and this one just the bcb player instructions

TurboHips said: Is the difference between 3.08 and this one just the bcb player instructions Expand

Yes. Keep in mind there is a margin of error in the tests of FM-Arena, so any of the top tactics could actually be the best. It is just better to stick to the ones at the top, but there will not be a massive difference between this tactic or another scoring 0.1 or 0.2 lower in the table.

For me 3.08 works a lot better than 3.12 and i still test them both with many teams