ZaZ - Autumn 5.31 Solid

Removed trigger press more from wingers.

It's very pleasing to watch how this tactic defend. It presses in a very organized way, and 2 WMF will come to middle to cover space. I found most goals conceded are like these:
  1. one opponent's AM is free to receive ball because 2 DM is shifted to one side of the pitch, and our WMF is pressing the opponent's DM, and then CB presses out while the opponent's AML/R attack the space behind him (between center CB and FB).
  2. the opponent's CB directly finds ST because our two DMs are covering their AMCs and there is space in front of our center CB, and then this ST can shift the ball to sides, or because our center CB is pressing out, pass to ths space behind center CB when their AMCs attack this space.

Trying to solve that, I made a change: change PCM to a center DM, and put all three DM as PDM. The front 5 players press similarly and are flexible to opponent's attacking shape, for example if they have 2 DM then our 2 side DMs can press out.

I was trying to make a high-pressing tactic like 424 or 433 like Liverpool, but it seems not working very well in this engine. But this midlevel-pressing is currently my favorite defending shape, it really stops the opponent from creating obvious chances while at the same time have exciting counterattacks, not to say its excellent in-possession performance.

bugs said: It's very pleasing to watch how this tactic defend. It presses in a very organized way, and 2 WMF will come to middle to cover space. I found most goals conceded are like these:
  1. one opponent's AM is free to receive ball because 2 DM is shifted to one side of the pitch, and our WMF is pressing the opponent's DM, and then CB presses out while the opponent's AML/R attack the space behind him (between center CB and FB).
  2. the opponent's CB directly finds ST because our two DMs are covering their AMCs and there is space in front of our center CB, and then this ST can shift the ball to sides, or because our center CB is pressing out, pass to ths space behind center CB when their AMCs attack this space.

Trying to solve that, I made a change: change PCM to a center DM, and put all three DM as PDM. The front 5 players press similarly and are flexible to opponent's attacking shape, for example if they have 2 DM then our 2 side DMs can press out.

I was trying to make a high-pressing tactic like 424 or 433 like Liverpool, but it seems not working very well in this engine. But this midlevel-pressing is currently my favorite defending shape, it really stops the opponent from creating obvious chances while at the same time have exciting counterattacks, not to say its excellent in-possession performance. Expand

Thank you for the feedback! I will test it and see how it goes.