Stan Seymour said: Great explanation. Reading this write-up was as enjoyable as watching the tactic And I think there is no better definition than your words: "I will always outscore you". The reason the website exists is because we can read such beauties. Thank you for your beautiful story and deep analysis. Keep us informed about Sh*t Bolton. By the way, it was one of my favorite teams in fifa 2005. Expand
Famous away victory against league leader Man Utd ... need both CB-stopper and Anchor Man to man mark Haaland to curtail him (that beast still scored 2 goals), the two DW man mark opponent's IF and IW, and always press against their two midfielders.
Famous away victory against league leader Man Utd ... need both CB-stopper and Anchor Man to man mark Haaland to curtail him (that beast still scored 2 goals), the two DW man mark opponent's IF and IW, and always press against their two midfielders. Expand JTC said:
Manchester has a bad night tonight ... the Blues fall victim this time Expand Then, Sh*t Bolton's xG > Big Six's xG. Btw, i have Scarlett too. Great SS. Maybe i didn't say this on the topic, but i'm always using fast strikers as SS. If he doesn't know that position, i'm teaching the role and position. A modest and usual offensive midfielder can be too fragile for that position.
Final league position. Bolton only 1 goal shy of top scoring team. This formation is brutal in attack and fun to watch. I had tweaked it slightly towards the end of season: CB (stopper) changed to CB (cover); A changed to DLP (support) who also man marks the opponent's striker. No noticeable difference in attack potency but seemingly more solid in defence especially less clear cut chance for opponent's through pass in the middle.
Final league position. Bolton only 1 goal shy of top scoring team. This formation is brutal in attack and fun to watch. I had tweaked it slightly towards the end of season: CB (stopper) changed to CB (cover); A changed to DLP (support) who also man marks the opponent's striker. No noticeable difference in attack potency but seemingly more solid in defence especially less clear cut chance for opponent's through pass in the middle. Expand A miraculous rise. Now we want to see Bolton's first league title in their history. You can start this by adding poison to Haaland's food
alex said: @JTC why do you think DLP on support would be a better choice than Anchor? Btw, great results! Expand
That was just because I do not have any player in my team whose stats suit an Anchor Man. Plus I also think CB (stopper) and Anchor Man tend to cover the same area because of the Anchor Man will hold position and the CB (stopper) will be proactive in moving forward. I suspect that may also be one reason why the Anchor Man tends to have low rating because he does not have much to do except to recycle the ball quick. That said, I do not think there is any noticeable difference playing DLP or Anchor Man in that position. From the gameplay it would seem that DLP tends to move around / forward more than an Anchor Man even though both has "hold position".
I am now doing a hybrid formation: I have incorporated the backline of the creator's "Queen Sacrifice" tweak into this formation. The LCB and RCB tend to be less "out of position" because of the removal of the "mark tight" which seems to help (and I suspect that was the idea). But there is still the problem of the space in the penalty box resulting from the central CB being on stopper duty and thus occasionally out of position. In fact most of my goals conceded came from the opponent's lone striker being fed with a through ball in the middle and the CB (stopper) or Anchor Man cannot recover lost ground quick enough. I have some suspicion that this was the result of my players being of fairly inferior quality. But the main weakness in this formation is clearly the centre of the backline.
In this regard, @Stan Seymour what was the idea about pairing a CB on stopper duty and an Anchor Man? In particular why play a CB on stopper duty? Conventional wisdom is that if you have an Anchor Man "in the hole" at the DM position, your centre CB can and should probably be in cover duty and acts as a sweeper. I am just wondering if there is any particular reason for your design. I am sure with better players my defence will be more solid (I still have 5-4, 4-3 games fairly frequently).
Btw, don't want to hijack this post unnecessarily, but my Bolton still going strong 2nd season into EPL so far: 4th with 17 pts (9 games), 5W 2D 2L, scored 31 (highest in league). 2nd in CL group stage (having played 2 games). This formation can work well with the right players in the positions. My best deal over summer was the loan move for Takefusa Kubo from R Madrid who can play both the AM position and also CM-a.
And i can say the following about the stopper, as i have said before, this tactic is based on creating a numerical and psychological superiority in all areas, wherever the ball will fall. This is the main reason why the side-backs are not used and the midfield is crowded. The chaos we want to create has two protagonists in the flowing play and the standing play. Anchor and stopper. In the opponent's quick attacks, this chaos is created by the anchor. What we want from the anchor man is not to do things perfectly or play simply. What we want from the anchor man is to do the simple things perfectly. In other case, in the opponent's unusual play-making attempts and long ball threats, the person who will create this chaos will be the stopper with his predatory mind and strong physique. The presence of a defender who appears to be relatively ahead and who fearlessly steps forward and solves the problems that will arise when the opponent wants to play directly against our defense where we have created fake deficits is essential. But to be more specific, the main reason for this is not to discredit the opponent, who tends to play towards the middle, but rather because the spinning balls are picked up by the crowded midfield and the primitive reason for the crowded midfield to exist is finished. And finally, we don't want the stopper to run behind. Surely someone, sometimes even himself, will run to the back. But first, we want him to run forward without a doubt. Because the reason Rocky Marciano never lost was because he wasn't afraid of any punches. If he thought ''what would happen if i be punched'', he probably wouldn't be the only undefeated heavyweight boxer of all time.
I have been trying this in FM22 with Dortmund. Pretty solid so far, but not as deadly. Did beat Bayern in the Supercup 4-3. Replaced the BPDs with WCB (S) and the same settings to try it out.
saycarramrod said: I have been trying this in FM22 with Dortmund. Pretty solid so far, but not as deadly. Did beat Bayern in the Supercup 4-3. Replaced the BPDs with WCB (S) and the same settings to try it out. Expand
babemocni1988 said: stopped playing.Its not interesting.They are devastating... Expand
I want to open a career with Roma, is this a good tactic? Can you share the tactics you know better? I didn't understand your last message in the article.
playbroken said: I want to open a career with Roma, is this a good tactic? Can you share the tactics you know better? I didn't understand your last message in the article. Expand
Just read some back pages,yes this is the best tactic in my opinion with solid team,with Roma you should dominate without any problem 😉
alex said: @babemocni1988 how's the deadly couple performing?
It will be close fight for the Ballon d'or between them two 😀
Stan Seymour said: Great explanation. Reading this write-up was as enjoyable as watching the tactic
And I think there is no better definition than your words: "I will always outscore you". The reason the website exists is because we can read such beauties. Thank you for your beautiful story and deep analysis. Keep us informed about Sh*t Bolton. 
By the way, it was one of my favorite teams in fifa 2005.
Famous away victory against league leader Man Utd ... need both CB-stopper and Anchor Man to man mark Haaland to curtail him (that beast still scored 2 goals), the two DW man mark opponent's IF and IW, and always press against their two midfielders.
Manchester has a bad night tonight ... the Blues fall victim this time
JTC said:
Btw, i have Scarlett too. Great SS. Maybe i didn't say this on the topic, but i'm always using fast strikers as SS. If he doesn't know that position, i'm teaching the role and position. A modest and usual offensive midfielder can be too fragile for that position.
Famous away victory against league leader Man Utd ... need both CB-stopper and Anchor Man to man mark Haaland to curtail him (that beast still scored 2 goals), the two DW man mark opponent's IF and IW, and always press against their two midfielders.
JTC said:
Manchester has a bad night tonight ... the Blues fall victim this time
Then, Sh*t Bolton's xG > Big Six's xG.
Final league position. Bolton only 1 goal shy of top scoring team. This formation is brutal in attack and fun to watch. I had tweaked it slightly towards the end of season: CB (stopper) changed to CB (cover); A changed to DLP (support) who also man marks the opponent's striker. No noticeable difference in attack potency but seemingly more solid in defence especially less clear cut chance for opponent's through pass in the middle.
JTC said:
Final league position. Bolton only 1 goal shy of top scoring team. This formation is brutal in attack and fun to watch. I had tweaked it slightly towards the end of season: CB (stopper) changed to CB (cover); A changed to DLP (support) who also man marks the opponent's striker. No noticeable difference in attack potency but seemingly more solid in defence especially less clear cut chance for opponent's through pass in the middle.
A miraculous rise. Now we want to see Bolton's first league title in their history. You can start this by adding poison to Haaland's food
@JTC why do you think DLP on support would be a better choice than Anchor? Btw, great results!
alex said: @JTC why do you think DLP on support would be a better choice than Anchor? Btw, great results!
That was just because I do not have any player in my team whose stats suit an Anchor Man. Plus I also think CB (stopper) and Anchor Man tend to cover the same area because of the Anchor Man will hold position and the CB (stopper) will be proactive in moving forward. I suspect that may also be one reason why the Anchor Man tends to have low rating because he does not have much to do except to recycle the ball quick. That said, I do not think there is any noticeable difference playing DLP or Anchor Man in that position. From the gameplay it would seem that DLP tends to move around / forward more than an Anchor Man even though both has "hold position".
I am now doing a hybrid formation: I have incorporated the backline of the creator's "Queen Sacrifice" tweak into this formation. The LCB and RCB tend to be less "out of position" because of the removal of the "mark tight" which seems to help (and I suspect that was the idea). But there is still the problem of the space in the penalty box resulting from the central CB being on stopper duty and thus occasionally out of position. In fact most of my goals conceded came from the opponent's lone striker being fed with a through ball in the middle and the CB (stopper) or Anchor Man cannot recover lost ground quick enough. I have some suspicion that this was the result of my players being of fairly inferior quality. But the main weakness in this formation is clearly the centre of the backline.
In this regard, @Stan Seymour what was the idea about pairing a CB on stopper duty and an Anchor Man? In particular why play a CB on stopper duty? Conventional wisdom is that if you have an Anchor Man "in the hole" at the DM position, your centre CB can and should probably be in cover duty and acts as a sweeper. I am just wondering if there is any particular reason for your design. I am sure with better players my defence will be more solid (I still have 5-4, 4-3 games fairly frequently).
Btw, don't want to hijack this post unnecessarily, but my Bolton still going strong 2nd season into EPL so far: 4th with 17 pts (9 games), 5W 2D 2L, scored 31 (highest in league). 2nd in CL group stage (having played 2 games). This formation can work well with the right players in the positions. My best deal over summer was the loan move for Takefusa Kubo from R Madrid who can play both the AM position and also CM-a.
@JTC
You can read these for the answer of ''Why anchor?''.
https://fm-arena.com/find-comment/7289/
https://fm-arena.com/find-comment/7046/
And i can say the following about the stopper, as i have said before, this tactic is based on creating a numerical and psychological superiority in all areas, wherever the ball will fall. This is the main reason why the side-backs are not used and the midfield is crowded. The chaos we want to create has two protagonists in the flowing play and the standing play. Anchor and stopper. In the opponent's quick attacks, this chaos is created by the anchor. What we want from the anchor man is not to do things perfectly or play simply. What we want from the anchor man is to do the simple things perfectly. In other case, in the opponent's unusual play-making attempts and long ball threats, the person who will create this chaos will be the stopper with his predatory mind and strong physique. The presence of a defender who appears to be relatively ahead and who fearlessly steps forward and solves the problems that will arise when the opponent wants to play directly against our defense where we have created fake deficits is essential. But to be more specific, the main reason for this is not to discredit the opponent, who tends to play towards the middle, but rather because the spinning balls are picked up by the crowded midfield and the primitive reason for the crowded midfield to exist is finished. And finally, we don't want the stopper to run behind. Surely someone, sometimes even himself, will run to the back. But first, we want him to run forward without a doubt. Because the reason Rocky Marciano never lost was because he wasn't afraid of any punches. If he thought ''what would happen if i be punched'', he probably wouldn't be the only undefeated heavyweight boxer of all time.
I hope something similar is in the works for FM22!
I have been trying this in FM22 with Dortmund. Pretty solid so far, but not as deadly. Did beat Bayern in the Supercup 4-3. Replaced the BPDs with WCB (S) and the same settings to try it out.
saycarramrod said: I have been trying this in FM22 with Dortmund. Pretty solid so far, but not as deadly. Did beat Bayern in the Supercup 4-3. Replaced the BPDs with WCB (S) and the same settings to try it out.
Keep us updated
@saycarramrod Are you still trying this on FM22?
alex said: @babemocni1988 how's the deadly couple performing?
stopped playing.Its not interesting.They are devastating...
babemocni1988 said: stopped playing.Its not interesting.They are devastating...
I want to open a career with Roma, is this a good tactic? Can you share the tactics you know better?
I didn't understand your last message in the article.
playbroken said: I want to open a career with Roma, is this a good tactic? Can you share the tactics you know better?
I didn't understand your last message in the article.
Just read some back pages,yes this is the best tactic in my opinion with solid team,with Roma you should dominate without any problem 😉