ZaZ
Ajax said: Hello, should we use only General Workouts 1 and 2? @ZaZ

If you want to use my recommended training schedules, then you can either use General the whole year, or alternate between the Growth and Rebalance.
Testing a backline of five.



Assymetric with four defenders.



cja95 said: Which type of player should I sign for the CM? I'm using two players that don't really have any weaknesses apart from finishing and they don't perform well at all, should I focus on them being better at defending considering their OOP is as a DM?

Fast players will good anticipation. They do more interceptions than tackles, and are expected to receive plenty of balls into space.
zabobo said: Thanks, that make sense. So 3:1 growth / rebalance for first team and just growth for youth team will eventually build up their physical is the recommended path?

Yeah, something like that. If you prefer to see more well rounded players, then feel free to use different training sessions like (339 [Quickness][Attacking][Match Practice]).
zabobo said: @ZaZ

I am just starting to learn about all these optimal methods and various schedules for growth, this is super neat thanks for sharing.

However, I'm curious why your recommended schedule does not include any match prep, and I don't see it mentioned anywhere. Seems like in 331 and other styles match prep is usually included to ensure we can win games and have tactical familiarity.

Is this style mainly for growth and doesn't care about winning matches or tactic / team cohension?


The goal of this training is to win matches. Gaining one extra point in pace or acceleration during the season will increase your win rate by more than anything you could get from training.
Testing some asymmetries.



One of the OCBs as BCB, just for fun.



Stevenel said: The 4.5 Version is so broken ! :)
Parma 2 times champions in a row in the beginning of the save, no transfer, holliday mode all the year :love:


Gratz!
liamMayte said: Ur the GOAT

Technically @CBP87 is, he made that tactic.
CHMs passing more direct, SS passing shorter.



Since this is a tactic aimed at countering Autumn, I am adding the instruction to Trap Outside, because Autumn likes to play mostly by the middle. I also got some player instructions from this tactic.



Jstax said: is overlap on?

No.
Trapping opponents outside, and flank players cutting inside to create numerical advantage in counter attacks.

Maybe it was just statistical noise, but this was my best result with Burnley, winning PL with 84 points and the FA Cup.




FR making more forward runs.



Testing free role in the new context.



Bradjc94 said: @ZaZ would you say personally this is your best tactic?

It is my tactic with most points in FM-Arena.
Testing whipped crosses again now that the frontline behaviour is different.



liamMayte said: Im in a league with people using similar tactics. What can I do to beat them if they have slightly better players or am i just cooked ?

I developed Spring to counter Autumn, but I have yet to test extensively how they fare against each other. Right now, there is a tweak of Spring with very good score: https://fm-arena.com/thread/19886-deadly-spike-v4/
Defenders shooting less often.