Testing a slightly lower trigger press in team instructions, to increase the influence of player instructions, especially for players set to press less often.
Testing a neutral trigger press in team instructions, to increase the influence of player instructions, especially for players set to press less often.
I also noticed that when I was attacking, the gap between back 3 defenders and front 7 attackers is really big, and in many cases the opponent can easily pass the ball to someone in this gap area and start counterattack. Do you have any suggestions on covering this gap area when attacking? Would that be a bad trade-off by sacrifing attacking? Expand
The gap between backline and frontline is influenced mostly by the line of engagement, defensive line, trigger press, and defensive transition. The space you see happens because of the deep defensive line paired with high press, trigger press more often, and counter-press. In short, the frontline players are attacking the ball as soon as the opponents gain possession, while the backline is staying as deep as possible to avoid longer passes, which are very effective in the current match engine. You can decrease this gap by moving the defensive line higher up, but that would leave you more vulnerable to long balls, or you could make the players press less and focus on defending on your field instead, but that would cost you efficiency in your counter attacks.
You are welcome to make those changes if you want. Most of those things were extensively tested earlier when FM26 was released, until stabilizing in the current meta. It does not mean in any way that you cannot find a better tactic by changing those things, just that people tried before and it was not very effective in the specific configurations they tested.
Unfortunately it would not work very well. The out of possession part of the tactic is not just for defense, but also has direct influence in where you recover the ball for counter attacks and what options you have available when the ball is recovered. The same for the other way around, with in possession part of the tactic being very important for defense.
One practical example of what I am talking about is to have a lower defensive line to create more space behind the enemy defenders to exploit with long balls.
Sunlife said: Unfortunately, the answer was still unclear. There are two versions of “general”—which one should I use? Expand
The one called "ZaZ - General - 1 Match" is to be used in weeks with one match, and "ZaZ - General - 2 Matches" for weeks with two matches. If there is no match during the week, you can usually set up a friendly match.
marimo said: hi @ZaZ , i have a quick question about game. When you create your manager profile at the start of a save, which options do you usually choose (manager style etc.) and also do you think these choices have any noticeable impact on the match engine. Thanks for all the amazing work Expand
Each manager attribute is important for something different. The coaching attributes are great to have because you can be assigned as coach for all teams (main and youth), but not exactly important because you can simply hire other coaches. Personally, I just focus on having good Fitness and Working With Youngster, because pace and acceleration are the most important player attributes of the game.
The mental attributes, on the other hand, are where you should focus. Adaptability: Increases your chance to be picked as manager for new teams. Not important if you do not plan to switch teams. Authority: How much players respect your decisions instead of getting angry. Max it. Determination: How much effort you put in training players. Try to max it if you will participate in training. Motivation: How well your team talk and shouts perform. Max it. People Management: How well players react to chat, like praising or criticizing them. Max it.
So, my manager usually max the following: Fitness, Working With Youngster, Authority, Determination, Motivation and People Management.
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? Expand
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? Expand
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]).
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? Expand
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.
I also noticed that when I was attacking, the gap between back 3 defenders and front 7 attackers is really big, and in many cases the opponent can easily pass the ball to someone in this gap area and start counterattack. Do you have any suggestions on covering this gap area when attacking? Would that be a bad trade-off by sacrifing attacking?
The gap between backline and frontline is influenced mostly by the line of engagement, defensive line, trigger press, and defensive transition. The space you see happens because of the deep defensive line paired with high press, trigger press more often, and counter-press. In short, the frontline players are attacking the ball as soon as the opponents gain possession, while the backline is staying as deep as possible to avoid longer passes, which are very effective in the current match engine. You can decrease this gap by moving the defensive line higher up, but that would leave you more vulnerable to long balls, or you could make the players press less and focus on defending on your field instead, but that would cost you efficiency in your counter attacks.
You are welcome to make those changes if you want. Most of those things were extensively tested earlier when FM26 was released, until stabilizing in the current meta. It does not mean in any way that you cannot find a better tactic by changing those things, just that people tried before and it was not very effective in the specific configurations they tested.
Thanks a lot!
Unfortunately it would not work very well. The out of possession part of the tactic is not just for defense, but also has direct influence in where you recover the ball for counter attacks and what options you have available when the ball is recovered. The same for the other way around, with in possession part of the tactic being very important for defense.
One practical example of what I am talking about is to have a lower defensive line to create more space behind the enemy defenders to exploit with long balls.
The one called "ZaZ - General - 1 Match" is to be used in weeks with one match, and "ZaZ - General - 2 Matches" for weeks with two matches. If there is no match during the week, you can usually set up a friendly match.
i have a quick question about game. When you create your manager profile at the start of a save, which options do you usually choose (manager style etc.) and also do you think these choices have any noticeable impact on the match engine.
Thanks for all the amazing work
Each manager attribute is important for something different. The coaching attributes are great to have because you can be assigned as coach for all teams (main and youth), but not exactly important because you can simply hire other coaches. Personally, I just focus on having good Fitness and Working With Youngster, because pace and acceleration are the most important player attributes of the game.
The mental attributes, on the other hand, are where you should focus.
Adaptability: Increases your chance to be picked as manager for new teams. Not important if you do not plan to switch teams.
Authority: How much players respect your decisions instead of getting angry. Max it.
Determination: How much effort you put in training players. Try to max it if you will participate in training.
Motivation: How well your team talk and shouts perform. Max it.
People Management: How well players react to chat, like praising or criticizing them. Max it.
So, my manager usually max the following: Fitness, Working With Youngster, Authority, Determination, Motivation and People Management.
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.
Fast players will good anticipation. They do more interceptions than tackles, and are expected to receive plenty of balls into space.
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]).
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.