ZaZ
Poacher said: Yeahh... it seems strikerless tactics are dead :getlost:

For now. We never know what will happen in future patches.
Wind is a high intensity tactic based on Green (also similar to this tactic). For tips and extra information, check the Fire thread.

The tactic scores most goals from inside the box with the advanced forward, and assists are evenly distributed by the flanks and middle.





Changelog Wind 1.0





Wind 2.0




Leave a comment below if you liked the tactic and make sure to share your results. Enjoy!
fesbi said: You got it wrong. I mean, what attributes do players need to have?

Sorry. It's in the first post of the thread, under "Important Attributes".
fesbi said: I use this tactic.I am very pleased. Is there a player transfer list for this tactic?

Not yet, sorry. But Haaland will be there.
Muukzor said: @ZaZ Have you considered trying 4-1-2-0-3? Worked insanely well in FM22 with StephenHK Shaolin 433 V2. Also way easier with substitutions, especially in 5 sub leagues since you don't have to worry about wingers.

Edit: Not sure if that's what you meant by Wind 4123? Shock iirc was 4-2-0-3-1 which is very different, so thrown for a bit of a loop here.


Fixed. It is based on Frost (which is based on Green), I just wrote it wrong.


Ralle said: Tactic - Water 442 Solid.

first match no knowledge of tactics and this happens! :shock:


Thank you for testing!


Kaczy said: Zaz You gonna put all of Your tactics in opening post and update them or when we have to search for them? As always great job.
Regards.


I will keep four threads, one for each tactic, and put all the variations in those threads. After new patches, I might drop some option that seems clearly weaker.
Gratz!
OpticFawn said: So @ZaZ this happened today, started using light at 30 mins non-stop highlights.

You absolute legend!!!

Good job there! Nice to see it working!
Thanks, @keithb and @Mark! I'm glad to have you around here too!
Muukzor said: @ZaZ Have you considered trying 4-1-2-0-3? Worked insanely well in FM22 with StephenHK Shaolin 433 V2. Also way easier with substitutions, especially in 5 sub leagues since you don't have to worry about wingers.

Unfortunately, I don't have time to test all shapes, and he will probably test that shape already this year. I might try some different shapes later for fun, including some without wingers.
Muukzor said: @ZaZ Gz on the new #1 spot for now! :D Close to breaking the +-0 barrier on goals now! :)

Thanks! Someone will break it soon, I am not worried about that.
I will focus on four different tactics for FM23:
- Fire: 4132 Attacking, based on Blue from FM22.
- Water: 442 Solid.
- Wind: 4123 based on possession (called Frost during beta).
- Earth: 343, for people that like three defenders.
AlexJV said: oh nevermind, we cant download the saves yet ?

Ohh, I guess they didn't upload yet, maybe? But in the other years, you could always download them to check stats.
Rambo said: No tactics got positive GD. I guess the tests could be something wrong.

The league is probably just harder. Also, the game was released earlier this week, so it's natural that results are not so good yet. They should improve a lot in the following days, and they will also change a lot after the patches.
AlexJV said: It has been tested, but somehow it's not that good, and being overperformed by some tactics that i tested myself and that were way worst, i dont understand how they are testing tbh but i tried a lot of tactics on 504 matches, and this one is still above in terms of winrate

You can download the saves and see all results.
Falbravv said: Even if the tactic is under pressure, and with a lot of plagiat, it's always on top of the table.

keep the good work Zaz :cool:


It's early, soon people will have better results. However, I think the testing league is just harder than last year.
sheso182 said: ZaZ, could you share the views and the skin that you are using currently?
Thnak you!


I suppose you are talking about someone else, because I'm using default skin and views in all those screenshots.
Water is a high intensity defensive tactic based on Fire, but with wingers and attacking midfielder dropped to a deeper position. For tips and extra information, check the Fire thread.

The tactic scores most goals from inside the box with advanced forwards, and assists come mostly from wide midfielders.

Water 5.0
Version used in my public run. It's the same as 4.2, but with wing backs narrow like the tactic from @opq, and pass directness set to short since it shows better results for goal difference here.



I also set a light version to be used when you want to preserve energy and avoid bookings. It is attached to this message.


Water 4.2
Back to a minimalistic approach, to measure the impact of the removal of Get Stuck In (as suggested by the admins).



Water 4.0
Adapted to play more through the flanks like the top tactics from the table, since dribbling has higher success rate in this match engine, and passing has lower accuracy.



I will add pictures to console players during the next few days.

Changelog Water 4.1
Set crosses to near post, to increase goal scoring opportunities, and wingback to FB-At, to participate more in attacking movements.



Water 3.6 WBIF
IWB -> WB and W -> IF, in the minimalistic approach. My goal is to check if IWB has anti-synergy with two DMs, or with wingers that run wide with the ball. I believe it's the later, but I need to check in different formations to confirm.



Water 3.5
Same setup as Fire 2.5.



Water 3.1
Same setup as Fire 2.4.



Water 3.0




Water 1.0





Water 2.0




Leave a comment below if you liked the tactic and make sure to share your results. Enjoy!
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tk said: Hi ZaZ, I just wanted to ask if the training schedule work in fm22?

Yes, it's actually the one I used in FM22.
Back to the board. =)
Thank you for testing!