ZaZ - Winter 0.1

Just the standard balanced 424, based on Sapphire, which was my tactic of choice for FM24. Team instructions are simply Tackle Harder for all positions, and Make More Runs for the four frontliners. Let me know how it performs for you.

Thanks. Started with this one as just purchased the game. Console version which makes things harder As I cannot save tactics due to bug. Decided to play this tactics as played similar in FM24. So far 10 games in first league Ukraine with a team predicted as a 6-th finisher. 7 wins and 3 draws. Did one adjustment - I am using DLF or CF instead of one CHF

Alexandru said: Thanks. Started with this one as just purchased the game. Console version which makes things harder As I cannot save tactics due to bug. Decided to play this tactics as played similar in FM24. So far 10 games in first league Ukraine with a team predicted as a 6-th finisher. 7 wins and 3 draws. Did one adjustment - I am using DLF or CF instead of one CHF Expand

Glad you like it! Please, let me know what you think of the way it plays, and results by the end of season. =)

I won 1-st league rather easy. Second season 12th (of 16) place so hardly survived. As I mainly simulate matches, hard to say what's exactly can be improved. But I think attack is not good. Forwards score not a lot. Maybe Wingers' roles should be adjusted (IF?) and make formation not so narrow?

Alexandru said: I won 1-st league rather easy. Second season 12th (of 16) place so hardly survived. As I mainly simulate matches, hard to say what's exactly can be improved. But I think attack is not good. Forwards score not a lot. Maybe Wingers' roles should be adjusted (IF?) and make formation not so narrow? Expand

Thank you for the feedback! I am currently testing a version with PWBs, and DMs advancing to CHM during possession.

ZaZ said: Thank you for the feedback! I am currently testing a version with PWBs, and DMs advancing to CHM during possession. Expand

Can you post prscr here for updated one (0.11)? I am on PS5 and want to try with the same team

Or maybe just confirm if I got it correctly:
1. All the same apart from moving DM to CM role (channel MF)?
2. and 2 pressing instead of FB?

And changes are only for In posession?

Apart from it as I think it is tackle harder for everyone and make more runs for 2 Strikers and 2 wingers only?

Alexandru said: Can you post prscr here for updated one (0.11)? I am on PS5 and want to try with the same team

Or maybe just confirm if I got it correctly:
1. All the same apart from moving DM to CM role (channel MF)?
2. and 2 pressing instead of FB?

Apart from it as I think it is tackle harder for everyone and make more runs for 2 Strikers and 2 wingers only? Expand

1. The 2 DMs are moved to CM in the Channel Midfield role. Instructions are to make more runs into space, and tackle harder.
2. FBs are changed to Playmaker Wing Backs, with instruction to tackle harder.

The screenshot is below.

thanks. Will play a season with it soon

Following season got somehow 3-rd with updated tactics

Where can I get the update please?

AlexTheTall said: Where can I get the update please? Expand

Winter 0.11 is a 10 zaz score tactic? It is amazing for my man utd.

@ZaZ Sorry I am a bit confused here, which is the strongest tactic atm to start a new save with Arsenal?

max 737 said: @ZaZ Sorry I am a bit confused here, which is the strongest tactic atm to start a new save with Arsenal? Expand

I can only talk about the tactics I tested. You can see a link to my results here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kKEqBmE-ENJGgaDTgYJsAbmqcAKxekxx_QCtvreVUYA/edit?usp=sharing

In short, Winter 0.11 has the best attack, Autumn 0.1 has the best defense, and Spring 0.12 is a balance between both. Winter has one extra attacker, Spring has an extra defender, and Spring has an extra midfielder, so you might want to consider that based on your squad depth. They are all very close, and personally I would go for Winter 0.11 + Autumn 0.1, so you can change from attack to defense during a match or depending on the result you need. In fact, I am testing a 0.13 version with standardized backline to make easier to transition between those tactics using the same squad.

If you want a single tactic that is good in any situation, then I would go for Spring 0.12 instead.

I tried this 0.11 with Wide midfielders (for Wingers) in OOP. Got good results for a season - 4th place. Original 0.11 was 3-rd place.

Alexandru said: I tried this 0.11 with Wide midfielders (for Wingers) in OOP. Got good results for a season - 4th place. Original 0.11 was 3-rd place. Expand

I got good results with TWM in OoP, and tackle harder. It is the 0.14 version of Winter.

Thanks. Will try tomorrow this one. Though I'm on ps5

can you explain the google doc spread sheet

mikaty said: can you explain the google doc spread sheet Expand

Most important lines are RS Rank and ZaZ Score.
RS Rank: How good a tactic is compared to others. 1 means it is the best, 2 means it is the second, and so on.
ZaZ Score: How well the tactic is expected to perform, ignoring the best and worst result of each run, and the best and worst runs.

Other than that, you have scores and rank sum for goals scored, conceded, difference, and points, and smaller is better. Smaller is better, and the main difference is that scores ignore the best and worst results of the run.