A Promotion Winning Tactic (5-2-3)

I used to go by the theory, to win matches you must dominate them possession wise. Now I find that is not true!
Then I thought that you had to alter the D-Line according to what was in the scout report – another mistake that was a constant thorn in my side.
So I decided to try and develop a tactic where I need...

never change the D-Line, or even better – no more tweaking at all!!!
People will be quick to say ‘it can’t be done on this version’, what happens when the AI susses your tactic? It’s happened to me plenty of times, a tactic works wonders then barely works at all.
If you play with a deep D-Line you opponents have too many choices.
They can play deep themselves; push up or anywhere in between.

But what if we chose to push up?
Your opponents have to fall back. But WHY?
Because we are using the offside trap. If they push up, then their tactic won’t be effective!

But we’ve tried the offside trap before and it doesn’t work?
If you push the D-Line up and play with FIVE defenders, none on man marking, it seems like common sense but make sure ALL your defenders have suitable pace.

Because I’m using 5 men in defence, I choose 2 in midfield and 3 in attack (5-2-3)
I’m playing a direct style of football so I think 2 men in attack will be to easy. THREE gives them a lot more to think about!

I set the centre one as a target man with flicks to either side and I find this causes chaos amongst the opponents defence. They always mark the target man but his superior heading often wins the flick ons, then they have to try and stop another TWO strikers. They can’t do that with a FOUR man defence!

This formation is perfect against the 4-2-4 and punishes any team that tries it.

Also if I get a man sent off, I often go on to win anyway!

HINTS AND TIPS
I started using this during the season and I found it took a minimum of six games before I started getting a pattern of results.

Even from a new season it took about 15 games until the team gelled and really went from strength to strength.

This is optimised for the lower Leagues. Untested at higher level, so far.
At the Lower Leagues make sure every defender has double figures in pace.

I asked the board to find a parent club, this is a huge boost at this level. My board offered me West Ham or Crystal Palace. They pay you £15,000 per year AND a friendly AND you get to loan their best young players while THEY pay ALL their wages!

Mark Sale is available on a FREE and will fit the target man role in the first season.

I was intending to wait until the end of season hence the title, but I would be amazed if we blew promotion now!

Lennon 5-2-3tactics

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A Huge Success Tactic developing a 4-4-2

After spending one entire season learning the game and develloping a 4-4-2 based tactic i finallly realized that was better to play 4-3-1-2, so midway through i changed from a 4-4-2 to a 4-3-1-2...
it took some games to learn how it could perform better but i reached a good strong layout.
After a first season of learning i achieve 2 spanish leagues and 2 champions league in a row in season 2 and 3. Add 2 spanish cups and 2 super cups and 2 more european supercups and 2 more world club chanpions.

http://www.megaupload.com/pt/?d=2GEE4G55

details tactics

Formation

4 flat line defence

3 center midfilders with tho one in the middle with a back arrow

1 attacking midfielder with a up arrow through the middle of the 2 strikers

2 strikers

Team instructions :

mentality - ofensive 13
creative freedom - normal
passing style - mixed 6
Tempo - normal 6
width - normal
pressure- normal
time wasting - normal
defence line - normal
tackling - normal
(all normal without values are exactly in the middle 10)
focus passing - mixed
markink - zone
target man - behind defence
checks on play with target man and counter attacking
corners - 6 yards box

More details:

Team : At. Madrid

Line up

Franco
seitaridis
kompany
felipe
lopes
nocerrino
alou diarra
thiago neves
elano
goitom
aguero

this is the main line up.

the reserve line up is

saja
carlos diogo
Arzo
Perea
Taiwo
Didot
Eduardo Costa
hitperger
Alfaro
Adebayor
Farfan

Please ask what you want to know .

http://rapidshare.com/files/110797410/4312v3__At._Madrid__Nov_2010_.tac.html

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