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2013 How to make real life tactics in FMH


Dec
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Many have asked me “how can I replicate a real life tactic” and when I answered I wasn’t really helpful due to the amount of time it’d take to explain. Hopefully now this will change it and encourage people to mimic real life tactics though you need a sharp eye and some pre-existing knowledge to do this – it won’t be easy but nor will it be as hard as people think.

1. Know the team

Quite simple really, know your team you intend to do. If you have pre-conceptions about them it can be easier due to you being able to pull information out (for example if you were doing Real Madrid you’d know Ronaldo likes to cut inside and has a high goal/game ratio). It isn’t impossible to do a formation without but if you’re starting off then it helps to know about the team.

2. Watch matches

It is worth noting straight away that this is the major part and perhaps the only necessity within this guide.

Firstly in this what you have to do is know the starting XI and “rough formation” of the team you are watching. This will help you track players and then if you watch several matches you can find a trend.

Next is to know what you’re looking for, on PSP this could be easier due to several sub-topics where as iOS/Android is a “role”. The easiest thing for me to suggest is to visualise the movement in games that each command/role will do and discount for natural movement (e.g. moving 10 yards either side of the half way line won’t make the player a box to box midfielder as this is natural movement, however if the player is moving up and down from each D constantly during his time on the pitch he will be).

Then it is pretty simple, keep note of what happens and look for mentality – do the team defend in numbers? Are they looking to win the ball back straight away? How many commit to an attack? Do they just lob the ball up and hope or pass it through quickly trying to be controlled but cutting edge? Maybe a bit of every style of passing?

Ask yourself questions it normally helps for mentality and player roles (is that player to the touchline and crossing? Is he actually on the touchline or a bit further in as a lop-sided winger?

3. “Expert’s” opinions

Reading blogs such as ZonalMarking.net on whole tactics on a team/match or and watching views from the Sky Sports/BBC’s pundit’s opinions on players will allow you to get a second opinion. It will help you solidify your points and maybe point out a gross error if one has occurred.

4. Statistics

They can be misleading but also useful. If you’ve watched a game then look at the possession statistic and it is less than the opposition your team wouldn’t be “attacking”. A pass completion of 85% wouldn’t be long passing in most cases. Statistics can help you correct some of your views but also back them up.

On player roles it can also help, if you’ve watched a player and wasn’t sure if he was a ball winning midfielder or deep lying midfielder you can look at his season statistics and see he makes an average of less than 1 tackle a game so is more likely a deep lying midfielder else you’d expect it is a lot higher.

Please note this can also include charts such as average positioning, passing, tackling and such that can be found on various websites for individual players and teams. Average positions can be found on WhoScored.com and can help with your shape while passing and tackling can deal with specifics and can be found on the FourFourTwo StatZone app.

5. Don’t be afraid

This isn’t one on how to make a tactic but more of a warning. A team may line up as a 4231 that is flat but it could have depth to it, don’t be afraid to make it lop-sided and take risks. Sometimes this may be needed to make a player perform how they do in real life in the game as for example Alba may play as a DL for Spain but to get him attack as much as he does he may have to be moved up to DML else his passing/involvement will be a lot lower than expected.

It is all about learning the FMH match engine and imagining how things would work in reality if you were to go “what is the role of a poacher?” Once you have this down after practice you can easily pick up a tactic and how a team players in the first half of a match the majority of a time with the right eye and level of specifics to deal with one thing at a time while watching the match as a whole (it is easier than it sounds).

I hope this has helped and encouraged you to overcome a “monster” that really isn’t,

Dec

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