Category Archives: Tactics
FM12: Interceptions – The Art of Modern Defending
“GET INTO ‘EM!” – a cry from the stands all too familiar to English fans weaned on the game during the seventies, eighties and early nineties. And how many of us have looked to the “get stuck in” touchline shout when a game of Football Manager isn’t going our way? But should we really consider tackling as the principal art of defending?
As the game has developed with teams like Barcelona hitting so many passes, and at pace, modern defending has had to become more ‘ball-focused’ – that is to say the very best defensive units look to close down space and force their opponents into making a difficult pass. They do so knowing that the increased the likelihood of a miss placed pass will lead to an interception and, thereby, a turn-around in possession.
FM12: Asymmetrical Symmetrical Formations (by Forza)
Following the interest in his last article Making 4-4-2 Current And Effective, I am over the moon to be introducing yet another fantastic tactical study by Forza (Lee Scott). In today’s piece Lee examines how to turn a seemingly ordinary symmetrical formation into an attacking asymmetrical tactic using individual player instructions to devastating effect, and it is inspiring stuff! – Dan.
This article as with so many others that I have written has come after I found inspiration in the ‘real’ football world. Where though did I get the inspiration? From Michael Cox or Jonathan Wilson? Perhaps from Jose Mourinho, Andre Villas Boas or Marcelo Biesla? Well not quite. The inspiration for this article actually comes from the tactical lessons of one Harry Redknapp…
FM12: Making 4-4-2 Current And Effective (by Forza)
The following article was put together by a friend of mine and one of the Football Manager Community’s finest writers and theorists – Lee Scott, otherwise known as Forza. I am thrilled to be able to introduce Lee’s article which is appearing here on The Boy Done Good first, I hope you enjoy reading it – Dan.
Those of you that are familiar with my previous articles on FM will know that I have written about the 4-4-2 tactic before in an attempt to show that the system can still be considered current in today’s age of 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1. This time around I am going to show that 4-4-2 still has a place on the tactical bookshelf of the contemporary FM player as a purely defensive setup.
FM12 Versus Real Life: Peter Crouch & Juan Mata
Each week here on The Boy Done Good we are comparing statistics from real life fixtures with those from the same game played out in the Football Manager match engine*.
*with the computer A.I managing each team.
All of the real life data has been gathered using the Statszone iPhone app’ from FourFourTwo magazine.
FM12: The Importance Of Goalkeeper Distribution
Building a team that is comfortable on the ball and retains possession effectively can be instrumental to achieving success in Football Manager, and there is no reason why this shouldn’t start with the man furthest back – your goalkeeper.
