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MymusingsonFootballManageringeneraland
strikerlesstacticsinparticular

CounterpressingInTheFM15ME
April29,2015May8,2015
strikerlessGuido Conventional,Tactics
Oneofthemajordevelopmentsinfootballtacticsinrecentyearshasbeentheriseof
counterpressing.Infact,counterpressingoritsGermanequivalentgegenpressinghavebecome
athingforthefootballhipstersamongus.Theactofpressingandclosingdowntheopposition
immediatelyaftertheballisturnedoverhasbeenmadepopularbymanagerslikeGuardiola,
KloppandHeynckes.Justforreference,thisiswhatImean.

Barcelona counterpress vs Villarreal 11/02/2015

Theaimofsaidcounterpressingistopreventtheoppositionfromcounterattacking,andto
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Theaimofsaidcounterpressingistopreventtheoppositionfromcounterattacking,andto
wintheballbackasquicklyaspossible.Itreliesontheteaminpossessionreactingasquickly
aspossibletothemomentoftransitionwhenpossessionislost.Ihavewrittenaboutthis
subject(http://strikerless.com/2014/03/30/aggressivepressinganabsoluteprerequisite/)
before,ontwooccassions(http://strikerless.com/2014/04/05/theinnerworkingsachieving
counterpressinginthefm14me/)even.Thisblogpostisanefforttorefinemyearlier
endeavors.

Thedualitybetweenpossessionandcounterpressing
Thenextbitisgoingtomakemesoundlikeabitofafootballhipster,butIdofeelits
necessarytodiscussisthelinkbetweencounterpressing,possessionandstrikerless
football,becausetheformertwoform,inmyeyes,absoluteprerequisitesofaproperly
functioningstrikerlessstyleofplay.
Acommonthemetomanyteamsplayingcounterpressingistheirsharedinterestin
dominatingpossession,whichisntacoincedence.Thisaggressiveapproachtopressinganda
lustfordominanceintermsofpossessionoftengohandinhand,simplybecauseateamthat
wantstocontrolasmuchoftheballaspossiblewillnaturallywanttowinitbackasquicklyas
possiblewhentheyloseit.One,inessence,cannotsuccessfullyexistwithouttheother.
Indeed,possessionandcounterpressingareverymuchintertwined.Ifateamdominates
possession,thentheystrivetoretaintheballandforgeattackswithshort,decisivepasses.This
particularbrandofshortpassingmeansthatteammateshavetopositionedclosetogether,asa
cohesiveunit.Whenandiftheyarepositionedclosetogether,therewillalwaysbemore
numbersclosetotheballwhenpossessionisturnedover,thuseffectivelyempoweringthe
pressingsystem.Afterall,themoreplayersthereareclosetotheball,themorelikelythe
counterpressingisgoingtobeeffective.

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(https://strikerless.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/heatmap.png)
Whenwelookattheaverageheatmapformymostusedformation,wecanquiteclearlyseea
compactshape,withthewingbacksaddingsomewidthtotheformation.Onaveragethough,
theplayersarepositionedlessthantenmetresapart,whichmakesiteasytopasstheball
aroundandtoganguponanopponentinpossessionwithoutleavingsomeoneterribly
exposed.

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(https://strikerless.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/heatmap2.png)
Whenoneofmyplayersisinpossession,thisistheaveragesituation.Thereareplentyof
playersnearby,withafewrisky,longrangepassingoptionsavailabletohim.Shouldtheball
beturnedover,theteamcantransitionfromoffencetodefenceratherquicklybyaggressively
pressingtheopponentinpossessionwithtwoormoreplayers.Thetransitionphasesare
generallyshort,aggressiveanddecisive,butitdemandsalotfromtheplayersintermsof
concentration,teamplayandphysique.

Thedoubleedgedswordthatcanbecounter
pressing
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Thesequickandaggressivetransitionstieintoanotherimportantelementofcounterpressing:
whentostoppressing?Aswementionedbefore,counterpressingreliesonthedefending
playersaggressivelymovingtowardstheballtoclosedowntheforwardpassingoptionsfor
theopposingplayerinpossession.Whenitallgoesright,itsabeautifulthing,whichcanlook
alittlelikethis.

Counterpress

Wecanseehowthedefendersarerelentlesslychaseddowninanefforttowintheballback,
ultimatelyforcingthemtoplayalongballclearance,whichisistheninterceptedandleadsto
aquickcounterattackagainstanunorganised,chaoticdefensiveline.

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Wecanseethevariouspassingoptionsthedefenderontheball,MrioRui,has.Wecanalso
seethatwithafewmoves,ourplayerswillbeontopofwhoeverreceivestheballortheywill
beabletoevenblockthepassinglanecompletely.Ultimately,thedefenderdoestheone
sensiblethingandpassestheballbacktohisgoalkeeper.

(https://strikerless.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/counterpress04.png)

Atwhichpointthewholeprocessstartsagain,asoneforwardmovesintoclosedownthe
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Atwhichpointthewholeprocessstartsagain,asoneforwardmovesintoclosedownthe
keeper,effectivelyblockingmostofhispassingoptions.Theotherforwardsstandbyandthe
midfielderscloseinandshuffleforward,anticipatingthelongballclearance.Quitealovely
concept,isntit?
Thereareafewrisksinvolvedwithplayingacounterpressingstyle.Thesearecalculated
risks,butnonethelessrisks.Counterpressinglooksgreatwhenitworks,butitcouldend
catastrophicallywhenitblowsupinyourface.Forstarters,yourelyonyourplayers
aggressivelyclosingdowntheopposition.Butwhathappenswhentheopposingplayer
managestoevadethepress?

(https://strikerless.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/counterpress011.png)

InthisinstanceSrgio,thewinger,hasevadedthepressandskippedpasttwomarkers.This
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InthisinstanceSrgio,thewinger,hasevadedthepressandskippedpasttwomarkers.This
meansthatthereisspaceelsewhereonthepitch.Whentwoplayersarepressuringone
opponent,logicdictatesthatoneplayerhasnodirectopponentrightnow.Ateamthatisquick
onthebreakcouldexploitsuchweaknesses.Thismeanscounterpressingcanberiskywhen
youreplayingopponentswithsuperiorplayers,whocantakeonyourdefendersoneonone
andbeatthem.
Asecondriskyourunwhenusingacounterpressinvolvesthespaceyougivetotheopposing
team.Acounterpressoftenoccursintheoppositionsfinalthird.Thisisbecauseateamthat
dominatespossessionisgenerallyabletoretaintheballinsidetheirownbackandmiddle
thirdwithrelativeease.Whentheballentersthefinalthird,suchteamsoftenencountera
massivewallofopposingplayers,makingspacescarceandturnoversmorelikely.

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Inordertomaintainthecompactshapethatmakescounterpressingwork,thedefencehasto
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Inordertomaintainthecompactshapethatmakescounterpressingwork,thedefencehasto
pushrelativelyfarupthepitchtomakethespacebetweenthevariouslinesmanageablefor
theotherplayers.Thisdoesmeanyougiveawayafairamountofspacebehindyourown
defensiveline,againsomethingthatcouldbeexploitedbyteamswithfastforwardsorteams
wholikeaquickbreak.Youtendtoconcedetheoddgoalwhenacrossordirectpassfinds
spacebehindthedefensivelineforaforwardtorunonto.Itsaninherentriskyoutakewhen
usingthisstyle.Itgenerallylooksabitlikethis.

Benfica 7-1 Shakhtar - Match Highlights

ThefactthatwewereliabletoconcedegoalslikethiswasthemainreasonwhyIstarted
applyingthecounterpressingconceptIhaveinplacerightnow.Thebestdefenceisan
aggressiveoffence.Iftheopposingteamisallowednotimeontheball,thereslesschanceofa
throughballandmoretimeforthedefencetoreorganise.
OneofthesideeffectsIhavenoticedtothewholecounterpressingconceptistheaddedrisk
ofmyplayersmakingtacticalfouls.Atacticalfoulisafoulwheretheoffendingplayerknows
hewillpickupacardandishappytocollectittopreventtheoppositionbreakingquickly.His
sidecangetbackintoagooddefensiveposition,andtheattackingsidehasbeenrobbedofa
potentiallycrucialsituation.Bycommittingafoul,thedefensivesideisbetteroff.

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Tactical Fouls Barcelona

Intheclipabove,youcanseeBarcelonaapplyingtheconceptinreallife.Inthemomentthey
fearaforwardisgoingtoflicktheballoninawaythatmayjeopardisethedefensiveline,they
bargehimintheback,committingatacticalfoulandallowingthedefencetimetoregroup.
Thisisaproblem,thethirdprobleminfact,becauseyouruntheriskofyourplayersgetting
bookedtoooftenandmissinggamesthroughsuspensionorgettingsentoff.

Thesettingsrequiredtousecounterpressingin
FM15
ThereareanumberofsettingsthatmakethecounterpressinghappeninFM15.Itsnotjusta
matterofmindlesslytickinganumberofboxes,itisadelicateandcomplexbalancingact
betweenvariousinteractingsettingsandtheutilisedformation.Wellstartoffbylookingatthe
TeamInstructions.

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ThefirstTeamInstructionIwanttolookatistheWorkBallIntoBoxsetting.Whilstthisisa
passinginstruction,itdoesimpactthewaytheteamlinesuponthepitchandthusinfluences
theteamshape,whichinturninfluencesthecounterpress.Ifwewanttopresssuccessfully,
wecantgoandgivetheballawayinsillysituations,soIdowantmyplayerstoworktheball
intotheboxwithcaution.
Givingtheballawayneedlesslycouldcauseseriousproblems,especiallywhenithappens
nearthehalfwaylineoronourhalf.Optingforpatientandmoresafepasses,especiallyduring
thetransitionfromdefencetooffence,tendstominimisetheriskoflosingtheball,becausea
counterpresscantbesuccessfullyinitiatedinthesecircumstances.

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Ifweweretolosetheballinthesituationabove,wewouldhaveaseriousproblem,asthere
aretwostrikerslurkinginanoffsideposition.Bothcoulddropbackbeforechasingaftera
directpass,thereisplentyofspacebecauseourdefendershavepusheduptokeepthelines
compactandtheteamshapecohesive.Idratherhavetheplayerinpossessionoptforasafe
passwideratherthanariskypassdownthecentralarea.
ThesituationlistedabovetiesinnicelywiththesecondTeamInstructionIwanttolookatis
thePushHigherUpsetting.Whileacounterpresscanoccurinanypartofthepitch,itoften
occursintheoppositionsfinalthird.Whentheballentersthefinalthirdtheoppositionis
oftenlookingtoprotectthatspace,soitbecomesmoredifficulttoretaintheballreliably,so
yourownplayersaremorelikelytoturnitoverinthisareaofthepitch.Ifyouwantyour
playerstopresshard,youwantthegapsbetweenthevariouslinestobeassmallaspossible,
soyouneedtheteamtopushupashighaspossible.

Despitetheriskoflosingtheballwhenplayingacentralpass,youcanseethattherearethree
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Despitetheriskoflosingtheballwhenplayingacentralpass,youcanseethattherearethree
playersofourownteamclosenearbytoattempttotakeoverpossessionshouldsomethinggo
wrong,sothesetupforasuccessfulcounterpressisthere.Still,whyrisksomethinggoing
wrong,whenasaferrouteisavailabledowntheleftflank?
ThenextTeamInstructionIwanttolookatistheCloseDownMoresetting.Idowantmy
playerstoharasstheoppositionwhereeverpossibleandintermsofsliders(Iamoldskool
likethat),thisinstructionwouldincreasetheamountofclosingdownmyplayersdo.Iwant
themtoseekoutopposingplayerstowinbacktheball,cutoffpassingoptionsorsimplyallow
otherstimetoregroup.
ThereisindeedaCloseDownMuchMoreoptionandyes,Ihavetriedit.Infact,Istartedout
byusingthisoption,asitdoesinducethemostrelentlessformofpressingyoucanachievein
FM.However,doyourememberthebitaboutbalancingtheteam?WhenIusedthis
instruction,Inoticedmyplayersbeingdrawnoutofpositionfartoooften,thusruiningthe
teamshapeandthecohesionoftheformation.
ThenextTeamInstructionIwanttolookatistheUseTighterMarkingsetting.TheUse
TighterMarkinginstructionprettymuchreinforcesthepreviousinstruction.Iwantmy
playerstogetupcloseandpersonalandstaywiththeirmarkers,especiallyindefenceand
midfield.Dontgivethemtimeontheball,dontgivethemtimetopickoutapass.Iwantmy
playerstoaggressivelyassaultwhoeverisinpossession,whilstothers(VeryFluidsetting
kickingin)joininbycuttingoffpassingoptions.
ThenextTeamInstructionIwanttolookatisthePreventShortGKDistributionsetting.Illbe
brutallyhonestandsayIhaventreallyseenmuchdifferencewiththisboxtickedandwithout
thisboxticked,butImjustgoingtoleaveitinthere,justincase.Philosophywise,itshouldbe
tickedanyway.Ireckonitmostlyappliestoplayersintheforwardstrata,whichisanarea
whereIgenerallydonthavealotofplayersbydefault.Still,itfeelsrighttojusttokeepit
tickedifyouwanttouseacounterpress.
ThefinalTeamInstructionIwanttolookatistheBeMoreDisciplinedsetting.Iwantmy
playerstobepartofacohesiveunitandIwantthemtokeepinmindthateverydecisionthey
makeimpactstheteamshape.Ireckonthisinstructionwillpreventthemfromgettingtoo
carriedawaywiththeirpressing,sotheydontsacrificetheteamshapeinanefforttowinthe
ballwhenitsreallynotresponsibletodoso.
Despitenotselectingeitherone,IwanttobrieflydiscusstheStayOnFeetandGetStuckIn
instructions,sinceItendtousebothduringtheseason.WhilstImustadmitthatitmaysound
counterintuitivetousethefirstoneinsteadoftheGetStuckInshout,Iassureyouitmakes
perfectsensewhenyouthinkaboutit.Aplayerwhoslidesinforthechallengetakestworisks,
inmyeyes.Whenhemistimeshischallenge,hesdownonthefloorandwillneedtimetoget
backandgetinvolvedinthegameagain.Thatsprecioussecondslostintermsofcounter
pressing.Secondly,andthatsspeakingfromexperiencehere,offensiveplayersarenotthe
mostaccomplishedoftacklers.Tohavethemslideinlikemaniacsgenerallygeneratesafair
amountofbookingsandinjuriestomyownplayers.Illhavelessofthat,thankyouvery
much.
Ontheotherhand,sometimesyouarefacingsuperioroppositioninyourmatches.Whenyour
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Ontheotherhand,sometimesyouarefacingsuperioroppositioninyourmatches.Whenyour
playersareclearlyinferior,youruntheriskofopposingplayersevadingthecounterpressand
youhavetocompensatesomehow.Somerawaggressionandpowercouldcomeinuseful.Yes,
youstillruntheriskofmisstimedchallengeseithergettingyourownplayersbookedor
injuredortakenoutbecausetheyreonthefloor,butyouhavetocompensatesomehowandin
quiteafewcases,youmanagetointimidatetheoppositionthisway.
ThatbringsustotheTeamShapepartofthecounterpressingroutine.Thereisonly
onesettingthatIuseanditisbasicallyaprerequisitetomakingthiswholeconceptwork.

(https://strikerless.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/settings2.png)
IoptedfortheVeryFluidapproachbecauseIwanttheteamtoactasacohesiveunit.Iam
goingtosoundlikeaproperhipsterforreferencingfamousreallifemanagers,butbearwith
meonthisone.PeoplelikeMichels,Cruyff,LobanovskiyandSacchistrivedforuniversality,
whereeveryplayeronthepitchtakesacollectiveresponsebilityforeachaspectofthegame.
Notinthesensethattheforwardisnowtrackingbacktohelpwiththeoffsidetrap,butmore
inthesenseofforexampleaforwardpressinganopposingdefenderontheball,allowinghis
teammateseithertimetolinkupandhelporfallbacktotakeupamorereliabledefensive
stance.
Anyway,sinceuniversalityiscloselyassociatedwithTotalFootball,itsbecomingasortof
buzzword.Inaway,universalityispartofsomemythicalstyleofplay,whichcombinesthe
aestheticsofshortandintricatepassing,aggressivepressing,fluidmovementonandoffthe
ballandpositionalinterchangeabilitywiththeresultsthatdelivertrophies.
ThatreallyisntwhatImafter.Iwantallplayerstotakeequalcreativeanddefensive
responsebilityduringallstagesandphasesofthegame,resultinginaveryfluidstyleofplay.
Becauseofthisstyleofplayandbypushingupthedefensiveline,Itrytokeepthelines
compact.Thismeanstheplayerscanpresswithoutbeingtooconcernedaboutleavinghuge
gapsbehindthem.Soinmyeyes,aVeryFluidsettingisanecessityifIwanttokeepatight
andcohesiveformationthroughoutthematch,becausethedefendershavetothinkoftheir
positioningwhenattackingandtheforwardshavetocontributedefensivelybypressing.
ThatbringsustotheMentalitypartofthecounterpressingroutine.Therearegenerallythree
settingsthatIuse,dependingonthematchandthesettings.

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Ifyouwanttopressaggressively,youhavetohaveplayershighupthepitchtoactually
achievethis.Lookatthedescription.Lookatwhatitsaysonthetin.Winanddominate
possessioninyouropponentshalf.Itwouldmakenosensewhatsoevertomaintainamore
cautiousapproach,whenthisisthekindofpressingyouhopetoachieve.Ifyouwantto
counterpress,youneedtogetmenhighupthepitchandIdobelieveAttackingisthebest
Mentalitysettingtodosowithoutcompromisingdefensivestability.

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Insomesituations,aControlsettingwillworkaswell,butthepressingwillstartslightly
deeperanditdoesallowanopposingteamslightlymoretimeontheballtobuildtheirattacks.
Thiscouldbeusefulwhenyouareplayingasuperioropponent,becausealloutpressinggone
wrongcouldendindisaster,inwhichcaseitmightbesmarttostartthepressingslightly
deeper,moreintheproximityofthehalfwayline.

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TheOverloadsettinggeneratesanevenmoreaggressiveformofpressing,butwithmost
playersfloodingforwardtojoinin,youbecomeveryvulnerabletoopponentswhoemploya
moredirectstyleofplay.IfyouplaytheTonyPulisstyleAImanagers,thiskindofpressing
becomesuseless.Whybotherpressingthedefendersintogivingalongball,whenitstheir
intentiontodosoanyway?Sendingtoomanymenforwardwillleaveyouexposedattheback
againstopponentswhoarenotonlyablebutverywillingtogoheadtohead(pardonthepoor
pun)withyourdefendersinaerialduelsfortheball.

Theattributesrequiredtousecounterpressingin
FM15
Thekeytosuccessfulcounterpressingliesinthemindsetofyourownplayers,withoutan
instantaneouschangeinthementalityoftheplayerfromanattackingmindsettoadefensive
mindset,themomenttocounterpressislost.Counterpressinginitselfisnotaparticularly
revolutionarytacticinthewiderschemeoffootballhistory,buttherecentriseofteamslike
Barcelona,BayernandDortmundbeingabletoexecuteiteffectivelyhasmadeitoneofthe
morefascinatingdevelopmentsincurrentfootballtactics.
ThatmeansIamlookingforplayerswithhighDetermination,WorkRate,Teamworkand
Decisions,whilsthighAggressionprobablyisntabadthingeither.Thesementalattributesare
especiallyimportantfortheplayersinthemidfieldline.IamgoingtoquoteanFMBasearticle
(http://www.fmbase.co.uk/forum/footballmanager2012tacticstraining/52157player
attributesexplained.html)hereforthedefinitionsofthevariousattributes.
Decisionsisoneofthemostimportantattributesinthegame.Aplayerisconstantlypresented
withoptions,andthedecisionsattributecontrolsiftheplayerchoosesthebestoption.Italso
controlshowandwhenanoptionisperformed.Decisionsiswhat,whenandhow.
AlowDeterminationattributemeansaplayergivesupearlier.Highattributemeansthe
playerwouldfightuntiltheend.
AlowattributeforWorkRatemeanstheplayerwouldnotspendtoomuchtimeinofftheball
decisions,andratherwaitforanopportunitytoariseinsteadoftryingtocreatethesituation
himself.Ahighattributemeanstheplayerwouldmakehimselfavailableandinvolvehimself
inplayasmuchaspossible.
AlowTeamworkattributemeanstheplayerwillputhisownbestinterestbeforethebest
interestsoftheteam,liketryingtoshootforgoalinsteadofpassingtoateammate,even
thoughtheteammatemightbeinabetterpositiontoscore.Ahighattributemeanstheplayer
wouldbasedecisionsonwhatisbestfortheteam,notwhatisbestforhimself.
Youcanseeitmakessensetohaveplayerswithhighattributeslikethese,sinceitimprovesthe
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Youcanseeitmakessensetohaveplayerswithhighattributeslikethese,sinceitimprovesthe
chanceofthembeingactivelyinvolvedinthecounterpress.
Becauseallofthisrunningandchallengingplayersisprettydemanding,youarelookingfor
playerswhocanlastanentirematch,sohighStaminaisprobablyagoodidea.Thehigherthe
Staminaattributeis,thelongeraplayercankeepgoingwithoutgettingtired.Itsfully
connectedtothematchconditionoftheplayer.
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25thoughtsonCounterpressing In The
FM15ME
1. kynTnaRasays:
April29,2015at12:40pm
Oneofmyfavouritepieceonstrikerless.Andyouhaverefinedit.Goodstuff,asever..Btw,
thevideoyoulinked,theTristanThomasisyourfriend,onTwitter,own,@flyingwingback
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2. TeryWhenettsays:
April29,2015at1:05pm
Greadreadasalways.
WouldbeinterestingtoseeifyourexperiencewithPreventshortGKdistributions
connectswithyourstrikerlessformation.Butmaybeitsyouropponents,whoaresmart
anddonteventrytodistributeitshortly.
TotheattributesideofthecounterpressingImaybewouldaddconcentration(lotofstuff
goingonthere)andAccelerationforapplyingpressureevenearlier.
CurrentlyIamworkingonmyownpressingarticle(inGerman),Illdefinetelypointto
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CurrentlyIamworkingonmyownpressingarticle(inGerman),Illdefinetelypointto
yoursinit.
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replytocom=1345#respond)
strikerlessGuidosays:
April29,2015at1:09pm
Concentrationisactuallyagoodone,Imightjusteditthatonein
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TeryWhenettsays:
April29,2015at1:13pm
Anticipation(kindofmyfavouriteattribute)isaswellalwaysagoodthingtohave
insystemsrelyingheavilyoncollectiveplay.Itmightbemoderatedthroughtheuse
ofBeMoreDisciplined,butstillimportant.
strikerlessGuidosays:
April29,2015at1:29pm
Anticipationisprettymucharequirementformostmidfieldrolesthough,soIopted
toexcludethat
TeryWhenettsays:
April29,2015at1:33pm
Indeed.
IespeciallylikeitinmyCBs.Thisandpositioningatahighvalueandyouhavea
onemancounterpreventingmachine.
strikerlessGuidosays:
April29,2015at1:43pm
Adefenderwhocanintercepttheballdoesnotneedphysicalstrength.
3. sgevolkersays:
April30,2015at1:18pm
HiGuido,
greatwork!
Arethereanyplayerinstructionswhoshouldbedone?Ordoyouleaveitempty?
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strikerlessGuidosays:
April30,2015at1:19pm
TheplayerinstructionsIusearenotrelatedtothepressing,theyaremostlyabout
passingormovement,sotheyrenotimportanthere.
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4. MANUMADsays:
April30,2015at10:23pm
ThisisveryhelpfulbuttheMEofthelatestpatchstillfrustratesmeasclosingdown
properlyisabastard.
DoyouthinkgegenpressingorwhatevaworkseffectivelyonlywithTIs.Cosinprevious
patchesIfounditdeadlytogivecertainPIstothemostforwardplayers.
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strikerlessGuidosays:
May1,2015at8:12am
Thanksmate.IhaventusedanyPIshere,butIreckontheycouldbeusedtofurther
enhancetheeffects,yes.
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5. FootballManager2015:DevelopingaStyleofPlaywithEnergieCottbus(Part1)|TFM
Footballsays:
May2,2015at2:59pm
[]toreadmoreaboutcounterpressinginFootballManager,Istronglyurgeyoutoread
thisarticlehereatstrikerless.com,Iwillusemanyofthetechniquesusedheretomakethe
systemasperfectas[]
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replytocom=1368#respond)
6. PressingimFootballManager|FM.Zweierkettesays:
May3,2015at2:41pm
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