Your Dominate videos have completely changed how I view Football Manager. This is brilliant thinking, honestly. Thank you, I'm gonna try your philosophy
This is probably one of the best FM tactic videos ever. Such a unique approach to setting up a style and building a squad that I've never seen before. I've been implementing this on my save and it's game changing
@@FletchTheSaucebeen playing for a similar amount of time but I’ve never seen it shown like this and it makes complete sense. I like that it’s relatable to real world football too.
I have got to say, I'm really enjoying your videos. I normally watch the generic tactics videos, but you have put a different view on things. I have been trying a few things out and been getting some good results. Thanks and keep the videos coming.
This has significantly helped me hone my 3 basic formations/ tactics. It means most players can play in a wide variety of positions. It also means each opponent can be engaged with a bespoke set of roles/ PIs/ OIs depending on their style and formation. I use 5-2DM-2-1 as a basis. But I can use any combination of:- FB or WB roles. 2 or 3 CB. 2 or 3 DMCs. 2 AMC or wide players (or one of each). Even 1 AMC plus 2 strikers. It makes a season more. Challenging and rewarding.
@@drew3ism no worries, as you can see from the lack of editing and production it didn't take too long. Happy to share my 27 years of football management game knowledge 🫡
Really interesting to watch such a different take on the game! Would love to see you play through the first season of a new club, seeing how you learn your 11 and especially building up the bank of tactics that you use against the other teams/systems in the league.
@@clazza8669 ua-cam.com/video/S32neDts8OE/v-deo.htmlsi=Cs7NKu2_KLWk-uSZ Check out this, this goes into more detail showing how I did it in our NACL Network Save.
Been implementing tips from your last two videos and can say it's working very well! This video is very useful again and I have to say using this technique of adapting your tactics is always going to be way more fun than using the same tactic and shape in every match and expecting it to just work. The most fun is working out where you can increase an attacking focus from and then seeing it unfold in the action. Like changing that box to box mid to an attacking Mezzala. Interesting point too about leaving as many ways to score goals open as possible.
@@stickpiano Thank you so much buddy, means the most coming from you. Doubt I would even be making this content if it wasn't for you pushing my level every week.🫡
Great videos, and even though I've played for years, I'm, thanks to you, thinking on different ways to set up tactics. However, something I didn't hear you mention - the more positions a player can play, either intentionally or unintentionally, the more "CA" will be taken up - and less attribute increase is possible. What I mean by unintentionally, is that if a player is not competent in a role, but when you play/train a player in a new role, more CA will be taken up, to allow this player to play there more proficiently.
@@Martin-fd8jl if that was the case, I would be willing to reduce the potential improvement of a player to maximize their performance in my team by being able to play in roles that are super effective tactically.
@@AshleyHarris-dx2mn thank you so much, that means a lot considering I did this in one take and felt like I misspoke a lot. I stream in a network Save on Thursdays. It's called the NACL. Follow me on twitch and Twitter @fletchthe sauce Thanks again
Learning a lot from this channel! Been using Khephren Thuram as my winger/10/volante in my arsenal save. Only con he has is the lack of crossing. Who would be kinda that top level dream player for this? Btw loving this series!
Never considered him as a winger guy, that's an amazing option, something I wish I thought of! you could just make sure he's on cross less often. I like Odegaard as that guy too. There's so many options... can't think of the top of my head rn though. put crossing, dribbling, work rate, speed, accel, passing, vision, positioning all at 12/13/14 in the filter and see who pops up. Nunes my favorite one but he does love a red card.
@@FletchTheSauce I havent used odegaard there that much since I like wingers to have good pace. He is amazing regista for me so far! Guess I can rotate them both on the wing/in midfield depending where I need Thurams superior defensive attributes. Nunes looks good too, I will look to pick him up for depth for sure!
@@FletchTheSauce I tried looking for a player like that on a new save. Erick Sanchez from Pachuca CF seems like a great option at only 2-3 mil price. For my arsenal team in my 3rd season nico williams or pedro porro seem amazing but expensive.
Enjoyed this video on how you set up. Really playing the game. I've got you on subscibe so looking forward to the series. Your using player positioning and opposition instructions to implement your plans. Do you use specific player on player marking at all ? At some point would love to watch example games.
Really playing the game is the best compliment you could give me so thank you. It's hard to find wingers with decent marking, but when I have had them on occasion, I will use the man marking player instruction on opposing full backs. My decent marking striker I used on a CB from time to time. I dislike using it on our defensive players as it restricts them getting forward. I have had opponents that used the man marking on my back 5 wing backs with their wingers and it really restricted them offensively.
Amazing video! Can u please show us how u made the VS Bizarra 3-5-2 tactics please? It would be great if u can also teach us what ideas u were trying to implement with this formation. I want to really try this formation :) I would like to download it if possible.
Really interesting video. Wondering how you deal with coming up against teams who change shape in possession with roles like HB. I would always think a team with two CBs and a half back is building with a three in possession (and will often do it myself to overload 2 striker opponents in the first line) and plan accordingly. However it would obviously show up as a 4-3-3 out of possession and on the OI screen. Do you plot opponents out on your chalkboard in an in and out of possession shape? Or do you stick to the formations shown on the OI screen?
@@robbiearrowsmith6006 I will cover this when I to how to beat 3 at the back with libero and half back systems. Also will include stuff like inverted full backs.
Question, i see you select wingers left footed/right footed, and in your tactical screen, they are all inverted. How do you pick/position your wingers based on that? amazing content btw
@FletchTheSauce in the tactical screen (fm), you use inverted wingers (inverted footedness as well), and on the tactical board, you have them sorted left footed winger on left side, rightfooted on right side. So the roles you give them contrast the profiles that you look for (tactic board ideal usecase) based on this, do you just invert them left to right (and vice versa) if you want to give them the iw/if role, or do you just give them the iw/if role, irrelevant of their foot and stick to the tactical board idea? hopefully it makes sense what I want to ask :)
Hello! Would you mind explaining why you're playing with volantes in a lot of your tactics? I always struggle with pivot roles in most of my tactics and I would like to understand better. Maybe in a future video?
@@tudormoldoveanu6249 yeah absolutely I will do that. Volantes are a little attacking for 4-2-3-1s and 4-4-2s however because I love to use them in 3 at the back systems, it's easy to just train them as regista volantes and switch the volantes to attack. This keeps tactical familiarity high with all the other changes. I don't like DM on support for 3 at the back, not attacking enough.
So, basically you don’t have a main tactic, i see that you prefer your team is always pressing, but the position of the players and roles changes in relation to the opposing team. I’m starting a save based on what you’ve explained in the last videos, my best player is an attacking midfielder, a pure 10, but he can only play in that position. It’s worthy leaving him on the bench in case I need to play, for example, a 442 so that I can counter the opponents team? Or maybe sell him and find someone with a lot of versatility between different positions, but who is worse than the player I had previously?
@@FletchTheSaucei guess he could play in a regista role, but i have another great player more suitable for that position… i’ll try to find a way. But like you said it’s almost impossible to start a save and have the perfect players to do this philosophy! Great content and great explanations, keep it up!!👏🏼👏🏼
How exactly do you have those formations and tactics setup in Fm? How many are there in total and do you need to have them prepared before hand and just change tactic mid game or how does it actually work on FM itself please can someone help
@@jackwhateley1602 twitch, I stream every Thursday. not this one though, the guy who runs our network Save is getting married. I'll upload my last 3 vods for you!
@@FletchTheSauce I don't want to simply copy a tactic and play it. I'm interested in understanding which formations we should use against different formations. For example, if the opposing team plays with a 4-2-3-1 formation, what would be the best formation for us to use against them? Similarly, if the opponent uses a popular formation like 4-2-4, which formation should we play to counter it?
@@yfu08 depends on who yours and theirs best players are and who are your best and worst players. If their wingers or full backs are wide or narrow. Too complicated to answer in a message, I will elaborate in future videos.
@@FariasBk yeah they actually need to play mezzala in some systems too. They just need a fair amount of tackling/positioning too for when they play volante. The guy I use currently has 3 tackling, not ideal.
@@FletchTheSauce I see! Great video btw! I do try to have a more flexible squad in terms of formation, feels more realistic from my view. Keep the good work! :)
@@FletchTheSauce what if i got a player just like that but he aint left footed but right footed (only reasonable left foot) and my other good winger is also right footed is it that important?
If you really get extremely successful with this approach it is heavily based on meta in fm being quite unrefined, with all this maximised harsh tackling not being punished, so you really benefit from better physicality in duels, and can afford to have flexibility of the team playing multiple tactics without getting really strong cohesion. The epitomy of how raw the meta is, is the fact that putting it on "balance" plus narrowest scheme width is simply a no brainer in terms of overall effectiveness, even you pay double flanks, overlap. Ridiculous.
Your Dominate videos have completely changed how I view Football Manager. This is brilliant thinking, honestly. Thank you, I'm gonna try your philosophy
So glad to hear it and thank you!
This is probably one of the best FM tactic videos ever. Such a unique approach to setting up a style and building a squad that I've never seen before. I've been implementing this on my save and it's game changing
@@alexjp123 thank you so much! I really appreciate that.
wow these last 3 videos might be the best fm videos ive ever seen.
@@milan-px5uq thank you so much! Follow me on Twitch and Twitter!
@@FletchTheSaucebeen playing for a similar amount of time but I’ve never seen it shown like this and it makes complete sense. I like that it’s relatable to real world football too.
honestly, you've blown my mind just seeing your perspective of the game. hands down the best fm content on UA-cam
Thank you so much. I was hoping I might blow some minds :)
Ok , now this is tactics fm talk… didnt know there was a channel like this here. Good stuff👍🏻 from Croatia 🇭🇷
Thank you!
I have got to say, I'm really enjoying your videos. I normally watch the generic tactics videos, but you have put a different view on things. I have been trying a few things out and been getting some good results. Thanks and keep the videos coming.
Thank you ! Glad to hear you are getting results.
This has significantly helped me hone my 3 basic formations/ tactics.
It means most players can play in a wide variety of positions.
It also means each opponent can be engaged with a bespoke set of roles/ PIs/ OIs depending on their style and formation.
I use 5-2DM-2-1 as a basis.
But I can use any combination of:-
FB or WB roles.
2 or 3 CB.
2 or 3 DMCs.
2 AMC or wide players (or one of each).
Even 1 AMC plus 2 strikers.
It makes a season more. Challenging and rewarding.
These videos have been so good. Thank you for taking the time and putting them together
@@drew3ism no worries, as you can see from the lack of editing and production it didn't take too long.
Happy to share my 27 years of football management game knowledge 🫡
god bless the algorithm... you sir are getting a sub... fantastic way of squad building!
Thank you for the sub !
Really interesting to watch such a different take on the game! Would love to see you play through the first season of a new club, seeing how you learn your 11 and especially building up the bank of tactics that you use against the other teams/systems in the league.
@@clazza8669 ua-cam.com/video/S32neDts8OE/v-deo.htmlsi=Cs7NKu2_KLWk-uSZ
Check out this, this goes into more detail showing how I did it in our NACL Network Save.
you've really inspired me to start playing this way and start a new save to end if the fm cycle with
@@BassMasterJS who are you going to manage? Let me know who you get as your number 10
Been implementing tips from your last two videos and can say it's working very well! This video is very useful again and I have to say using this technique of adapting your tactics is always going to be way more fun than using the same tactic and shape in every match and expecting it to just work. The most fun is working out where you can increase an attacking focus from and then seeing it unfold in the action. Like changing that box to box mid to an attacking Mezzala. Interesting point too about leaving as many ways to score goals open as possible.
You've done it again, amazing content!
@@stickpiano Thank you so much buddy, means the most coming from you. Doubt I would even be making this content if it wasn't for you pushing my level every week.🫡
Great videos, and even though I've played for years, I'm, thanks to you, thinking on different ways to set up tactics.
However, something I didn't hear you mention - the more positions a player can play, either intentionally or unintentionally, the more "CA" will be taken up - and less attribute increase is possible.
What I mean by unintentionally, is that if a player is not competent in a role, but when you play/train a player in a new role, more CA will be taken up, to allow this player to play there more proficiently.
@@Martin-fd8jl if that was the case, I would be willing to reduce the potential improvement of a player to maximize their performance in my team by being able to play in roles that are super effective tactically.
I listened to this.. for my Chelsea save I went and got kephren thuram and zambo as my dm’s on support and Jesus Christ 😂😂😂😂😂 they are so so good
Zambo my favourite player!
@@FletchTheSauce man he’s unreal for them both on velonte 😂😂 they look like yaya in his prime just smoking past plauers
Thank you so much for explaining 1 V 1
@@WilterQuesada no problem, anytime!
Excellent, informative content
@@FMdanjy thank you so much!
My favourite FM video ive ever seen.
You explained everything so simply and clearly.
Would love to watch you play live.
Are you on Twitch?
@@AshleyHarris-dx2mn thank you so much, that means a lot considering I did this in one take and felt like I misspoke a lot.
I stream in a network Save on Thursdays. It's called the NACL.
Follow me on twitch and Twitter @fletchthe sauce
Thanks again
Which other of my videos have you seen so far?
Learning a lot from this channel! Been using Khephren Thuram as my winger/10/volante in my arsenal save. Only con he has is the lack of crossing. Who would be kinda that top level dream player for this? Btw loving this series!
Never considered him as a winger guy, that's an amazing option, something I wish I thought of!
you could just make sure he's on cross less often. I like Odegaard as that guy too. There's so many options... can't think of the top of my head rn though.
put crossing, dribbling, work rate, speed, accel, passing, vision, positioning all at 12/13/14 in the filter and see who pops up.
Nunes my favorite one but he does love a red card.
@@FletchTheSauce I havent used odegaard there that much since I like wingers to have good pace. He is amazing regista for me so far! Guess I can rotate them both on the wing/in midfield depending where I need Thurams superior defensive attributes. Nunes looks good too, I will look to pick him up for depth for sure!
@@FletchTheSauce I tried looking for a player like that on a new save. Erick Sanchez from Pachuca CF seems like a great option at only 2-3 mil price. For my arsenal team in my 3rd season nico williams or pedro porro seem amazing but expensive.
@@Juicer988 one guy played odegaard as winger against me in a draft final and I got destroyed. Still have PTSD from this.
What a great video, i always had issues with tranfers can you explain how you go about scouting/looking for 1st team players, thank you in advance!
Absolutely, I will make my next video about how I recruit!
Enjoyed this video on how you set up. Really playing the game. I've got you on subscibe so looking forward to the series. Your using player positioning and opposition instructions to implement your plans. Do you use specific player on player marking at all ? At some point would love to watch example games.
Really playing the game is the best compliment you could give me so thank you.
It's hard to find wingers with decent marking, but when I have had them on occasion, I will use the man marking player instruction on opposing full backs. My decent marking striker I used on a CB from time to time. I dislike using it on our defensive players as it restricts them getting forward. I have had opponents that used the man marking on my back 5 wing backs with their wingers and it really restricted them offensively.
Amazing video! Can u please show us how u made the VS Bizarra 3-5-2 tactics please? It would be great if u can also teach us what ideas u were trying to implement with this formation. I want to really try this formation :) I would like to download it if possible.
3-1-4-2 vs a 3-4-1-2. This is a +1 in defence, -1 in attack.
You don't need to download, you can make your own improved version of it! 😊
@@FletchTheSauce Ok thank u
Really interesting video. Wondering how you deal with coming up against teams who change shape in possession with roles like HB. I would always think a team with two CBs and a half back is building with a three in possession (and will often do it myself to overload 2 striker opponents in the first line) and plan accordingly. However it would obviously show up as a 4-3-3 out of possession and on the OI screen. Do you plot opponents out on your chalkboard in an in and out of possession shape? Or do you stick to the formations shown on the OI screen?
@@robbiearrowsmith6006 I will cover this when I to how to beat 3 at the back with libero and half back systems. Also will include stuff like inverted full backs.
Great videos brother, Question, do you use comprehensive highlights?
@@popsstar9768 if I'm playing solo yes
and thank you !
Sooo sooo impressive
Cheers!
Question,
i see you select wingers left footed/right footed, and in your tactical screen, they are all inverted. How do you pick/position your wingers based on that?
amazing content btw
@@iv13ns61 thank you so much, I would love to answer your question but I'm not too clear what you mean.
@FletchTheSauce in the tactical screen (fm), you use inverted wingers (inverted footedness as well), and on the tactical board, you have them sorted left footed winger on left side, rightfooted on right side.
So the roles you give them contrast the profiles that you look for (tactic board ideal usecase)
based on this, do you just invert them left to right (and vice versa) if you want to give them the iw/if role, or do you just give them the iw/if role, irrelevant of their foot and stick to the tactical board idea?
hopefully it makes sense what I want to ask :)
@@iv13ns61 If they have cut inside with the ball, I want their strong foot to be on the inside. I probably just forgot to swap them
Hello!
Would you mind explaining why you're playing with volantes in a lot of your tactics? I always struggle with pivot roles in most of my tactics and I would like to understand better. Maybe in a future video?
@@tudormoldoveanu6249 yeah absolutely I will do that. Volantes are a little attacking for 4-2-3-1s and 4-4-2s however because I love to use them in 3 at the back systems, it's easy to just train them as regista volantes and switch the volantes to attack. This keeps tactical familiarity high with all the other changes. I don't like DM on support for 3 at the back, not attacking enough.
So, basically you don’t have a main tactic, i see that you prefer your team is always pressing, but the position of the players and roles changes in relation to the opposing team. I’m starting a save based on what you’ve explained in the last videos, my best player is an attacking midfielder, a pure 10, but he can only play in that position. It’s worthy leaving him on the bench in case I need to play, for example, a 442 so that I can counter the opponents team? Or maybe sell him and find someone with a lot of versatility between different positions, but who is worse than the player I had previously?
@@vinhas7797 what makes it so he can only play as 10? Is he not quick?
Can he tackle? Positioning? Can he finish ?
@@FletchTheSaucei guess he could play in a regista role, but i have another great player more suitable for that position… i’ll try to find a way. But like you said it’s almost impossible to start a save and have the perfect players to do this philosophy! Great content and great explanations, keep it up!!👏🏼👏🏼
How exactly do you have those formations and tactics setup in Fm? How many are there in total and do you need to have them prepared before hand and just change tactic mid game or how does it actually work on FM itself please can someone help
What club is that shirt on the wall from?
Willem II ❤
Where can we find your streams?
@@jackwhateley1602 twitch, I stream every Thursday. not this one though, the guy who runs our network Save is getting married. I'll upload my last 3 vods for you!
what skin do you use?
@@markodragojevic5967 think it's tato
Any chance you can share the tactics files?
I don't want to, I want to inspire people to make their own tactics! 😊
@@FletchTheSauce I don't want to simply copy a tactic and play it. I'm interested in understanding which formations we should use against different formations. For example, if the opposing team plays with a 4-2-3-1 formation, what would be the best formation for us to use against them? Similarly, if the opponent uses a popular formation like 4-2-4, which formation should we play to counter it?
@@yfu08 depends on who yours and theirs best players are and who are your best and worst players. If their wingers or full backs are wide or narrow.
Too complicated to answer in a message, I will elaborate in future videos.
isn't the "Winger/10/Volante" kind of a Mezzala?
@@FariasBk yeah they actually need to play mezzala in some systems too. They just need a fair amount of tackling/positioning too for when they play volante.
The guy I use currently has 3 tackling, not ideal.
@@FletchTheSauce I see! Great video btw! I do try to have a more flexible squad in terms of formation, feels more realistic from my view. Keep the good work! :)
It sounds like a Bernardo Silva type of player
@@FletchTheSauce what if i got a player just like that but he aint left footed but right footed (only reasonable left foot) and my other good winger is also right footed is it that important?
@@bosqueSP yeah he's he best one on the game
jesus... I watched 2 of your videos (the other one was about 4-3-3) and after playing 1k h in fm24 I found out, that I know nothing about the game.
@@lukaszprotas this comment made me laugh.
If you really get extremely successful with this approach it is heavily based on meta in fm being quite unrefined, with all this maximised harsh tackling not being punished, so you really benefit from better physicality in duels, and can afford to have flexibility of the team playing multiple tactics without getting really strong cohesion. The epitomy of how raw the meta is, is the fact that putting it on "balance" plus narrowest scheme width is simply a no brainer in terms of overall effectiveness, even you pay double flanks, overlap. Ridiculous.
Height is irrelevant, why are you allways talking about height? All that matters is jumping reach.
@@tomeboaventura9054 when I say height I mean jumping reach, I don't see that many short players with high jumping reach.