thank you for the kind words!! so glad people have been enjoying the channel!

Real shit.

thank you for the comment and really glad that you're enjoying the videos!

the idea to add in youth prospect examples/what to look for was too good not to incorporate right away haha

really great to hear that the videos are helping!! And thank you for the kind words

thank you that means a lot!! Been starting to do some work on the regista; had a few comments asking about it haha

thanks! and glad you enjoyed the music!! I actually wrote the music myself haha; I have a music degree funny enough and what better way to use it then to make a KZfaq backing track XD

thank you my friend! Glad you enjoyed the video and welcome!

What's funny is that as I was getting the screen grabs for Emre Can, I was like, I should probably mention "long shots" when I do the talking head. Funny how I never did haha. Anyway, great tips and thanks for adding!

that's awesome, glad they're helping out!

thank you bud I appreciate it! I grew up in the late 80s/early 90s so I feel the aesthetic and style fits perfect for me haha

great call he's an absolute beast. And like you say, maybe the most underrated because Schalke is so desperate for money you can get him on the cheap.

thanks bud glad you enjoyed the video! And always love a good binge session on youtube haha

That's great to hear! Glad you're enjoying them

thank you for the support that really means a lot!

I appreciate it buddy!! I spent a lot of time workshopping the best combination of the look of the info without being too much where it was a jumbled mess. Glad it wasn't in vain haha

glad they're helping out!! and yea sometimes the more complex roles can be really challenging to figure out what they actually do (and maybe more importantly how they interact with others).

thank you seriously that means a lot!

thank you! When I was workshopping some design ideas, I wanted to do something a little different while also having a consistent theme. I grew up in the late 80's/early 90's so this theme seemed like the perfect match! thanks again

Glad the videos are helping!! And thank you for the compliments! I've been working on a video about Mentality, but I know the whole thing can be confusing. One thing to try when making a tactic: put the players into a formation that you think would work together but don't use any tactical instructions. Then, watch the first 15-20 minutes of a match. What happens when you have the ball? Do you wish you retained possession more? Do you wish you were more attacking? When the opponent has the ball, are you not pressing enough? Do you wish you were actually a little more defensive? Once you've got some observations, you can start adding in some tactical instructions. Schedule some friendlies against teams relatively close to you in scale (for example if you're a English Premier League team, schedule friendlies with teams in the championship/league one.) This is a great way to test out a tactics... hope this helps!

Glad you like them!!

welcome back to the FM community! glad you were able to find the channel and join the fun haha. And thank you for the kind words!

thanks bud i appreciate the kind words! I grew up in the late 80's/early 90's so this VHS/retro style feels right at home for me haha

that's awesome to hear, glad the videos are able to help you out! be seriously thank you!

much appreciated!

thanks bud glad you're enjoying the videos! They're a ton of fun to make! but I'm always trying to work on what needs to be in the video and what can be left out haha. I almost need to do a deep dive on each role too so I can put in everything I want

thanks bud really appreciate the comment and kind words!

glad you're enjoying!!

Great call with the IFB to make sure you've always got a back 3 at least; perfect like you say to get that coverage. The asymmetrical space you mentioned reminds me a lot of when I dabbled in that kind of formation; I liked to try a shadow striker in the AM area offset with a DLF in the striker role. You get that kinda open space movement that was fun to mess with. And thanks for the compliment!! Love that you're adding to some good tactcial discussions!

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker I need to give your DLF video a watch today, always wanted to implement one and I think having it in a ASYM system would be perfect like you said having them offset with a SS alongside! Keep up the great work my friend!

thanks! and great idea; I've been looking to incorporate more how the roles interact with each other. Especially with the fun ideas you can do with positional play in FM24

Not going to lie, that may be the greatest compliment I've ever gotten hahaha. Thanks!

Glad they're helping out! Like I said in the video, these are the types of videos I wanted to see when I first started out haha

thank you! I appreciate the kind words and glad you're enjoying the game. I've gotten a couple of requests to make a training video, so maybe I'll get to work on one! Thank you for the suggestion. As for your issue, I do two things for top squads: the first is to send players on vacation routinely throughout the season. So one of my top players will go on a vacation maybe 2-3 times per season. This will keep them more rested throughout the season and fresh for training. The second, is make a second tactic that is very similar to your normal/high intensity one, but make it less intense. So let's say you're in the 35th minute and closing out the half, play the less intense tactic. Just something where your players aren't playing high intesity for all the matches, all the time (if that makes sense)

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Oh ok ur advice makes so much sense. Thank you bro!

Love those Italian lower leagues! Did a save with Palermo once. Some proper players in there. And two SV is an awesome idea, I defnitely need to do some more tactics with that

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker yeah i love it too, if u need more info on tactics ask too, but i don’t think u need me help ahahah 😜👍🏻

Il Segundo Volante è l'equivalente inglese del secondo mediano nella versione italiana di FM?o è il carrillero?

@@jerrywasaracecardriver8893 secondo mediamo

love the idea; I do need to do something with player traits and which ones are good for each role

Good call. Libero another underrated role

appreciate the kind words! and glad you're enjoying the videos!

For the regista I may need to go and find a historical database save so I can get Andrea Pirlo haha. Not sure if I'll find a better example of a reigsta

Thank you for the suggestion, I'll check out the tactic thanks!

Great addition; very true on the "arrives late" player trait. The perfect one for a role like the SV

thanks! And yea same, I tend to drift towards the defensive rather than attacking and try to find those plays elsewhere

side note, I LOVE the no-nonsense centerback. Some roles have confusing names, or confusion about what they do, love that the NNCB tells you exactly what he's going to do hahaha

Thanks!

Thank you! Between you and me, I actually don't know what the exploits are haha; all I remember is reading about the corner exploit from... last year I think it was?

thank you!

Thank you! 😁

thanks! so far I've been trying to hit the different position groups, but may have to do a F9 when the striker comes up again! I've had a few requests for it

Glad you enjoyed it

It feels like I love every role, but I do love the shadow striker haha. Benefits of an attacking midfield player and the strengths of a goal scorer

thanks! I'll see if I can get one of those two coming up soon

Great idea; I'll see if I can start incorporating some more ways the roles interact with the defense/other roles in future videos

Yep right on. You see in the video some of the SV runs puts him right next to the opponent goalie, this could definitely lead to him being caught out. One of the reasons why I like a holding defensive midfielder next to him

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Thanks for the reply! I could definitely try incorporating volante/DM combo in my save. One final question: Is a CAM a good option to have in front of this volante/DM pairing?

@@spinyslasher6586 Absolutely! Try maybe an advanced playmaker or attacking midfielder (either one on support) with a SV on attack. The CAM will drop towards the midfield and will always have the SV and the DM as outlet passes. And a SV on attack will get you forward pressure, so you 've got a nice balanced midfield

we're out here! There's been a bigger following (well big for America) of the sport in the last 5~ years. A lot of local teams have really awesome crowds; like in the USL leagues

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker That is cool to hear.

So like a reverse 4-3-3? Two DM and a CM? I'd probably do something like a box to box midfielder or a central midfielder (on support/attack, depending what you have the SV on).

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymakerThank you!

no problem! good luck and let me know how it works out!

been looking to do a video on IF vs IW!

you're welcome, glad you are enjoying the videos and welcome to the game! Those are some great recommendations, and if it makes any difference i LOVE the halfback; it's an awesome role. Here's quick crash course: Anchor man: sits in the defensive midfield area. Plays it safe, will play short passes. Doesn't get pulled out of position. Great to use in combination with a segundo volante because of this. Halfback: in an attack, they actually drop back into the defensive line with the center backs. In a 4-3-3 formation, if you have the fullbacks pushing up, the halfback will drop into line with the centerbacks to make a back 3. This lets you be more adventurous with your two fullbacks as you have sufficient defensive cover. Both of these roles need attacking players in front of them. They're defensive, so try a support and attacking role in the midfield to pair with them. Hopefully this helps!

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker This is awesome explanation, thank you! I am currently using 4-4-2 narrow diamond and BWM on defend as my defensive midfielder, after reading your comment I think that Halfback is probably a better option, thanks once again.

no problem! Let me know if that works for you!

great idea! Been looking for a winger position to do next

great suggestion!

a wide playmaker likes to drift inside and use a player who has good passing / vision. Something like an inside forward is usually more concerned with scoring where a wide playmaker likes to pass. A libero will play like a centerback when you're defending and then act like a midfielder when you're in possession. I plan to do a libero video in the (hopefully near) future so stay tuned!

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker but why is it called advanced playmaker on RW/LW but Wide playmaker on ML/MR

Ha it's funny you mention that, it's become so normal at this point I don't think I even noticed. I actually do play with color attributes but it's very subtle, basically a white/pink for high attributes, white/green for good, etc... but I think the video effect washes out the colors to make it the same. Sometimes I play with normal attribute colors, but often I like the subtle color attributes because it helps with readibility against a dark background.

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker I play with the classic gray for bad, white for average, yellow for good and green for great - so when you were bringing players up my brain instantly decided they were a terrible player but my eyes and ears were following to what you were saying so I think I had some sort of mini stroke in that moment 😂😂😂😂😂

hahaha I totally get that. No wonder you were like "wow this dude is below average" XD

Does more in the defensive area, and more in the attacking area. The SV's range is from one goalie to the other, aggressively closing down the ball and trying to score goals. The box to box's range is between the two penalty boxes (so not as expansive). The B2B is also less aggressive in the offensive end

The Volante is more of a transitional player, looks to carry the ball forward, pass quickly when you regain possession and be at the end of chances. The Box to box is more of a utility player, the Volante is an attacking threat from deep. And keep in mind that the Volante is a DM in defense which makes a huge difference

great explanation!

Glad you enjoyed it thank you!