Hopefully this longer form video is enjoyable, a LOT to take in. Importantly, let us know if you get any luck with the tactic or even applying some of the principles.

Brilliant video, the structure of the video and your explanation of each stage has given me a whole new perspective of FM despite being a 15 year veteran. Keep up the good work!

Mate, this is incredible. I took over a dodgy Hearts side who were underperfoming and spent the majority of the rest of the season tinkering with formations, player roles and the duties. Fast forward to 15th May, in the "Relegation Group", I implement this, and keep my first clean sheet in 3 months. Unreal. Next game, same again, except we get one shot on target and score from it. You've saved my bacon. Looking forward to getting this locked down during a pre-season with some fresh players!

Love these in-depth tactical videos with explaining and examples. Well done boss!

Great break down stinger. Never went into player instructions so much. Going to give it a go now. Cheers

thank you so much. as someone who knows how to set up is team for attack but always struggles with defense this really helped me a lot

Muy buen video muy bien explicado, lo aplicaré en mi guardado con Amiens, la afición y la directiva estarán contentos al ver jugar al equipo un fútbol sólido defensivamente, me estaba costando no encajar. Muchas gracias

Also, we need a breakdown of 6:47 tactic as well! I want to set up not only this defensive tactic, but the attacking one as well.

Love this. I tend to play a very similar 4-3-3 tactic. I also have a chase game and kill game off version. So losing at end of game I use chase game which ups mentality, more direct, higher defensive line, etc Then my kill game off tactic keeps same formation but slows play down, time wastes etc. But I love this one you’ve created, which is much better than mine. Funnily enough I was about to comment about why don’t you turn on play for set pieces. Goes hand in hand with time wasting for me. Anyway I’m certainly going to try this. A very different and well thought out bit of logic. 👍👏👏

Great explanation. I'm gonna try and replicate it, making tweaks as i go along, squad dependent, but the principles you've covered here are A1.

What. A. Video! Top drawer as always!

Absolutely brilliant tactic.

I'm gonna try applying this to my save, I like the ideas you've got here. Quality video.

JD you hero. I needed this 🤝

awesome video mate, had real issues with defense this year and this has helped out loads. im a football addict IRL and seeing how things i know about in real life like defensive fundamentals and principles are able to be translated into the game have helped a lot. have you got any advice on how to tweak this to make it better against smaller teams? what the changes will be when you're hunting a goal etc etc

Nice video, great insight on defense!. I believe the purpose of football is scoring goals. Clean sheet is nice but than matches become really boring and without emotions. A 6-2 win compared to 1-0 is a much better experience in my small opinion. 7 goals scored in 14 matches in a video game means your supporters have high risk to fall asleep on their seats.. Also..best defense in football manager is made with a good ball possesion and offense. old rule..they can't score if you have the ball. Off course each team and situations need different approaches so understanding defense principles is crucial and you explained them perfectly.

Cracking tactic. As a title challenging team always always struggle at City and Liverpool away. Used the tactic today for the first time and won 1-0 at City away with only 1 shot to my name

Tried it out with Luton, did some adaptions, finished 13th. 28 goals scored and 39 conceded.

This is exaxly how Kopenhag played against Galatasaray and won, pain in the ass!

Superb

thanks for video great stuff. How come the role ability drops? More role ability more higher performance from the player?

just found this and subbed brilliant vid and description always looking to keep things tight and just seem to fall short but this im hoping helps me a lot. Couple of things 1 the WM do you need capable players as my 2 wingers fall well short of the mark. 2 would this work in a 4231 or does it have to be 4141 i love the concept ideas and find it very Simeone A Madrid style keep em coming

I have won the champions league with Shrewsbury, zaragoza, Leeds. Game is so easy if you attack and press high. I cant ever get success with a low block though, wish the game would allow defensive/counter tactics to work properly

I will use this tactic when my team is 2 goals up. If my team is 0-0 or losing by 1-0 down or more, I will use my primary attacking tactic. That would be my match plans

Good in depth detailed description of tactics but you changed tactics about 55 times for that tactic 😂😂

Great defensive vid mate. Would you also give an anchor the ease off tackles PI? Compared to the halfback you showcased he's more cautious regarding pressing and tackling i guess.

Time wasting: I always put it at max. There's literally no reason not to do it. If you change the overall mentality, the actual usage of time wasting changes with it, so once you go to attacking, time wasting will drop to "never", even if the bar is full to the right. Not only does time wasting over the course of a game mean fewer chances for the opponent to score, it also keeps your players fresher to press aggressively. Also, a back 3 with 2 WB and a DM (anchor or HB) is just immediately more solid from my experience.

I watched the video once its was released and to be honest I was not believing my eyes at all finally someone is talking about defensive football in FM and I have to say this this video is excellent and very informative too I still remember last year video about possession football 🔝🔝 before watching your video i was searching and gathering all avaliable informations try to replicate Otto Rehhagel Approach with Greece 2004 🇬🇷 I believe your video can be a hug help for sure keep the good work up and I hope you will always surprised us with a good quality work. Quick question what are the Core Attributes for this Defensive Approach? Thanks in advance

Thanks for the video. Do you know how to tweak it to fit in an attacking midfielder? Or do you think the 3 in midfield is key ?

I've had some intermittent success against big teams with lower defensive line, press less often, and counter attack tuned on. I only see tactics with Much More often pressing so I wanted to try something different. Can you try to make a lower defensive line, less often pressing tactic?

Is it a good tactic to start a match? Or do you suggest to switch to this tactic in order to secure a win?

Can we also have the tactic before adjustment ? (denmark save)

This might not be effective against teams who are good at playing out of press. I am looking forward to an underdog tactic :)

File to download?

How about central defender instructions?

Could this be used with a top team with top players ?

Any OI on this tactics? guardiola city tactic pls

What about CB pi's ? Any ?

Have you experimented with setting CBs to 'Cover' when defending like this?

Where can I download the game for free?

Bro, how do you plan to score a goal with this tactic?