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Tactics Testing the Match Engine- The Linear 2-2-2-2-2


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In the aimless, doldrum interim between now and FMM24, many of us find ourselves wanting to play FMM but don’t want to start a career. It’s the perfect time to stretch and test the outer limits of the match engine.

 

as a beginning note- this is not a tactic that i’ve run a season through. This is simply a silly formation that I repeatedly simmed until I got consistent wins. I imagine that the CPU would eventually figure out how to crush this tactic- but until then, here’s some friendlies.

 

Starting with Vanarama National League South side, Taunton Town:E68BDC4E-D031-4366-A81D-BF47D51E4F53.thumb.png.0a3bf15cec142919954805b47a0c641d.pngE68BDC4E-D031-4366-A81D-BF47D51E4F53.thumb.png.0a3bf15cec142919954805b47a0c641d.png7F7AD711-65EB-4F14-92A8-47F5E6428146.thumb.png.aed8ed65cc5b647115e3afc03d4eb15a.png

the obvious bizarre instructions are “look for overlap” and “mixed” passing focus. However, for whatever reason it continuously worked in friendlies against other VNS sides.

 

But what about higher level sides? Here’s the same formation, adjusted to the likes of Barcelona:44BBD7F6-425D-4055-BB53-E9D64FC72659.thumb.png.1dc9ab8a2502852e1c572f7a2bb0bbb5.pngC915D772-8B38-4391-9D4C-049BA30CB6CE.thumb.png.6c586f2879ea0b93f15f83cb70800b70.png

the biggest difference is that all creative freedom is taken away, and the two DM’s are turned into Anchors. Here’s how it looks in attack and defense-46906C02-5FC6-43E4-AAF7-8C44D1CE76D0.thumb.png.a8b9bef497e50826eb8c23ab3c2950d6.png82F7267C-6ED9-4975-BE21-DBD131165523.thumb.png.3ab396ed1468a92589998f008fcaa53b.png

 

again, I imagine that the CPU would learn to create space by going wider, but I was able to consistently get 3-0, 2-0 results in a friendly against Milan.

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