Fixing a Broken Midfield in FM24

Sometimes your tactics just don't work in Football Manager 2024, and the answer could be so simple that you miss it. I'm going to look at a common tactic and how a glance is enough to spot a misfiring midfield - and I'll show you how to you can fix it with personnel or, better, slight tactical tweaks!

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[gabrielhogue]

Watching a full match is the answer to most FM issues that deal with tactics. You don’t know what you don’t know. I think your video on watching the full match and what that can do was MASSIVE and is something that can be worked into almost any of your videos. It’s beautiful to see the consistency you bring!

[vitaminc]

your examples and analysis are so good. I improve my understanding of the games and fix my tactics. I tend to skip "generic" roles but thanks to you I experienced a newfound love with them especially CM

[mezzaun]

analysis so good you actually made me starting sitting down and watching full games to try and fix my own tactics

[torwangen]

I did the same thing for my AP in attack, set him to support to improve the spacing in midfield then set him to dribble more to ensure he wasn't too static and not contributing forwards. He was playing next to a CM in support and DM in support (with hold position enabled) in a 4-3-3 winger formation. Early signs are good but I need to play a few more games to know whether it will work or not.

[nickfury]

One other way you can try to use is to make your LB IWB S so he comes inside to take that spot

Or change B2B to be DLP so he sits around more

With a CM A, B2B, and DM D, your DM D will be under a lot of pressure in transition since neither CM A or B2B will hold their position

[pbh]

Can you do a video on match analysis? Pre and post game but specifically half time. Some games i feel completely wrecked by half time and looking at the data doesn't seem to add much. Can't find a half decent video anywhere.

[panosgeo]

Amazing videos
You are one of the best to analyze how to play and common mistakes
I would love to make a series of every team and player instruction option there is based on videos as you do.
And a series of every role in the game with examples of how they are playing with other roles and how they move.etc in depth
You are saving a lot of people
Keep the amazing job man

[sld]

The cover for a CM on attack in an IWB on support. The wide player should provide the width. I'd also put my DM on support so that the midfield moves as a block.

[Marcus-nujj]

CM(A) is useful when used with IWB (S) to overload the midfield and bajetic is actually a good IFB

[JP_LDN]

mans unbeaten playing as liverpool and saying something is going wrong

[hungotuan]

Just use the 4-2-3-1 with DM more often if you don't wanna use inverted fullback roles, more balanced and connected midfield

[footballmanagerraw]

Can I request that you look at using different teams to demonstrate your tactical approach, as with Liverpool the game is more forgiving.

Be nice to see some lower league management from yourself.

Never the less I love the content.

[manufuentes]

Thanks for your content man, it's really useful and your way to explain that is so simple.
Do you have a Discord server or a forum for QA? Some place where we can interact with you and others players of FM? Something like that...

Btw, I apologize for my english.
Grettings from 🇦🇷.

[KevinV]

Love that you still play with the standard fm skin 😋

[dddd-pevj]

I used the same tactic in Atalanta, I transferred players with the same profile, but the tactic did not work.

[jefepeeps]

The only problem with this tactic is thinking Joe Gomez can play the Wing Back role :)

[DavidVenters]

good video been watching lots your vids i changed elliot from a dlp an advanced forward to a dlp and im getting lots more goals and passes from elliot for goals, whats the diff between dlp and ap is it he plays higher again and i like the ap role, i also always used my dm or dlp as a defence thanks all help btw i found a chilean 20 yr old bought for 2.3 as a dm he has lots composure hed be a replacement for endo in my squad hes on loan atm i tried buying barco but at 48 million and just moved to brighton ive bought roony and also im scouting norway player called nypan ho at 16 is a wonderkid also a cheap defender from parma who sometimes develops into a wonderkid in game

[utdway]

Greetings my fellow manager loving the content and how it teaches you how to play rather than plug n play. I struggle to identify my team strengths and weaknesses more so on the squad comparison screen for league averages. More so on what each team attribute means and what each one does. How can one be used effectively to setup a tactic that suits my team. Can you help

[michaelwalsh]

My 2029 frankfurt midfield is a case of "suffering from success" where im not sure how to use or properly rotate the midfield that i do that.

Got one dude with like 15-16 in all physicals and dribbling stats, ~19 vision and passing and most other stats in the 14-15 stats.

Putting him in attacking mid would seem like the play but ive got mussiala who picked up for 90m there and is hard to rotate due to being a star player.

[ladislavhavelka]

Hello, great video. Thanks for your work. I have two questions. Any player instructions in this tactic? Do you use opposition instructions?