ATTACK! GOALS! POSSESSION! TOTAL FOOTBALL! | RDF's How To Play Like... Johan Cruyff

[@FFUDKYT]

here are some suggestions: 1) guardiola man city iwb 2) hansi flick bayern 3) erik ten hag ajax 18/19 season 4) alex ferguson 07/08

[@realhuman8032]

I been seeking for saf tactical for 2008 season

[@tristanhouston7140]

Instablaster...

[@nR1z]

this is almost unfair. the last couple of days I searched for a 3331 tactic to learn and understand it and now I saw this plúgged and it worked hell well... ahh the struggle :D

[@fmscout]

haha, well, there is probably a different way you can make this successful

[@nR1z]

@@fmscout watching the video I learned a lot of playing differently in possession than I do the most time. I am really looking forward to the Sarri approach!

[@prekazi]

I like how you are an historian of the game RDF and really sound tactically. Keep it up!

[@stansheppard8929]

Love the work mate, your style and approach is pure class. I started a save with Ajax there and somehow won the champs league in my first season. I’d quite a few teenagers in the staring line up and beat Real Madrid 3-1 in the final. I used a pretty unusual formation which has worked really really well on a few saves. It’s essentially a 4-1-4-1 with a trequartista but it’s asymmetric and looks a bit mad. Happy to share if anyone interested Anyway.... Keep up the great work.

[@deciodasilva3960]

I just finished a season and this is tactic that im going to use and continue this is really awesome stuff man. Please dont forget Sir Man U season 98-99 and 2010-11

[@fmscout]

i think i'll be doing the 98-99 tactic soon!

[@rodeo9598]

@@fmscout 2FB 2CD BBM AP 2WINGER DLF CF

[@fredcosta77]

again, another great tactic, and another great content! your videos are getting better and better (I love possession football, with many goals!) Simply amazing tactic! Thanks for sharing RDF!

[@gucciRT]

Interesting, currently I’m adapting the same philosophy on leverkusen but using side midfield. Since levekusen got abundance talent of Side AM. I’m gonna tweaks my tactics to this. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@mwansamushingwaii4798]

you sure made Cruyff proud. beautiful stuff. wanted to ask if you could do Leonardo Jardim's 16/17 Monaco. Please and thank you!!

[@jonathanmcable]

Would love to know how the tactic fared in Europe

[@Alixei947]

Keep making these videos, love the way you show how to make a tactic. Great work

[@fmscout]

More to come!

[@falcoisfrosty]

This was top stuff with great detail and explanations as to why you are picking certain instructions and not picking other instructions, great video 👌

[@fmscout]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@redlfcfan3763]

I'm currently beginning in the lower leagues with Leyton Orient. With the squad already possessing the personell to implement the system, I realised that while it was fluid in attack, we conceded a lot of shady goals. To fix it I changed two roles. Up front; complete forward to pressing forward attack and defensive midfielder to deep-lying playmaker support. Offered a little most stability, still stayed fluid. Hopefully, this helps as we adjust.

[@oliverhumby73]

''Too many players closing down may leave big gaps in my team's shape''... But to not counter press is losing the point of total football! And essentially in Cruyff's tactics, if a gap was made, a player would cover that gap in a never ending pattern of players covering for each other, which creates that extreme fluidity you essentially need to recreate a Cruyff tactic.

[@fmscout]

Hey. Exactly that, but unfortunately on the game you have to comprise something for it to act better. On Football Manager, 2 players tend to chase 1 ball, which isn't great at all. Cruyff's teams were great at closing down (which is why i chose extremely urgent) but they were also great at cutting passing lanes so the opposition on the ball has no options which is why i had to remove the Counter Press..it was originally on, but its not fun to watch on FM

[@oliverhumby73]

Yeh I understand that. FM is a really good game but it's not complete, so for something to work you may need to do some changes that may not apply to real life, that is something I understand. Great video btw! Can't wait to see more of these!

[@billykalbo2733]

Nice tactic for one more time!!!!Excellent job!!!!Can you tell us please regarding the training session what about the week with 0 matches and the pre season?Thanks!

[@NobletheSavage]

I actually would like to see "How to play like Vinny's Wimbledon " . Seriously .

[@fmscout]

Get stuck in TI and every PI haha

[@HafizH22]

Currently experimenting w tactics that uses a Libero and your explanation helps me to understand the reason behind each role and tasks. My only question regarding this tactic is, do you do away with the full backs or do you pick them as the wide centre backs or do the fullbacks then compete for starting role in the defence position together with the centre backs? Many thanks!

[@latrellpower8782]

love this tactic great work RDF thank you

[@MisterCitrusGaming]

Hi Bro, do you do your training schedule every week?

[@JamesLawrenceAllcott]

Loved this!

[@fmscout]

thank you! i'm currently logged into your QPR series :)

[@espinasse1984]

Love this! How did you get on in Europe...!!?

[@fmscout]

Hey, thank you! it didn't do great in Europe, though i did play my rotated team in Europe. We had heavy defeats to Chelsea, but also some nice victories in group stages like 6-0

[@espinasse1984]

FM Scout ah, a good tactic for elite teams. I’m going to start up a new save today to get Forest back into the Champions League, but want to mix it up from just doing the 4-4-2 diamond for the past month or so. This could be the one!!

[@kejinfm8410]

Do you retrain your fullbacks to midfielders or central defenders?

[@fmscout]

well that's a great idea! At Ajax, all there players are versatile so i didn't have to retrain anyone. But thats a good tip for others and me if i use this

[@kejinfm8410]

FM Scout going to use it with my Ajax save. Just started 😃

[@fmscout]

i had trouble picking the best team...Specially in defence, they're players can play everywhere! which is why this tactic worked so well for them

[@kejinfm8410]

FM Scout I will have a look later tonight 👌🏻

[@kejinfm8410]

FM Scout won 1-0 first match, drew 2-2 second match. Maybe my players have to get used to the formation 😆

[@garyhutchison7902]

is there any individual player training?

[@fitrivanpersie5928]

Hi how abt Arsenal invincible tactic?

[@rachelhughes5322]

Always thought the DM pinged balls all over the shop and the AM played with his back to goal.. laying short balls off to on running midfielders and out to wingers? And the CF was the “Cruyff” role, which was the original F9. He went wherever. Suppose it’s very difficult to get it to work in FM.

[@davidcaddle1307]

what's the difference between the three tactics in the folder? Which one did you use here?

[@fmscout]

1 is a tactic, 2 are training schedules

[@Herosennin]

This isnt entirely correct. Cruyff played with a Libero not a DFM. Thats why he played with full backs, because when they didnt have the ball and pressing fell through, the libero would fall back to a CB and more precisely, one that sweeped. The real strength of this tactic wasnt just players switching positions, but it was especially the center positions on the field that acted fluently being allowed to drop or walk up the court to create superior numbers.

[@fmscout]

Hey. A Libero can only be played in defence. So if Cruyff played a Libero, it could only be in defence. And in the video I explained he used two natural full backs with a Libero between them. Perfection would be impossible to achieve on a game, but whilst you disagree with the formation, how it plays on the pitch is different. Just like Cruyff tactics. What it looks like on paper is different how it plays on the pitch

[@Herosennin]

FM Scout Well a Libero plays in defense, but could basically be a secondary striker at the same time. I tested the Libero and on offensive he crosses the midfield nearly every possession. Two famous Libero's known for their offense are Beckenbauer and Lothar Mathaus. Both played as center back, but both constantly crossed half court.

[@fmscout]

i don't disagree with you, but your comment said that he plays with a Libero, which i also use too? i don't understand your 1st comment because Cruyff used a Libero and Pep Guardiola was the man in front of that Libero. if Libero goes, Pep could cover, they always maintain a back 3, changing to a back 4 at times. Cruyff used diamonds, his 1st diamond was in defence and 2nd was in midfield. That would be impossible without a DFM

[@espinasse1984]

What happens if you play with the Libero on attack rather than support..?

[@mickryan2002]

Nicely done

[@syhusada1130]

Why run at defence? I thought it would be dribble less.

[@fmscout]

to add some individual quality. We have some great dribblers and with Dribble Less, those qualities became pointless

[@thomaslindberg5752]

Why didn't you choose offside traps in defence?

[@popoolamayowa9216]

Can this be used with lower teams? Great video as always

[@popoolamayowa9216]

@Ben Johnson thanks for the feedback, I'll give it a go

[@cityofangelsgaming9212]

@Ben Johnson how did you replace the complete forward as you can't get them that low down

[@footballfumb5495]

I am very interested in this, since like others, Cruyff was my hero. Pep gives him credit. My main fear, managing Bolton is whether the players` will fit this system?. Top job.

[@fmscout]

you may have to make some changes. i think you will do well at Home, but trouble Away

[@footballfumb5495]

@@fmscout oh right, I don`t know how you know that!, but maybe a different CT for away games.

[@chiggsytube]

if these are your heroes then add a lil Bielsa to the mix, invert wingbacks instead of wingers and away set them to defend

[@Tommo0706]

Bit of a weird one but what editing software do you use?

[@fmscout]

Hey. The one that came with my Laptop haha iMovie it's called

[@simonlato9230]

Does this work for AC Milan?

[@robertmcgarr23]

Quality video yet again, can’t wait to use👏

[@fmscout]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@robertmcgarr23]

FM Scout Definitely am atm mate, only question I’ve got is who do you think is the best Libero in FM to suit that role? Doing a save with Chelsea so no real budgeting issues. Think Milinkovic Savic would be a good option.

[@kevinsmith2107]

Can you do Ajax from van Gaal in 1995?

[@Collioure232]

Another top video, thanks. Do you stream FM on twitch?

[@fmscout]

I signed up! but i need to learn how to work it out lol

[@henrischoltesofficial]

Cruijff wasn't the coach of Ajax but Louis van Haal was. The both loved 4-3-3. Cruijff wanted to make every player a beter player. van Gaal wanted to make the team beter

[@henrischoltesofficial]

@@bitcoindiving6277 yes indeed I meant in 1995

[@ArdonyxPagan]

This is such a brilliant video! Can you also do Chris Wilder's tactics next video? Thanks :D

[@fmscout]

Great suggestion! Chris Wilder will be very difficult as he uses inverted CBs, i'm trying to find a way to do that on FM (if possible)

[@FIFAKINGPIN]

Sam allardyce too 😂

[@fmscout]

@@philscott1880 Overlapping* don't know why inverted was in my head...there must be some sort of solution on FM to do this lol

[@MushagasheNative]

@@fmscout First of all thank you for your amazing videos. Well, with regards to the issue of the overlapping centre back, I think the closest you have for overlapping CB is your stay wide and dribble instructions, I think the limitation is due to not having the option to select get further forward on the player instruction, I think to get further forward and roam from position would have helped.

[@Remco0172]

How did you do in europe?

[@f-2157]

Would love to see you have a go at doing Artetas tactics at Arsenal, getting the Xhaka role on fm is quite hard though

[@Fives179]

Arteta has tactics? First time Ive heard that lol

[@Icetuga1]

Great this video brought my motivation back to make a team around Cruyff philosophy. This is a masterpiece! I have one version which is similar in shape and produce a lot of possesion, but never satisfied me in getting forward. Nice twist with not using Counterpress i never thought about removing it, i think it helps a lot in defensive shape especially in this formation. Simple solution great results, i feel like an idiot not trying it lol. Great content once again if you now do a competent version of 1950´s hungary, i will pass out! 🤣

[@fmscout]

Thank you! i had the same issue, getting the forward play to work. Switching from Attacking to Positive made that better. It was hard for the players to get into space when they were already in the space. They were starting too high

[@bv2623]

Veltman taking the most red cars. Sounds like the real Veltman lol

[@fmscout]

haha, i guess you need of those types of players in your team

[@topoisomerace]

Another nice video, but I think you should test these with a good, medium, and bad team, not just the top team in the country. This tactic, in particular, looks like it would be good for good teams and terrible as an underdog.

[@fmscout]

Hey! it wouldn't make sense to try this top tactic with a team like Southampton...the aim is to recreate great tactics, played by great players. I don't create for the best FM tactic, but there are great tactics posted on this YT channel

[@russiagoh2164]

How does it do against bigger teams?

[@fmscout]

i didn't change it against the bigger teams in Champions League, which explains me losing heavy haha. Maybe i can do another save to find an away tweak or tweak against big teams

[@russiagoh2164]

@@fmscout Yea, I can imagine getting wrecked by bigger teams as I myself am experimenting the same system as well. I played with the 31213 as well. A bit different roles though. Sk(s) Bpd(st) Libero(a) bpd(st) Dlp(d) Mez(s) mez(s) Iw(s) ss iw(s) Cf(s) You can use the fb/wb whatever you call them as the outer cb or the mezzala as they can bring the ball out wide as the iw cut in. When it clicks, its amazing to watch.

[@shanewright2772]

You do understand that Cruyff's philosophies were originally developed by Rinus Michael and he just adapted them to the 21st century?

[@fmscout]

Yes? Lol we are focussing on Cruyff's use of it though. Same goes for Tiki Taka and Pep, it all stems from the same place. Pep adapted Cruyff's system.

[@shanewright2772]

@@fmscout fair enough but it is a little disingenuous to call them Cruyff's philosophy when they, in the main weren't.

[@diogonogueira8150]

Wish u showed players development

[@fmscout]

i showed 3 pics at the end of results of a couple players training. i did want to have a bit where showing all training results but video would've been too long haha

[@diogonogueira8150]

Post it in fm scout site w The tactic

[@Patrick-qo9ur]

Can you do bielsa Bilbao tactic Keep going ,you have great channel

[@fmscout]

Great suggestion!

[@andrewpomroy4928]

Can you do José inter Milan tactic

[@jamesrobbo96]

Andrea Pirlo at AC or Juve would be interesting systems

[@MrMARCUSCOLE1]

Rinus Michels is the man who invented Total Football.

[@sharradpillai330]

Please do one how how to play like Klopp with Liverpool

[@fmscout]

Klopp is on the list but waiting for LFC to win the league this season haha

[@sharradpillai330]

@@fmscout expecting a tutorial soon then given that the season is restarting hahaha, cheers btw love the series keep up the great work 👍

[@jimmorris6443]

Please do one for Erik Ten Hag

[@kelv990]

Please why do they miss so much my shots off target are always more

[@jackrobbins1837]

Using this for Angers for a season. I'll tell y'all how I get on.

[@daledeasen9696]

How'd ya get on??

[@madsin6516]

Yeah bro how'd you get on

[@chepachem8351]

You and Jamie should never stop making videos

[@fmscout]

We're in our zone right now! haha we have plenty of more good work coming soon, Omega Luke too

[@chepachem8351]

@@fmscout yea! Forgot to mention luke as well.

[@JayXBL]

Anyone tried this tactic with Arsenal? suggest transfers etc? thanks! :D

[@evoke97]

I'll be honest mate this tactic is awful, done everything you said and im getting constantly battered by teams like norwich and southampton, cant defend for shit and ive got good players

[@stansheppard8929]

Yeah, you get killed down the flanks as teams can easily overload in the wide areas.

[@jplay1i973]

This formation is allmost right.... For the right information about this, you have to have to let then master explain himself. Look for video's in which Johan Cruyff himself explains his diamond. Have fun because it is.....

[@attilamester5534]

Please video Hungarian "Goldenteam" 4-2-4 :)

[@bomac1061]

I want see Simeone tactic with atletico

[@theradmcv6216]

I would love to see Arsene Wenger 442

[@Darkmountaindweller]

Lmao 😂,this is a cheat code I'm managing westham in my FM 19 save ,I was literally drawing 0-0,was on KZbin this came in my notification paused the game at half time watched the video changed my formation at 90mins I won 5-0 😂,This is a MF cheatcode instead of inverted wingers I'm using Inside fowards with the same roles.

[@fmscout]

haha i might try with IF on a save

[@Naija4ever]

Witch patch are you using on FM19 its no Work for me

[@GadingWastuwidya]

I tried this tactic also in FM 19 using Atletico (but it's already very different squad bcs I'm in my 7th season). Possession is good, but so many unnecessary shots though I already switched on less shooting on Mezzala and IF. I got probably 30+ shots in a game, but only 9 on target and obviously 0 scored. Defence is lacking in flank as expected, helped by narrowing attacking width. Many goals conceded by sudden flank switch by opponents. What do you adjust in tactic? Actually this is a quite entertaining tactic, just need to be more effective in final 3rd. I haven't tried yet but using higher engagement insteaf of much higher will help front three to have decent space for chances

[@Darkmountaindweller]

@@GadingWastuwidya had the same problems with chance conversion in later matches had one match with 50 chances created and 30 shots on target scored only 3 goals and I won that match 3 - 2 you need a striker with higher finishing rating,for the Defensive part I switched my attacking and defending with to wide and I signed DM and defenders with pace and acceleration ratings 13 all my squad apart from my Center mids had high pace rating,you can also tweak it by having two DM and one CM and have the DMs play wider to cover the spaces in the flanks would help a bit.

[@Darkmountaindweller]

@@GadingWastuwidya had problems against teams like Liverpool who had a very fast front 3,and I made sure every body had short passing in the individual instructions,and I signed Bruno Fernandes and played him at SS so that helped.he gets a lot of goals and assist in y westham save he already has 8 goals and 12 assists and I'm just in November.

[@pipas0606]

Mourinho 03/04 please

[@RemK96]

i really enjoy your videos but you have to do something about your mic mate, there is an annoying humming in the background that does your head in when you are watching the video.

[@fmscout]

Sorry about that! apologies. I'm actually a music engineer so sound should be the best thing about my videos haha but with the screen recording the settings are off, i always have to turn the vocals all the way up. Can you recommend a screen recording software? i'm currently using the Mac one

[@RemK96]

I am sorry mate i have no idea what to use , i am watching your videos on an android tv which has a surround sound system and humming is really loud on bass , maybe it is just me because of the surround system i dont know

[@fmscout]

well i use monitor speakers and can hear the same too..maybe on laptops/phones its okay, but i can hear it through my speakers too

[@Naija4ever]

Boca junior tactic please...

[@cityofangelsgaming9212]

Steve McClaren Middlesbrough Peter Reid Sunderland or Sir Bobby Robson Newcastle

[@haashim1411]

Sadly didn’t have a good time using this tactic, we dominated games but sadly this game you either score from set pieces or crosses or you can’t win. Playing proper football isn’t rewarded

[@neok2702]

I never knew their was Match Review...

[@fmscout]

Now you do :) haha it helps with team cohesion

[@Matt-go7ss]

Can we have a Man Utd Lvg tactic.......where no-one passes it forward for 90 minutes.....😂

[@fmscout]

hahaha!

[@shahrulyusryroslan5826]

Hello. I have a small suggestion. The music is kinda too loud compared to your voice. Can you make it slightly lower to match with your voice? Anyway, this is a great video thank you

[@fmscout]

Thank you, have it written down and will be sorted for the next vid!

[@BrexitBrew]

Sean Dyche style

[@Alex-ku9op]

How do Upload this on Mac???

[@fmscout]

The download link is in the description

[@Alex-ku9op]

FM Scout Any chance you can help me upload the wonderkid database? I’m on a MAC and have no idea where to drop the file. I’ve dropped it in editor data, but it doesn’t appear.

[@evoke97]

getting constantly battered by big teams

[@keith_tinker]

This is more like a 334 than a 343

[@KnuckLe7z]

Sorry mate but this may be the worst tactic I've ever seen in my life. Started with Leicester, signed a few players all player fit the bill and were good enough. By December 2019 in game I was 19th in the league with 1W 5D 9L. The 1 win was actually my last game before I got sacked.

[@monikanguyen4073]

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[@seven92023]

Once again bad recreation tactic. The shape, the roles, the instructions and the training is all wrong IMO. I suggest you do more research on Cruff's 3-4-3 and playing philosophy. You are misleading the users. Barcelona vs Sampdoria 1992 CL final: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6Sxd3qji5mCkMU AC Milan vs Ajax 1994 CL group game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJm3mYh_bMZqars I suggest you watch these matches to get a better idea. There are some similarities and differences between how Cruyff and Van Gaal set up their respective systems. But you are far off on both. For start, the 3-4-3 should use IWBs in the WB positions. Notice the positioning and movement of Juan Carlos & Eusebio plus Davids & Seedorf - clearly IWBs. Guardiola was DLP-D, while Rijkaard was regular DM-D. Koeman was a Libero flanked by 2 BPDs, while Danny Blind was a simple CD on Cover Duty flanked by regular defenders on Defend Duty (Barca's defenders were more strict man-markers, while Ajax's defenders not so much). Cruyff used IWs, IFs and False 9, while Van Gaal used Winger and Complete Forward. I believe in both cases Litmanen and Bakero were AM-S. Cruyff's version was more fluid, possession based, shorter passing, patient with higher pressing. Van Gaal's was more rigid with less creative freedom with less pressing. No offense but you need to revise your recreation. Of course the ME and Tactic Creator have their limitations but there is enough to make a better and more accurate recreation 3-4-3 Total Football tactic. Btw, the term total football means high pressing, high fluidity and movement tactic. Therefore it has to include Counter-Press, High D-Line, High LOE, intense pressing, short passing, roaming and creative freedom.

[@fmscout]

Hey! i'm well aware of the tactics, and can assure you a lot of research before hand goes into the tactics before... can i ask, have you tried it before commenting or opinion based of the instructions you see? playing 1 CB, as a Libero just would not work on the game. so to compromise was two BPD using Stay Wider replicates that shape. Using DLP D changes the structure of the team fluidity, so like you said, team was very fluid but you can not achieve that by using Attack and Defend duties, which is explained in the video...If i use instructions you say, team becomes more structured. F9 did not work, therefore i used CF. F9 stays central. Cruyff's strikers did not stay central, they can drop, cover LW or RW when they make their move inside i'm not sure why the Van Gaal comparison? and regarding team instructions, again, i explained why i did not use Counter Press, reason being, they already are counter pressing, players further up the field, along with urgent pressing, is pretty much counter pressing when opposition has the ball, specially in deep areas i don't take offence from suggestions, but i also do suggest you to try it before the commenting. They way you think FM works may be different. Just because you don't use Counter Press, does not mean there aren't ways you can't Counter Press

[@fmscout]

also we have to understand that FM interpretation of player roles are/may be different to what we believe it to be. By me simply changing the DM to DLP changes a lot of things. Our passing direction changes, our passing distances change. Same goes for changing CF to F9, just because we believe Cruyff used a F9, doesn't mean the F9 in game will act the same way, a CF or PF may act closer to what you want to achieve.

[@rohanjabraham3559]

@@fmscout hey. Since Cruyff says in one video that he used to defend with a back 4 and would use of the cm in the diamond to go to fullback I tried replicating the formation by using a 4231 with the one DLP , one AP and a SS , the AP would be on the left and the fb on the right was an IWB who would cover on the right side of the midfield , my lb was a FB on defend duty with an instruction to sit narrow and my rcb was asked to go wider this (almost) gave me a back 3 while attacking and a back 4 while defending the rest of the instructions where more or less like yours and in that season I won the championship w Torquay in a season where the board expected to not get into a relegation battle.

[@seven92023]

@@fmscout I understand enough and have tried different options. Your representation is not accurate. You can add PIs to role if you need to. You can have a F9 with Roaming and Move Into Channels - this way he drops deep, looks for space and moves side to side. I gave you examples of two 343 variants to compare and contrast for a reason. Did you watch the games? All the details can be taken from there. Of course these are sample games but they give a very good blueprint on how to create a better interpretation of the tactic than what you have created here. Same with your Pep's Barca tactic a few days ago.

[@fmscout]

If i could create a better representation, it would still be inaccurate, what you’re asking for is perfection. I created something thats both fun and plays good football similar to the 343. Same goes for the Pep video, and all the other videos, comprises had to be made to make a fun for FM. otherwise theres no point because it’s impossible to replicate a tactic. Its a Football Manager channel. If this was a Football Analyst channel then different story. Everything is explained in the video. I hope people research themselves on Cruyff, which i recommend in the video. This is not an exact replica, which is explained in the video. I comprised a lot, which i explained, so I’m not exactly giving people wrong information, i never said this is exactly how Cruyff had it