How To Adjust Your Tactic In Game (FM24 Tactics)

[@0110Kiwi]

Great video, as always. I liked the player role quiz very much. I was correct both times. 😁 A friendly video request: Can you maybe make a video on how you do your match preparations, for example, adjusting to different opposition play styles ? That would be great.😊 I have watched all of your videos so far, and they helped a lot.☺ Keep up your great work. Best wishes from Germany. ✌💜

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thank you my friend for taking the time to comment :) I've got another video coming soon on trying to anticipate a team's play style and adjust to them, hopefully that will help!

[@stephenjackson4359]

another absolute 10/10 video

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

much appreciated thank you!

[@drew3ism]

I’ve asked numerous content creators to make a video like this. Not surprised you were the first to actually do it, nor am I surprised you did it well! Outstanding video as are all of yours 👏

[@piersonjamesa]

really great walk-through and insights. diagnosing the issues and changing the roles to combat is usually not my style due to my terror of my tactical familiarity bar but it was really cool to see the difference they made. I would also love a version of this for the in possession instructions and when to use them and the out of possession instructions and when to use them to solve issues you see in game. I would also love to see you diagnose in game issues in a 3 atb formation as i think that is the hardest base defense to set up and adjust.

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thanks :) I've got a video coming soon that adds in some team instructions and implementing a play style, but it's in a similar way to this one

[@victorlove8]

Man… another fantastic video! I started to watch full games because of your videos and It changed everything in my save. Thanks again!

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

that's so cool!! I love it because watching the entire match you never know when a goal can happen!

[@zahreel3103]

Brilliant, I was waiting to see your insight into this aspect of the game. Thanks a lot!

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

no problem! :D

[@diederickvanderlinden5415]

Amazing once again!! Thank you. Your video's led to that i started playing FM again. Without a job, no reputation to make it harder and find my way to the top. Most fun save ever with some additional knowledge i learned from your video's. Cheers

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

man that's so cool, thank you for sharing!!! Love those type of long journey saves like that

[@Sirlightskin97]

I always struggle with adjustment after I go up 1-0 within 10 mins they will get a clear cut chance . Thank you for this content!

[@VurtAddicted]

As long as SI leaves us shouts, I suggest you to praise the scorer and the assist man, calm down all other players with rating 6,7+, demand more all players 6,6 and berate all players 6,5-

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

no problem :) hope it helps!

[@kuribayasheep]

I really love the quiz-like part, it really tests me in how I know the game. I hope you do more of that.

[@mystoganfullbuster2540]

Thank you. Finally, I have been waiting for this info for so long

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

hopefully the video is able to give you some pointers!

[@ChristianLask]

I have been waiting for a video like this. Thank you so much! It will prove to be very helpful, I am sure.

[@lilljons]

Top content as per usual! I find myself wanting more and more, a day without a new video is a lesser day!😊

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

well glad that this video could make the Tuesday a little brighter!!

[@McYavelli]

Great stuff! Unfortunately, you have reinforced my dedication to watch every match in full… which means I will probably never make it out of the lower leagues 😂

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

When I do my proper saves for my own personal enjoyment, I think one season takes about 2-3 weeks 😂😂 the immersion you get with watching every single kick of the ball is wild

[@futboolon]

This video is literally exactly what I was looking for last night. I love your concise information and you’ve given me a whole new perspective on the game. Previously I just threw tactics on and raged when they didn’t do what I wanted - now i watch full games and adjust accordingly I love it. Keep up the work man

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

that really means a lot thank you :) and thank you for taking the time to comment

[@Ohm2012x]

Appreciated your content as always

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thank you and thanks for taking the time to comment :)

[@joemakogaming2491]

Wow! Once again you've given me a few new ways of looking at the game. Looks like I'll be revisiting your player role videos. Thank you again for these amazing FM insights.

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thank you and glad you enjoyed the video. I think I mentioned it in the video, but I've got the player roles in different playlists if you'd like an easy way to breeze through them :)

[@XOwNaGeHaWkX]

Your videos are so good 🔥🔥🔥 please keep them coming

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thank you :)

[@Brujo_ger]

Once again, a truly great video. The match tips at the end were particularly eye-opening for me. 👍

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thank you ❤ glad the tips helped :)

[@WeabooMilk]

11:18 can you do a video about using these reports and individual game analysis breakdowns?

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

that's a good idea for a video :) thanks for the suggestion! that could be really useful

[@VurtAddicted]

You can't imagine the pleasure of playing FM in one monitor while watching your lesson on another, Teacher! So much that Real Madrid just scored against me as I was not paying enough attention! 😂😂😂 just one suggestion: I know you don't like the 3D engine, but I still believe you are missing something without it: body language, view direction, tackling... give it a try with vertical scrolling with wide zoom and high camera. P.S. I am exploring a trick you might test: if you offer a player a new contract, in the promises screen, you can promise him to play in his favourite role. Even without completing the transaction, that's the only way I know to know the player's favourite role. No idea how much important it is but maybe it is. Thank you! This is the most important of your videos since now, because it might spread the "full time" religion 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

Semi-related, but I'm begging FM to add in two monitor support for FM25. I don't think it'll happen but one can dream haha. How cool would it be to have your match on one screen and all the data on the other. And "full time" needs to become a thing haha... the immersion you get in a match when you watch every single kick is wild

[@VurtAddicted]

@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker even better than 2 monitors: a companion app to follow live in 2d on your phone what you see 3d on your pc. With the same additional functionalities of the manager tablet

[@benwilliams8667]

This is the most essential FM tutorial yet! But when you add this video to all the player role videos, it really has changed the game. Could you do this video but with what team instructions to adjust possibly? I still don't know when to best utilise things like pass into space, step up more or even when to up or slow the tempo mid match!

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thanks :) I think I've got another video like this coming up soon, and I believe it touches on adding in team instructions

[@nickspeed6012]

Great stuff. Keep it up!

[@이창훈-c6q]

Beautiful video. I want more. Please

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thank you :) my plan is to keep on making these videos! 😃

[@cardinalbiggles3142]

Thanks for the insight!

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

no problem! hope it helps :D

[@mohamedhusan3169]

I was literally searching for this yesterday.

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

that's so cool! hope it helps 😄

[@KDeAlmeida]

I'm a simple man. I see The Deep Lying Playmaker video, I thumb and listen to his wise words.

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

and I'll comment and heart every time you post :)

[@AndriyaPradiptaKarim]

TOTAL FOOTBALL : Interchangeable + Interchangeably Interchanging + Switching Chasing + Hunting Swarm + Brawl Chase + Hunt Swop + Swap

[@AndriyaPradiptaKarim]

NEXT : Combination + Permutation Interchange + Switch

[@BrasilianFury]

Great vid DLP. Also, out of mere curiosity, what's the mic that you use for recording?

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thanks :) and the microphone is a Rode NT1-A. It's the mark 1 version; I think they released the 2nd version in maybe the last year or so. Absolutely killer mic. Best one I've ever used and super versatile (I've used it for voices, bands, and orchestras).

[@donVicanio]

Good job sir, as always! What I ve noticed for my creative attacking squad is that balanced doesnt work, it just allows opponents to be dangerous and attack me while i am not creating and scoring enough to win matches. Using Positive instead, gives me 60% ball and loads of chances / goals which then leads to comfy wins, even with other big teams. On top of this, messing too much with player roles seems to confuse my players, they seem to like being kept on what they’re used with.

[@bobbardon6521]

goat

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

[@peterju420]

amazing insight

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thanks :)

[@Sprite8822]

More awesome content! I would love your next series to be on style weakness and exploits i.e., opponent is opting for wing play in a 433 - how would you tackle this?

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

that's a great suggestion thanks! I've been meaning to do something like that video for a while

[@Sprite8822]

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker I really liked how you highlighted the weakness with the Mezzala in this video and would also love to see a video where you do a collection of 'exploits' like like. i.e., they are playing an IWB so look to exploit the space on the wing.

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

@@Sprite8822 I think you'll enjoy Friday's video 😁

[@clip7995]

Love these videos. Given the evidence of tactic testing, how do you ignore the meta instructions that simply seem to favor the match engine? (e.g. shorter passing, high press & high line, get stuck in, etc.) I always find myself going back to what works well with the match engine even though it's much more exciting trying out new formations and instructions.

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

Not using a lot of team instructions helps. Forces me to study the player roles and what they're doing, as well as studying my players. It's also being okay with losing. For the record, I hate losing in FM haha, but that's real football. Ipswich just beat Chelsea the other day, so that stuff happens in real life too.

[@jacoballison5039]

Good to see a MOTM performance by Birmingham, Alabama's Chris Richards (I actually attend the same church as his parents). Loved this video, but it got me curious. I usually stick with the same tactic (something I arrive at over time, not a plug-and-play), and it's something I know works for the most part. Still, on occasion, my players will just drop terrible performances (often on the road, but sometimes at home), and I'll lose a game I shouldn't, get blown away by someone I should be on the same level with, or barely scrape a result against a team I should beat easily. Do you think making the *correct* tactical adjustments can overcome this? Or do you think the game just deals us a bad hand sometimes? Either way, I'm going to try and use this to be a little more proactive when I feel one of those dips coming. Thanks for the video!

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

well tell his parents I was very proud of him after that performance haha. He changed the game. As far as your question, I've got a (hopefully) intriguing response :) I think FM is incredibly realistic, especially in terms of how it handles results (as much as we may not like it haha). There will naturally be dips in form, results, player performances, etc... as the season goes on. For example, say you're managing Chelsea and things are going great. In the last 8 games, you've won all 8 with a goal differential 26-8. Just absolutely dominating. Up next, you've got matches against Everton, Fulham, and Ipswich. Mid table and relegation candidates, so it should be easy wins right? Well, you lose two of them and are only able to draw the other one, so you've had a shocking dip in form. This is what happened to Chelsea in real life. All that to say, some matches you're just destined to lose haha. I try to control the things I can control (tactics, man management, match prep, etc...) but outside of that there's not much you can do. Also, I realized this reponse may be more than you wanted but I always think it's a fun discussion haha

[@jacoballison5039]

​@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker I think you're right. It's probably also common to anyone who manages in the Premier League on FM. It's hard to get players on a level so far ahead of everyone else (especially in early seasons) to expect to dominate game-after-game. But also like real life, when things go wrong, it's not always clear if the issue is a tactical problem or a personnel/performance problem. I'm a United fan and well acquainted with this dilemma.

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

@@jacoballison5039 I don't usually talk about them in the videos for whatever reason, but I'm a Man U fan too 😂😂 misery loves company lol

[@piersonjamesa]

TLDR: Press conferences give great clues, you should have a defensive version of your tactic against good opposition, and deep block 523 is very annoying. So i know it isnt a popular answer but the press conferences can give you a clue if their is a risk of complacency in the squad by asking you about it. when that happens i like to emphasize that we are focusing on not being complacent in the press conference and then i tend to give the players a arms wavy cholo simeone type yelling before the game. i also like to hit the dont be complacent just because we won team talk even if they get sad faces from it. Not sure if it helps but it seems to be better. with regards to tactics, when the game warns you about the bad weather, it is useful to not try and be tippy tappy about it and be a bit more direct, unless you use a geggenpress in which case you want the bad weather chaos. Looking at the oppositions predicted formation is really useful to plan how to make adjustments in your tactic to not be stifled, even if your not a full match evangalist. for example, the 343 with the 4 across the dm line is very hard to break down, and common by the AI when faced with a superior and in form opponent. Even if you wait for a patient opening you can just end up with a 1-0 loss or 0-0 because they want to suck you up to hit you on the counter. So sometimes using your forward as a poacher or AF to push their defense back and then try to send runners behind and beyond their defensive line from the midfield will open up spaces for your other players to try to get shots from near the edge of the area, either outside or in. He will have a bad rating, but its because he is being essentially a forward water carrier to try to open up space for his team mates in behind, i.e. doing a jaime vardy. with regards to the superior opposition, knowing when you need to play a midblock can help quite a bit, and be careful of mad pressing as they can have too high of composure and technique to be rattled and will just pass right through you. Other times going full klopp can be good if they like to pass it slow, i.e. tika taka or control possession. with average oppo away from home i expect them to have the ball more than me and set up for either a fluid or direct counter style to try to hit them on the break. Cautious is an underated mentality in my opinion.

[@hungotuan4431]

Ah yes, the alternative to the ‘Panickingly switch everything ingame’ strategy 😂

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

my go to is "throw a water bottle and berate them" hahaha

[@Lamelion3.1]

My first video is loading 😂 Hopefully it will be a success

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

I hope it's a success too! haha

[@kenrengao4633]

is it possible to get a video on a role combination with the inverted full backs or wing backs? i’ve recently had a bunch of success pairing them up with a sv on attack and a winger on attack as well just want to know if that’s the best idea

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

that's a good video idea thanks for the suggestion :) I should do something on the inverted full back; real useful role

[@OmarAw-k6q]

Great video as usual! Question: do you care too much about the player attributes when switching their role during the match? For example, if you’re playing a rather slow DM or someone not the greatest while roaming (or two), would you be wary before making them a VOL or something similar? Same goes for making your defender a Libero, as not all defenders especially lower league ones are adept with that role. I guess the opposite would be true, if you had a shorter and faster striker would you think twice or choose anything besides target forward? Thanks!

[@Serryy]

Never sure if I should play wider or adjust an inside forward to a winger when i play my 4-2-3-1 against 3 in the back.

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

Either can work, but going against a back-3 someone has to be the sacrificial player haha. You need to occupy those defenders, so an Inside Forward cutting into 3 defenders may not bring much, but and overlapping run in behind might. It's a little like this video... I used an Enganche to be a decoy. Just stand in the middle and occupy defenders.

[@Serryy]

@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Play with a wingback on attack and a complete wingback on support, so thats where my width comes from usually. But yeah, think ill just put a winger on the right side with a complete wingback next time. Currently on a break from a save I started in the german 6th tier 20 ingame years ago, right now im just chilling with the updated database as Bayern, trying to assemble a superteam. Already got Wirtz, loaned out Fort from Barca with an option to buy, all the pain i have suffered in my previous save is given back.

[@noobletzzz1267]

Great

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

thanks :)

[@brianp993]

I am curious about positional familiarity. I like the idea of adjusting roles and duties to exploit what you're seeing, but wouldn't that be detrimental to the players role familiarity? What if you don't have the player to suit the role you want to employ mid match?

[@wanmelo9083]

I have a question, how do you combat gegenpress? It would be long balls, if the opponent plays in possession I would use gegenpress, and if it is a defense I would use possession? When do you use defense? And if in a low block formation of counter attack I can use spearhead and open spearhead. Several questions lol, a hug from Brazil, great teacher

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

Gegenpress I like to use that high tempo, direct passing style. Get the ball and pass it quick up the field; the trade off with gegenpress is their players will be out of position chasing you around, so try to take advantage of that with the team instructions. No Nonsense roles are also good for getting it up the field quick. And yep! usually opponent in possession, pressing them is a good counter. If they're in a low block, I like players focused on roaming and movement :) hope that helps!

[@davyamelinckx1349]

Is it usefull to use the oponnents position heatmap to make adjustments with playerroles?

[@jideakinlabi2405]

Thanks for all the amazing videos you make. Your channel has sure made me better at Football Manager. Even though I’ve been playing since 2003, there’s a lot I’ve learnt just in your channel alone since I started following recently. I’ve got a question that’s kinda tricky though and it’s for the mobile version (that’s what I play currently). It seems the Libero never works on that. I’ve tried all sorts of formations with 3 or 4 in the back and I’ve tweaked team instructions a lot but they just never get forward as a libero should. Any idea what I could do to fix this? Thanks!

[@FMlestri]

Feed the Mateta and he will score!

[@optimus4618]

I ended a lot of games with 20 shots, 10 on target and 0 goal It's so frustrating The chances are there, so i feel like theres nothing to correct. But the goals are not getting in

[@westay4924]

Are you ever going to be copying real life managers tactics into the game for when you're running out of ideas?

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

I don't know if I'd ever do a 1:1 recreation of manager tactics, but I'd probably do something like the concept or ideals of different managers. I'm particularly intrigued by older concepts from the 70's, 80's, and 90's :)

[@chrisvanegmond3157]

Really informative thanks, I will give this a go - usually I rush through matches only viewing key highlights. How do you train your players? Since for me they are usually (eventually) 100% adapted to their standard role in the team, changing their role in the tactic will show the "adapted" bar go way back, and the whole team being slightly less adapted to the tactic. I assume the tradeoff between situational role necessity (given the state of a match) hard trumps your player and squad adaptedness to the standard tactic?

[@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker]

Generally for my proper saves I'll have a main tactic that and I'll use that most of the time. And adjust in some select matches. And yea, your team does take a hit in tactical familiarity. But it's like you said, there are tradeoffs. I think of it like this: let's say you use your normal tactic that you're familiar with and you've got a 50% chance to win going into a match. Doing sweeping changes knocks you down to a 25% chance to win. But the benefits of adapting to the opponent bumps you back to 50%. So all in all, it's a wash. Hopefully that made sense. It at least made sense in my head haha

[@chrisvanegmond3157]

@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker yeah that makes total sense. I just struggle changing player roles because "green bar goes down" feels bad to me even if I don't know how bad it is in real terms in the match, lol.