How to DESTROY a 3 AT THE BACK Formation! (Works For FM24)

One of the most frustrating formations to come up against, a 3 at the back (or 5 at the back, depending on how you want to call it) is used in every division in Football Manager, including lower league football. This video will show you everything you'll need to know to win against this formation. After this in-depth look, you'll know everything on how to make a tactic to take this 3 CB's formation down!
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[@coachroan]

Checkout my other FM tutorials for how to beat certain formations: kzbin.info/aero/PLQRYMrjbotkPHKgKtb-ypscSdMdlbbWcN

[@corester3018]

who else looked this up after being destroyed by a 3 back

[@MVP-07]

Me

[@davidpalmen5197]

Just recently subbed to your channel. Great content. Short videos but very informing and makes me want to get on my save and become a master tinkerer. Keep it up and you will grow fast my friend.

[@coachroan]

I really appreciate buddy, very kind words! I'm very happy to hear that you're enjoying the content, and more short yet informing videos will continue coming to the channel!

[@TheKozaBob]

Love these videos buddy, just enough information to get ideas across without being overbearing or 'overloading' my poor little noggin :)

[@coachroan]

That's how I make all my videos, thinking: "Would Bob be able to understand this?" All jokes aside, appreciate the kind words my friend!

[@TheKozaBob]

@@coachroan 😂 that's fair

[@bahathebeast2992]

Ik had al een vermoeden dat je accent hier uit de buurt kwam haha! Goed bezig!!! Je hebt echt hele goede kwalitatieve content! Ga zo door.

[@coachroan]

Bedankt, leuk om te horen dat er ook wat nederlandse kijkers zijn! En ik ga zeker mijn best doen om de content door te zetten en steeds te verbeteren

[@drew3ism]

Love this series!

[@coachroan]

Happy to hear you're enjoying it Drew!

[@ParetoEmperor-jp6ke]

whoa, i am just practising 3 defenders system with Attacking Libero and inverted wingback inspired by Germany and Italy world cup classic team. Even Guardiola team using this at their season treble winners 😊

[@coachroan]

Ooooh love that! How has the libero been performing for you?

[@willfirmstone492]

Great to see another vid Roan! I love the content and I'd been waiting for you next upload, keep it up!

[@coachroan]

Thanks buddy, glad to see you back in the comments as well! Love to hear you enjoyed the video!

[@HungryEatNow]

Finally someone is making clear sense!

[@JustHowiez]

Another great video

[@coachroan]

Thanks Howie, glad to see you back in the comments!

[@davidadenusi]

Thanks for this, I now have an edge in the Serie A

[@coachroan]

Happy to help my friend, go win that Scudetto!

[@UKGrime9]

yh this guy knows what hes talking about. holly shit fa cup final here i come!

[@stefanjonsson699]

Have been waiting for this! Most teams line- up this way against me. Quite anoying formation to deal with. Never play it my self. Just dont like it. Too much non- football for me.

[@coachroan]

Hope this can give you that extra boost to take those annoying opponents team down. While this formation can indeed become very defensive and anti-football, I would highly advice you to try it out, but give it your own attacking spin. Even the final example tactic in this video is a 3 at the back, but can become a very attacking formation with all the forward runs

[@ekeebobs7520]

I also hated it a lot and was using 4-2-3-1 then switched to 4-3-2-1 but no matter what I did I kept on conceding (and getting FMed) nearly every game. As a desperate attempt to strengthen my defence, I switched to a 3-4-2-1. I kept 3 straight clean sheets and still managed to score a decent number of goals. Got into my best winning streak too.

[@PhuocNguyen-sf7pn]

Welcome back bro !

[@coachroan]

Thanks buddy, happy to see you back in the comments as well!

[@PhuocNguyen-sf7pn]

@@coachroan hi roan i have a question ! I think a long shot iisn’t work in this fm right ?

[@coachroan]

@@PhuocNguyen-sf7pn There is definitely some long shots to be scored, especially if you have the players for it. I do think it's not something to build your team around, as you won't score as many (just like real life)

[@mattiasandries]

442 diamond next pls 🙏

[@rhealize]

nice, this is what i need

[@coachroan]

Then my job here is done!

[@techgeforce]

Great video! Btw I wonder how long does editing the video take?

[@coachroan]

Happy to hear you enjoyed the video! Editing is different for every video, but a rough estimate is that every minute of the end product takes about an hour to edit, plus an hour for the intro and other smaller things. So a 5 minute video like this takes me roughly 6 hours to edit

[@techgeforce]

@@coachroan Oh dang, thats pretty long. What software do you use?

[@coachroan]

@@techgeforce I'm still relatively new though, so it's probably very much possible to edit quicker! I use the free version of Davinci Resolve, has everything I need so far

[@techgeforce]

@@coachroan Nice, for me its kdenlive

[@coachroan]

@@techgeforce what's been your experience with kdenlive?

[@Abhirajshurwar]

1:20 haahhhah

[@Doodoofart725]

Very good video once again, you're so underrated dude. Keep it up!

[@coachroan]

You're too kind my friend! Glad to hear you enjoyed the video!

[@BatuhanAras-do9yv]

What are the differences between wingers and inverted wingers/forwards while counter attacking? Also when and which one of them?

[@coachroan]

The main difference is where they'll look to move to once they get the ball. Wingers will stay out wide and inverted wingers/inside forwards will look to move inside. When to use either will depend on a lot of factors: which players you have for those positions, which players are around them and what spaces in the attack you don't have covered yet. Analyzing your attacking play and your team will give you the answer for which role to use

[@d1g1tal83]

It’s time to talk about how the hack we build a 3-def formation:)

[@coachroan]

Don't you worry, videos on how to create your own tactics for certain formations or playstyles are definitely coming in the near future!

[@billwright1111]

Main thing for me is creating 6 attacking lanes in the last line, mainly a 3-1-6 or a 2-2-6

[@coachroan]

Yeah I agree! Normally I would say that so many players going forward would be a risk, and it still is. But against a 3 at the back you have to create an overload somewhere, and pushing more players forward is a great way to get that

[@billwright1111]

@@coachroan it can be too aggressive away from home and important to defend transitions well

[@coachroan]

@@billwright1111 Couldn't agree more!

[@oldschool90s18]

Is underlap effective against 3 at back formations?

[@coachroan]

The underlap would probable be most effective against a 3 at the back with 2 midfielders, as the underlapping fullbacks can help you create that midfield overload

[@tommygoldenberg6253]

is there a link to tactics?

[@coachroan]

There currently isn't any links for the tactics, and since these are just examples I highly advice you to try and build your own version using these tactics as an inspiration!

[@alidurmaz6946]

too general information nothing specific

[@jovicaduro7204]

Buddy some of informention give me big jump in the knowlege of tactical..

[@coachroan]

Happy to hear you found the video useful!

[@jovicaduro7204]

@@coachroan yes you explain me some very importe..and i use that infornation

[@doezage]

leave wan bissaka alone

[@littlenismo]

So Wanbisaka is weak on D and Alexander Arnold is strong? You wouldn't know you're A hole from your elbow mate... I legit searched for how to play against a back 3 and this video gave me nothing. Don't give up your day job...