The Best Role in Football Manager Is...

There are a lot of roles in Football Manager. I have undertaken the herculean task of ranking them all on a table to inform your FM tactic for years to come. This is a purely scientific endeavor that includes no opinion (citation needed). There are, however, so many roles in Football Manager that it can be worth it to go over them all to make sure your tactic does not spontaneously fall apart. This would be something that would ruin your FM save a little more than forgetting to add a match review in training.
Whether a role is good or not is much more in your use in a tactic and the skill of the player than the actual role itself. You can win the champions league playing with every role in FM, except maybe a libero, but that’s another matter. I’m mainly writing this for the people I refer here from the comment section saying their tactic makes use of five Segundo volante’s and they’ve won all six champions leagues in half a season on FM21, thus I am a fool. First off, congratulations, secondly, please give me your tactic for the next Streamer Showdown, FM21 has been problematic for me on that front.
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[@morganbruce9087]

“Everyone wants a sweeper these days” well I feel attacked. I always go with a goalkeeper

[@johnellisbushbush]

Sweepers aren’t keepers

[@D4rkThuNderplays]

@@johnellisbushbush he means Sweeper Keepers

[@johnellisbushbush]

@@D4rkThuNderplays yes. I know... It was a little joke. Obviously not a very good one

[@zachgravatt5571]

I always end up with sweeper keeper defend. Even if I start with my keeper on goalkeeper or sweeper attack I always eventually revert to sweeper defend.

[@oweninsertlastname1575]

Same, although I generally play in crappy leagues

[@evangalilee657]

My favourite roles are the ones that I use because I think I'm good at the game

[@ddeeaa11hh]

Hahaha true lol

[@nvh119]

If I win it's because I'm a genius. If I lose then FUCK THIS RETARDED STUPID RANDOM GAME

[@paulmorgan7894]

@@nvh119 EXACTLY

[@theguy1240]

For real, I can only manage to win when I use control possession tactics

[@Xfier246]

Based

[@isaaclodziak-green6326]

Wide target man in Premier League? Has anyone seen Zealand and Steve Bruce in the same room?

[@bobmcbobg1696]

Twice I’ve used wide target man. Once for a regen Brazilian who was a 6’5 LW. That was fun. And for CR7. It just works for him. Ridiculous goal scorers.

[@mrfreeland123]

Catroll could be used as a wide target man whilst he is sat on the bench

[@elcochiloco1456]

Raul Jimenez did that a lot during the 2018 WCQ

[@kikoalves2920]

Otamendi went from liga nós to the prem and then to liga nós again ....

[@robinthom6438]

Big Kyle Lafferty was great in years gone by for it.

[@grantreill1966]

Marco Reus was the best Trequartista I ever used. I hopped in a Dortmund save about four years ago to learn how to play the game and he ended leading the league in assists and being fifth in goals with the second highest rating. Ever since I love tactics that utilize it. I think Trequartistas work well in the sense that you need to make sure that you have both enough input going to him and enough places to provide output. They're kind of like a hypermobile enganche. A lot of the attacking play both originates from and is created through a Trequartista so they need to have enough physical ability to move around a lot and enough passing and vision to be a conduit of play AND enough dribbling to run at defenses and draw out defenders /AND/ enough shooting ability to be able to finish /AND/!!! enough mentals to make it all come together properly. Complete forward, but for an attacking midfielder/winger. They truly have to be able to do it all in order to be deadly. The reason most people tend to not do too well with a player on Trequartista is that it's a position that needs not just a specific ability but also a tactic that works with it. If anyone sees this comment, try putting your Trequartista in the middle with creative people to his left and right, defensive solidity behind, and a finishing-composure first striker up top. As your Trequartista ages, they often turn well into first a Raumdeuter and then an Enganche if you can get them to stick around long enough.

[@AcademicZerotoHero]

This comment didn't get enough attention, thanks a lot for this. I was trying to turn Shola shortire at Manchester united into a trequartista and wondering why he was struggling lmao

[@ireignsupreeeme7]

federicho chiesa was my best , pedro brazao was amazing too back to back 15+ goal 20+ assist seasons

[@WrapGod1]

I really recommend you trying the Wide Playmaker role. It has something unique about it how well it works with an overlapping fullback / wingback. Wide playmaker drifts inside and has an option to play a ball to an overlapping defender, into a channel to striker or stretch play to opposite wing. Despite having 'Shoot less often' hard-baked into its instructions, I still get them to score 10 goals a season with 15 assists to top it off. Very cool role with some unique movement and passing. Works well with a Shadow Striker in the middle, thrives of off players moving into channels and on the wing. It's essentially a playmaking inverted winger, which is awesome. You won't see him blast it into the side netting.

[@kesh_r]

I’ve also found the WP works well with a defend duty midfielder on his side, who will both give the WP space to operate in and cover for the attacking fullback

[@WrapGod1]

@@kesh_r Yes! A simple CM(d) does the trick and they really compliment each other well.

[@Hammerage1]

Would be cool if you did a tier list on which regions to scout.

[@aw2584]

COME TO BRAZIL

[@redgamer2163]

I read "region" as "religion" and was like WHAT?

[@AaronPushesWood]

He has one

[@Hammerage1]

@@AaronPushesWood Yep, he made it shortly after this comment. I'd like to believe he noticed this :)

[@cgopie1]

100% agree with the inverted wing backs. They're insane! Unfortunately there aren't many good ones in the game, but I often retrain central midfielders to these roles and it works like a beast! Mattheus Henrique in the perfect fit for this in the left IWB role. And if you can get him, Camavinga in the right IWB position is also amazing!

[@WizoIstGott]

Yeah this! Although I tend to use very athletic DM players for my IWB instead of classical CM. Allways have western Africa on scout duty, they produce a lot of these kind of players.

[@bradwhiteuk]

Yep. I look out for quality DMs to retrain, or quality wing backs who are at least "reasonable" on their weak foot to retrain as IWBs on the opposite side.

[@oliverward-murphy890]

I’ve not tried it but I feel Gabriel Menino would be a good inverted wing back being a wonderkid full back/midfielder

[@TheGroundHopper]

Do you want right footed players playing at left back and left footed players playing at right back?

[@WizoIstGott]

@@TheGroundHopper in an ideal scenario yes, you want players with a strong foot opposite to the side they play on in any inverted role (iwb, if, IW). But this isn't as important as for classic wing roles. A normal rightback or right winger with a left foot won't be able to run to the line and cross it, an inverted player can still be useful when cutting inside on his week foot. So for these roles a player that has the wrong strong foot but is somewhat competent with his week foot might work just fine

[@Schadenfreude4231]

When a Regista works, it works perfectly. It's like a DLP but he can actually get closer to the goal, aka higher pass success rate, aka more passes that unlock the defence. Just make sure that every other midfielder can actually tackle (EDIT: You could probably also put "shoot more often" if they have good long shots)

[@phatbi971]

I really love Regista

[@BLABLABLABLABLABL298]

I switched my underperforming attacking midfielder (who had been playing as AMC or AP on either support or attack) to Trequartista and he's been absolutely destroying teams. He got like 5 goals and 6 assists in his first 5 games as Trequartista. I think it's highly underrated and your review shows this. Maybe give it a try if you have a world class AMC who isn't really suited to Shadow Striker and is underperforming.

[@shawngillogly6873]

The Treq is a playmaker with some scoring talent. The inverse of a Shadow Striker. The only problem with a Treq is you have to have 2 forwards who press. Or a front 3 in a 4231. And even the latter isn't really ideal, because it's 1 center forward pressing 2 DCs. Still, in my 442 Diamond, the Treq is amazing.

[@hjx01]

@@shawngillogly6873 Without a suitable F9, Treq is the only way I've been getting a goal output from my AM slot.

[@thebaron9252]

I feel like you were harsh on the "simple" roles like Central Defender, CM, Winger GK. I think they deserve to be higher because they're much much easier to recruit for than the specialised roles like Complete Forward.

[@willallnutt4612]

Maybe should've used the good ones in the showdown, eh?

[@ChesterRGC]

One thing you forgot is that the Half Backs can be told to Shoot More, which is quite good if you have someone as Ruben Neves, also looks like a good defensive midfield position for those players who have high physical presence

[@TapdotWater]

Regista, for me, is a transcendent role with the right player. I used Brad Walker as one in an Aldershot save all the way up until the Premier League, and he was still getting 7.50+ season ratings despite having maybe two attributes at 15. Modify them to play like a Quarter Back, i.e. longer, riskier passes, and you've got yourself the playmaking, goalscoring, ball-winning defensive midfielder you never knew you needed.

[@FranzFridl]

I love my carrileros in atack. And enganche is basically a Riquelme, you described the Last 10 to perfection

[@somtooosmond9853]

Except, carrileros are only available with support duty

[@FranzFridl]

@@somtooosmond9853 sorry, Wing Back. In Spanish or Argentina at least we call them Carrileros

[@aryandongaonkar2839]

Poachers are brilliant if got a false nine alongside them i played a poacher and false nine together they scored like 50- to 60 goals between them

[@ozanavar3460]

Wasn’t that basically the role Eto’o played when he was playing next to Messi ? Maybe he was more of an AF but definitely had a poacher aspect to his game

[@aryandongaonkar2839]

@@ozanavar3460 yes but also shadow strikes behind those 2 is good

[@Legend-zo9bc]

I have struggled with getting teams to work unless I use other peoples tactics or least I thought I did. Turns out I wasn't paying enough attention to the roles I gave players. It also turns out re visting the tactics I made they were good! Thanks :)

[@seongthongchuah8356]

Ruben Neves is the best Regista I know , his long shot from outside the box, he is my top 3 goalscorer at Wolves

[@macleben3443]

How do you play?

[@connormccloskey5128]

I have an fm 15 save I'm still playing. I'm in 2041 and still love it. Regista is goat for me. It sucks up everything. False 9+ advanced forward or complete forward on support + advanced forward is a cheat code

[@bart0134]

I used Norgaard as a regista in my brentford save and he was voted player of the year in the championsship

[@oliverhumby73]

Which formation did you use? Player instructions?

[@Cowheart5]

I'm that guy here to talk about Wide Playmaker. I had an unbeaten season for the first time with Benfica in FM 19 thanks to Andrija Zivkovic in a wide playmaker role (ML) in a 4-4-2. He played like a hybrid between a left winger and an advanced playmaker. His attributes were perfect for it because he had both the dribbling and crossing of a winger and also the passing and vision of an AMC. Assists, goals, build-up play, he did everything. Sadly Zivkovic flopped at Benfica in real life but he was a god among men in FM.

[@RasslinRedbird]

One of the best formations I've ever put together was a 4-3-3 with a Treq at CF, an RMD at each wing, and 2 Mezzalas on Attack duty in the midfield ahead of a roaming playmaker at CDM. A complete wingback on each side and 2 BPDs on defend at CB. Attacking mentality. Almost all O, very little D. I was okay with the front 3 doing absolutely NOTHING defensively, but man, could they score. I won some games 8-3 or 7-4, but my objective was to just outscore the opposition. The trequartista scored goals, but he also had plenty of assists due to the mezzalas and RMDs around him. I like using the Treq instead of the F9 in that spot because the Treq is more attack minded. I've never used the Treq role on the wing, just at ST and AMC.

[@LordEdmund1973]

I feel like unfortunately you’re right on poachers. I’m not sure why, but pressing forwards on attack do the same thing but better and with more off the ball.

[@dejanzie]

*listens to description of enganche* *jots down "Enganche = George Hagi" in notes*

[@mateuszstepniewski5954]

I have DLP and BWM in midfield one makes the great passes the other stops everyone in their tracks. BWM is super underated

[@vamppro1778]

I can’t/don’t play FM, but god damn it I’m strapped in for the journey Zealand!👏

[@gandalfthegrey7135]

Im playing a 4-2-2-2 rn (4 defenders, two central midfielder, two wingers and two strikers). I two full backs at support, two CB (despite having fought my way up to the top of the league) on defence A BWM on defence alongside a DLP on support Two Wingers on Attacking An AF alongside a Poacher No matter who plays the poacher, no matter if they are big or small, fast or slow they will score the most goals over a season. And by quite a margin (~7 goals)

[@AngryRagingJackal]

I absolutely adore RMDs, I have them on both flanks and their penalty earning is astounding. I have this one dude, whose stats are nice but not nearly as stellar as mbappe, but MCity gives 300 million dollars for him even though he had 3 goals and 3 assists after a half of a season.

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

Zealand I need to teach you the ways of the Anchor Man and the wide Trequartista. As a Mezzala fan I'm amazed you've not already fallen in love with Anchor Man particularly, it's such a good way to balance your more attacking central players

[@kesh_r]

Wide playmaker is CL tier in a 442 paired with an attacking fullback

[@WrapGod1]

Definitely. The way they pass to the overlapping fullback and themselves drift inside is great. It's basically an inverted winger who doesn't blast it into the side netting and creates chances.

[@bubbydabeast4253]

I had juan mata as wide play maker as a sub in a 4231 in the fa cup final vs city and he got a crazy goal and assist to win me it

[@גיאמולדבסקי]

Regista is actually insane when surrounded with the right roles and played by the right player. Same with raumdeuter

[@cashews1000]

33 year old Neymar at Regista was killing it. I feel like in FM you can put any great attacking playmaker at regista and make it work brilliantly, he just needs great passing and flair. My Neymar had 9 assists in 15 games, but he also was shit at defending obviously, which probably also comes down to his 11 pace and acceleration though..

[@עמיתלוי-ז6ט]

אחלה ישראלי לדעתי הרולים הכי טובים זה wp וaf

[@billyparkins757]

I used a regista in a 4-1-2-1-2 last fm , average rating of 7.5 it was insane

[@ethanprince356]

My fave is Advanced Playmaker Support. I have Mikel Oyarzabal in that role for Man Utd on FM 2019 and he is beast. Absolutely love him already, epic player Inverted Winger too. Got Vinicius Junior there, awesome. Mezzalas. Bruno Fernandes there in central midfield, brilliant

[@TelcontarTargaryen]

How would you use F9 and SS in a 4-2-3-1? On a better note, I want to see a tactic that uses Shadow Striker, False Nine, two inverted Wingers/Forwards, Libero, Mezzala, and Regista.

[@holyhay8812]

I strongly consider buying your merch because people won't ask me why I wear a shirt with 'Zealand' on it. That is, I come from the province of Zeeland in The Netherlands, which is the original Zealand. And I like watching your videos, that too! KUTGW

[@knownbyFox]

The disrespect on the wide playmaker - it's a crazy good role!

[@TheGhostWriter.]

I think Trequartista are underrated for Wingers. That's the only role that do what i want when i'm in positional play in attack when I have a right winger, right footed, with a right full back "attacking" (same on the left side). On the other roles, they keep bumping in eatch other. Trequartista role will put your winger closer to your striker, leaving the wide for you full-back. Although most of the wingers are not used to that role, they keep scoring and assisting a lot, especially to each other with wide crosses to the far post.

[@gino4858]

the only good poachers are worldclass attackers who almost are near the end of their career

[@morganbruce9087]

False. I love a poacher in non league. They only require acceleration and finishing. You can forget about the mentals

[@shaadypinto453]

I used to see roaming playmaker as u do, but I give it a shot and was better than a deep lying playmaker (try it) Defensive midfielder on support Roaming playmaker Mezzala in attack I kinda think defensive midfielder needs more respect, I mean, they are there to defend, are there to give a long a long pass , helps a little in the build up play and can score a lot from long range

[@jaspertang2477]

Whats wrong with a Roaming playmaker? If you use a playmaking type that is very athletic, he dominated the pitch in this role

[@joaotique295]

I might be wrong but i believe that was Di Maria role in the first year of Ancelotti at Real Madrid

[@ChidiUma]

@@joaotique295 mezzala on attack duty

[@joaotique295]

@@ChidiUma i also considered a mezzala at first, but i believe di Maria role had more defensive responsabilities to compensate Marcelo and modric lack of capability to defend, even xabi Alonso wasnt that good at defending, so he wasnt a full box to box but he wasnt a full mezzala as well he was something in between, probably a roaming playmaker is the closest role in the game at this moment

[@Robi2009]

Agree on Poacher. I remember I had a journeyman career couple FMs ago and I ended at Leicester City. Tried to make a tactic strictly to accommodate Jamie Vardy as a Poacher - didn't turn out well. But I disagree on Inside Forwards. After I read some real-life report, that crossing the ball is one of the worst ways to distribute the ball to the penalty box (only like one in 30 crosses lands where it was aimed at and only about one in 90 ends with goal), I deliberately try to avoid crosses as much as I can opting for low drives into the box.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

Wide Playmaker is highly undervalued in FM21. Say I'm using Chelsea and I use Ziyech as my WP, you then make players like Mount your Mezzala and Kante a BBM, change your LW into a W or IF and keep your strikers as a P or AF and YOU WILL RACK UP GOALS. The reason why is fairly simple, the AI on default is not set up to stop a playmaker from out wide. Midfielders are set up to stop most other middies, WB's are set up to stop other WB's. Most of your weaker defenders throughout the game are wingers and a winger tasked to stop another winger who suddenly isnt looking to get inside to score but rather stay wide and spray passes and crosses into and around the box not only spreads the field but its far easier for them to get those passes off when youre not starting in a crowded part of the field like an AP starting in front of the box. Ziyech OWNS this role but you will find a lot of other good wingers who can work in this role in your attack if you know what to surround them with. I've seen Ziyech get close to 40 assists in his first year as a WP on the 20-21 Chelsea team. That's on top of all the assists you'll get from set pieces. Same thing with Saka, Dejan and even Jadon Sancho. Try it out and see for yourself.

[@MrMrVictory]

Hey mate, very interesting point. I was looking for a reply like this. I was thinking of playing a wide playmaker, but is it combinable with a deep lying playmaker on the same side? Let's say a flat 4-4-2 formation with a midfield of WP - DLP - MEZ - W and 2 AF's. Would a WP get in the way of a MEZ if played on the same side?

[@Nosceteipsum166]

My regista is the central point of my 4-3-3. Landed around 28 assists and a few goals and also won best player in Europe (or Golden Ball, I can't remember). Most MOTM awards, most key passes in the league (around 140). Unbelievable. Just use wing backs in attack and he will start counter-attacks and keep the ball in attack until someone scores a goal. A regista is a better playmaker than any AMC, which is crazy.

[@pavlenikic9712]

the banter between rees and zealand is just gold :D

[@SGProductions87]

Carrilero is great in a narrow formation like 442 diamond. Best when paired with Anchor Man and Mezzala

[@haraldalvr3697]

Deeplying playmaker is the best defensive miedfielder position in the game

[@logancosta3110]

I exclusively build my teams around a libero/regista/rpm so happy with how they're rated

[@joachimosmundsen5571]

Challenge for you. Use a team where you only use MLS and Sunday League positions

[@willcallis377]

Cengiz Under as a Trequartista is UCL tier for me right now. Currently averaging a 7.56 in Serie A, with 9 goals 12 assists from 24 matches this season.

[@ADSmallAuthor]

Interesting video. Each role works depending your tactics and formation. I use RPM or APM, I also use BWM in the formation I use. And it works for me.

[@spiromucic6565]

Poacher is very useful if you are playing with 2 strikes, in any 4-4-, formation, and you are goal or two behind because he will put the ball in the goal. I am using it a lot when I build a squad that is attacking minded, but you need a player with: finishing, first touch, speed and acceleration.

[@TheNano338]

I had an Inverted Wing Back on a career with Admira Wacker and he was a worse player than my left back but he did better things and score goals too. The game doesn't know how to stop that player. Leonardo Lukacevic is his name.

[@prsprsfull]

I think you should give roaming playmaker a chance :) find an athletic advanced playmaker with solid long shots, off the ball, and dribble. You need a beast to perform well in this role, someone creative, good on and off the ball, but also capable to run the pitch up and down, left and right :)

[@thelurkeroftubes]

Zealand hates goalkeepers confirmed, judging from his list, he would rather not play a keeper!

[@arturomansour-hull930]

Anchorman, Balk-Winning Midfielder and Fullback are my favorite roles. It’s all about the tackling and marking. I like using a Ball-Winning Midfielder as my number 8 and an Anchorman as my number 6. I also like Carrilero. I value marking and tackling.

[@hoarder1919]

i love BWMs but there's so few of them at the top tier football. The best defensive midfielders in the game are usually DLPs (Florentino Luis, Camavinga etc.), there's a surplus of natural DLPs in the game and not enough natural BWMs. Which is a shame because I think BWM is better suited for the gegenpress tactic, gives more intensity and physicality. in my Arsenal campaign i played custom gegenpress and tried to make Camavinga BWM for 3 seasons straight. In the end it didn't work, I ended up using Camavinga as DLP which he is natural at.

[@TridonsEve]

A VOL or BBM with amazing stamina, ok pace and "arrive late in the opponent's penalty area" are perhaps my favourites in the entire game.

[@firsonazhar7328]

Hell yeah. Kucka was voted as the best player in my parma save.

[@hjx01]

I use a halfback in my 3-2-1-3-1 formation. Apart from when you play against top teams, its surprisingly good defensively. It gives so many options when you're in the opposition half too.

[@Lightflames85]

if you use complete full backs on support with wide target men in front of them you will be scoring alot from that. the complete full backs need to be good for this to work btw. Also need pace,stamina, crossing and if you want him to score finishing. I play them like a more pulled back wing thats pressure the line and makes a shit ton of crosses central to the strikers.

[@Nekako123]

I have a great player that is very versatile. His natural position is AMC and he can play everything there but is very ineffective. Two seasons ago I have put him on right midfield and gave him wide playmaker role. He is destroying every deffence there is, getting 25+ assists every year. Very underrated role. This is also first time I have ever used it.

[@C-Jay7]

Didn’t ask

[@Verhen_n]

Poacher was my favourite role until I learned to utilise IF. My IFs score from 35-60 goals each season, playing for midtable teams, they turned them into title contenders.

[@R9Allan]

My top 5 favourite roles: 1. Half back 2. Mezzala 3. Inside Forward 4. Complete Wing Back 5. Roaming playmaker/Box-to-box

[@maartendejonge9831]

regista behind a cm on defend and mezealla on attack is godly, had a dutch newgen in my portsmouth save who got 18 assist in the championship

[@bahaabanna5335]

Played haland as a poacher he scored 47 goals that season

[@BobyIrawan91]

Alot of player use Haaland as AF. Which is like to drifting wide when out of possession. It's really doesn't suit him because of his poor dribbling. Single ST poacher is really good for him, he has insane off the ball.

[@Nosceteipsum166]

Did the same with Mbappé around 2030. Scored 56 goals lol. Poacher is a big threat.

[@BobyIrawan91]

I noticed Zealand is doesn't like role that has simple instructions, like poacher, trequartista, maybe because he's often manage a small team. Sometimes when you manage big team, you put one player with simple instructions role, because your team already good enough to carry. It's about balance. Just like what Ancelotti did with Inzaghi in infamous Christmast tree formation.

[@cashews1000]

@@BobyIrawan91 funny enough, Haaland was a beast at dribbling, even with only 15/20 dribbling stat for me. This is just a game, and in this game Haaland is probably the best attacker, so using him as an example is skewed either way.

[@not_nixon1655]

The trequartista is really strange, I used it as France, won 2 world cups and the euros running my LW ST & RW as it. Still have no clue what it does and how it worked. I’m happy it did though.

[@Josh-pw1gh]

Hahahah nice video although I see you in discord to talk about that WP... It's an amazing role if you got the players for it as team to give him space

[@arturomansour-hull930]

My favorite roles in football Manager are roles that require no vision and hella pace and acceleration.

[@magnussonborski2664]

A B2B mid is a must for all of us.

[@michaelpontikidis1083]

Ive made wide playmaker work only in one occasion and it was at fm20 as Villarreal my wp was cazzorla and he was a freaking machine

[@tommanners1116]

I love a solo AF but that's partly because the guy I have playing their is an academy player who scored 38 league goals in Serie A last year

[@bigkuriboh3814]

Stuart Dallas of Leeds is the only wing back i have found who I am actually comfortable playing with as a complete wing back xD

[@darrelldadams]

This game is killing me. I quit doing media days because its just rehashed from fm20. 16 games into the season, I'm back doing the post-game interviews because my Ass Man has stormed out of three of them. Also still combatting my Click-itis; accidentally accepted a bid for my star player because I was in a hurry and lost an entire off-season with the reload. Still love it,though.

[@danielwarne3209]

I feel like my favourite roles are very version specific, last FM I got over 30 goals and 20 assists out of a treq striker and a 7.5 average out of a regista but this year I couldn't get either to work

[@Edwin56656]

Roaming playmaker in Sunday league while it's my favorite midfielder role, ouch it hurts

[@Gwynbleidd1724]

Every time I try a new tactic with new roles I watch this video

[@Chilledinho]

Kik Pierie in a Libero (A) is goat tier, I’m telling you that as a friend Zealand

[@a_q1006]

I actually have my most successful save (2 consecutive quadruple with Lazio) using Libero on Attack and 2 Carrilero in the left/right sided centre midfield. De Jong has to be the best Libero in the game with those key attributes and traits.

[@arturomansour-hull930]

Winger is the best role in football manager because you are crossing from the bylined and playing a direct style of football.

[@liveforfm8965]

Carrilero is a good role in my 4-3-3 3 Striker tactic.

[@caseymclane1972]

I put a F9 and an SS on the field in a 4-1-2-1-2 at Nürnberg and got sacked within 3 months lololol (jokez it was because we were shit at the back we actually were good on xG and scored a decent amount of goals) plus I used Geis as a Regista and he was really really good, dictating the play from deep while one of the wide midfielders was pushing up

[@Whitmore_17]

Can’t get any joy outta any CAM... ever no matter what

[@owenhannah3038]

I've found a bit of Success with an Enganche in a 4231. They seem to stay out of the wingers way and don't get too close to the striker. They hang out on the edge of the box and find some space in attack.

[@breconcameron732]

How dare you put Carrillo in Sunday league it should be champions League, it saves me every time I'm playing a much better team, it allows me to still use my fullbacks to create overloads out wide while the Carrillo defends

[@breconcameron732]

And poacher too, they just score goals and there is nothing wrong with strikers doing that

[@keirhoward5716]

Currently using complete wing backs and 2 (yes 2) roaming playmakers and inside forwards. And a Complete forward that should just be a pressing forward. And a half back. And I took this personally.

[@aristaeus2514]

Regista with Pirlo/Frenkie de Jong type = top player rating and ballon d'or contenders. Trequartista = older Messi (yes from start of the game) never tried Aguero but i bet he would do well. (on the forward position, not on nr10 spot)

[@mashfnch30]

I pretty much exclusively use Wide Playmakers lmfao, have a Livorno save 5 years in (old update) and Thiago Almada tears it up there, the biggest issue with the role is that it only works in certain setups and those setups have some pretty lopsided matchups

[@petermoore5676]

Do a tierlist

[@MFShro0m]

I wish you’d add place markers to your videos to make navigating them easier

[@allgoodnamestaken]

Alex Telles won Balon d'Or for me as a Complete Wing Back(A) using 41212 narrow

[@milano8929]

I dont know what you are talking about. Carrilero is a great role. Use one with Sociedad. And he is one of my best players.

[@reecenicholls7963]

Bruh my KZbin was auto playing for back ground noise... I’ve never played FM, my name is reece though so the confusion at the start of the video was very real.

[@yousufshad7741]

There must be a way you can take all the information in this video and distill it down to 2-3 minutes. There is so much fluff I dread scanning through your vids.

[@luisguterres7747]

Liga NOS was actually the league were Otamendi played first in Europe xD point made tho

[@Zwedinho]

And now the challenge. You cant use CL or Premier League roles for your team

[@AurioDK]

I have elite players all over in 2042 :) .... one problem with the DLP, after a few games the AI starts tight man marking them and they play like crap for me. I can not get a DLP to be consistent. One position working very well for me is the DLF ... always performs.

[@Mr_CM_]

Liga NOS ... Where the PL found one of his best players (bruno fernandes)

[@rizqyirsyad9477]

I've set up my striker as a poacher in serie A on my pro vercelli save, 30 matches 30 goals. He makes Lukaku irrelevant after that.

[@sostenoschostberg6763]

Not surprised about Inside Forwards. I'm actually beyond sick of the role. It turns Sadio Mané into a non league player. Inverted Winger isn't that much better a lot of the time but it definitely gets more results. I experimented with Minamino; I played a season with him at Inside Forward and a season at Inverted Winger (2 year Southampton loan). He basically scored double the goals and got nearly double the amount of assists as an Inverted Winger.

[@stevenmohlmann9999]

Hakan Calhanoglu is a god Wide Playmaker I really like the role and I have used it successfully multiple times.

[@amrulyounis5299]

Pêpê from the Liga nos forget what team is a great Regista

[@catandfishfc]

Poachers are always awful for the team but the goalscoring makes them worth it

[@Mohammad_.-]

Mertens in F9 is a beast

[@TH3N0R7H]

Odsonne Edouard is a good complete forward