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Written by CleonOn Wednesday 26th October - 01:03
Have you ever wanted your teams to play beautiful, free flowing attacking football? Wanted to see a dominating midfield and bucket load of chances for your strikers? Well, for the attack minded managers out there, I give you…
The 4-3-3 System
Contents
1. Introduction
2. The Formation
3. Defence
4. Attack
5. Team Instructions
Introduction
In Football Manager 4-3-3 is one of the most free-scoring tactics but it is also surprisingly strong in defence. If you set up with a flat back four and a defensive midfielder then they defend as a solid unit which is strong when under aerial attack and counter-attack. The midfield unit outnumbers the opposition as the majority of teams play a 4-4-2 which only has two players in the centre of midfield. Finally, the attack. Traditionally 4-3-3 has been a formation which scores goals and it most definitely does due to the variety of attacking options such as two bow to box midfielders, the wingers and the central striker all posing threats of their own.
The Formation
When I play a 4-3-3 I my preferred formation is a 4-1-2-3 (GK, DR, DL, DC, DC, DMC, MC, MC, FR(AMR), FL(AML), FC)
Formation
Second Formation
There are many different variations of the 4-3-3 formation but those seem to work best for me so I recommend you use one of those as a starting point and alter it from there as you see fit.
Defence
In every tactic I use, my defensive set-up is a flat back four with a DMC sitting in front. The defensive line is set to normal, playing offside trap and marking tight to the opposition. I allow my full backs to attack on occasion as they can offer variety down the flanks when one of them comes forward and crosses from deep. I also use staggered centre backs, where one has a mentality and closing down of one or two notches and the other is a few notches higher. The deeper DC is usually the one with the better aerial ability unless I play against a particularly fast striker. Finally, everyone in defence is set to zonal marking.
If you have a really good DMC such as Xabi Alonso of Vieira who has very good anticipation, positioning, and tackling, plus very, very good passing then I strongly recommend you give the player a free role, minimum mentality with closing down of 3 or 4, set him as playmaker and give him long passing.
DMC Role in Defence
DMC Role in Attack
These two screenshots from bbc.co.uk illustrate perfectly the role the holding midfielder will play in defence and attack.
Attack
There is so much attacking potential to be discovered within a 4-3-3 and you have just got to bring it out of your team and make it work you your advantage.
The three players in the centre of midfield will ensure the attacking players with a reasonable amount of possession and the forward movement of the midfielders and other attackers mean there will be a lot of options available to your players in attack.
I would recommend that you play one central striker with two wide players and support coming from the remaining two of your midfielders who aren’t directly involved in the defence.
The two midfielders joining the attack should have a relatively attacking mentality of somewhere between 11 and 16 whit instructions depending on their ability I.e. if they have got good long shots then let them do that.
I find the best results come when the wide players keep have a lot of possession and are running with the ball taking on the fullbacks hoping to get a cross in from the byline, and if this is not working I direct their arrow towards the striker spots making them more likely to get on the scoresheet.
The remaining centre forward is probably the most flexible of your positions, whatever I seem to do he gets goals. For example, at Hibs I played Riordan with a mentality of 11 and a free role. He scored 38 goals in that season. On the other hand at Bilbao, I played Urzaiz with a mentality of 18 and forward runs, plus holding up the ball and he scored bundles too.
Team Instructions
Playing 4-3-3 gives you the advantage of playing wide, the formation seems to work best with a reasonable width which does not compromise the defence if you play with a DMC.
Normally, playing with width means the gap between the two central defenders is larger leaving a big whole for the opposition to attack. This is shown in this screenshot:
Gap Between Defenders
Playing with a defensive midfielder plugs this gap as he sits just in front of it.
Defensive Midfielder
Also, at times the DMC will move further back and act with the centre backs as a defensive trio giving the full backs freedom to attack.
Tempo will really depend on your players. Playing high tempo basically makes your team play one touch football the advantage of this is that if your players perform it well they will rip apart the opposition whereas if they don’t suit the system well then the opposition will dominate.
Counter attacking is a must, this encourages the defence to get the ball to an attacking player as quickly as possible and the attacking players will go straight for goal rather than a slower build up.
Everything else in the system really depends on your players and personal preferences. So now it is up to you, go out and give your team the freedom to thrill and play beautiful attacking football. The chances are you will not get the system working first time so watch the highlights and try to identify the problems and alter the instructions accordingly, if you still have no success try posting on the forum and someone should be able to help you out! |
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