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· Many players copy 'powerful tactics' found on YouTube, but often don't see results in their actual games.
· This isn't because the tactics themselves are flawed, but because they don't fit the player's own squad. Even famous team tactics won't work if they don't consider the squad's characteristics.
· Therefore, instead of copying others' tactics, it's crucial to identify your squad's strengths and design tactics that suit them.
· Sega, the developer of Football Manager, has made tactic creation easy to help players enjoy the game, but many overlook this.
· With a little time investment, anyone can create their own tactics, and the first step is choosing a 'formation'.

· A formation isn't just numbers on a screen; it directly impacts how your team attacks, defends, and controls space.
· The first step to choosing the right formation is understanding your team's strengths. For example, if you have strong wingers, a wide system like 4-3-3 might be effective. If your central midfielders are strong but your flanks are weak, a narrow formation like a diamond could work. If you have fast wing-backs, a back three might be an option.
· Formations should highlight your best players, not hide them.
· Furthermore, every formation must answer three questions: attack, defense, and transition. A formation that fails to execute these properly is bound to fail, no matter how trendy it is.
· Therefore, when choosing a formation, design it based on your team rather than following trends. For instance, Bayern Munich has strong wingers, creative attacking midfielders, excellent strikers, and full-backs capable of supporting attacks. A system like 4-2-3-1 would be suitable to leverage these strengths, securing both creativity in the center and width on the flanks.
· The key is to build formations around your players' strengths. For example, if you have fast wingers, a 4-3-3 formation would be ideal. If your central midfielders are your strongest asset, a diamond formation might be better.

· Player roles can be broadly categorized into attack, defense, and support roles.
· Attack roles are responsible for creating and finishing chances, primarily operating in the opponent's half.
· Defense roles focus on preventing the opponent from scoring and protecting the goal, mainly operating in their own half.
· Support roles bridge defense and attack, controlling the game's tempo, distributing the ball, and assisting in both attack and defense.
· Examples of attack roles include Advanced Forward, Target Forward, and Pressing Forward. Support roles include Deep-Lying Forward, Winger, Box-to-Box Midfielder, and Playmaker.
· The key to role assignment is balance. Too many players attacking can leave the defense vulnerable, while focusing too much on defense can make it difficult to create scoring opportunities.
· Achieving a balance between attack, support, and defense roles is the core of successful tactics.
· For instance, a striker could be set as a Central Forward or Deep-Lying Forward. Wingers could be set as Inside Forwards to cut inside and look for scoring chances.
· An attacking midfielder could be a Shadow Striker, making late runs from deep to score additional goals. Midfielders can be a combination of Playmaker and Box-to-Box Midfielder to balance attack and defense.
· Full-backs could be set as Inverted Full-backs to support the central midfielders, and center-backs as Ball-Playing Defenders to contribute to build-up play. The goalkeeper could be a Sweeper Keeper to support a high defensive line.

· Tempo affects the team's pace of play, ball movement speed, and decision-making speed under pressure.
· To choose the right tempo, you need to check players' 'Composure' and 'Stamina'. Players with high composure and stamina can handle a fast-paced game.
· For example, if a team's players possess high composure and stamina, a fast-tempo tactic would be effective.
· The team's mentality can be set to 'Counter' to absorb opponent attacks and then quickly counter-attack. Of course, a 'Positive' mentality can also be useful depending on the situation.
· Set the team width to 'Standard' and tempo to 'Fast'.
· When defending, instead of maintaining a high line, drop a bit deeper to lure the opponent into pressing, then use a strategy of starting the press from your own half, maintaining compactness, and quickly penetrating space after winning the ball.
· For attacking instructions, set 'Shoot on Sight' to encourage players to shoot immediately when they have a chance, without unnecessary actions. This is effective for quick counter-attacks.
· Set passing style and focus to 'Mixed' to freely use short and long passes depending on the situation, and attack towards open space rather than being confined to a specific area.
· Goalkeeper distribution is also set to 'Mixed' to increase unpredictability.

· Based on the tactics explained so far, we will conduct tests in actual matches.