Rinus Michels is actually the one who invented the Attacking Totall Football style. Johan Cruijff was known for defensive possession play when he (Cruijff) explains his diamond he goes on to say I actually am more defensive then people think I am. People get it mixed up Rinus Michels was the one for the Attacking Totall Football not Johan Cruijff
I envy people like you that can bring inspired tactics to life, I think the thing I struggle with the most is role combinations I never know which one to pick and they always overwhelm me, but nonetheless very solid video!
Id watch the first half of this video and try to understand total football first , then my advice would be to change the camera, make it director, zoom out, watch the match engine full highlights/extended for few games when building a tactic! You have to understand the starting position of each role(what space they occupy) / how they act in posession(where they find space/how useful they are there/where they move into)/who they pass to / your shape when getting countered and who covers where when ur defensive shape settles. I use a false 9/AP support cm/inverted wingback on attack -on the opposite side- a cm attack/ inside fwd support / Inverted wingback on defend (with a Half Back at DM). Start of build up the f9 drops to RM/RW, moves into the number 10 as the inverted wingback attack moves into RW, advanced playmaker sitting between the 2 and other side of pitch, Inside fwd cuts inside while the cm attack moves into the box (making an umarked run for a 1v1 or as a 2nd striker). The inside fwd and inverted wingback on defend find the inverted wingback on attack with across pitch through balls and the f9 does the same for the inside fwd or cm attack on the other side.
First of, I'd say that everyone gets overwhelmed with all the roles and tactical choices sometimes, so don't worry! For picking roles out of all the options, I'd say that the most important thing is having a clear general tactical plan in mind. What kind of football do you want to play? From there you can decide what each player should be doing in that general tactical plan. Should they be attacking or defending, which spaces should they look to occupy and what kind of passing do you want to this player to make. Once you've got that down, you can carefully read all the role descriptions and choose the role that matches your plan the best. Hope this helps you out, and let me know if there is still something unclear!
This is a great video, it outlines the basics u need to understand to make your own total football tactic- Attacking - fairly wide/standard passing/slightly higher tempo/work ball into box/play out of defense/counter/counter-press/normal high line /slightly more press with instructions on attackers and wingbacks to press more and for ppl to shoot less) - its more about the player roles / instructions / traits . You have to understand the starting position of each role(what space they occuppy) / how they act in posession(where they find space/how useful they are/where they move into/who they pass to) / your shape when getting countered and who covers where ! Perfect example is my tacitc of a false 9/AP support cm/inverted wingback on attack on opposite side of a cm attack inside fwd support / Inverted wingback on support* (with a Half Back at DM) . The halfback in my formation is the ball playing defender from this videos formation, the f9 drops to the wing during early build up as an outlet and when u gain possession but as the inverted wingback on attack pushes up he moves more centrally into a 10, creating brand new triangles with a bunch of the players. CM attack and inside fwd find spaces constantly on the opposite side, and the inverted wing back on attack (who i just pick the most athletic best creative passer for) is always my highest rated player because he keeps finding the F9 and the ST! Inside Fwd and inverted wingback on support find the striker/cm attack/inverted wingback attack on other side bursting through to go 1v1!
Couldn't have said it better myself. A perfect summation for how I intended videos like this: take away the tactical concepts to make your very own tactic! Your tactic sounds tasty as well, how has it been performing for you?
@@coachroan Its my "top" meta tactic on 22 Started with deportivo la coruna in 3rd div. with it got to the semi finals of the del rey 1st year- Quick team turnover is ur biggest enemy. Worse players could play better , way more evident for some positions like iwbsupport/main st , due to being at the club/familiar with tactic for longer way more than any other tactic ive used(just like actual total football).. PS. I use player roles and player traits like try killer balls often on winger/wingbacks or one twos for strikers or arrive late into box/get into opposition area/dictate tempo/killer balls often for cm , to help with using as few team instructions like pass into space etc, that are very limiting if u instruct every1 to do it , as little as possible. Same with pressing on who i want to press rather than go overkill on team pressing because then we are just chasing ghosts. Works without the traits but theres a visible difference too- Thanks for the video tho! Its super informative even for someone who knows and understands the basics of total football, I didn't realise how important the 10 was tbh. Both the f9 and inside fwd on support act as 10s for me basically, with cm attack/striker acting as a 2 striker deal almost ! PS. the inverted wingbacks are on support(defensive one) and attack(attacking one) , to balance out with other roles when in possesion defensively!
@@Sledgehammer003 really sounds like you've got a deep understanding of the tactical system in FM, love that! Also fully agree with the power of individual instructions over team instructions for certain situations, as there are clear examples where you wouldn't want your entire team following a certain instruction, but it could be pivotal for a smaller set of your player roles!
@@coachroan Just got fm23 with prime! Will try translate this tactic into 23 but I assume it won't work as I intend off rip... and no more la coruna save which is a shame - Is segundo volante the new cm attack i wonder :P
Loved it, really interesting to hear you translate a real-life tactic into fm. Perhaps tricky due to time constraints, but have you thought about simulating a season with the chosen tactic at their associated clubs to see how successful the tactic is in practice? So for example, you could discuss the roles and instructions like you've done here, but then apply them to the current Barcelona team and simulate one season of using it to try and win the league? And for Mourinho tactics you could simulate a season with the current chelsea squad etc. Either way I found it a very interesting video, keep it up mate!
Great suggestion! I've considered this a lot, and I'm simply unsure if people would be interested in results of stimulating tactics. I personally always skip that bit in other creators videos, as I'm personally always more interested in just the tactical concepts. I also think that having the videos short and compact is valuable as well. On the other hand, I do also see the value of discussing some results to see how roles perform in a season etc. So I'm still on the fence about it
You dont need to use all the instructions he does tbf they seem situational. If you watch the first half of the video on the basic principles of total football and are moderately good with tactics on FM u can make ur own. Here's a cheat sheet : Attacking - fairly wide/standard passing/slightly higher tempo/work ball into box/play out of defense/counter/counter-press/normal high line /slightly more press with instructions on attackers and wingbacks to press more and for ppl to shoot less) - its more about the player roles / instructions / traits and how they interact with one another in possesion, during early build up, late build up, when ur getting countered, when u settle into a defensive shape ! Made a longer comment on this vid with more description of how i use my team(lopsided , inside fwd support - f9 on other side with inverted wingback on attack who is my best player!)
It's true, you are indeed risking the opposition wingers getting on the ball. The idea is to make sure that the high press prevents the ball from ever getting there. But no tactic is perfect, and the risk is definitely there. Great tactical eye!
Great explanation! Would you be able to make videos explaining player roles and how they perform on the pitch? I sometimes find i dont understand what a role is making a player do and what effect having a support or attack has on each role. And maybe what type of football suits each role?
I miss the involvement of the Sweeper Keeper, Cruyff opted to play his Keeper up really high to sweep up balls, even play kinda like a Libero at times, passing balls forward. Kinda what you see how Pep uses Ederson at City.
eey Xintax, good to see you in the RUclips comments as well as Twitch chat! It's true that Cruyff loved himself a sweeper keeper, probably something I should have highlighted more in the video. A valuable addition!
Thanks man, appreciate it! No specific player instructions on the 3331 system, but I'd highly advice tinkering with it yourself and see if you can add some instructions when applicable!
@@JuJu_Ch FM can be quite tricky to fully understand, but just take it slow and try to learn a bit of tactical knowlegde every time and before you know it, you'll be lifting trophies! Happy to hear the video has helped you out on that journey!
i love the video coach! i used to play total football but it didnt work for me. can i ask you something coach? in your first tactic there is distribute to specific teammate, where is the position of that "specific teammate"? thanks coach, God bless!
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Should have probably mentioned that in the video, apologies. I'm distributing the ball to the middle center back, so he can start our attacks
So the reason I don't include tactical results in these videos is that I want to keep the focus on the tactical insights, as opposed to optimized tactical systems. The tactics listed in the videos are also more intended as true example tactics, which can be adjusted and changed according to your own team and tactical thinking
I think you'd have more success with the 3-3-3-1 using complete wingbacks on attack rather than actual wingers. The AI will help better the defensive phases and the complete wingbacks are *really really* attacking minders. Give it a try, lads!
@@coachroan I'm using it on a underdog team. What I've changed: the wingerbacks I told you, much higher line of pressure and mid block... It still press high, but not *that* high to let adversaries to overlap. I'm so far undefeated with it, with an average 2 goals per game and conceded 0.5. It's really amazing
@@coachroan I don't get that much possession, expected as the club was supposed to finish on 16th out of 20, but is a really attacking minder that pushes enemy away with good angles and fast tempo. Best tip: get explosive wingers and an efficient striker
Checkout my other tutorials on how to make tactics like famous managers! ruclips.net/p/PLQRYMrjbotkNbuJ_bD0KTeJR8lnY6_WS7
Rinus Michels is actually the one who invented the Attacking Totall Football style. Johan Cruijff was known for defensive possession play when he (Cruijff) explains his diamond he goes on to say I actually am more defensive then people think I am. People get it mixed up Rinus Michels was the one for the Attacking Totall Football not Johan Cruijff
I envy people like you that can bring inspired tactics to life, I think the thing I struggle with the most is role combinations I never know which one to pick and they always overwhelm me, but nonetheless very solid video!
Id watch the first half of this video and try to understand total football first , then my advice would be to change the camera, make it director, zoom out, watch the match engine full highlights/extended for few games when building a tactic! You have to understand the starting position of each role(what space they occupy) / how they act in posession(where they find space/how useful they are there/where they move into)/who they pass to / your shape when getting countered and who covers where when ur defensive shape settles. I use a false 9/AP support cm/inverted wingback on attack -on the opposite side- a cm attack/ inside fwd support / Inverted wingback on defend (with a Half Back at DM). Start of build up the f9 drops to RM/RW, moves into the number 10 as the inverted wingback attack moves into RW, advanced playmaker sitting between the 2 and other side of pitch, Inside fwd cuts inside while the cm attack moves into the box (making an umarked run for a 1v1 or as a 2nd striker). The inside fwd and inverted wingback on defend find the inverted wingback on attack with across pitch through balls and the f9 does the same for the inside fwd or cm attack on the other side.
First of, I'd say that everyone gets overwhelmed with all the roles and tactical choices sometimes, so don't worry!
For picking roles out of all the options, I'd say that the most important thing is having a clear general tactical plan in mind. What kind of football do you want to play? From there you can decide what each player should be doing in that general tactical plan. Should they be attacking or defending, which spaces should they look to occupy and what kind of passing do you want to this player to make. Once you've got that down, you can carefully read all the role descriptions and choose the role that matches your plan the best.
Hope this helps you out, and let me know if there is still something unclear!
This is a great video, it outlines the basics u need to understand to make your own total football tactic- Attacking - fairly wide/standard passing/slightly higher tempo/work ball into box/play out of defense/counter/counter-press/normal high line /slightly more press with instructions on attackers and wingbacks to press more and for ppl to shoot less) - its more about the player roles / instructions / traits . You have to understand the starting position of each role(what space they occuppy) / how they act in posession(where they find space/how useful they are/where they move into/who they pass to) / your shape when getting countered and who covers where ! Perfect example is my tacitc of a false 9/AP support cm/inverted wingback on attack on opposite side of a cm attack inside fwd support / Inverted wingback on support* (with a Half Back at DM) . The halfback in my formation is the ball playing defender from this videos formation, the f9 drops to the wing during early build up as an outlet and when u gain possession but as the inverted wingback on attack pushes up he moves more centrally into a 10, creating brand new triangles with a bunch of the players. CM attack and inside fwd find spaces constantly on the opposite side, and the inverted wing back on attack (who i just pick the most athletic best creative passer for) is always my highest rated player because he keeps finding the F9 and the ST! Inside Fwd and inverted wingback on support find the striker/cm attack/inverted wingback attack on other side bursting through to go 1v1!
Couldn't have said it better myself. A perfect summation for how I intended videos like this: take away the tactical concepts to make your very own tactic! Your tactic sounds tasty as well, how has it been performing for you?
@@coachroan Its my "top" meta tactic on 22 Started with deportivo la coruna in 3rd div. with it got to the semi finals of the del rey 1st year- Quick team turnover is ur biggest enemy. Worse players could play better , way more evident for some positions like iwbsupport/main st , due to being at the club/familiar with tactic for longer way more than any other tactic ive used(just like actual total football).. PS. I use player roles and player traits like try killer balls often on winger/wingbacks or one twos for strikers or arrive late into box/get into opposition area/dictate tempo/killer balls often for cm , to help with using as few team instructions like pass into space etc, that are very limiting if u instruct every1 to do it , as little as possible. Same with pressing on who i want to press rather than go overkill on team pressing because then we are just chasing ghosts. Works without the traits but theres a visible difference too- Thanks for the video tho! Its super informative even for someone who knows and understands the basics of total football, I didn't realise how important the 10 was tbh. Both the f9 and inside fwd on support act as 10s for me basically, with cm attack/striker acting as a 2 striker deal almost ! PS. the inverted wingbacks are on support(defensive one) and attack(attacking one) , to balance out with other roles when in possesion defensively!
@@Sledgehammer003 really sounds like you've got a deep understanding of the tactical system in FM, love that! Also fully agree with the power of individual instructions over team instructions for certain situations, as there are clear examples where you wouldn't want your entire team following a certain instruction, but it could be pivotal for a smaller set of your player roles!
@@coachroan Just got fm23 with prime! Will try translate this tactic into 23 but I assume it won't work as I intend off rip... and no more la coruna save which is a shame - Is segundo volante the new cm attack i wonder :P
Awesome breakdown seen a lot Cruyff tactics but this is by far the best and most realistic version on fm to what he did in real life
Loved it, really interesting to hear you translate a real-life tactic into fm. Perhaps tricky due to time constraints, but have you thought about simulating a season with the chosen tactic at their associated clubs to see how successful the tactic is in practice? So for example, you could discuss the roles and instructions like you've done here, but then apply them to the current Barcelona team and simulate one season of using it to try and win the league? And for Mourinho tactics you could simulate a season with the current chelsea squad etc. Either way I found it a very interesting video, keep it up mate!
Great suggestion! I've considered this a lot, and I'm simply unsure if people would be interested in results of stimulating tactics. I personally always skip that bit in other creators videos, as I'm personally always more interested in just the tactical concepts. I also think that having the videos short and compact is valuable as well. On the other hand, I do also see the value of discussing some results to see how roles perform in a season etc. So I'm still on the fence about it
@@coachroan I'd be interested in seeing the tactic simmed
@@DICECLUB thanks for the input! I'll definitely take that into account for the next video like this!
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And I'm happy to have you here! Say hi to your friend for me!
Love your work mate. Please can you do a video on role combinations and why they work well together?
On the 3-3-3-1, doesn't forcing the opposition outside essentially concede the wide areas, and create a vulnerability to long balls out wide?
You dont need to use all the instructions he does tbf they seem situational. If you watch the first half of the video on the basic principles of total football and are moderately good with tactics on FM u can make ur own. Here's a cheat sheet : Attacking - fairly wide/standard passing/slightly higher tempo/work ball into box/play out of defense/counter/counter-press/normal high line /slightly more press with instructions on attackers and wingbacks to press more and for ppl to shoot less) - its more about the player roles / instructions / traits and how they interact with one another in possesion, during early build up, late build up, when ur getting countered, when u settle into a defensive shape ! Made a longer comment on this vid with more description of how i use my team(lopsided , inside fwd support - f9 on other side with inverted wingback on attack who is my best player!)
It's true, you are indeed risking the opposition wingers getting on the ball. The idea is to make sure that the high press prevents the ball from ever getting there. But no tactic is perfect, and the risk is definitely there. Great tactical eye!
Great explanation! Would you be able to make videos explaining player roles and how they perform on the pitch? I sometimes find i dont understand what a role is making a player do and what effect having a support or attack has on each role. And maybe what type of football suits each role?
Videos for role explanations are definitely high on the list for upcoming videos, so keep your eyes on the channel!
I miss the involvement of the Sweeper Keeper, Cruyff opted to play his Keeper up really high to sweep up balls, even play kinda like a Libero at times, passing balls forward. Kinda what you see how Pep uses Ederson at City.
eey Xintax, good to see you in the RUclips comments as well as Twitch chat!
It's true that Cruyff loved himself a sweeper keeper, probably something I should have highlighted more in the video. A valuable addition!
God edit as always. You're insane.
Thanks man, I really appreciate it!
Love to see Cruyff total football tactics, great analysis coach! Would love to know did you add any specific player instructions on the 3331 system ?
Thanks man, appreciate it! No specific player instructions on the 3331 system, but I'd highly advice tinkering with it yourself and see if you can add some instructions when applicable!
@@coachroan yes sir！ thank you so much, still learning the game, your video is very helpful ❤️
@@JuJu_Ch FM can be quite tricky to fully understand, but just take it slow and try to learn a bit of tactical knowlegde every time and before you know it, you'll be lifting trophies! Happy to hear the video has helped you out on that journey!
Nice video! I'm struggling a bit with a making 'Total Football' tactic, with a Libero as the focal point. How would you go about that? :)
This video is highly underrated
You're too kind, appreciate it buddy!
i love the video coach! i used to play total football but it didnt work for me. can i ask you something coach? in your first tactic there is distribute to specific teammate, where is the position of that "specific teammate"? thanks coach, God bless!
Happy to hear you enjoyed the video.
Should have probably mentioned that in the video, apologies. I'm distributing the ball to the middle center back, so he can start our attacks
@@coachroan thanks for the info coach!
@@giovanniwisnu8109 you're absolutely welcome my friend!
love your videos Coach, theyre always helping me
Very happy to help you out my friend!
Cool video mate, cheers
Great to see you back in the comments Robert, and happy to hear that you enjoyed the video!
Thanks for another Great video.
And thanks for a lovely comment!
Interesting video. Cruyff is my hero [ like many people ]. Yes as below, how do we know if these tactics work?, without gameplay & results?, thx
So the reason I don't include tactical results in these videos is that I want to keep the focus on the tactical insights, as opposed to optimized tactical systems. The tactics listed in the videos are also more intended as true example tactics, which can be adjusted and changed according to your own team and tactical thinking
fair enough thx@@coachroan
@@footballfumb5495 no worries, and I always love a good discussion on the videos so appreciate you giving your input!
I will come back to these tactics in FM24 @@coachroan
@@footballfumb5495 let me know how they work out for you in FM24 eventually!
Did you distribute to playmaker?
I'm really enjoying the 433 but am working on a 442 diamand narrow and a 523 tactic for this any suggestions?
are you looking to make those tactics in the style of Cruyff, or just generally a tactic using those formations?
I think you'd have more success with the 3-3-3-1 using complete wingbacks on attack rather than actual wingers. The AI will help better the defensive phases and the complete wingbacks are *really really* attacking minders. Give it a try, lads!
Love that suggestion! Have you tried it out, and if so how did it perform for you?
@@coachroan I'm using it on a underdog team. What I've changed: the wingerbacks I told you, much higher line of pressure and mid block... It still press high, but not *that* high to let adversaries to overlap. I'm so far undefeated with it, with an average 2 goals per game and conceded 0.5.
It's really amazing
@@coachroan I don't get that much possession, expected as the club was supposed to finish on 16th out of 20, but is a really attacking minder that pushes enemy away with good angles and fast tempo.
Best tip: get explosive wingers and an efficient striker
@@BrazilianBrawler that sounds absolutely amazing! Will have to try it out myself, thanks for sharing my friend!
A banger 👊
Happy to hear you enjoyed it my friend!
Suggestion for Next video: create your own Zeman! 😍
That's a lovely suggestion! Not the most familiar with his tactics, which will make it all the more interesting to research his philosophy!
who you distribute too on the first tactic
I'm distributing the ball to the middle center back, so he can start up our attack and start distributing the ball all over the field
@@coachroan appreciate the reply
@@ashwaters9110 no worries man, always available to give some more context on the videos!
First tactic will get decimated on the counter