The more I get into these roles and work with them, the more I grow to love the Brazilian style of football from the 90's/00's. And thanks for sharing the Primeiro Volante; I don't think I've actually ever seen that phrasing of it before! Everyday's a school day!
I love the way your content has built on previous concepts but can also be stand alone videos. You make the game fun to play again after 30yrs of playing it. Digging the Padres cap too btw 😁
Loved the new sunset uniforms the Padres released last year so I had to get the hat haha. And thanks! I've been trying to implement other FM stuff in more recent videos; so it's not just the roles but also like this one how you can use player traits/instructions for your team
I'm using this combo with Scalvini as an anchor and Joao Neves as a segundo volante, it's very effective and my AC Milan team is unbeaten in my fifth season in the save. Great video! Hope your channel grows more and more, the content is very good and well explained.
This was my go-to pairing for a while but swapped the SV to a RPM with the dribble more to imitate the same kind of player instructions - also he's more likely to get on the ball as a focused role which is something I learnt from you
Great call regarding personalised player instructions. Once played someone in the Anchor role who had 18 long shots. Deadly when he sat outside the box. Often a slept on thing that allows those little 1%ers that can make a difference
My favorite is when you have to use player instructions to stop your players from shooting all the time haha. But seriously yea I love to use PI to highlight what the player is already good at
loved this video. My team irl used to play with that combination, so it is nice to see how fm replicates it and how I could try and use it into the game
I love the way you explain the mechanism of how different roles work in different phases of the game. I wonder if it is possible to make an episode on how and when different player traits influence the plays? I find the in-game instructions are sometimes quite vague on this as well.
As I've done these videos, I've been making a catalog of player trait clips to hopefully show in a future video. Kinda like your suggestion; how player traits influence/change player roles. And thanks for that suggestion!
Anchor was the first thing I choose to partnered up my Segundo Volante focused tactics. Jobe Bellingham as Volante with Dan Neil as his Anchor tandem has carried me in this Sunderland rebuild save. Crazy that my first experiment in this new engine is one of the best combination without me reading anything beforehand
that's awesome that you chose those two before knowing about them beforehand. And Sunderland has incredible midfielders for doing youth saves/rebuilds. Bellingham, Neil, Ekwah, Rigg... Clarke too if you want to add in some wingers haha
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker yeah picked randomly but was surprised of the amount of wonderkids they got 😂 Pembele, Neil, and Bellingham is my most succesful out of the bunch. The others just doesn't fit much to my system. anyways, do you have any discord server that I could join? you seems like a cool guy and the community you've built through the videos looks like some decent fellas.
The timing of this video is perfect, I was looking for a double pivot combo in a 4231 formation I want to try out (never have any luck using this formation) thanks for the great video Dude!!
Beautiful, will try this combo when I get two good DMs. One request, doesn't have to be immediate: at some point, can you talk about the non specialized roles? Like DM (de), CM (de/sp/at)? I was reminded of this by Zealand mentioning the CM (at) as one of his favorites. And Avgdad mentioning shifting it to the basic CM (sp) to shore up the midfield. This worked great in my lower league save where it's important to keep things simple. Curious about people's experiences with less fancy roles.
Yea that's a great suggestion; sometimes I get caught up doing the more "exciting" roles haha. And I totally agree. If I was making a list of my favorite roles in 5 FM (excluding the DLP of course lol), the Central Midfielder on attack would be #1. A really fantastic role; plays like a striker when attacking but the benefits of a midfielder in defense. Honestly one of my favorite tactics I've ever used is the one in Pacific FC save (I talk about it in the Anchor video and a couple others.) Just a really simple midfield of a CM(A), a Box to Box, and an Anchor. Simple but super effective
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Playing with usually just WBs on the wings with 2 CB, I didn't trust the Anchor with providing enough help with flanks, opting usually for a Halfback instead (to drop deeper and push the CBs to the sides). Even from the highlights you used I now see that might not be an issue, as he moves more freely than I thought. I perceived him as restricted to the middle.
Great role combination, it's especially hard with 2 midfielders to let them touch on all needs in a tactic but this combination gives great defensive solidity and dynamic attacking support. The only downside is when up against a opponent with more midfielders in the central areas they will not be that effective and this combination get's countered, adding a AMC in the tactic the will help if you are the stronger opponent or playing at home.
I love using the Shadow Striker for this reason. He'll give you that attacking midfielder in build up and defending, but then you still get that two striker benefit. And yea the counter tactic is that space that these two create. If you counter on the opposite side of the anchor while the segundo is pushed up, you'd have a ton of space
When people ask for a youtuber to recommend I drive all them to you, the way you look at the game and micromanagement every aspect, even for me that Im and experienced player encourages and motivates me to keep playing this awesome game. I find that for transition tactics VOL(a) is better than VOL(s), I think that in support, the volante is a role that suits better on positional and possesion tactics because he start from deeper positions, My advice is this, if you going to play a counterattack game you should put your volante on attack, or at least, a volante on support with get further forward. Have you find this year a succesfull way to play an AMC as a creator? like that type of Enganche or Attacking playmaker that sit on the hole and spray passes?
excellent tip, great call on the attack/support difference. And if you like to use the Segundo on support, you can use a player like Mateus in this one where he as the get further forward player trait haha. That'll work like you say in giving you the more possession based style, but then leaving it up to the player to get forward. As far as the AMC, I have a video coming up that discusses this and he's pretty much just a creator and I was able to have some success. (I promise i'm not being deliberatly obtuse haha; it's just that the video is still in its infancy so I don't quite know which topic it's going to turn into) And thank you for sending people to my channel!! I really appreciate the support. Every little bit helps out
Excellent video as all the others before this one! A + SV is a so good partnership even the game itself suggests it! I wonder if RPM is a good B-side for the SV if you have a box to box player who is also creative.
It's funny you say that, the game itself mentions that and I forgot to point that out in the video hahaha. I think the RPM could work definitely. This is an extreme example since he's amazing at everything, but Jude Bellingham in the RPM with an Anchor could be pretty destructive
Your videos are really clean and well edited, while also super insightful. Keep up the good work! What do you think of SV and BWM (d)? Having success as an average Bundesliga team in FM23, but sometimes my defenders get overwhelmed, probably because of the BWM being too often out of position in pursuit of the ball.
What formation are you using? If it's a back-4 formation, I personally wouldn't use them together; or at least it wouldn't be my first choice to pair them. If you have a good BWM that you want to use, you could try maybe a deep lying playmaker as a pair, or maybe a defensive midfielder (defend). Just someone that is going to hold their position in front of your centerbacks
hi mate! another amazing videos!! i have a request now, can u make a video role guide for poacher and target man?? i have to understand the difference…. thank you❤️ Ps: loving your videos!!
oh nice! So you use the DLP on defend and the SV on attack, or both on support (or another combo)? And what are you using for the strikers? I've been really like the 424 recently
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker by default it's attack and support, then support and defense against stronger sides. Forwards are DLFs and CFa with two IFa. The general idea is either the center forwards drop back/roam, pull the opp defense out of shape and leave space for the IFs to run in behind, or we flood the box. I see plenty of goals both ways in the match engine so it's working. Just have to make sure the SV and DLP both have high enough work rate and pace to get back if they counter
I've got good news and bad news haha. The good news is that I've got at least 2 videos that deal with back 3 CB formations; the bad news is that I don't think they're in the next chunk. But stay patient!! They're on the way lol.
What about SV(s) + DLP(s) combo or SV(s)+ DM(s) combo Because i love playing with my volante on support duty. And which AM role do you recommend with one of the SV(s) combos? in 4231 formation.
Those could definitely work; between the two, I'd use a DM(S) since they're less likely to leave their position when you have the ball. The DLP will follow the ball around when you're in possession. (of course, if you have an amazing DLP then that could be the role) I think the Shadow Striker is an excellent option with the SV. Because the Shadow Striker will help with build up, but then get in front of goal. And then the SV(S) will fill in that space in the attacking midfield area
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Update: I tried a few different ones and DM(s) + SV(s) were more stable. I used AM(a) in front of them but sometimes I think creativity is a problem.
I don't think I entirely understand the roles and mentality, because I instinctively want a support role in the midfield... tempted to use it for a 4231 with an AP on support, or give a 3 at the back system a proper go
I think a lot of these roles and combos can come down to how you like play and your tactical preference, not necessarily that it's "play these two or lose". For me, I love to play two strikers (kinda like the tactic in this video) because I feel like single strikers can get marked out of the match. Even though there are a ton of ways to get your striker some help up front, it's a mental thing for me haha I just love two strikers. So yea, try these roles in formations you're comfortable with and see if you like them!
How does a DLP(D) operate defensively compared to an Anchor? I'm using a DLP(D) beside a SV(A) in my current save due to not having a "True" defensive midfielder in my squad, but instead some great playmakers with decent enough Tackling/Positioning. Are the synergies between the roles still there?
Defenisvely they're pretty similar. They'll both sit in the DM area, offer a good body to help your defense, and won't chase down the ball too much. I would say the offensive synergy with a DLP and SV would be excellent because of the DLP's offensive capabilities. But there is one huge caveat: the DLP will follow the ball around (when you're in possession) to make himself available for a pass. This can mean, at times, there actually won't be anybody in the defensive midfield offering protection from a counter. This is why the Anchor is such a great pair with the SV, because as he pushes up, the Anchor will stay comfortably in the midfield area and stop counters.
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Thanks for the input! That actually makes so much sense because I've noticed that my DLP sometimes ends up just outside the corner of the penalty area for example, and I'm always wondering what made him push up so high.
You know, I don't think I've actually played the mobile version! I'll see if I can figure out a way to talk about (or at least show) some mobile ideas. Thanks for the suggestion
Do you have any midfielders on your team that have high work rate and stamina (relative to your team)? Maybe try to pair him with an Anchor and see if you have some luck
Thank you I look forward to each video that you make. Could you make one with a role you think would suit playing with an advanced playmaker if possible? Thanks
I’ll be honest, I’ll like and comment on your videos before I watch them. I haven’t regretted it yet.
I'm going to test that with the next video, "How to Watch the FM24 Progress Bar When Installing"
But seriously thanks for being there!!
This is pure brazilian football in the 90’s. Indeed, here we call the Anchor the “Primeiro Volante”. Nice vid! Love your channel!
The more I get into these roles and work with them, the more I grow to love the Brazilian style of football from the 90's/00's. And thanks for sharing the Primeiro Volante; I don't think I've actually ever seen that phrasing of it before! Everyday's a school day!
I love the way your content has built on previous concepts but can also be stand alone videos. You make the game fun to play again after 30yrs of playing it. Digging the Padres cap too btw 😁
Loved the new sunset uniforms the Padres released last year so I had to get the hat haha.
And thanks! I've been trying to implement other FM stuff in more recent videos; so it's not just the roles but also like this one how you can use player traits/instructions for your team
I'm using this combo with Scalvini as an anchor and Joao Neves as a segundo volante, it's very effective and my AC Milan team is unbeaten in my fifth season in the save. Great video! Hope your channel grows more and more, the content is very good and well explained.
what formation do you use?
@@Patikawa679 424 with a false 9
@@JPeDrOGuEwhat intensity you play on bro?
@@lykon2201 max press intensity and medium tempo
A 424 with a False 9, I see you too are a man of culture haha
This was my go-to pairing for a while but swapped the SV to a RPM with the dribble more to imitate the same kind of player instructions - also he's more likely to get on the ball as a focused role which is something I learnt from you
those focus roles are sneaky aren't they haha. it makes sense, and with a RPM could be really deadly I bet with the SV
Great call regarding personalised player instructions. Once played someone in the Anchor role who had 18 long shots. Deadly when he sat outside the box. Often a slept on thing that allows those little 1%ers that can make a difference
My favorite is when you have to use player instructions to stop your players from shooting all the time haha. But seriously yea I love to use PI to highlight what the player is already good at
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker love it
loved this video. My team irl used to play with that combination, so it is nice to see how fm replicates it and how I could try and use it into the game
Glad you enjoyed!
Dude, your videos are the best !!!
thanks!!
I love the way you explain the mechanism of how different roles work in different phases of the game. I wonder if it is possible to make an episode on how and when different player traits influence the plays? I find the in-game instructions are sometimes quite vague on this as well.
As I've done these videos, I've been making a catalog of player trait clips to hopefully show in a future video. Kinda like your suggestion; how player traits influence/change player roles. And thanks for that suggestion!
Anchor was the first thing I choose to partnered up my Segundo Volante focused tactics.
Jobe Bellingham as Volante with Dan Neil as his Anchor tandem has carried me in this Sunderland rebuild save.
Crazy that my first experiment in this new engine is one of the best combination without me reading anything beforehand
that's awesome that you chose those two before knowing about them beforehand. And Sunderland has incredible midfielders for doing youth saves/rebuilds. Bellingham, Neil, Ekwah, Rigg... Clarke too if you want to add in some wingers haha
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker yeah picked randomly but was surprised of the amount of wonderkids they got 😂 Pembele, Neil, and Bellingham is my most succesful out of the bunch. The others just doesn't fit much to my system.
anyways, do you have any discord server that I could join? you seems like a cool guy and the community you've built through the videos looks like some decent fellas.
Keep on with these videos, mate. So insightful and the editing is fantastic.
thank you and glad you like them!
The timing of this video is perfect, I was looking for a double pivot combo in a 4231 formation I want to try out (never have any luck using this formation) thanks for the great video Dude!!
glad it helps! These two are amazing in a 4231
This MIGHT have just convinced me to use an anchor in my tactic
I'm going to make every video with an Anchor until you use it
Love ya lad, keep up the good work!
right back at ya! thank you for the support
love the content
thank you!!
Beautiful, will try this combo when I get two good DMs.
One request, doesn't have to be immediate: at some point, can you talk about the non specialized roles? Like DM (de), CM (de/sp/at)? I was reminded of this by Zealand mentioning the CM (at) as one of his favorites. And Avgdad mentioning shifting it to the basic CM (sp) to shore up the midfield. This worked great in my lower league save where it's important to keep things simple. Curious about people's experiences with less fancy roles.
Yea that's a great suggestion; sometimes I get caught up doing the more "exciting" roles haha.
And I totally agree. If I was making a list of my favorite roles in 5 FM (excluding the DLP of course lol), the Central Midfielder on attack would be #1. A really fantastic role; plays like a striker when attacking but the benefits of a midfielder in defense.
Honestly one of my favorite tactics I've ever used is the one in Pacific FC save (I talk about it in the Anchor video and a couple others.) Just a really simple midfield of a CM(A), a Box to Box, and an Anchor. Simple but super effective
Your content and your channel are awesome 👍🏻😎 I’m learning a lot and I also like the way of your presentation 😃 Keep up your great work 😊 Liked and subscribed ✌🏼🍻😃
that's awesome!! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos and thank you for the support!
Oh i been waiting for this one
hope you enjoy! Or if you watched it, hope that you did enjoy it haha
Great video, have a comment for engagement purposes
thank you!! means a lot that you would support the channel :)
Playing with usually just WBs on the wings with 2 CB, I didn't trust the Anchor with providing enough help with flanks, opting usually for a Halfback instead (to drop deeper and push the CBs to the sides). Even from the highlights you used I now see that might not be an issue, as he moves more freely than I thought. I perceived him as restricted to the middle.
Powerful duo!
maybe the best duo!
Dude!!!!.......your vids are crazy good. When are you going to create tactics for us to try. Would be great to put all your knowledge into practice
haha thanks! If you happen to check out my "simple tactic" video, it gives you an idea on how I build my tactics!
Great role combination, it's especially hard with 2 midfielders to let them touch on all needs in a tactic but this combination gives great defensive solidity and dynamic attacking support.
The only downside is when up against a opponent with more midfielders in the central areas they will not be that effective and this combination get's countered, adding a AMC in the tactic the will help if you are the stronger opponent or playing at home.
I love using the Shadow Striker for this reason. He'll give you that attacking midfielder in build up and defending, but then you still get that two striker benefit.
And yea the counter tactic is that space that these two create. If you counter on the opposite side of the anchor while the segundo is pushed up, you'd have a ton of space
Two thumbs up 👍👍
When people ask for a youtuber to recommend I drive all them to you, the way you look at the game and micromanagement every aspect, even for me that Im and experienced player encourages and motivates me to keep playing this awesome game.
I find that for transition tactics VOL(a) is better than VOL(s), I think that in support, the volante is a role that suits better on positional and possesion tactics because he start from deeper positions, My advice is this, if you going to play a counterattack game you should put your volante on attack, or at least, a volante on support with get further forward.
Have you find this year a succesfull way to play an AMC as a creator? like that type of Enganche or Attacking playmaker that sit on the hole and spray passes?
excellent tip, great call on the attack/support difference. And if you like to use the Segundo on support, you can use a player like Mateus in this one where he as the get further forward player trait haha. That'll work like you say in giving you the more possession based style, but then leaving it up to the player to get forward.
As far as the AMC, I have a video coming up that discusses this and he's pretty much just a creator and I was able to have some success. (I promise i'm not being deliberatly obtuse haha; it's just that the video is still in its infancy so I don't quite know which topic it's going to turn into)
And thank you for sending people to my channel!! I really appreciate the support. Every little bit helps out
Excellent video as all the others before this one!
A + SV is a so good partnership even the game itself suggests it!
I wonder if RPM is a good B-side for the SV if you have a box to box player who is also creative.
It's funny you say that, the game itself mentions that and I forgot to point that out in the video hahaha.
I think the RPM could work definitely. This is an extreme example since he's amazing at everything, but Jude Bellingham in the RPM with an Anchor could be pretty destructive
Your videos are really clean and well edited, while also super insightful. Keep up the good work! What do you think of SV and BWM (d)? Having success as an average Bundesliga team in FM23, but sometimes my defenders get overwhelmed, probably because of the BWM being too often out of position in pursuit of the ball.
What formation are you using? If it's a back-4 formation, I personally wouldn't use them together; or at least it wouldn't be my first choice to pair them. If you have a good BWM that you want to use, you could try maybe a deep lying playmaker as a pair, or maybe a defensive midfielder (defend). Just someone that is going to hold their position in front of your centerbacks
hi mate! another amazing videos!! i have a request now, can u make a video role guide for poacher and target man?? i have to understand the difference…. thank you❤️
Ps: loving your videos!!
Glad you like them! The bad news is they won't be in the next chunk of videos, but I've got some ideas for them!
I've had great results playing SV + DLP in a 424 this year. Similar reasoning but more of the defensive responsibility if offloaded onto the CBs+IFB
oh nice! So you use the DLP on defend and the SV on attack, or both on support (or another combo)? And what are you using for the strikers? I've been really like the 424 recently
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker by default it's attack and support, then support and defense against stronger sides. Forwards are DLFs and CFa with two IFa. The general idea is either the center forwards drop back/roam, pull the opp defense out of shape and leave space for the IFs to run in behind, or we flood the box. I see plenty of goals both ways in the match engine so it's working. Just have to make sure the SV and DLP both have high enough work rate and pace to get back if they counter
As always, fantastic video! Any chance you’d cover a back 3 CB combination that’ll work well?
I've got good news and bad news haha. The good news is that I've got at least 2 videos that deal with back 3 CB formations; the bad news is that I don't think they're in the next chunk. But stay patient!! They're on the way lol.
Im playing with a Anchor and a SV on Attack, with a inverted wingback on support, which moves into the dm role when the SV goes forwards, works well.
Yea I love the way the IWB interacts with these two. Really versatile
My Favorite Combination Of DMF :
Segundo Volante + Regista
Anchor Man + Half Back
Mmmm I need to try that regista/SV combo sometime
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker
CMF Combination :
Roaming Playmaker + Box-To-Box
What about SV(s) + DLP(s) combo or
SV(s)+ DM(s) combo
Because i love playing with my volante on support duty. And which AM role do you recommend with one of the SV(s) combos? in 4231 formation.
Those could definitely work; between the two, I'd use a DM(S) since they're less likely to leave their position when you have the ball. The DLP will follow the ball around when you're in possession. (of course, if you have an amazing DLP then that could be the role)
I think the Shadow Striker is an excellent option with the SV. Because the Shadow Striker will help with build up, but then get in front of goal. And then the SV(S) will fill in that space in the attacking midfield area
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker thank you so much for answers! Keep up very good content 🔥🔥 i will use SS SV DLP combo!
@@gibbyhunt2363 keep me updated on how it works!!
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Update:
I tried a few different ones and DM(s) + SV(s) were more stable. I used AM(a) in front of them but sometimes I think creativity is a problem.
Go Padres!!
No doubt!! My hope is that they sponsor a video and send me a bunch of hats haha
I don't think I entirely understand the roles and mentality, because I instinctively want a support role in the midfield... tempted to use it for a 4231 with an AP on support, or give a 3 at the back system a proper go
I think a lot of these roles and combos can come down to how you like play and your tactical preference, not necessarily that it's "play these two or lose". For me, I love to play two strikers (kinda like the tactic in this video) because I feel like single strikers can get marked out of the match. Even though there are a ton of ways to get your striker some help up front, it's a mental thing for me haha I just love two strikers. So yea, try these roles in formations you're comfortable with and see if you like them!
Can you do box to box midfielder and Deep lying playmaker tactics I don't know that's good for working together because I use that tactic😅
If you check out the box to box midfielder video (or the inverted wingback video), that tactic uses a B2B that may give you some ideas!
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymakerl did some tast and it work thx for info
How does a DLP(D) operate defensively compared to an Anchor? I'm using a DLP(D) beside a SV(A) in my current save due to not having a "True" defensive midfielder in my squad, but instead some great playmakers with decent enough Tackling/Positioning. Are the synergies between the roles still there?
Defenisvely they're pretty similar. They'll both sit in the DM area, offer a good body to help your defense, and won't chase down the ball too much. I would say the offensive synergy with a DLP and SV would be excellent because of the DLP's offensive capabilities. But there is one huge caveat: the DLP will follow the ball around (when you're in possession) to make himself available for a pass. This can mean, at times, there actually won't be anybody in the defensive midfield offering protection from a counter. This is why the Anchor is such a great pair with the SV, because as he pushes up, the Anchor will stay comfortably in the midfield area and stop counters.
@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker Thanks for the input! That actually makes so much sense because I've noticed that my DLP sometimes ends up just outside the corner of the penalty area for example, and I'm always wondering what made him push up so high.
I only play on Mobile. Some of the roles, like Segundo Volante and False 9 aren't available. Can you give us Mobile alternatives? Thanks loads.
You know, I don't think I've actually played the mobile version! I'll see if I can figure out a way to talk about (or at least show) some mobile ideas. Thanks for the suggestion
Thank you so much@@TheDeepLyingPlaymaker
I can never find a good segundo volante
Do you have any midfielders on your team that have high work rate and stamina (relative to your team)? Maybe try to pair him with an Anchor and see if you have some luck
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Thank you I look forward to each video that you make. Could you make one with a role you think would suit playing with an advanced playmaker if possible? Thanks
thanks for the suggestion (and the support!) I'll see if I can get something with a playmaker in the coming videos