Release: October 30th 2009
I don't know about you guys, but I'm definately getting this.
One of my favorite parts:
SauceYesterday I had the pleasure of showing you all the tactics creator for the first time.
Today, I'm going to talk about advanced tactics, and touchline shouts.
As you will have seen from yesterday's video (click here if you haven't seen yet), it's really easy to set up tactics in Football Manager 2010, and more "football like" in the way it's done.
Some managers and people, however, want to go a lot deeper with their tactical settings.
Also as mentioned yesterday, it's still possible to use the old system of sliders to set up tactics. But using the new system, there is also an advanced mode to be able to set up each individual player to play exactly as you want them to.
In this advanced mode (which you can get to by left clicking on any player on the tactic screen) you can set up individual player instructions much as you would have done in the old tactics system.
Whilst the old options are still there (like mentality, closing down, run with ball, long shots etc), there are also a few new options: "wide play" and "roam from position" for outfield players; and "distribute to" for goalkeepers.
"Wide play" gives you options to ask your wingers - or any player getting into a wide position - to "hug touchline", "cut inside" or "move into channels".
"Roam from position" allows players to, err, roam from position, and find themselves space.
"Distribute to" allows you to specify which player the goalkeeper should¨target with his kicks and throws.
"Roaming" is also used in team instructions, so you can ask all of your players to "stick to position", "more roaming" or leave it turned off.
Touchline shouts are also something that are new for Football Manager 2010. These enable a manager to make very quick changes tactcally while a match is playing, with a plethora of options. By clicking the "touchline instructions" button in TV view you can change the teams overall strategy with a couple of clicks, or use the "shortcuts" to change to a previously saved tactic, make a quick substitution, target an opposition player, set player marking, swap two players or change any player role.
You can also issue instructions. There are 22 instructions in total, and all of these automatically change the way your players will play, and are bunched into groups, so multiple instructions can be issued at one, but just one from each category. They are (drum roll please):
Retain Possession
Get Ball Forward
Pass Into Space
Pass To Feet
Pump Ball Into Box
Clear Ball To Flanks
Shoot On Sight
Work Ball Into Box
Exploit the Flanks
Exploit the Middle
Look For Overlap
Take A Breather
Play Wider
Play Narrower
Push High Up
Drop Deeper
Hassle Opponents
Stand Off Opponents
Get Stuck In
Stay On Feet
Play Even Safer
Take More Risks
...All of which are pretty self explanatory.
So, to summarise the new tactics system in FM2010: it's faster to use,¨easier to understand, more football based and more powerful than ever before!
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