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Increase your creativity in FM24 with Liberos & Roaming Playmakers

Increase your creativity in FM24 with Liberos & Roaming Playmakers

Player Roles 21.05.24 - Ihor Crusadertsar

In recent years, a trend has begun to emerge – the classical No.10 or advanced playmaker isn’t used in the same way anymore.

Given the importance of collective pressing and counter-pressing in the modern game, many managers don’t quite feel comfortable deploying a free-floating midfielder behind their leading striker. However, this doesn’t mean that playmakers aren’t important – in fact, they’ve probably got a more important role than ever. The main difference now is that they tend to operate in different places on the pitch.

Two of the best roles in Football Manager 2024 showcasing the evolution of the traditional playmaker are the Libero and the Roaming Playmaker. Here, Ihor Crusadertsar uses Manchester City stars John Stones and Kevin De Bruyne to illustrate how to use both roles in your latest FM24 saves.

Increase your creativity in FM24 with Liberos & Roaming Playmakers
Power your FM24 attacks with the Complete Forward

Power your FM24 attacks with the Complete Forward

Player Roles 14.05.24 - Rock's End FM

Having players who can perform two different jobs at the same time can be an absolute game-changer for your tactics in Football Manager 2024. Few player roles fit that bill better than the Complete Forward. 

Expected to lead the line but also link up with your team’s other attackers, the Complete Forward could be your top scorer or best playmaker in any given game. This makes them an ideal role to unlock your team’s full potential but also one that needs a special, well-rounded player to do it well.

In this guide, Rock’s End FM shows you the skills you need to look for in a Complete Forward and how to make the role fit into your tactics.

Power your FM24 attacks with the Complete Forward
Mastering the Segundo Volante in Football Manager 2024 Mastering the Segundo Volante in Football Manager 2024

Mastering the Segundo Volante in Football Manager 2024

Player Roles 04.04.24 - Rock's End FM

In football, it's about being at the right place at the right time - and few players are better at that than a Segundo Volante.

One of several roles to be impacted by Football Manager 2024’s new positional play changes, the Segundo Volante can perform a range of duties, from long-range passes to darting runs and shots from distance.

In this guide, we’ll be taking an in-depth look into the role, what makes it so good, and how you can make the most of it in your latest FM24 career. 

Mastering the Segundo Volante in Football Manager 2024
Mastering Wing-Backs in Football Manager 2024 Mastering Wing-Backs in Football Manager 2024

Mastering Wing-Backs in Football Manager 2024

Player Roles 28.03.24 - MaddFM

In recent years, Brighton & Hove Albion have been widely heralded for their style on the pitch and strategy off it. Many other clubs in Europe have taken note of their innovations and sought to replicate them.

What makes the Seagulls’ approach so special is their knack for matching the right players with the right roles to accelerate their development and help the club achieve an exciting playing style.

Here, MaddFM dives deep on the Wing-Back role in Football Manager 2024, using Brighton’s stars to showcase how best to deploy the role in your tactics.  

Mastering Wing-Backs in Football Manager 2024
Building around the Inverted Full-Back in Football Manager 2024 Building around the Inverted Full-Back in Football Manager 2024

Building around the Inverted Full-Back in Football Manager 2024

Player Roles 08.12.23 - MaddFM

As football evolves and clubs continually seek out new ways to outsmart their rivals, it has become essential for football managers to constantly innovate when it comes to on-field roles and tactical decisions.

Football Manager is no different and with each year we see the game adding new tactical options and player roles. This is both a case of keeping up with real-life developments but also giving you more room as boss to refine your own unique approach.

Football Manager 2024’s most notable positional innovation is the Inverted Full-Back and here MaddFM dives deep into what the role is all about and some practical applications for your latest career.

Building around the Inverted Full-Back in Football Manager 2024
What makes a perfect Poacher in FM23? What makes a perfect Poacher in FM23?

What makes a perfect Poacher in FM23?

Player Roles 13.06.23 - Ihor Crusadertsar

With more and more teams working to involve all 11 players on the pitch in their build-up play, the role of the Poacher has diminished somewhat in recent years.

As their Football Manager role description says, the focus of the Poacher is “on scoring goals is so extreme that they rarely offer much help in constructing moves”. They’re there to put the ball in the back of the net and not much else. 

However, being a good Poacher requires a very specific skillset and here, Ihor Crusadertsar explores several ways that you can use them to great effect in FM23.

What makes a perfect Poacher in FM23?
How to use the Mezzala as a creator in FM23 How to use the Mezzala as a creator in FM23

How to use the Mezzala as a creator in FM23

Player Roles 09.06.23 - Rock's End FM

Since its introduction to the Football Manager series in FM18, the Mezzala role has been hugely popular. Drenched in historic tradition, the role offers dynamism and creativity in the middle of the pitch and gives managers tremendous tactical flexibility. 

However, while a Mezzala can carry out several different responsibilities within a midfield, it’s not often thought of as a team’s main creative force. In this blog, Rock’s End FM uses Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne to change that perception and show how you can build your attacking threats around the Mezzala. 

How to use the Mezzala as a creator in FM23
What makes a perfect False Nine in FM23? What makes a perfect False Nine in FM23?

What makes a perfect False Nine in FM23?

Player Roles 30.03.23 - Ihor Crusadertsar

This article could, in all honesty, have just consisted of an image of Lionel Messi. However, that wouldn’t be all that helpful for encouraging all of you to use one of my favourite roles in Football Manager, the False Nine, more often.

In this blog, Ihor Crusadertsar outlines the key characteristics of an ideal False Nine before highlighting some FM23 formations geared towards maximising the False Nine's unique skillset.

What makes a perfect False Nine in FM23?
Power your FM23 performances with the Half Back Power your FM23 performances with the Half Back

Power your FM23 performances with the Half Back

Player Roles 31.01.23 - FM Admin

The changes to the match engine in Football Manager 2023 have made it more important than ever to ensure that you’ve got the right balance in your midfield. 

One key defensive midfield role that’s been getting a lot of love recently is the Half Back. We’ve built a tactic around it with EFL side West Bromwich Albion, who have two natural Half Backs in Okay Yokuslu and Jake Livermore, to show you how best to play with the role in FM23.  

Power your FM23 performances with the Half Back
How to use Target Forwards in FM22

How to use Target Forwards in FM22

Player Roles 19.07.22 - Ihor Crusadertsar

The Target Forward is one of FM22’s most specific roles. Almost like no other role in the game, a player’s suitability for it is largely determined by their Physical Attributes. This can make building tactics around the role a bit hit and miss but if you find a well-suited player and a system that gets the most out of their unique skillset, playing with a good Target Forward feels almost like using a cheat code. Ihor Crusadertsar explains how you can create a tactic to maximise Target Forwards in FM22.

How to use Target Forwards in FM22
Building around a position: Using the CM-A in FM22

Building around a position: Using the CM-A in FM22

Player Roles 25.01.22 -

The Central Midfielder (Attack) has been getting a lot of love from our community this year and that’s no surprise. It’s an industrious, versatile midfield role that adds another strong goalscoring threat to your starting lineup. Here we’ll show you how to build a successful team around that specific role in FM22. 

Building around a position: Using the CM-A in FM22
Choosing the right roles when using a Double Pivot in FM22

Choosing the right roles when using a Double Pivot in FM22

Player Roles 13.01.22 - On The Break FM

There's arguably no position more important in football than central midfield. It's extremely tough to win matches without controlling the middle of the pitch; therefore, it's imperative that your midfielders perform the correct duties to suit your tactic and dominate the opposition. 

A common way to do that is with the 'double pivot', a term used to describe two central players who sit at the base of the midfield to offer protection for the defence. Choosing the right roles to use in your double pivot will depend on what you want them to achieve, but there are several ways to use them successfully. On The Break FM explains how to get the most from a double pivot in FM22. 

Choosing the right roles when using a Double Pivot in FM22
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