Year after year, we have been recreating Diego Simeone 4-4-2 tactic at Atletico Madrid. The manager has been consistent. However, this year in FM20, we have successfully recreated a tactic that appreciates Simeone’s low block defence. Last year in FM19, the low block strategy was not effective in the match engine so we had to tweak a few things to make the tactic threatening. You can read about our FM19 version here.
Moreover, over the years, Diego Simeone has valued the direct counter-attacking style of football. The defensive solidity his team displayed made his tactic unique.
But those days are gone. Currently, Atletico play more like a fluid counter-attacking style with the new young squad they acquired. As of the time of writing this article, Atletico has played 19 games conceding 12 goals with 9 clean sheets, making them one the best defensive team after Real Madrid so far this season. It still shows their defensive strength is there.
Now in FM20, we are getting similar results, irrespective of our low block defensive strategy – thanks to FM20 AI (especially version 20.2.3). As you can see, we played 18 games, conceding 8 goals.
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Does it still works at M.E. 20.4.0/20.4.1?
Author
Yes.
Doesnt Atletico Madrid frequently waste time? They tend to protect a 1-0 lead right?
i thought time wasting should be set at at least frequently
Author
Nope. It’s not necessary. In addition, it’s ineffective.
Author
Yes they do. But it’s not great for FM20.
Is it possible for the Invincible arsenal 2004 4-4-2 from arsene wenger?
Author
We are trying to get a database so that we can recreate that.
I’ve been hoping you guys would do a Jose Bordalas Getafe 4-4-2! Flying in La Liga the last few seasons and doing well in Europe at the moment. Very unique 4-4-2 as well, but I’ve found it difficult to try and mirror it on FM19 & FM20.
https://www.tifofootball.com/video/getafe-tactics-much-more-than-luck-fouls/
Author
Thanks for the suggestion. But we have already been working on Getafe recently but we haven’t finished yet. Once the results are good in FM20, we will share it.
What match engine was this made on? not working on the latest one..
Author
The previous version. Version 20.2.3
Can you make Klopp’s Liverpool?
Author
It’s on our list. We will release it soon.
Is it possible to recreate Mourinho’s Tottenham?
Author
Yes it’s possible. We are still trying that. It’s not done yet.
Any OI? Asistant or not.
Author
No. No OI needed.
Mentality always balanced? Sorry my english. Home Positive, away balanced…
Author
It’s ok, i understand your English. For your question, Yes i usually use positive or balanced mentality at home. But sometimes i use balanced, cautious, or defensive mentality on Away. I even use positive mentality on Away few times. And sometimes i change mentalities during a match, especially if we are losing. The most important thing is to know the status of your opponent and decide what mentality to use.
I understood thank you.
can you emulate erik ten hagplease
Author
We are working on that.
Can you make Ralph Hasenhüttl’s replica of Southampton?
Author
Well Hasenhutt’s tactic is not on our list. We just feel that it won’t give us good results. But anyways we will see what we can do about that. But no promises.
Can you make a replication of good old fashioned Burnley tactics under Sean Dyche, a solid one, please?
No reliable content available on the internet about Sean Dyche’s tactics.
Author
Ok. We will ask one of our members who is a Burnley fan to see if he can recreate the old Sean’s tactic. If he does recreate it with good results, we wil share it.
Excellent job on recreating the tactic for Diego’s Atletico. Is it possible to recreate Marco Rose’s Monchegladbach?
Author
Yes it’s possible. But we are still reading his game. Though his style of play can be overwhelming
very good work it will be possible to recreate erick ten hag 2020
Author
Yes it is. We have his tactic on our list too. But it’s gonna take a while before we release it.