FM - Old Man Phil - FM 24 - How To Create an Unstoppable Tactic Every Save - Reverse Engineer It!

Happy new year to all my subscribers. Thank you for your ongoing support!

On my BAN save in Montenegro, we've finished 5th, 6th and last season 8th when we were expected to finish between 2nd and 4th.

So I looked at my tactic, watched this video and made alterations to it. It's now the winter break and we're 5th BUT on xG table we should be 3rd and you can tell by watching games how much better we are with the ball and without it.

I genuinely don't think I'd had lasted another season in charge without the changes so many thanks.

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You need to show each of individual instruction on every position, great vid regardles

Excellent video. Thanks very much for sharing such a detailed and pragmatic breakdown.

Like before watching it easily 😅

Great video! Would love to see the individual one as well

This is the most educational video I have seen so far covering pure basics. Amazing stuff!

I would like a video on individual instructions and how to use them to stop opposition threat.

Just found your channel, really enjoying it. I tend to play a lot of lower league saves, starting in Tier 10 or so. It seems like everything you say here would be applicable across any league level, but do you have any thoughts about that?

Cheers Phil, great video! I've never been great at setting up my own tactics so this ha been really helpful 👍

Great video phil, thank you! I was struggling a lot with tactics in my save, especially on defence. We beginners overuse pre-made tactics and those only work for so long, and usually all have the same high-tempo gegenpressing that does not always fit into what our teams are good at.

The data (which I had never looked at before) made me realise that a posession approach was much better for my players, and identifying my best positions made me adopt a 5-2-3 that reduced the defensive burden of my full backs (weakest point) and relies on my great DM's and Wingers. 4 straight wins now!

Yes please! I would love to see a video on individual instructions! Love your content and analysis of the game ❤

Yeah Phil we definitly need the individual instructions class

Good video mate. I would just add that the team comparison charts can be misleading in the game. For example the game will base the graphs on your whole first team squad (not just your selected first 11 and subs), so if you have weaker players you hardly use in your first team, they will all be analysed to make up the averages. I will generally just keep my strongest 20 in the first team when I check comparisons.
Also if you have all positions selected on the comparison page and say you select the attack chart it will show you the average finishing, pace etc of your GK, Def within the results. Which obviously lowers these stats.
So instead you just want to select the strikers if you’re trying to judge your attacking strengths and so on.

Very instructive! Much better than most of the guides Ive seen out there.

Thank you Phil!

Have a nice year 😘

I tried this technique and built a tactic for Sunderland, but, in FM23.
Works first time. Will need to learn how to tweak it to improve it even more.
Thank you.
More please.

By far the best fm tactics video ever 🎉

Just found this channel and an instant subscribe and watch the backlog! +1 for player instructions guide. Quick question what skin is this you are using for the game?

So what I understand is that I have suit it to my team but also keep it balanced all over ?

this can work for online FM??

Great video

I don’t comment much on your videos but I enjoy them a lot.

Very well spoken and clear, and your understanding is very good. Keep up the good work mate!

Thanks for the simple explanation, even for a starter like me pretty understandable :-) Happy new year, cant wait for the new video!

I find the views on the defensive line and line of engagement are right and wrong.

You say if your team is good at pressing then its best to have a High LOE, well, id argue that if you want a counter attack id set low LOE and press more to sucker teams in and hit them with sither fast short passing or direct approach.

But at the same time i understand what you are saying.

The beauty of the game i suppose.

Great vid😊

Well done Phil just subscribed for "all" videos. Great tactic videos for all levels, beginners essential and advanced players to refresh. Very interested in Player Instructions, you don't see many videos on this subject.

Great videos! Thanks for all the tips, I learned a lot from you! Especially the motto: if you can't do it, don't do it :)

Happy new year Phil. First time channel member here, love the video👌🏿

Mr Phil, this is Gods work.

Explained really well. Thank you

Interesting video, but I noticed that you tweaked the tactics again, before showing us the match results.

Great video Phil! Such a measured and considered approach to building a tactic.I'm going to implement these ideas in my save, and hopefully it will lessen my more gung-ho mentality. Consider yourself subscribed! Looking forward to the next video analysing the opposition, as that is an area I'm unfamiliar with. Happy New Year, Phil, and here's to lots more content.

Subscribed! Great video Phil, thank you… what are your thoughts on opponents figuring out your tactics? I have heard multiple times that it is important not to stay with the same tactic for a long time, as the computer-controlled teams will eventually learn how to beat it. From your experience is this true? How often should you change the tactic and by how much? Happy NY!

What a video! This was a massive help! Happy New Year!

great vid phil mate, really helped!

great vid boss!

Thank you, Phil. This is pure gold!!! (Yes, please, make a video explaining how to set the individual instructions).

This was a massive help, great stuff!

Big yes on the individual instructions video. Looking forward to seeing how you analyze the opposition, too.

Also, do you ever use the Data Hub? I'd be curious to watch how, if you do it.

Happy New Year and many thanks for all the content you've put out in 2023!

Fantastic video Phil. I love these in depth, behind the scenes tatical analysis where we get to know your thinking behind the decisions. Keep up the great work and fantastic content!