00:07Welcome to FMTV, my name is Joe Tomlinson and today we're talking about tactics.
00:13Tactics are one of the most important elements of Football Manager and Football Manager 2018 offers plenty of ways to
00:21help you better understand tactics to get the best out of your squad on match days alongside some new options.
00:27When you click on the tactics tab in Football Manager 2018, you'll immediately notice a radical departure from the tactics
00:34screen of old.
00:35You'll see that there are now two distinct panels, tactics and players.
00:40The tactics section is where you select your formation, mentality and team shape and deliver team and player instructions.
00:47The players section allows you to handle team selection and change player roles as well as specifying if you want
00:54each member of the team to use the default or personalised player instructions.
00:58You can expand, reduce and pin the tactics section depending on which part of the screen you want to focus
01:04on.
01:05When the tactics section is reduced, you can still move players around the mini tactics pitch and by pinning the
01:11tactics panel, you can work with both panels at the same time.
01:15The new tactics screen is less cluttered and easier to get to grips with without losing any functionality.
01:22Nowadays, most real-life clubs conduct a pre-match briefing ahead of their matches, so this has been incorporated into
01:28Football Manager 2018.
01:30These briefings usually occur on the eve of a match and give you the opportunity to explain to the squad
01:36what it is you want them to focus on in the upcoming fixture.
01:39You can run them through your tactics, player, team and opposition instructions and any changes you've made to the squad.
01:47Your tactics analysis and scouts reports on the opposition are viewable on the right-hand side of the screen, so
01:53you can incorporate elements of these into the meeting.
01:56You're able to clearly gauge the reactions of the squad to everything you say on the main meeting screen as
02:02well.
02:02If you're more of a hands-off manager, then you do have the option to let your assistant do the
02:07talking for you.
02:08Analysis has also been incorporated into tactics in a more intuitive way.
02:13Firstly, you'll notice on the tactics panel that there is a dedicated analysis section that shows trends from your recent
02:19matches.
02:20These are clearly split out into positives and negatives.
02:24There's also now tactical analysis on your tactics pitch.
02:27The grid overlay shows areas of potential exposure, taking into account the formation and roles set for each player.
02:35Areas that are red or orange show where you're particularly vulnerable.
02:39The analysis also highlights partnerships between your players.
02:43This takes into account factors such as the roles selected as well as recent performances.
02:48So, for example, players who have been successfully stringing passes together or creating opportunities for each other will be highlighted
02:55with a green connecting line, indicating a strong partnership, made possible by the new Dynamics features in FM18.
03:02Some new player roles also make their debut in this year's edition.
03:06The Segundo Volante looks to support in both defence and attack from the defensive midfield position, whilst the Mazzala and
03:12the Carillero roles are new additions in the central midfield position.
03:16The Mazzala operates centrally, but strives to get into positions that an inside forward would usually occupy.
03:22The Carillero, on the other hand, shuttles between midfield lines.
03:26The final new role is the inverted winger, which can be applied to either the left or the right midfielders.
03:32Some of the existing roles have been tweaked a bit too.
03:35Trek Quartista can now be assigned to players in the AMR or AML positions, and inverted wingbacks now have a
03:41duty to attack as well as defend.
03:44There are a host of new player and team instructions.
03:47You can ask your team to look for the underlap in the final third, while in the player instructions menu,
03:52you can instruct players to mark a specific position and ask central players to run wide with the ball.
03:58There's a new player preferred move this year too, as you can ask defenders to bring the ball out of
04:03defence.
04:03And more choices with free kicks in the set-piece creator, with the ability to set different free kicks based
04:10on where the free kick is being taken from.
04:12The tactical innovations in Football Manager 2018 make it easier to implement your tactical philosophy whilst giving you more control.
04:20With the addition of tactical analysis at the heart of the tactics screen, it's easier to judge in what areas
04:26of the pitch your tactic leaves you vulnerable, and the pre-match briefing allows you to find out what the
04:32players are thinking too.
04:33To sum it up, Tactics in FM18 offers more possibilities, is easier to use, and gives better feedback.
04:41Keep an eye out for more episodes of FMTV, and for more information on Football Manager 2018, visit FootballManager.com
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