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In this thread, I'll talk about attributes needed for a few different playstyles for #FM23 #FootballManager

Playing Styles - The Attribute Side Of The Game

It’s not only the shape, roles and duties that you choose that determine how you can play either. When creating… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Defensive Approach

To play a defensive type of game it is important that your team is able to keep its shape at all times. This will make it hard to break down and mean you are well organised. When playing defensive, if you don’t keep the shape it will mean you have holes in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

A Normal Approach

A normal approach is neutral and doesn’t concentrate on one aspect more than the other. It will provide the right balance between defence and attack. Meaning the players are less likely to take risks defensively or attacking. So this approach is more neutral… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Counter Attacking

Counter-attacking is a speciality and requires you to exploit space and get the ball forward fast and early. This type of play, it requires players to be deeper than normal inviting pressure onto them before you hit them on the break fast when you outnumber… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Attacking

Attacking football is all about player movement and how well you distribute the ball and overload the opposition. You look to put pressure on the opposition and commit players forward. Then when the time is right you’ll look to carve open the defence with intelligent… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The Passing/Possession Approach

Over the last few years, lots of teams have gone possession crazy since the likes of Barcelona and Spain both set the tactical trends of what we see now over 10 years ago. This type of game often involves a slow meticulous build-up of play where… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The Direct Style

A lot of FM users tend to think direct play equals long ball but that’s not true at all. Direct play is different because it means getting the ball from A to B as quickly as possible with the aim of finding a teammate who can then try to finish quickly or… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Parking The Bus

This is where a team invites the opposition to come at them and aims to soak up the pressure. When the ball is lost, the team retreats back to its own half of the pitch and only attempts to win the ball when the opposition moves over the halfway line. Two… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Aggressive Pressing

Teams try to win the ball back as quickly as possible wherever it is on the pitch and as close as possible to the opposition's goal. It does require the whole team to push up at the same time as the pressure is placed on the opposition player. So playing as a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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