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In today's thread, we'll talk about the Regista role on #FM23 #FootballManager and what you can expect.

The Regista is a brilliant role in Football Manager but I think a lot of people have the wrong idea about what the role is and what it does. So in this article, we… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The Differences #FM23 #FootballManager

The three different playmaking roles we can have from the defensive midfield position are;

Deep-Lying Playmaker
Regista
Roaming Playmaker

While these roles might seem similar, the main difference between the three of them is how they use… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The Regista – The Setup #FM23 #FootballManager

We know I already use a regista in a 3-5-2 formation.

In this setup, they are responsible for distributing the ball with accuracy and vision. Often with long-range passes, to initiate attacking moves from deep. The regista also… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The Regista – The Data #FM23 #FootballManager

Let’s have a look at some of the data. As you can see, Tommy Doyle has had a really good season and is well above the league average for his position for all the important metrics. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Here’s why progressive passes are important for a regista:

Breaking opposition lines: Progressive passes help bypass the opposition’s defensive lines, allowing the team to advance into more dangerous attacking positions. A regista with the ability to consistently execute… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

It’s important to note that the chances created metrics for a regista will vary depending on their team’s style of play, formation, and the specific role assigned to them by the manager. A regista’s offensive contributions should be considered alongside their ability to control… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

The Regista – Match Analysis #FM23 #FootballManager

People have the wrong idea about the regista and think he ventures forward most of the time. But that’s not true. If he takes set pieces or under certain circumstances, he might venture forward. Outside of that though his… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

For the sake of this example, I was on attacking mentality, aggressive pressing and a high defensive line. As I wanted to illustrate just how deep the role actually plays.90% of the time, the regista operates in the yellow box. Moving side to side to offer a deep passing outlet.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

In this example, Tommy Doyle stays deep and offers a passing outlet for the wide centreback. But the rest of the team has already made attacking runs forward.

This means that when Tommy Doyle receives the ball he will have time and space on the ball and be able to pick out the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Now when he receives the ball he has three passing options, all come with different degrees of difficulty attached to them.

1. This is the safe option as his marker is behind him, so he should be able to receive the ball at his feet without too much difficulty. This could see… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Tommy Doyle ended up choosing the second option, as McAtee dropped off the front creating space. Remember earlier in the series when I spoke about asking the wingback to sit narrower? Well, this also plays into that.

Once McAtee gets the ball he sees the wingback has continued… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

In this example, we have just won the ball back and the advanced forward is already making a run for it as he has faith in Tommy Doyle to find him. This is a really risky move but if it works it puts us on the front foot and with a possible 2v2 situation.

If it doesn’t work… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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