Strikerless

Short corners remain a neglected aspect of the game despite a slew of improvements and innovations appearing to enhance the beautiful game. While they frequently frustrate stadium supporters whe...

https://strikerless.com/2023/11/12/fm24-short-corner-love/

Brighton & Hove Albion have been the favourite team of offensive trainers since Roberto De Zerbi arrived and took control. De Zerbi’s Brighton team has become a joy to watch for football puri...

https://strikerless.com/2023/08/20/a-de-zerbi-fever-dream/

References I wanted to put the references for this piece at the beginning (I can hear my lecturer at university wince in agony as I do it) as they all explain, at great length, the concepts behin...

https://strikerless.com/2023/08/06/escadinha-to-heaven/

This new tactic is called the dreidl; a dreidl is a four-sided spinning top played during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The dreidel is a Jewish variant of the teetotum, a gambling toy in m...

https://strikerless.com/2023/07/29/the-dreidl-tactic-an-exercise-in-dynamic-superiority/

A well-defined tactical style is essential for a football manager since it provides a framework for the team's performance and enables for effective communication and understanding among the play...

https://strikerless.com/2023/07/19/changing-your-style-during-a-game/

I have debated whether or not to post this article. Should I offer a downloadable version of my tactics, just for people to generally ignore why they work in a specific way and complain to yours ...

https://strikerless.com/2023/01/26/tldr-download-links/

As my tactics setup evolved and developed, I noticed my build-up from the back was far too easily disrupted by high-intensity pressing sides. They targeted my deep-lying playmaker and, at times, ...

https://strikerless.com/2023/01/24/a-tactical-roadmap-to-evolution/

Over the past year, FM players have complained a lot about how good (or rather not good) the game’s newgen faces are, to the point where some have chosen to turn off newgen faces altogether. Se...

https://strikerless.com/2023/01/10/creating-your-own-newgen-faces-using-midjourney/

Set pieces in football, and thus in Football Manager, have received much attention and study. But what about the innocuous throw-in? Apart from when a team develops a long throw-in programme (see...

https://strikerless.com/2023/01/08/my-throw-in-setups-for-fm23/

Football, and by extension, Football Manager, is a game that is constantly evolving, and it features a wide variety of various formations, styles, and tactical approaches, each of which is succes...

https://strikerless.com/2022/12/02/from-beta-to-full-release-a-tactical-journey/