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...
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...
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 ...
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 course of FM20 I have at times struggled to get into the flow of the game. It's not that my teams were not achieving successes but something felt off. My tactics were not producing the s...
https://strikerless.com/2020/11/15/the-shadowstriker-conundrum/
Can Scotland win not one but two World Cups? They can in FM20... If you're interested in finding out how I did it, this is the article for you. The Mjölnir tactic is how I helped Scotland achiev...
https://strikerless.com/2020/01/29/mjolnir-the-hammer-of-the-thunder-god/
This is the first tactic from a serie I have dubbed Mythology. Gungnir is a straight-forward strikerless tactic in a 4-1-2-3-0 tactic with a minor twist. In this article, you can read about what ...
https://strikerless.com/2019/12/23/gungnir-my-first-fm20-tactic/
In the past, we have mentioned the Withdrawn Targetman saga and detailed various tactics built around a deep-lying, playmaking targetman — Guido’s patented targetganche. In their infinite wis...
https://strikerless.com/2019/12/04/rise-of-the-shadowganche/