What are football’s next big tactical trends?
383K views · Jul 12, 2025 · Sports
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@thundergodkunai2113 · 1 year ago
Marauding fullback
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@therealking6202 · 1 year ago
I like how you guys actually know what you're talking about. You can see the game. Much appreciated.
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@nickfenn · 1 year ago
I miss the days when content creators / TV could do in depth analysis of gameplay clips instead of just using screenshots.
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@rajatsingh5348 · 1 year ago
The best part is that these are fluid systems and a lot of decisions on the pitch are moving away from manager automations to players figuring out and deciding how to break down oppositions and managers training them how to operate as a unit.
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@CharmanderTheAndy · 1 year ago
That emptying of the centre is such a mindblow
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@adamcetinkent · 1 year ago
I think "free back" works well as a name for that Cucurella role. It's easy to say and gets the message across.
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@sudhanvakashyap2980 · 1 year ago
Crazy how game went from Central overload simulation into Central space creation using things drawing markers away or using wide overloads etc
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@Tiki22tanaka · 1 year ago
Junior Firpo was doing this last season for Leeds. We affectionately coined him as a 'false 3' as a fanbase. He would routinely turn up on the right wing or in the number 10 position.
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@Noah51s · 1 year ago
Two other examples from last season that immediately snapped into my head: <br><br>Kompany using Musiala and Kane as split strikers and Davies as a roaming fullback at Bayern<br><br>And the fluid back three of Inter Milan that might have been the most fluid one of all time.
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@robybernard2326 · 1 year ago
Freeing up the central space is fire
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@lawrencechak5177 · 1 year ago
Thinking like a FM player, RFB, the Roaming Full-Back sounds great, shows what it does, how it is different from other roles, and simple to understand quickly. So all in all, good job JJ, very nice imo
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@KiNASuki · 1 year ago
In FM... That's Complete Wingback - Attack? No?
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