Author: LPQR

founder & main content/rant producer at fmasymmetric.wordpress.com

Playing Style, Structure & a modern 4-1-4-1 (Very Fluid)

This is a guest article by Ö-zil to the Arsenal!, an SI forum member that has produced some excellent material on tactics and club strategy over the last year or so. His articles are top quality and I highly recommend taking a look at his previous stuff – Threads

Recent threads have focused on re-creating the tactical styles of some of my favourite teams in real-life and implementing them using the Tactics Creator in Football Manager. This time, I want to try something different. I am interested in developing my approach, taking inspiration from some of the tactical trends we are seeing in modern football. Continue reading “Playing Style, Structure & a modern 4-1-4-1 (Very Fluid)”

Season 6: slowly climbing the success ladder

after six years of fighting for either survival in the Liga I or promotion from Liga II and always in the grey zone of the underdog we finally make a step up this season to finish mid-table. An 8th placed finish in the final league table is a reason to be proud and optimistic for the years to come. Continue reading “Season 6: slowly climbing the success ladder”

Celtic: A Squad Building Exercise – Part I

This is a guest piece from SI community member Sean1967, marking the debut of this series on this site. I highly recommend his content as he has a very calculated and strategic management approach as well as a clear writing style, which make for an entertaining yet informative read. 

Continue reading “Celtic: A Squad Building Exercise – Part I”

Season 3: Que sera sera…

very, very painful season… we only managed a few wins along the way

Season 18-19

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very, very painful season… we only managed a few wins along the way, and our squad morale has been in constant mess as nearly every other player has been asking to leave the club… an encouraging performance in the Romanian League cup, which saw us reach the semi-final only to be beaten by rivals Dinamo is the only highlight of the season in terms of performances Continue reading “Season 3: Que sera sera…”