7. Shevchenko

Tried a search but couldn't find a straight answer.

I play with a 4-4-2 diamond home and away. At home, it's pretty much all out attack and away I counter.

But what type of marking should I use? At home i've been using loose zonal (except the DMC who is tight).

Away i've been using man-marking and tight for the back four and DMC.

Any advice would be much appreciated!
Robbie...

7. Shevchenko

From what I gather, its better to have the backline set to man-marking. Does this sound right, or would this be better only for the DC's (my full-backs are quite attacking)?

I put the rest on zonal.

I don't have anyone set to tight marking.

Any hints and tips?

Arsenal71

Think about it logically. At home you would want to attack against most side that are weaker than you and therefore you would want a loose formation. Having man marking on a lose formation will make your players follow the oppo all over the pitch without much cover from other players. Away you would want a tight formation and therefore MM would be best suited.

To summarise

Home- WIDE & Zonal
Away- Narrow and Man marking.

This is really dependant on the strength of the oppo though so you might want to make a tactic inbetween then assess to see if you are better or weaker. alternatively you could start with one then switch if you are getting hammered inthe first ten mins.

Baldy

I have always used man-marking whether at home or away. As a result, my teams have always been hard to beat. I also have the team counter-attacking and the only thing I'll change in away fixtures is the tempo, width and passing style.

7. Shevchenko

Thanks for the replies guys, i'm learning as I go!

What about tight marking? My DC's are a bit on the slow side (pace about 10-12) so would this be a bad idea for them?

I guess it would make more sense to use tight marking across the back four away from home, right? Using it at home would go against the 'loose' marking principal.

Cleon

I tend to stick with zonal, its more reliable and easier to get the players for. If you use man marking then you need certain stats or it simply falls flat on its arse. If your players are slow id avoid man marking and tight marking tbh.

aston_martin

I use tight marking in one position, which is my DM becuase as he is the last player before my defence, he needs to stay close to his man to stop the killer ball or the dribble through defence.

As for man-marking, I never use it, it is on this version IMO, as is tight-marking on .

aston_martin

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aston_martin

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Now it's fixed, I'm an awful typist :thdn:

rashidi1

I've found that you can go without having to use either tightmarking or manmarking for FM2007. I generally gravitate towards zonal marking. I leave manmarking and tightmarking for those really odd matches where I may feel the need to take someone out. Even then I find that's very rare.

TM for DMs is ok...it all depends on how you've set up. I have an MC in front of my DM that does all the hard work, leaving the DM to mop up and player killer passes; once again boils down to what your formation is meant to do