retired_glix

If you want a centre-back to attack, then I seriously doubt a free-role would do the job, as it would just encourage him to defend more. Maybe if you tried a midfield player in that position - a Pirlo or Alonso, or maybe a Carrick. I'm slowly buildig myself a sweeper tactic now, so it's catching on!

I'm going with the more attackin build. I hv the sweeper with a farrow to DM, two sarrowed CBs, a pair of WBs farrowed to the midfield. I've then got two CMs with an AM behind 2 CFs. I personally don't fancy using a DM in a sweeper system, as it would just reduce your chances of getting that sweeper to attack. I'm only on the build right now, with an idea of the type of players I'll need, but not really worked on the instructions needed yet.

retired_krissyski

So far, I've noticed that having my sweeper f-arrowed seems to result in him pushing up on the attack and then not tracking back when possession is lost.

retired_pennyyoung

wow glad to see that efforts in making a libero are not waning.

i must admit that i've never seem sammer or beckenbauer at work, but i think i remember seeing matthaius (sp) push forward from sweeper in a past world cup.

after many tries to emulate this, going as far as training kiddy sweepers with scholes/ballack type ppms, i concede that this sort of role just can't be emulated in game.

the closest i've gotten was with setting my DMC with a barrow to the SW as i stated in page 1, which works perfect, but just isnt the same .

It does offer interesting game play though and can even be used with onlly 2 DC's (for comebacks) with other tweaks obviously. I've been using this sort of formation for a while now with Lancaster (2014) and previously with Inter.

In terms of defensive type sweepers, they're pretty much tha shiznit for me when playing away, and i never play wingbacks ever.

michaeldc

FANTASTIC!!!!

I found thıs thread at exactly the rght tıme, I´ve started a game usıng Herrera´s system, and I wanted more ınformatıon on settıng up a sweeper system.

Currently I´m usıng Samuel as a sweeper, but he acts ın a more atteckıng role, comıng forward to start passıng moves. I´m tryıng to recreate a Scırea-type player, though, so I am lookıng for a more suıtable candıdate. I´ve adapted Lord Vıctor´s player ınstructıons by gıvıng my sweeper a lıttle more freedom and makıng hım a lıttle more attackıng (sımılar to the DM preset) and settıng hım to make shorter passes, and ıt works faırly well ın my frıendlıes, I just have to waıt and see how ıt works ın the league. Wıll post the ıntsructıons when I can.

One questıon: Dıd Holland play a sweeper ın theır ´74 team?

retired_chadwella

Hi I love the sweeper system so i'm loving this thread.

I'm currently playing:

=FL=====FC=====FR=
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=ML=====MC=====MR=
========DMC=======
=====DC====DC=====
========SW========

I play it very wide with the wide midfielders running all the way up overlapping the wide forwards who run inside. The key is the SW/DMC/MC/FC central column relationship, with my players so wide it closes down the flanks and this central column sweeps up any balls through the middle, while my centre backs act as stoppers/blockers against opposition forwards.

I agree with Warrenwwr, I never play wingbacks, I just feel they are too negative for me. Though if I am holding onto an important lead or facing a really superior team, i sometimes switch my ML/MR to DL/DR with farrows to the halfway line. Though you need a good squad of players to do this.

michaeldc

My sweeper system is working quite effectively: I'm tight at the back and Materazzi (my current 1st choice sweeper) is very good at starting counters after intercepting a long pass. However, the system can be broken by teams which use only one player up front: I man-mark the striker, but I can't keep track of the other attackers (Man marking an AMC is a complete waste of time). I'm going to switch my wing-backs to full-backs just to increase the number of defenders available, and I will adopt a more flexible attack (2DMs and 2wingers with 1 striker) to combat 4-5-1 formations.

medicalsteve

I was thinking of making a sweeper version of my tactic as I have a young SW/DC with amazing technical stats coming up. He's currently on loan getting experience. Once his mental attributes go up aa bit he'll be amazing. He's only lacking in flair/influence.
Problem is is that he is slow right now, with 0 pace. The DC's I'll use in conjunction are quite mobile though.

My current tactic is a 3-2-3-2 formation. 3 DC's with the ones on the sides having better passinng skills. 2 DMC's with one being so defensive he's an extra defender and the other which i'm still trying to get to be more of a link between attack and defense.

What i want to try is make a 1-2-2-3-2 version. So pulling back one of the DC's and hoping that the SW can be the one to build up attacks.

Any suggestions on how to set this up? i'm not familiar with sweeping systems but I would love to try it next season... especially because i'm starting to become inconsistent.

FFlash

I have been looking through loads of links from the useful Tactics bible and was thinking id would be more interesting to make my own formation/tactic i have come up with a system which i believe will be effective at stopping the old firm but im worried my sweeper/stopper (he is in between the two) has to low stats.l Ive seen the reccommended stats and for most of them Touzani doesn't quite reach the numbers required but is that for the premiership and will 12's and 13's do for passing tackling anticipation ect (etc)

retired_allygurl23

THough i don't play with sweepers myself, i noticed that noone mentions Vincent Kompany as a candidate for playing in the libero position. He's got good pace and acc, decent mental and sick attacking stats for a defender. Also, i thik he's got a "gets forwards often" PPM.

On the defensive side, I play as with a high line and decently quick DCs, and i notice that my GK Akinfeev for all intents and purposes sweeps up through balls extremely effectively, he doesn't cover for DC screw up though

Just my 2 bits