Having spent ages reading threads by the tactical gurus on these boards and still not getting the results i wanted from West Ham, I went back to basics and implemented a few ideas borrowed from Abramovic´s “AI Tactical Analysis” into a standard 4-4-2 formation.
The first 2 seasons of my Hammers game I used wwfans Tactical Design and Management Strategy which got me 5th place first season and 4th in the second. My third season wasn´t going too well, so I decided to start from scratch.
I made 3 tactics (Defensive, Normal & Attacking) to change between depending on the strength of the opposition and the different scenarios you encounter in a match.
In each of the 3 tactics CD is set to 6 for CB´s & 8 for FB´s, and I´ve adjusted the set pieces to use the target man flick on.
Defensive:
Standard 4-4-2 (no arrows)
Counter Attack on (no other changes to team instructions)
FR: Mixed for wingers, MCa & striker, rarely for everyone else.
RWB: Often for wingers, rarely for CB´s, mixed for everyone else.
Long Shots: Mixed for everyone.
TTB: Often for MC´s, mixed for everyone else.
Cross Ball: Often for wingers & FB´s, mixed for everyone else.
HUB: Targetman.
Normal:
Standard 4-4-2 (short farrows)
No changes to team instructions
FR: Often for wingers & MCa, mixed for forwards & FB´s, rarely for everyone else.
RWB: Often for wingers, rarely for CB´s, mixed for everyone else.
Long Shots: Mixed for everyone.
TTB: Often for MC´s, mixed for everyone else.
Cross Ball: Often for wingers & FB´s, mixed for everyone else.
HUB: Targetman & wingers.
Free Role: Wingers & striker.
Attacking:
Standard 4-4-2 (long farrows)
No changes to team instructions
FR: Often for wingers, MCa & FB´s, mixed for forwards & MCd, rarely for FB´s.
RWB: Often for wingers, rarely for CB´s, mixed for everyone else.
Long Shots: Mixed for everyone.
TTB: Often for MC´s, mixed for everyone else.
Cross Ball: Often for wingers & FB´s, mixed for everyone else.
HUB: Targetman & wingers.
Free Role: Wingers & striker.
The results with these tactics have been very good – in the last few months of my third season I went from 7th to 3rd in the league, and I somehow managed to win both the FA cup and CL.
I´m now a couple of months into my fourth season, and eventhogh i lost away to Spurs a recent 4-0 win against Man Utd took me to the top of the league. Things are also looking good in CL after my lastest 3-1 win away to Real Madrid.
I´ve only tested these tactics with West Ham, and obviosly I´ve improved the squad since the start of the game, so I´m not going to make any kind of promises of instant succes with all sorts of team, I´m only posting this to help those who are struggeling with the more complex tactics on these boards. If this is You, then please try this approach and let me know if it´s any good.
]My results in season four 
A Set of Basic 4-4-2´s 
]My results in season four
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