Dayle Wood

Ok 1. you have an attacking midfielder and you give him farrows into the strikers area

2. You make him your target man and get your wingers to cross to his strength (his head or feet).

Will him making the runs forward into the area make him harder to mark when the ball is crossed in?

Also Will the crosser send it to where he currently is or where he is running to?

Does this sound like an idea that could bear fruit or does it fall down somewhere?

I was thinking about it and wanna try it out in between seasons in a friendly to see how effective it may be.

HectorSpector

You're farrowing him into the strikers area. Giving him forward runs is going to have him caught offside a lot, exactly the same as a striker would. For all intentive purposes, he is playing as a striker whenever you have the ball.

There is the option for target man to "run onto ball". I think that's what you should use.

HectorSpector

I predict a lot of offsides.

Dayle Wood

Could that be countered with a lower mentality? If not then the idea falls flat on its face then.

Millie

If he's got good anticipation, though, it might work.

Interestingly, I've just dusted off an old tactic from my FM06 days and want to get it working in '07. I'm using an AMC that runs between the two strikers too. Not sure I'll make him target man, and, for the same reasons as Hector, I won't put him on often forward runs. But, in '06 he did get himself into great positions by arriving late in the box for crosses. Here's hoping '07 will let me do the same...

Dayle Wood

This is the end product that i am hoping to achieve.... but not sure whether it can be applied sucessfully.

brid gooner@aol.com

doesnt it depend on the players descision making.....surely if he has high descision making he will time his runs better.....i have my strikers on forward runs but they dont get caught ofside that much

Millie

To an extent, but anticipation is a major factor. Logic would dictate that teamwork would also help as he'd know better what his teammate was about to do.

HectorSpector

High positioning should lessen the amount offsides.

D4vid Beckham

Would be better if the ball is played to his feet.