![]() ![]() ![]() While his Vision Attribute score of six is a little concerning, Hyung-Min’s outstanding Mental Attributes make him my first-choice ‘holder’. As the game description notes, the player in this role is effectively the team’s ‘Water Carrier’, keeping his position, winning the ball back and laying off simple passes to his more attack-minded teammates. It’s less physically intensive than a Ball-Winning Midfielder but a little more sophisticated than the Defensive Midfield option. Armed with that knowledge, I’ve opted for the Anchor Man role. My two leading options for the deeper midfield position, Shin Hyung-Min and Lee Ho, are 34 and 36-years-old respectively. Personally, I’m not someone who discriminates based on age in Football Manager, and, as my esteemed counterpart noted on The Byline last year, older players can make a vital contribution. My first thought when looking at the Ulsan squad was that it’s a lot older than your average FM side - of the 21 players in the first team, 11 are 30 or older. Now, let’s look at how the three-man midfield will work out in the K-League… Understanding your resources Given my predilection for defensive solidity, I invariably choose the latter option and I have done so with Ulsan Hyundai. Passing and movement are the name of the game, with the ultimate aim being to probe the opposition defence and overload their box to create more scoring opportunities.įundamentally, there are two approaches to constructing a three-man midfield - either one with a ‘10’ playing behind the striker and two central midfielders slightly deeper, or one with a defensive midfield pivot behind two central midfielders. Once I’ve sorted that out, I will then fill out the other roles in my starting XI based on the resources I’ve already got or the signings I’m planning to make.Īll things being equal, a three-man midfield should promote possession-heavy football, as the natural triangles that occur with three men in the middle of the park should enable the team to make regular, quick, short passes. ![]() At its simplest, the archetypal idea of one runner, one holder and one passer. With that as my driving principle when building a tactic, my first port of call is normally to construct a three-man midfield. I’m sorry, I know I should be a goalhound, but I just really hate seeing the opposition score. My MO first and foremost in FM is to not concede, creating a save world where clean sheets and Goalkeeper of the Year awards are almost as coveted as the prizes for top scorer. Meanwhile, FM Grasshopper has opted for the two-man dynamic with Suwon Samsung Bluewings - where being the shield and recycling possession are the primary goals.Īndrew Sinclair’s Three-Man central midfield with Ulsan Hyundai Guiding Principles Andrew has implemented a three-man central midfield with Ulsan Hyundai, which caters for all kinds of offensive and defensive responsibilities. Sports Interactive's Andrew Sinclair and FM Grasshopper can’t hope to answer that, but they have done an experiment with two K-League 1 clubs to demonstrate two contrasting approaches to setting up your midfield, showing how they differ and offering insight into how the central midfielders complement your wider tactical approach. In recent decades football’s brightest minds have dabbled with two- and three-man midfields, and both systems have their merits. It’s the area of the pitch where creativity stems, where defence transitions into attack, and where it can either go horribly wrong or wonderfully right. Central midfield is the battleground of this piece. ![]()
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