Forcing a possible match exploit in the FM17 match engine. A strikerless system playing possession and attacking football while counter attacking? Sounds odd but it really gets results.
After initially trying to build a 3-4-3, we tried it without traditional strikers and discovered this system. High Possession football. High up the pitch centrally waiting for a mistake from the other team and capitalizing on that with a through-ball or cut back from the byline.
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Shadow Strikers require High Physical Stats, Aggression, Workrate and Longshots.
Go for Gets Forward Whenever Possible and...
After initially trying to build a 3-4-3, we tried it without traditional strikers and discovered this system. High Possession football. High up the pitch centrally waiting for a mistake from the other team and capitalizing on that with a through-ball or cut back from the byline.
Shadow Strikers require High Physical Stats, Aggression, Workrate and Longshots.
Go for Gets Forward Whenever Possible and...