A control tactic for Football Manager 2018 with 3 at the back.
Reasonably high defensive line without using the offside trap. Therefore you need your centre-backs to be as fast as possible.
Build up utilizes shorter passing, avoids dribbles and aims to work ball into the box.
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For best results, you need:
Before every game, I recommend asking your right winger to mark the opponents left winger and visa versa.
Reasonably high defensive line without using the offside trap. Therefore you need your centre-backs to be as fast as possible.
Build up utilizes shorter passing, avoids dribbles and aims to work ball into the box.


For best results, you need:
- Quick CB's & ST's.
- Wingers with 15+ work rate and teamwork.
Before every game, I recommend asking your right winger to mark the opponents left winger and visa versa.