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The Lazy One 4-4-2 - A Holiday Tactic - The Reckonist

The Lazy One 4-4-2 FM19

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This is a very brief guide because honestly, there is nothing taxing about this system at all.


This is a very effective 4-4-2 for the 19.3 Patch of Football Manager 2019 developed over hundreds of hours by myself and other members of my patreon community. If you like the content I stream or create on the Workshop and want to get more involved in the things that I stream and develop, why not show your support!?


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While the Scumbag 4-4-2 aimed to take advantage of the set piece exploits, which have now been largely fixed, by forcing the ball out down the flanks to increase the chances of a throw or corner, this system is not so limited in its approach play.

This is how I saw it as I was making it. Get the Ball back. (High Press, High Line, Extreme Closing Down) Can we counter? (Pass into space, higher tempo, direct passing) Great. If not, build from the back. (Play from defence, Work Ball into box with high quality crosses.

And this is what we came up with.
The system is a no nonsense direct high press with an attacking default mentality and of which we have seen some fantastic results….

What you will see.

Very High Pressure
Forced and often hilarious defensive errors.
Rapid Counter Attacks
Decent amount of goals from Long Throws
High Shots
High Cross Completion
High Goals
PLENTY of fouls.
You will concede one but you should get 3.
Set Pieces other than throw ins not optimised.

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But, when you use it on manager holiday… You are going to be astonished with the performance.

THE LAZY ONE

We saw some crazy stuff when we just tested this over a season on Holiday.
By Holiday I mean;

Get the best possible Assistant Manager. Pref with high Tactical knowledge and Preferred formation and Training that suit the system. (That would be 4-4-2 and Fitness or Attacking focus coaching)

Make Your Signings in Preseason

Pick your set piece takers

Pick Your best eleven on the day the season starts

Set Assistant Manager to do team training (And Individual if you like)

Allow first teamers lacking match practise to play for Under 23’s/reserves. (This is important)

Set a backroom staffer to offer contracts to youth players (important as you will be away on regen day unless you want to look before signing)

Go on holiday for a month or two at a time and when you come back address happiness issues with your players.

Swap around your first 11 if needs be.

Doing this I saw some baffling things such as.

Bournemouth Premier League Champions in season 1 (with no new signings, expected 15th)
Middlesbrough winning Europa League in 2020/21
FC United of Manchester winning promotion in first season (no Signings, expected 19th)
Paul Pogba scoring 21 penalties and 44 goals in total over the season.

So if you want to over perform or blast past a season in no time, just go on Holiday :D

Anyway. Enjoy!

Reck