Written by Dave Azzopardi
It's not very often you're able to win five trophies in one season with a single club. Well, we managed to do that with Wolves in season four using this 4-4-2 type tactic.
After dipping in and out of different tactics, a Champions League win with this system in season three meant it was time to put my full focus in the 4-4-2 to tweak it and make it our go to set up. You could say that it definitely worked.
This tactic has been used and tested across a number of different levels so I am fairly confident this should help improve your team and play style significantly.
This has to be one of my best ever seasons on Football Manager. It was close to an immaculate campaign with us losing just three games in all competitions and just two with the tactic (as I stupidly switched system for a league game which backfired).
We started off the season with a European Super Cup win, smashing OM 5-0. The Premier League was never really in doubt either. A 24 game unbeaten run in the league meant that no one would be able to catch us. We finally got our hands on some domestic trophies too, winning both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup comfortably. Finally, we managed to retain the Champions League trophy, beating Bayern in the final and knocking our Manchester United and Barcelona on our way to victory.
Below, you will see screenshots of the tactics and instructions. Of course, there are plenty of player instructions on there too. We also have a host of custom set pieces included with us scoring plenty of goals via free kicks, corners and throw ins.
I very rarely messed with both training and opposition instructions either. I would always keep my eyes on training, especially with fixture changes, but I'd very rarely do my own complete schedules.
Finally, here are some team and player stats. Firstly, just a peak into our general performance and our attacking efficiency which far surpassed the Premier League average.
Then our striker stats. Erling Haaland, Fabio Silva and Mason Greenwood were my front men who rotated throughout the season. Haaland scored 39 in all competitions this season, grabbing a goal every 101 minutes. Fabio Silva grabbed 36 goals, with a goal every 108 minutes. Finally, Mason Greenwood scored 29 goals, getting a goal every 133 minutes.
If you want some more information on the tactic, be sure the watch the video below and you will be able to catch some gameplay, including the set pieces in action. Alternatively, if you have any questions about the tactic, do not hesitate to get in touch by hitting the button below which will take you to my page where you can find my Twitch channel, YouTube & Twitter!
