I have been hounded for this video for an incredibly long amount of time and it’s finally here. A complete guide to opposition instructions, from the mysterious tight marking to the beloved hard-tackling, from the tough close down decision to the ubiquitous force onto weak foot command. Tactics in Football Manager have so much focus on where to put players, what FM role should they have. Should it be a high pressing tactic? A counter tactic? All of this stuff can be determined in part by something we almost all ignore. As you probably guessed, that’s these magical opposition instructions.
There are even more advanced ways to use these opposition instructions to set traps on players or direct the balls to certain players in your tactic. I touch on this stuff here but feel free to ask in the comments about that stuff and I’m sure that there will be people there to answer even if I don’t manage to read them all. Tactics and instructions are something I have to research a lot to understand because it’s one of those things that just playing the game doesn’t help you fully understand, so forgive the time it took to get this tactical piece-de-resistance out there!
Much Love,
FM Senpai
