
Inverted Wing Back: This is sort of a new role, and while they have the same defensive responsibilities as regular Wing Backs do, the “inverted” part of their name comes from the fact that they try to drift inside to create space for teammates, instead of staying on the wide left or wide right side.īall Winning Midfielder: These are typically sturdier, more physical players who get their name by aggressively contesting possessions and trying to win the ball back from an opposing player Tackling is an important stat for these players. A good WB needs to have above-average stamina, dribbling, crossing, and decision-making, with the latter being important as WBs can often leave their man open en route to costly defensive miscues. Wing Back: These are the more offensive-minded left or right defenders, as they tend to push the ball and serve as crossing options. Likewise, association football Fullbacks are often support players when it comes to the attack, but since they are defenders, that comes before any attack support, and they don’t stray away too far from the players they’re covering. Their traditionally poor mental attributes, however, make them perfect candidates to do the opposite and score an own-goal, or make any other inexcusable mistake.įullback: Fullbacks can be left or right defenders, and are less attack-oriented than Wingbacks, pretty much like American football fullbacks (who block for their running backs) hardly show up on the stat sheet. As such, these are defenders who are fine expanding on their roles by trying to score goals. They aren’t afraid to move out of the defensive zone, and compared to other defenders, their Creativity stats are considerably higher. Not much technical skill is needed for this central defender-centric role.Ĭentral Defender: A “classic” Central Defender is required to help maintain possession and get the ball to the midfield, while, of course, serving as one of the last few lines of defense and not paying much attention to goal scoring.īall Playing Defender: These are defenders who tend to play a more involved role in the offensive flow of things - their thing is counter-attacking by intercepting the ball from an opponent and setting up a pass. Limited Defender: Somewhat more offensively talented than Sweepers, Limited Defenders are almost exclusively focused on defensive duties, and specialize in making sure the ball doesn’t get anywhere near the goal. Any goal from a Sweeper should be considered a fluke, as scoring simply is not their thing. Their job is to “sweep up” any defensive miscues, especially those from the central defenders, and that’s a job that requires good positioning before anything else. Sweeper: The Sweeper can be considered the last line, and we mean absolute last line of defense on the pitch. That means he can exit his box from time to time to sweep up loose balls that may show up right in front of the penalty area, and get a counter-attack going. Sweeper Keeper: This is a slight variant of the classic GK position, with the main difference being that a Sweeper Keeper does the work of a sweeper on top of his usual goalkeeper duties. He’s also in charge of sending the ball back to an available player on his team, essentially resetting the possession after he stops a shot, and returning possession to his side if he does his job right. Obviously, the goalkeeper’s main goal, pun partially intended, is to prevent goals from entering the net. Goalkeeper: The most straightforward position out of all the 11 spots in your starting lineup.

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We’ll also be enumerating a few popular tactics, while offering you some tips on how to make the most out of them. We’re going to start off with a detailed guide to all the available player roles in the game, and just to clarify, this is not to be confused with positions center forwards, for instance, may have a variety of roles you can choose for them, depending on their strengths and weaknesses. So what’s next, and what topic shall we be covering as we continue our FMM2018 push?įor our next Football Manager Mobile 2018 strategy guide, we’ll be tackling a couple specific areas of the game that could help intermediate to advanced players make the right personnel decisions and choose the right tactics. The new version is currently out on iOS, and for the past few days, we’ve been covering the game as closely as possible, cranking out tips and tricks for beginners, and also listing the top Wonderkids in the game for those who want to start up a youth movement in hopes of making their teams better in the long run.
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We cannot understate the depth of Football Manager Mobile 2018, Sega’s latest entry in the popular football management series that started out on PC, but has long since been available for mobile device owners.
