FM23 Roger Schmidt Possession Tactic | FM23 Benfica
Here’s the FM23 Roger Schmidt possession tactic with Benfica. After the end of the 2021/2022 season, Nelson Verissimo left his role as Benfica’s head coach after a one-year spell as the club’s caretaker. Roger Schmidt was appointed as the new head coach on 18th May 2022, signing a two-year contract with the club and equally leaving his managerial position at PSV.
Since his appointment, Schmidt has adopted a 4-2-3-1 tactic as his main tactical weapon which has made Benfica progress with flying colours so far this season. With this tactic, Benfica is unbeaten in all competitions, topping the Portuguese League table with 34 points and even winning their group in the Champions League. But we shall see how far they will go this season with their fine performance. Till then, let’s talk about their style of play and how I replicated it in FM23.
Solid Benfica tactic back in FM19
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Any changes you’d make to this now or do you think benficas principles under Schmidt are the still the same atm?
I believe the principle are still the same just the roles changed because of the absence of Fernandez
Do you think your principles will still work but changing it so that you have 3AMCs? I know it translates different to FM but when in possession; Neres, Rafa and João Mario are all relatively close together. João and Rafa would still have the same role but Neres can also act like an AM on attack.
Could be completely overthinking it to try and replicate it completely but thought I’d ask for some wisdom haha
It could be that Neres is now a trequartista like Joao Maria or that Neres now sit narrower at the right flank close to the attacking midfield position as an inverted winger. But you can refer me to a write up about how Benfica plays since the departure of Enzo, I would appreciate it.
Who’s next?
I don’t know yet
When will the next tactic come out?
Soon