Advanced Tactics

Instead of Style of Play and Line Tactics, there is Advanced tactics in Online Soccer Manager (OSM). Advanced tactics are as important as other tactics. To win a match, you should have a great combination of Style of Play, Line Tactics and Advanced Tactics.

There are six sections of Advanced Tactics:

Marking

There are two types of marking–

1. Man Marking
   

   You should use this with strong defenders. While you are playing with an attacking mindset, this type of marking is best for you. You will have the same number of defenders with opponents attackers. This will create opportunities for the other defenders to push forward but will have a larger effect on a player's stamina.

2. Zonal Marking
   

   This type of marking is best with defensive tactics. When you are playing against a stronger opponent, you can use Zonal Marking to out-number the opponent’s attackers. Zonal marking is much suitable with Offside Trap.

Offside Trap

You can use Offside Trap when you are playing with a defensive mindset. When you use Offside Trap your defense line will be higher up the pitch leaving the opponent’s forwards in an offside position. When you’ll use attacking tactics, it is wise not to use an offside trap.

Tackling

Tackling refers to the act of intercepting or winning the ball from an opposing player by using physical challenges and techniques. It is a crucial aspect of the game as it allows players to regain control of the ball and disrupt their opponent's attacking play. The level of tackling should be adjusted in the game settings to match the referee's color.

1. Green Color Referee: You should use Aggressive tackling in green color referee with a pressing level higher than 50. If lower you can use Rackless.

2. Blue Color Referee: Use Aggressive tackling in blue color referee.

3. Yellow Color Referee: Set Normal tackling with a pressing level higher than 50 in yellow color. Otherwise, use Aggressive.

4. Orange Color Referee: Use Normal tackling.

5. Red Color Referee: t is wise to use Careful tackling in Red color referee. You can use Normal if you have a pressing level lower than 50.

Save Players Stamina

Setting tackling Aggressive/Reckless will use more stamina of the players and there will be risk of getting booked and to get injured. Normal/Careful tackling uses less stamina of the players.

Pressing

Pressing indicates how your players will react when they lose the ball. If you set the pressing higher, your players will rush to the opponent’s players to get the ball. If you set the pressing lower, your players will stay in front of the opponent’s players and will not rush to get the ball. Higher pressing uses more players' stamina whereas low pressing uses less stamina.

Style

This refers to the mentality of the player. If you set the parameter higher, your player will play more attacking whereas with lower parameter the players will play defensive. For stronger teams, it is wise to play offensive and for weaker teams, you should play defensive.

Tempo

The passing play speed of your team will be influenced by tempo. If you have a stronger team, you should set the tempo higher, otherwise set the tempo lower. The higher the tempo is, the more the player’s stamina will be used.