Maximising Wide-Centre Back in FM22

Football formations are cyclical. When one system seems to be more effective than others it’s widely adopted, before another system comes in to take its place. Sooner or later the historical systems of old return to the surface again, albeit with some modern tweaks.

Until recently, the back four was proving dominant but now it’s three-at-the-back systems (or back-five if you count the marauding wing-backs) that are becoming increasingly prevalent. It doesn’t take a brave Byline writer to predict that this trend will continue in Football Manager 2022.

Visit The Byline on The Football Manager Website to see FM Grasshopper explains why the Wide Centre-Back role in FM22 makes a back-three system even more enticing.