Football Manager 2014 Features

I don't really see the point in adding regista as a role, it really isn't much more than the Italian word for a deep-lying playmaker.

Half back,

target flank man, limited FB, complete wing back,

enganche, regista, false no.9,

shadow striker

The Half Back looks to serve a role somewhere between that of an aggressive sweeper and a defensive midfielder. With a Half Back, the central defenders themselves will push higher up the pitch while the Half Back drops deeper than a standard defensive midfielder and, in addition to his defensive duties, looks to offer an outlet for quickly recycling possession when the team's attacking play breaks down.

The Limited Full Back knows his strengths and weaknesses and focuses predominantly on his defensive duties, scarcely going forward into a more attacking role.

The Complete Wing Back loves to attack, and whilst he is capable of ? his defensive duties, his natural ? ? affect the game in the opposition's defensive ?.

The Regista is a more aggressive version of the deep-lying playmaker suitable for possession-oriented systems that press high up the pitch. Given complete freedom to dictate play from deep positions, the Regista offers a dynamic and unpredictable creative outlet from behind the attack who seeks to maintain intense pressure by constantly looking for new chances as his more advanced...

The Enganche is the side's prime creator, a hook that joins midfield and attack and operates behind the strikers and a laymaker who sticks to his position and becomes a pivot to his team as they move around him. It differs to the Trequartista, who like to roam from his position, drifting around and looking for space between the lines.

The Wide Target Man will be the main outlet for clearances and long balls from the back. Ideally positioned against a smaller and weaker full-back, he will be asked to get hold of the ball and keep it before recycling it to a team-mate.

The Shadow Striker operates as the team's main goal scoring threat. Usually coupled with a deep-lying forward, the Shadow Striker aggressively pushes forward into goal scoring positions as the ball moves into the final third and looks to close down opposing defenders when out of possession.

The False Nine, in some ways similar to a more advanced attacking midfielder/playmaker role, is an unconventional lone striker or centre-forward who drops deep into midfield. The purpose of this is it creates a problem for opposing central defenders who can either follow him - leaving space behind them for onrushing midfielders, forwards or wingers to exploit - or leave him to have time and space to dribble or pick out a pass.