Football Manager 2022 Real Madrid tactic and team guide. Club culture and board requirements, tactics, key players, youth prospects transfers.
Football Manager 2022 Real Madrid tactic and team guide. Club culture and board requirements, tactics, key players, youth prospects and potential transfers in FM22.
Here is a brief analysis of the Real Madrid squad, their club structure, relationship any potential managers will have with the board, expectations and possible tactics any FM2022 manager can use.
About Real Madrid
Real Madrid or Real are a professional football club that ply their trade in La Liga. . Unlike most European sporting entities, Real Madrid's members (socios) have owned and operated the club throughout its history.
The club was estimated to be worth €3.8 billion ($4.2 billion) in 2019, and it was the second highest-earning football club in the world. The club is one of the most widely supported teams in the world. Real Madrid is one of three founding members of La Liga that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929. The club holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably El Clásico with Barcelona and El Derbi with Atlético Madrid.
Real Madrid are the 2nd most dominant team in the La Liga. Domestically, Real have won 66 trophies; 34 La Liga (a record) , 19 Copa del Rey, 11 Supercopa de España, 1 Copa Eva Duarte, and 1 Copa de la Liga trophies. In international club football, the club has won 26 European and worldwide titles; 13 UEFA Champions League titles, 3 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 4 UEFA Super Cup’s and 4 FIFA Club World Cup’s.
Real Madrid are the first club to successfully defend the UEFA Champion’s League and the only club in the League’s history to have won it 3 times in a row. They also have the most semi-final appearances in the Champion’s League. With such a rich history of dominance in the sport it is easy to see why Real Madrid remain the favourite of most FM Managers.
Real Madrid are the defending La Liga Champions. The minimum board requirements as you would expect is very high, they would be,
· Win the La Liga
· Make the QF of the UEFA Champion’s League
Additionally, you will be required to play attacking football and be required to sign high profile players and youngsters under the age of 23 for the first team.
Real Madrid have top class training facilities and an excellent youth system. Their 2nd team, Real Madrid Castilla, play in the 2nd division of Spanish Football and you can give game time to youngsters who are knocking on the doors of a first team chance.
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Squad, Formation and Tactical Style
Real Madrid are generally an attacking team. A vertical tiki taka is probably the best tactic to go with considering what the board wants but since the squad is versatile you can alter the formation as you see fit.
A 4-3-3 is how Real Madrid line-up in real life and is probably the best suited formation to the available squad of players. This also helps them maintain the width with the overlapping fullbacks who are very attacking in nature.
A rough example of what your line-up would look like in a 4-3-3 formation is as follows;
Thibaut Courtois as a sweeper keeper.
David Alaba & Eder Militao as the 2 ball playing centre backs.
Dani Carvajal & Ferland Mendy as the 2 wing backs.
Casemiro, Modric & Toni Kroos make up the 3 men central midfield, with Casemiro operating as a Ball Winning Midfielder, Kroos as a Deep Lying Playmaker & Modric as a Mezzala.
Eden Hazard as the left attacking midfielder in an inside forward role & Baleas an inverted winger on the right.
Karim Benzema as a lone forward in a Deep Lying Forward role.
Alternatively, you can go with a 4-2-3-1 formation with Marco Asensio coming into the side as a No:10. The bench also has some strong players like Luka Jovic & Federico Valverde who will be pushing for first-team chances.
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The entire squad is riddled with key players with some players are the best in their positions in the entire world.
The versatile fullback/centre back is a handy addition to the Real Madrid side. He is one of the world's elite and can be a key part of Madrid for years to come.
Karim Benzema
Benzema may be ageing but remains as one of the best strikers in the game. Benzema makes up for his lack of great physical attributes with excellent mental and technical attributes and is also a forward who enables players around him to score lots of goals.
Courtois is amongst the best keepers in the world and can be a Madrid legend in the making. His aerial reach and reflexes are second to none and he can easily shape the results for Madrid with his performances.
Toni Kroos
Kroos is an important playmaker that makes the Real Madrid team tick. He also delivers wonderful set pieces making the team a nightmare to defend against from corners and freekicks.
Key Players
The entire squad is riddled with key players with some players are the best in their positions in the entire world.
David Alaba
The versatile fullback/centre back is a handy addition to the Real Madrid side. He is one of the world's elite and can be a key part of Madrid for years to come.
Karim Benzema
Benzema may be ageing but remains as one of the best strikers in the game. Benzema makes up for his lack of great physical attributes with excellent mental and technical attributes and is also a forward who enables players around him to score lots of goals.
Thibaut Courtois
Courtois is amongst the best keepers in the world and can be a Madrid legend in the making. His aerial reach and reflexes are second to none and he can easily shape the results for Madrid with his performances.
Toni Kroos
Kroos is an important playmaker that makes the Real Madrid team tick. He also delivers wonderful set pieces making the team a nightmare to defend against from corners and freekicks.
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Camavinga is one of the best young players in the game and develops into an amazing midfielder in almost all saves.
Rodrygo has featured heavily for Madrid recently and has shown that he can hold his own. The talented winger/forward can score plenty of goals and could become a top player for Madrid.
Takefusa Kubo is the youngest Japanese footballer to play and score a goal in the top 4 leagues of Europe. The attacking midfielder has been compared to the likes of Messi for his style of play and can develop into a very good player under proper management. Currently, he is on loan at Mallorca.
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· The Real Madrid bench is definitely not as strong as it once was and managers will need to dip into the transfer market to strengthen the quality of backups.
· Some of the best talents of the club are ageing and may be impossible to replace.
Despite being one of the strongest squads in La Liga, Madrid's squad quality has definitely dipped over the past 2 seasons and these additions could bolster the squad.
· Kylian Mbappe
· Sergei Milinkovic Savic
· Paul Pogba
These players may be surplus to requirements at the club or may not be of the expected quality.
· Dani Ceballos
· Mariano
· Isco
Youth Prospects
There are a few exciting young prospects in the ranks who have the potential to be some of the best players in the league. A few examples are,
Eduardo Camavinga
Eduardo Camavinga
Camavinga is one of the best young players in the game and develops into an amazing midfielder in almost all saves.
Rodrygo
Rodrygo has featured heavily for Madrid recently and has shown that he can hold his own. The talented winger/forward can score plenty of goals and could become a top player for Madrid.
Takefusa Kubo
Takefusa Kubo is the youngest Japanese footballer to play and score a goal in the top 4 leagues of Europe. The attacking midfielder has been compared to the likes of Messi for his style of play and can develop into a very good player under proper management. Currently, he is on loan at Mallorca.
Weaknesses
· The Real Madrid bench is definitely not as strong as it once was and managers will need to dip into the transfer market to strengthen the quality of backups.
· Some of the best talents of the club are ageing and may be impossible to replace.
Potential Transfers (in)
Despite being one of the strongest squads in La Liga, Madrid's squad quality has definitely dipped over the past 2 seasons and these additions could bolster the squad.
· Kylian Mbappe
· Sergei Milinkovic Savic
· Paul Pogba
Potential Transfers (Out)
These players may be surplus to requirements at the club or may not be of the expected quality.
· Dani Ceballos
· Mariano
· Isco
Summary
Real Madrid is a dream to manage for most FM managers. With a plethora of stars and the reputation of being one of the best clubs in the world, it is easy to see the allure. However, Real Madrid have been financially wrecked due to covid recently and with the whole Super League fiasco are not in the good books of world football. Their reputation has also decreased recently. Can you take up the challenge of making Madrid the best club in the world once again?
