FM22 Wolverhampton 5-2-3 Wing Play Tactic | Team Guide

Wolves tactic and team guide. Club culture and board requirements, tactics, key players, youth prospects and potential transfers in FM22.

Football Manager 2022 Wolves 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 Wolves squad, their club structure, the relationship any potential managers will have with the board, expectations and possible tactics any FM 2022 manager can use.

About Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, known as Wolves, is a professional association football club based in the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. Formed as St. Luke’s F.C. in 1877, the club has played at Molineux Stadium since 1889 and has been competing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, since winning promotion in 2018. The 2021–22 season is the club’s 67th season in total at the highest level.

Wolves had an up and down 2020-2021 season and finished 13th in the league. The board requirements once you take over will be;

· Finish in the top half of the Premier League.
· Reach the 5th round of the FA Cup.
· Reach the 4th round of the EFL Carabao Cup.

Additionally, you will be required to sign high reputation players, a special preference for Portuguese players, and play entertaining football and use the club’s youth system to develop players for the future.

The club have very good training facilities and a decent youth set-up. The club, however, has a very efficient scouting set-up with the focus on young versatile players. You can make use of this aspect to bolster your squad.

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Squad, Formation and Tactical Style

Wolves have developed a specific play style under Nuno and, more recently, Bruno Lage, so it will be wise to follow what they built. A wing play or a counter-attacking style of play is what suits Wolves the best.

Wolves are one of the few teams that have season regular success with a 3 at the back formation, so it would be best if you want to follow the same. A 3-5-2 or a 3-4-3 is the best-suited formation for the players available.

A rough example of what your line-up would look like in a 3-4-3 formation is as follows;

Jose Sa as a sweeper-keeper.

Willy Boly, Conor Coady & Roman Saiss as the 3 centre backs. You can use Coady as a Ball playing defender with Boly and Saiss being played as wide centre backs.

Nelson Semedo & Jonny Otto as the wing-backs, you can increase crossing instructions for Jonny and have Semedo move into advanced attacking positions during attacks.

Joao Moutinho & Ruben Neves as the 2 central midfielders, with one playing as a playmaker and the other playing as a box to box midfielder.

Pedro Neto & Adama Traore as the 2 wide players, with both playing as wingers.

Raul Jimenez plays upfront as a Pressing Forward.

There are decent options from the bench in the form of Hwang and Podence, and you can mix things around if there is a need for goals.

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Key Players

Raul Jimenez

Raul Jimenez is a very underrated striker who is very consistent. He leads the line brilliantly for wolves. Although Jimenez recently suffered a bad head injury, his quality is there for all to see and will be a key player for Wolves.

Ruben Neves

The playmaker has a very mature head on his shoulders and can provide key assists and goals from midfield.

Adama Traore

Traore is a bundle of pace from the wings and is one of the most difficult players to mark in the game. His enterprise and ability to beat his man can be a big positive in tough games.

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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;

Pedro Neto

Neto is already a vital member of the Wolves squad and is an extremely versatile winger. He is very quick on his feet and is an excellent dribbler. Although he is recovering from a career-threatening injury, Neto is expected to be a big player for the club in the future.

Rayan Ait Nouri

Ait-Nouri has been heavily involved with the first team and can be amongst the best fullbacks in the league in the future.

Fabio Silva

Silva is a well-known name amongst FM Managers. He has been a wonderkid for several editions of the game and can develop into a beastly forward. Given time he can easily surpass Jimenez and can lead the line for Wolves.

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Weaknesses

· The backups to the main XI are not very strong, and there will a drop in quality if one of the regular players end up with an injury
· There is very little room to make purchases without offloading a few players due to the restricted budget available for transfers and wages.
· This is overall a very young squad and could take a few seasons for the youngsters to hit their prime.

Potential Transfers (in)

These players could be a handy addition to the Wolves squad and help them achieve their targets,

· Florentino Luis
· Andre Silva

Potential Transfers (Out)

These players maybe surplus to requirements at the club or may not be of the expected quality.

· Marcal
· Hayao Kawabe

Summary

Wolves will be an interesting challenge for most FM managers. They certainly have a lot of quality but a few grey areas, and their requirement is quite high. Will you be able to achieve consistency and make Wolves compete for silverware?