Cm | 03 04 Diablo Tactic Team Instructions =link=

The Diablo tactic's base formation is a 4-1-3-2. On the tactics screen, this is set up as:

Ultra Attacking (or maximum slider to the right).

It is a 4-1-3-2 tactic, with the central midfielder of the three running forward between the strikers. The team mentality is gung- Sports Interactive Community Forums FM But With CM 03/04 CHEAT Tactics Cm 03 04 Diablo Tactic Team Instructions

In the history of Sports Interactive’s management simulation franchise, no tactical setup is as legendary—or as game-breaking—as the . Created by a community user named "Diablo", this specific configuration exploited a critical blind spot in the game's match engine. It allowed an average central midfielder (MC) to regularly bypass marking, running from deep to score over 100 goals a season.

In the CM 03/04 engine, the AI's man-marking is triggered by the position a player starts in. Because the AMC starts in midfield but is programmed to run directly into the box through the "With Ball" instructions, the AI's central defenders wait for the strikers, and the opposition midfielders don't track the runner deep enough. This results in the AMC being "invisible" to the code, leading to constant one-on-one situations with the goalkeeper. The Diablo tactic's base formation is a 4-1-3-2

Set your mentality to Attacking. Slide tempo to maximum. Unleash the Diablo. And watch the goals fly.

Because of the "Gung-Ho" mentality, you will rarely keep clean sheets; the strategy is simply to outscore the opponent by a massive margin. The team mentality is gung- Sports Interactive Community

The formation itself was a or a 4-3-1-2 , but the magic was entirely in the Team and Player Instructions.