FM26 Mourinho Roma 2021-22 3421 (Patreon)

This one is now available on Patreon.

A Mourinho Roma 2021-22 recreation built around a compact back three, wing-backs, two central midfielders, two attacking midfielders behind the striker and a counter-attacking structure.

The idea was not to create a possession-heavy tactic.

The tactic is based on defensive security, compactness, controlled aggression and quick progression once the ball is recovered.

Season Results

🏆 Serie A winners❌ UEFA Europa League Final❌ Italian Cup Third Round

League record after 37 games:

92 points29 wins5 draws3 losses78 goals scored19 goals conceded+59 goal difference

Overall manager stats:

55 games played40 wins9 draws6 losses114 goals scored34 goals conceded+80 goal difference72% win rate

Special Notes

This was a very strong Roma profile.

The main strength of the tactic was the defensive base.

In Serie A, Roma produced:

0.5 goals conceded per game0.6 xGA per game22 clean sheets19 goals conceded after 37 league games

The attacking output was also strong without turning the system into a pure meta attacking shape.

Roma scored 78 league goals after 37 games, with 2.1 goals per game and 16.4 shots per game in the data hub.

The player output also fits the structure well:

Donyell Malen: 44 goals, 7 assistsMatías Soulé: 15 goals, 15 assistsBryan Cristante: 13 goals, 7 assistsWesley: 5 goals, 16 assistsKostas Tsimikas: 3 goals, 8 assistsAngeliño: 3 goals, 19 assists

So the tactic was not just carried by one player.

Malen was clearly the main finisher, but the wing-backs and attacking midfielders gave the system proper support and width.

Data Profile

Roma were 1st in Serie A and also 1st in the expected data table from the screenshot.

xG: 70.11xGA: 21.61xPTS: 79.75

The interesting part is the balance.

The tactic was strong enough to dominate Serie A with Roma, but it still kept a Mourinho-style identity:

compact back threewing-back widthtwo central midfieldersdirect attacks through the front threestrong defensive numberslow concession rate

The Europa League final was lost 1-2 against Nottingham Forest, so this was not a perfect clean sweep.

But as a Roma recreation, the overall profile is very good.

Inside the Patreon post you will find

The FM26 tactic fileThe full test run screenshotsThe recap PDF with the data analysisThe console rebuild video, so console players can recreate the tactic manually

As always, the post includes the full context behind the result, not just the final league table.