retired_milliemarie1

i'd like more media coverage of 'brilliant' players. Like you never see a news item in FM about a great youngster being talked about my the news, only their managers in the rare occasion say things, whereas in real life this is completely different eg. when Freddy Adu was first in the papers there was a big thing about him, so i'd like more media incorperated into the game

retired_MikeMcC

They do this alrady don't they? in fact i thought it had been taken too far the other way, coming across weakened teams in the semis and the final itself.

retired_wenbieblue

My addition to what i've already seen mentioned (therefor not repeating it):

More positions in tactic screen.
I really would love to have a more specific midfield;
I now intend to put let's say...Rooney and let's say...Riquelme on the same spot (AMC) as that's both the 'behind the striker' as the 'in front of midfield' position, but they actually are two totally different players.
One extra line of midfielders/attackers would solve this. You can tell Rooney to play just behind the strikers (not next to them) and still have Riquelme playing in front of the midfield without him being the 3rd attacker.

retired_MikeMcC

I thought you could just set the tactics for a striker to make him into a second striker ( like rooney )

retired_wenbieblue

no you can't. </BLOCKQUOTE>

This is actually against the rules, in Leeds' relegation year Spurs wanted to buy Robinson in January then loan him back to Leeds for their relegation fight. The move was blocked by The Premier League and they had to call off the transfer until the Summer. You can loan them to another club for the season of course, thats fine </BLOCKQUOTE>

Why don't just select the option 'transfer date--&gt;end of season'


And I would love some more interaction of fans. I remember the days 'the fans crowded up at the stadium to have &lt;manager X&gt; sacked' after a disaster game.
And some riot things would be nice, these days there are more and more, from a single bottle thrown on the field, via chants to complete runovers by fans on the field.

Not 3 times a week, but ones a season (not in all leagues of course, but if it happens no matter where, get a news report).

treeNinja

The positions in the game are all thats needed. They cover every actual position in football, the rest is just tactics and you are able to alter them to make a player play differently. There are also the arrows to use.

For example, to get a second striker you can use a backwards arrow and/or set his mentality lower than your other striker.

retired_wenbieblue

I thought you could just set the tactics for a striker to make him into a second striker ( like rooney ) </BLOCKQUOTE>
I don't seem to get this to work, only by using a back arrow. But i think it has a totally different effect opposed to when i would put him behind the other striker.
Well, let's say i would love to have more positions, maybe even not pre-placed-tactical-slots, but just a grid-less placing of players. (with zones determining what kind of position it is, or setting it as an tactical instruction).
A bit like the positioning system of Pro Evolution Soccer, if you catch my drift.

treeNinja

I thought you could just set the tactics for a striker to make him into a second striker ( like rooney ) </BLOCKQUOTE>
I don't seem to get this to work, only by using a back arrow. But i think it has a totally different effect opposed to when i would put him behind the other striker.
Well, let's say i would love to have more positions, maybe even not pre-placed-tactical-slots, but just a grid-less placing of players. (with zones determining what kind of position it is, or setting it as an tactical instruction).
A bit like the positioning system of Pro Evolution Soccer, if you catch my drift. </BLOCKQUOTE>

That sort of thing just isn't realistic enough though, you don't get a manger IRL saying "I want you to stand in this exact square metre. It would also mean a lot of the code of the game being redone for little reason.

IRL a manager gives a position (and FM has everyone of them) and a set of instructions which is already replicated in the game.

retired_tns8688

Didn't read all of the thread,so i don't know if any of this has been said:

-players/fans complaining to you about your tactics or what position they play
-players/fans campaigning for a teammate to get more playing time
-campaigning on behalf of your player for awards/national team call-ups

-an option telling your scout your expectations about a potential prospect (ex. is he a good back-up keeper?) before scouting him

tuscaloosa

i'd like to see more work done on free kicks.

like players laying the ball off to someone and various other free kicks you see IRL.

also maybe the chance to make your own free kicks in training by telling the players where you want them to stand etc and who to pass it too,