Phippsy

Its your tactics

JordanC

Amaroq:

GREAT post. I guess it's human nature to blame things that are out of your control. I wish more people on the SIG forums would grasp the concept that it is possible that THEY are doing something wrong before claiming something is a bug or the AI is cheating.

kennec

its a game. find out its weaknes and stabb all u can at that spot.

if u want a game where u win everything with no effort go play fifa manager or some other easy game instant result sell hot dogs manager game.

Ched

Compare and contrast amaroqss post with phippsy's post and it will become immediately apparent what is wrong with these forums....

I have personally found my teams to consistently experience "slumps" as i usually build young teams and from experience amaroqs advice is sound.

BigBadBri

I can see where its going wrong its blatant.

Take for example my last home game against Spurs(5 home games without a win now).

We had 16 shots 8 on target and scored 1, with their keeper getting MOM.

They had 11 shots 6 on target and scored 1, but my keeper gets a 6 because almost every Spurs effort is an easy save from distance as usual.

Now at home we are managing only 1 goal per 14 shots(on target), whilst away we are scoring at a rate of just over 1 in 4, yet we are having just as many efforts, but simply missing a hatful of easy chances?.

To me it looks like the AI rewards itself for playing more defensively, but you cannot see that during the games because the chances we are missing at home look the same as the ones we are scoring away?.

If it is a tactical error on my part, how the hell am i supposed to work out what i'm doing wrong when it appears just the same?.

kennec

whut team talks do u use? do u rotate your players? whut halftime talks do u use? whut morale do the players have? do u have a good set peices rutine with good corner tactic?hows your team gelling, do they die for eachother?do u put in an pacy striker when its 15-20 min left as sub, do u put subs in to replace players that play bad or are tired

i can make list much longer

BigBadBri

I use the same team talks as away in which i'm winning games easily.

Yes i rotate tired players.

Superb morale throughout usually.

Strong player bond.

etc, etc, i'm not a noobie, i know what i'm doing.

drambuie2

Amaroq - your aside point is very true - the game needs more feedback from the AM to say 'oy you prat this is wrong, that tactic won't work, are you sure we're getting the best out of so and so, they're unhappy because ..' to reveal some of the less obvious workings of the game.

Also the point about pressure etc is well made - this should be something that begins to show up and should be known about players I feel after a while - ie. Keegan as a manager lost it, certain players are better when they are /are not 'the main man' at a club etc. Owen for England (ignoring injuries) WILL score you important goals, the jury is still out on Rooney in such circumstances (imo).

Wbabaggie - Think you're right too - i'm fitting into the 'game no longer for me' category I think. I dOn't want to watch the match engine for hours, don't want to have to constantly tweak things. To a certain extent I believe you shouldn't need to apart from at half time and when closing out a game. Perhaps there should be a tick box for a 'close up the shop' shout from the sidelines and similar things, where the players and their initiative enact it on the pitch rather than the not-too-real sudden change of instructions and formation. This i feel would more reflect the hands-off nature of sideline interaction.