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I know 90% of you know most of this or will say this stuff is already on the forum but I have had this in a word doc for some time and thought I'd post it anyway. Please go easy on me, if it helps one person then I'm glad I did it.
-Using easy or normal tackling in a match will reduce the risk of your team picking up cautions or red cards, particularly if the game is being officiated by a strict referee.
-Be aware of how the weather can effect your team's performances. Bad conditions are more likely to penalise those who play a short passing game, try adopting a more direct style at times like this.
-Players with low stamina may tire and struggle to play at their best, particularly in poor weather conditions or high tempo games.
-Constantly changing your tactic and making dramatic alterations to the style of play will not help your players settle or find their rhythm and is likely to have an adverse affect on the team's performances.
-Allowing too many players to have a high level of creative freedom will likely see your team fail to adhere to your tactical instructions. Use creative freedom sparingly for full effect.
-Passing style and tempo are linked. A short passing game works best with a slower tempo, whilst a direct, counter attacking style needs to be swift and quick.
-If you like to play possession football and dictate the tempo setting your goalkeeper's distribution to short and to a near player may help you succeed.
-Time-Wasting is useful late in the game but be sensible - employ it too early it can backfire and cost you the game.
-Taking the time to set up player positions on set-pieces can be very rewarding. Taking advantage in these situations is often the difference between a draw and a win.
-Allowing your players to close down often will naturally put the opposition players under duress, but be aware that good players will find ways to avoid pressure and expose your team.
-If you find you're leaving too much space behind your defence, try setting your centre-backs mentality to 'Ultra Defensive' or using a deeper defensive line.
-When playing against a strong team, you may get some success by playing on the counter attack. This can be particularly effective when playing away from home.
-Defenders with low concentration are more prone to making costly mistakes in defence.
-Strikers with low composure are more prone to buckling under the pressure and missing one-on-one opportunities to score.
-New signings need time to settle in and gel with their new team-mates.
-Too many new signings in a short space of time can upset the balance and rhythm of your team.
-Foreign players with a distinctly different football cultural upbringing may take a while to settle into playing a different style of play.
TEAMTALK HINTS AND TIPS
-Ensure that your players don't become complacent when leading well at half-time. Make sure they get the job done.
-A confidence boost at half-time can often be what your players need to win the second-half and turn a game around.
-Telling your players exactly what you think of them may buck their ideas up. Give them the hairdryer treatment when you feel it is needed, but be aware that some players may become disgruntled and complain to the media
-Remember how your players react to certain instructions in certain situations. Their mental attributes will determine how effective your instructions are.
-Ignoring your players at half-time is generally a bad idea, but on rare occasions leaving them to stew over their performance may result in a better second period.
-Keep your players happy. Praising wins keeps morale up and provides greater impetus for the team to string good performances together.
-If morale is low, harsh team talks are unlikely to improve things. Aim to encourage your players and give them a lift.
-Pre-game expectations will impact on performances. Telling your players you expect a win in games you aren't clear favourites for adds unnecessary pressure.
-Informing your players that you expect a defeat may lower morale, although it can have a beneficial effect should you go on to lose as your players may not get too downhearted by events..
-Be more generous with your praise for good performances when playing away from home.
-Be less harsh with your criticism for poor performances when playing away from home.
-Be more demanding of your players when playing at home, where your fans will be expectant of you to push on to try to get the right result.
-Team talks can be very useful for morale, but don't always follow the same route. Constantly saying the same thing to your players may have less of an affect in the long-run.
-Think carefully about singling out players for criticism or praise. Only do it when it's merited or risk causing rifts in the squad if the player or his team-mates feel it was unjust.
PLAYER INTERACTION
-A good way to help avoid upsetting a dropped player is to warn him that you plan to rest him in advance. The player is less likely to get upset if you tell him you intend to rest him prior to the game.
-A player is more likely to agree to a rest if he is starting to feel jaded, especially after a tough prolonged period of games.
-When resting a player, choose the length of rest carefully as many players don't enjoy being out of action for too long.
-Once a player enters the latter stages of his playing career he will start telling you his long-term plans. This will give you an idea of what he wants to do when he hangs up his boots.
-A good way to strengthen your relationship with a player is to sign someone they have recommended to you.
-You can strengthen your relationship with a player if you sign the backroom staff member they have highly recommended to you.
HINTS AND TIPS
-Parent clubs are more open to accepting loan offers from their feeder clubs than other teams.
-Players at parent clubs are more open to accepting loan offers from feeder clubs where a loan agreement exists between the teams.
-During an impending board takeover, an enforced transfer embargo will prevent clubs from signing new players until the takeover is complete.
-You can offer youth players full-time future contracts which automatically come into affect when they are eligible.
-Criticising referees too often could land you a touchline ban, forcing you to leave the next match in the hands of your Assistant Manager.
09-10-2007, 05:15 PM
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I think its a good idea as the most useful of tactical tips get lost in the hundreds of pages of less useful information.i.e. Tactical boasting and AI cheating posts
09-10-2007, 06:32 PM
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i am not completely sure tempo and passing are linked. i have seen people play possession football with a high tempo and it has worked really well (Rashid1 being one of them).
i also don think changing tempo and passsing every game has that much of a great effect as SI seem to make of it (i am sure cleon would agree with me).
but KUTGW :thup: mate.
09-11-2007, 09:08 AM
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