retired_marsha

im playing as a created team in spain, had a good first 2 seasons, challenging the absolutely unstoppable barcelona who lose 1 game a season untill the last 10 games where the form goes to pot... i have now hit the inevitable brick wall of not being able to win games, 8 games in i was top, undefeated then the ai started defending... the close odds games i win without issue with my 'normal' tactic, but i can never seem to break teams down - for these my instructions are set to slow, short passing, with low closing down to draw them out, and one notch above normal for mentality but no luck. only draws and 'it was a poor match' so im gradually falling off the pace.

heres my team:

Akinfeev

Andreolli Marquez Kompany Cheillini

Mascherano

de Guzman Denilson

Nani Robinho

Torres


so ive got the players to do well. any ideas?

also the talismanic captain marquez has decided he dislikes robinho. is there any chance that they will reconcile,and how much does it affect performance, since id rather not lose either. but if i do, who to choose? inspirational captain or 30m forward whos average rating is 7.9 for the past 2 years

any help given is much appreciated

retired_marsha

sorry the frmation is 4-3-3 with 1 dmc , 2 mc, and 2 amf wide men

retired_shooter

to be honest, i don't think you've got anywhere near enough experience in your first team. de guzman and denilson are obviously very good players, but you need some midfield generals and ball-winners other than mascherano. if you put, for example, viera and gattuso in your MC roles, i'm sure you'd turn the draws into victories.

in my experience, don't worry about the marquez and robinho situation. it can only get better.