retired_Cat1123

IRL the defender would know about Yakubu's turn of speed and be goal side of him, no way would he defend like that!.

retired_Cat1123

IRL the defender would know about Yakubu's turn of speed and be goal side of him, no way would he defend like that!. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Just to add, unless of course you were playing offside, then you should have witnessed both DC's stepping up!.

retired_hope

Yes but only to the player you are targeting e.g. the winger. For any other muppet they act as normal.

retired_hope

Totally agree with you hammer in real life.

retired_hope

Again I don't want to critise, but you are 2-0 up with 4 mins + stoppage to go.

Why don't you deepen the line and play defensive with max time wasting for the remainder of the game?

Yakabu is push right up in mentality terms because they are chasing the game.

However I can't understand why your defender isn't challenging Yakabu for the ball. The thoughball will take time to reach Yakabu and in that time the defender should A be picking him up and b try to intercept the ball.

leftfoot

No I wasn't playing offside, I tried to at one stage but I kept conceding 'breaks the offside trap' goals and gave up using it. It's just something I've noticed alot that as the ball moves in the direction of play players just follow that direction to their designated position on the formation screen when the ball isn't in their general vicinity.

retired_hope

I'm playing one of my start unemployed games again.

Suprise, Suprise I got Harrogate Town again.

Anyway I have been trying this in the conference north as well. Here's how I've been getting on.



As you can see since Nuneaton (Don't go there) I have only conceeded a maximum of one goal.

Again I know for sure that it's more comlicated than what I am suggesting now. But It is an improvement in my eyes on not setting them at all.

Also I think this is definately how the AI is so solid.

JeffRogers

Yes but only to the player you are targeting e.g. the winger. For any other muppet they act as normal. </BLOCKQUOTE>

i dont understand?

retired_rayrhi

How do you explain this one, Leroy? FM is flawed, inconsistent, and tactics don't do what they are supposed to perhaps? It's useless posting threads saying this works or that works, because there is absolutely NO way to work it out due to other slider settings. This is the conclusion I came to after I tried these settings and lost 4-0 at Arsenal. Until we know what each slider does and how it affects our tactic it is IMPOSSIBLE to make claims such as opposition instructions helps you defend better. It might be that your closing down settings are good or your bloody goalkeeper's mentality is just right. It's a game of chance I am afraid. Every match is a roll of the dice, but the AI's dice are weighed so they can hit a 6 every time...

retired_hope

I lost 4-0 to nuneaton, but I didn't abandon it as this was one game. I am not saying this works I am sharing my sucesses. If others have success with it then great, if they don't then they won't do it.

What is wrong with posting successes?

If it's a game of chance, then how come I had success at Vauxhall, West Ham, Welling, Celano, Harrogate and Bristol Rovers?.

I have never failed to have success in the long term so what is the issue?