glitzchic

I have(what I hope) are two quality strikers in my current game, however the problem I am having is that they just haven't been banging in the goals. I thought maybe I'd post here for advice, in the hope that (1) it will solve my problem, and (2) I learn a bit more about the tactics engine, and how to change a team based on certain aspects of a player. I'd love to hear opinions from everybody, especially from the tactic gurus of course

Backstory: I'm Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. Came 2nd in my 2nd season, got in Champions League, got money, spent it on Emilio Nsue and Andreas Granskov. Both have good stats, especially for the SPL....the problem is that they had problems scoring. I have been tweaking things and just never managed to really get them going. We finished 2nd in my 3rd season mainly due to their lack of goals. Nsue got 12 in 30, and Granskov got 9 in 33, which as you can imagine isn't too ideal for a strikeforce!

We switched tactics quite a bit last season, but we mainly stuck to a base 4-4-2, although with some modifications(wingbacks, wingers up a spot etc). I finally have settled on this tactic:



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And our team settings are:



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Obviously with player setting it's more in-depth than that, but that should give you a good idea. We play a short passing game with a slow tempo. The midfielder with no farrow is generally the playmaker, and gets 60-100 passes per game. I'm still working on this tactic a lot, as I've never really went with this sort of tactic before(I usually play a more quicker tempo, pacier type of game with through balls my common weapon).

Okay, so with that, here are my two strikers stats:

Emilio Nsue


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Andreas Granskov



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So basically, I have tried a variety of things, and these strikers just don't seem to be able to get the ton of goals that I'm hoping they are. The stats in each game seem to really change - some games neither gets chances, other times they get a lot but aren't scoring them. And with high finishing(both get to about 19-20 later in season with proper training), they should be bagging a lot more.

I know it's not just as cut and dry as "oh do this, this, and this" and suddenly they'll be scoring 80 goals a season, but I'm hoping some people can put me on the right track, and help me play to their strengths, and maybe I can learn a thing or two I also know that it's not just the strikers settings - some of my other players may need their settings changed too, so whatever you can offer is great.

And if there's any additional information you need, just ask and I shall provide. And with that....how would YOU get the most out of this strikeforce?

retired_fitcheryl1

Id try to improve their pace so put them both on some form of fitness training. Dont worry about their finishing attributes because they're already very good for their age.

Next Id get your midfield to 'play through balls' often and make both your strikers make forward runs often.

From what ive seen with your tacitcs, they're fine, but what ive done in my game (okay im liverpool but ive used the same tactics in other games and they work!) is to set the mentality and creative freedom at normal, passing style to short & tempo to slow (at the very minimum on the bar), width to maximum, closing down to maximum, time wasting minimum, defensive line deep as possible & tackling hard.

That should help your overall game.