retired_mrfitnice

These are the two fatal flaws of my team and I really need some guidance on solving them:

1. How to make the most out of chances? It really depresses me when players shoot in the wrong direction from the wrong positions, especially my AM.

2. Defending a lead; does putting mentality at ultra-defensive really work? Without attacking, wouldn't it increase the frequency of the opponent's attack rate?

retired_smlawson_1976

couple of answers for you...

I have had this problem... on and off throughout the different versions of the game.

from my findings, the #1 contributing factor to finishing (wierd shots etc...) is too much tactics tweaking or changing. Especially formation changes.

Also, I used to think that you would need high creative freedom for offensive players.. I was wrong, I would end up with the results that you are getting... make sure that you tune down CF on that player/on your team (then they play more positional etc..)

that should help your finishing...


now on to defending the lead. I like to play an attacking style of football, when I'm starting to defend a lead and I notice the opposition begin to change their formation to go into super attack mode... I will not go "ULTRA" defensive.... I will do the following things and it seems to help me quit a bit..

I will drop my mentality by 4 notches... (I play on 16 so I drop it to 12)

then I take my MCs (I have 2) and I put backward arrows to the WB positions

This gives me a total of 7 people back when my oposition has the ball and it works quite nicely. 4 guys on the back line... and my mcs guarding the wb areas and a DMC holding down the middle....

Hope this helps!

retired_mrfitnice

will give them a shot, thx