kdunn

If you've tried everything you can then try a game thats more suited to your age/ability

retired_janellewood86

2nd Chance is one of the best tacticians around, Mr Magic, so I don't think that's really the right response. If you'd seen the amount of hours he's put into testing, plus his brilliant 4-3-3 for 7.0.0, then I think you'd dismiss that as a possibility.

retired_hope

It is so difficult to offer specific tactical advice without having access to all the information.

Sky King

I thought MrMagic was kidding;
anyway 2ndChance's 4-3-3 is still solid in 7.0.2. Not stable at the back but scores loads.

retired_rayrhi

Mr. Magic:

I don't think that your judgmental, condescending, and juvenile tone is at all necessary or welcome in these here parts. Like myself, 2ndChance is a huge admirer of Football Manager, and he and I have concluded a few similar things about the game. It's highly self righteous of you to suggest he change games (one of the worst football franchises in my opinion, FIFA) simply because he does not want to change his tactical approach. 2ndchance does not even mention that he does not change his tactics, thus you are being judgmental. 2ndChance, Millie, and I have found a nice balance in how we 'criticise' the game constructively. We are followers of the game, we are successful in our own right, yet we are not foolish to perceive that the game is perfect. I don't ever remember reading one of your posts, Mr.Magic. Care to enlighten me?

retired_rayrhi

Back to the point 2ndchance:

The other day, mate, I was cruising at home to Plymouth at the Stadium of Light. I was winning 1-0 and they managed to get two men sent off. Game over I thought. How wrong I was. By the 85th minute or so, the highlights were flowing thick and fast. They were playing a 4-3-1 by the way. Suddenly, in the 92nd minute, their full back gets the ball and plays a Beckham-esque through ball to their lug of a striker (acceleration 5, pace 9), who outpaces my deep defensive line and Anthony Gardner whom is no slouch (top scorer by the way, 10 in 15, mainly from corners—nuts eh?), and places the ball clinically in the top bin. 2 shots, 1 on target, 1 goal versus mine: 17 shots, 9 on target, 1 goal. Possession, 67% to 33% in my favour.

Now let me tell you, this is not a complaint. I am top of the league and have beaten Reading and Watford away (both relegated, it's my second season, but this is the third home game in succession that lower teams have equalised at home against me. Is there a flaw in my tactic that allows this to happen? If so, should there not be some type of feedback to let me know? I mean, it's not clear to me as to why? Or, am I dominating so much that I have somewhat of a 'super tactic', and this is the way the AI 'combats' this. Like I said, it's not a complaint, but a lot of us are seeing this in action (Luketa, 2ndchance, Millie) and I just want people to finally believe that it just might be reality.

retired_lswearne

A few months ago i noticed the same problem that 2ndchance is having wthen i played FM07. thats why i never really pay attention to possesion, passes completed or any of that. now when i play FM07 all i care about is the amount of shots i have on target compared to the apposition. because at the end of the day the team that wins is the team that has the nost shorts on target and and therefore scores more goals.

retired_rayrhi

Absolutely NOT true, my friend. In fact, you could not be more further than the truth. The shots on target/goals ratio of the AI is well and truly balanced in its favour—meaning—the AI is far too clinical in front of goal. On many many occasions I have completely dominated a game only to lose to '1 shot 1 goal syndrome.'

But, I have to agree that it may be wiser to ignore the statistics and believe that they are entirely superficial—meaning—they are more of a 'filler' and simply HAVE to be there. make sense?

retired_spoon30

My strikers are: Rafael Sobis and Ernesto Farìas. They have more than decent finishing and long shots stats. Plus, the AI clinical finishing rate is bizarre, considering that, although their strikers usually are crap at those stats, they grab a victory with very few shots on target.

retired_spoon30

1) They are on normal long shots as I don`t see the point to put them on rarely since they have the stats to try long shots.

2) Only Rafael Sobis is on high creative freedom, because he is a star. Sometimes I upper the CF of one more player if I am trying to break the opposition. But I don`t think that`s the problem anyway.