retired_josapa

Right this is what is unclear no matter how many threads I read....

Many people have said individual mentalities set out the players' positioning on the field of play. Bearing that in mind what happens if you use all global mentality? (which many people have claimed to succesfully. Surely if the former was the case the latter would casue players to play in a big clump. Maybe im simplifying this too much so could someone give me their take on it?

retired_B-Scott

mentality is a state of mind, an attitude - not a position.

It will affect many things, from positioning to decisions, to passing etc.

Having players obey the 'team' setting (or global as peple refer to it) means they will share similar attitudes

they wont all go to the same position on the field - defenders will still defend and keep gerneal positions, even on very high settings.

retired_josapa

see most of that is what I would think but many people claim mentality on fm 2007 is positional. I dont believe its that simple myself.

retired_janellewood86

No, what people who claim that mentality affects positioning say is that it affects positioning relative to their position. A striker with mentality "1" isn't going to play in goal, is he?

My take is that mentality does not affect positioning in that it dictates how far forward or back from a position a player stands, it affects how attacking or defensive a player is.

A side affect of being attacking will be that a player goes forward more often. A side affect of being defensive will be that a player stays back more often.

As a result, a team with loads of different players on different mentalities may not play well as a team as some players are too far forward, some too far back, and none of them are on the same wavelength, so decent passing moves and tight defences will be difficult to set up.

This is why RoO and RoT work(ed) so well, because they had men gradually getting more attacking through the side, but kept people more or less on the same wavelength - so, the team played tight as a unit.

In short, mentality doesn't dictate the position a player plays in, but it does affect how willing he is to move forward or drop back, along with other things such as pass choice, shot choice and other decisions etc.. Forward runs and creative freedom are another factors to consider.

retired_janellewood86

How did I manage to mix up affect and effect? I'll be returning my English A Level promptly...

retired_wh0isj3ss3

I can agree with Millie here, well at least a little. But I think the Mentality is more about how the player does his passes, less about how forward or backward he is. Reason I say this is when I have 2 CM's on totally opposite Mentalities, they still move in tandem. What i do suspect though, is that they are linked somewhat... But who know.

If you want to be on the "safe" side, do not fiddle with the Mentality, use a global one, and stick to it.