retired_adge1475

I always dominate possession and have like 10 shots on goal, but I can never score and the other team always scores from crosses. On paper, I should win almost every match. I get a ton of messages saying "oh so close ____", "so unlucky ______, that shot looked destined for the net", "skimmed the crossbar etc". Also, the AI keepers seem to have a disproportionate number of great saves compared to me. Anyway here's my squad:

GK- Robinson
DR-Ratinho
DC-King
DC-Dawson
DL-Bale
MC-Huddlestone
AML-Nani
AMC-Jenas
AMR-Lennon
FC-Jo
FC-Higuain

Subs- Assou-Ekotto, Chimbonda, Vanden Borre, Defoe, Mido, Cardenas, Yakovenko, V. Hleb, Zokora, Rocha

I'm convinced it's something wrong with my tactics. I play attacking, deep defensive line, Playmaker as the AMC, Target Man as Mido/Jo, Wide play, wingers cross often, wingers have farrows, strikers on forward runs often, etc.

Generally my defense is solid except for in extra time (after 45 and 90) where the other team always seems to score via crosses.

I'm languishing in 7th place, but this isn't representative of the team's play. I draw 0-0 contantly, almost always away and usually at home. For some reason, they seem to score when the other team scores a lot so I either have 0-0 games or 4-3, 2-3 etc.

Help please?

retired_nabrooks

Could your problem. If your team are playing too deep your forwards will struggle to get into decent goal scoring positions, especially at home where the opposition are probably playing deep too.

Push your d-line up to at least normal for home games (up further still if you're playing weaker opposition) and I usually go normal for away games unless I'm playing much stronger opposition with quick forwards.

May want to drop forward runs to mixed on your forwards too as they're probably being caught offside more than they should be.

retired_Damonica

if you win consistently at football manager, the ladies will dig ya and you'll score for sure.

ooops misread the topic.

retired_roze

Maybe your playmaker is not creating that good chances for the strikers because he might be marked. As all the balls is aimed to pass through him, if he is taken out your whole attack plan crumbles. Try to off tick the playmaker and give your offensive players more creative freedom to set up the offensive in more ways using the whole attacking formation and then give the key offensive players high attacking mentatlity.