retired_Myoplex

this game is about countering the opposition.

everyone knows that when u defend u go direct and fast and when u attack u go short and slow.

if the oppostion(a stronger team) goes short and slow, then u should go direct and fast.

this would "counter them" or would it? wouldn't u be playing into their hands? what should we do? we cant go short and slow when defending because the counter attack won't work

so what to do?

retired_pennyyoung

be proactive and play to your own team's strengths. beaing reactive to the ai's ploys are really negative tactics, and you should be confident in your own team's preferred style of play.

retired_Club Man

also if you have the right players you could go short and Fast (just like Arsenal & Mau Utd).

If your players have the ability to play this way it stops the AI using hard tackling and closing down.

retired_casteen55

I tend to go short and fast as my midfield has very good passing skills and it does the trick against most teams.

retired_omid

Just out of curiosity, those of you that use the fast type of system, when you play short passing with it, do you play narrow as well? And if you use a long passing game with a quick tempo do you use more width?

retired_Myoplex

i go either; short, slow, wide (attacking) or direct, fast, narrow (defending)

retired_omid

See this is what I dont understand with a lot of tactics.

How can you play a short game, but wide? Do they not contradict one another, and do your players not lose a lot of possession?

What are your usual passing completion and your possession stats?

dotseurat

I'm in my 4th season playing:-

10 mentality
10 creative freedom
1 passing
20 tempo
15 width
20 closing down
10 time wasting
1 defencive line
easy tackling or hard if i'm not winning

i use this home and away

retired_omid

Have you won much playing this way? Who with and what?

Do you have individual instructions, or is everyone on the same?

dotseurat

playing as man utd

i've won the league 3 years in a row

champs league 2 times in a row

and all the other cups.

all the players are on team mentality

all players are on team creative freedon apart from gk dr dl dc dc which are on 1

passing - all players on team apart from dr dl 1st notch of direct and dc dc on 20 long

closing down - all players on team apart from sc sc both on 1

i was going to test with a poor team but it's the first time i've enjoyed the game so far