retired_amysarge

Is it possible to do a good job without watching compete matches, watching your opponents matches, making many tactical changes per game, etc? I generally just watch the extended highlights of my games, and only make changes for the opposition if they are vastly superior or whatever I am doing is failing me completely. I've only had moderate success like this. Is it possible to build a great team/tactic without putting in too many additional hours?

retired_murphybprog

I still use commentary only and I do fairly well... Won the CL with a belgian side within 7 seasons.

The good thing about this, is that you are less inclined to make changes every week to adjust things, but look more at the global picture: the players' performance, your results, the match stats. Which I think is better than changing an entire, in general good working tactic, just to fix that one player who looks like he's making mistakes on a 2D pitch.

But I'm sure many of the real 'tactical gods' will think this way of working is suicide. :p

dotseurat

i only use commentary, the players stats tell me everything i need to know

retired_amysarge

If you aren't watching the matches, which statistics are most important and why?

retired_Missygal

TBH I watch the my matches on key moments, because when I used commentary only, for some reason I get alot of my defenders getting 7-8 rating and when i check highlights two goals against me was his fault.

The defender that gets the lower mark, didnt really do alot wrong.

Its not this way all the time, but I say it happens 1 in 4 matches for me.

retired_pennyyoung

spot on match stats and other stats are important, but i like to look at key highlights 2