Darren Purse

I only ask as I'm noticing that I'm not really. When i first played FM08 for the first few games i did, such as ensuring their star man plays on his weaker foot etc, basically really small but potentially significant things.

Now though, i just tend to focus on my own tactics and that's it. occassionally i get one of my guys to man-mark someone outstanding they have (like a Cesc) but this doesn't happen too often. just wondered if anyone took much time on this?

SWaRFeGa

Opposition wingers - close down, weaker foot
Anyone below 85% fitness - close down, hard tackling
Slow strikers - tight marking

supersaint

I do nothing.

stumostro

Tight marking on strikers, cloing down on wingers and hard tackling on their centre backs if the opposition is playing 442.

Hard tackling on any one whos fitness is low.

Alurny

I used to, but then I noticed these instructions were causing more problems, defenders closing down and getting pulled out of position etc.

Now I just look to make the opposition contain me. If I see my player is being man marked I get him to swap positions to draw the player out of position etc.

sifrow

I only bother with hard tackling against injured players, otherwise no.

Bongo-Bongo

Generally, I will ony ever use this for lone strikers or attacking wingers. On the lone striker I will set tight marking to always, and with attacking wingers, I will set it to show them onto their weaker foor, and sometimes, close them down.

I will also set tacking to hard against injured players, carded players who are getting wound up, or if the goalie looks uncomfortable on the ball, I will set his instructions to close down often.

adnreas

If I play against a winger who likes to cut inside, let's say Messi, would showing him on the weaker foot force him to go more on the outside?

I don't know if anyone has noticed that but I think it would be interesting to know.

Fitzer2007

I do something similar.

clark-KJH

hard tackling tight marking on attacking players with bravery below 12