mrpeeps

first, thanks to everyone who contibutes on this board... your fantastic info and insight is much appreciated ....

just wanted to share this ... i've read numerous posts about teams not scoring up to their potential. the old "despite their domination, they go into the half tied" drives us all nuts, as does the keeper who turns aside 43 shots from inside the box in a 1-0 defeat.

so, just for kicks, i went into the editor and made myself an absolute all-star team to see what would happen if a bunch of the world's best players (especially midfielders and strikers) were on the same team for two seasons. the squad included messi, adriano, ibra, c.ronaldo, hargreaves, tevez, diego, torres, etc.

(i know, this notion is boring and not everyone's cup of tea. but i've also played everything from small to large clubs.)

anyway...

i won almost every italian serie a game (playing as inter) and champions league in the second season (lost to r.madrid in first).
but i hardly scored any more than i did playing with the real inter squad. the only real difference was with my second XI. when i rested my starters, they were still able to go out and play at the same level.

i tried several tactics (including the best-reviewed tactics created here) and nothing really sprung open the floodgates. i expected to see some 4-0, 5-0, 6-0 games but they never came.

— does anyone find this surprising, or is this what you'd expect?
— what kind of tactical approach would you use with this team to fill the nets?

i'd be interested in hearing any comments you might have.
cheers.

timpino

You are probably enjoying the fact that the other teams park the bus infront of the goal, try playing slower and shorter to combat this and wider aswell...

harbeckp

I dont think there is a team in the world that can go out week in, week out and get 3-0 + results.

At the mo my team is in 4 competitions, and gets 3-4 days rest between a lot of matches. I'm getting results, but it's far from easy.

The season before my team was playing only in the EPL as I got knocked out of the other competitions, the only difference Ive noticed is players stamina, skill alone won't do it, nor tactics.

Its better than playing Fifa 07.