wwfan

And by Feb? What is it in manager reputation? National, Continental, World Class?

And weaker teams did use farrows pre-slump, or never used farrows?

Jimbokav1971

When I go back over the info that you've posted Ched, the fact that you only conceded 5 goals in the opening 32 games really stands out.

What would you say if I suggested that it was the first set of results that was the "freak" set and the "normal" set of results came after?

5 goals conceded in 23 league games is pretty impressive by anyone's standards, never mind a team that is playing in a decent competetive league with a number of teams who score highly from set-pieces.............. [pauses for thought].

Any difference in the way you conceded from set-pieces during this?

Law_Man

Upload them, if anything can make my beloved Bolton side anywhere near devastating it will be a miracle. And I'm a massive fan patient, defensively tight football. </BLOCKQUOTE>

You're going to have to tell me how to do that cos i haven't got a clue lol </BLOCKQUOTE>

Go to sendspace and follow the instructions.

Luiz Hemerly

Im not here to defend SI, but i think we should take a better look at it. I mean, ok you did a great tactic that suits your players and that makes your boys play well, thats great. But even Chelsea lose sometimes. It could be because of low luck, or maybe because the other team defence couldnt be breaked. It happens. Yesterday I watched a game: Sao Paulo(last brazilian champion, the best defence last season, have Adriano now a great player for Brazil standarts) agains Ituano(Itu who?).
The first thing to notice is that the field is horrible and real small. Sao Paulo keeps the ball the whole game, tryies by all means, but dont seem to be capable to break Ituano's defence. Finally they score one from a direct free kick but Ituano managed to draw on their only attack, on a set pieces.The game ended 1x1 wich is ridiculous because Sao Paulo's players are incredibly better than of Ituano's(Itu who?).
What happened them? Well Sao Paulo is a team made of humans beign. The guys werent on a good day, Ituano was solid at Defence(they may not be good players but with 8-9 guys at defence its hard to go wrong) and got lucky on a Set Piece.
If we were playing we would be pulling our hairs out of our head because it should be a game that we should have easily won by a 3-4 margin. The thing is, in football there are so many variables for a Match Day that your tactics, team morale or team quality sometimes cant make a difference.
I think this "Bad Games" are a plus for realism, the sad thing is that the AI seems to pick not some random games trought the league, as it is supposed to be, but takes an whole month or two, and nothing that is done seems to stop it(even if you change strikers they dont seem to score).

So, yes, the game need improvements, but the real freak result for me is your unbeatble team.