retired_anthonyc

I always play the game watching key highlights only and I find that if I have possession when the highlight starts, I will never score unless the other team touches the ball. Even just a deflected pass or a slide tackle that runs loose.
If my players work the ball into the box and the opposition still havent touched it I know im not going to score.
Anyone else notice this?

retired_seahawks

No, although its interesting. Im just loading up my game now, so ill monitor the situation. Im sure i can remember scoring goals without the opposition touching the ball though.

retired_lanice2001

It was sort of from a corner. They played it short and my CB Stendardo booted it out, but their keeper got it and launched it back in. Then they scored from that.

Before, I used to change my tactics slightly when this situation occurred. But those times I would still either lose or draw. Now on FM, rather than celebrating a red card for the opposition, I dread it because it means I won't win... lol...

retired_iamapalindrome

Free kicks?

retired_iamapalindrome

Maybe the best thing to do is to man mark the lone striker with one of you defenders and leave the other defender spare. Usually, when a player is sent of, the CPU will play 4-4-1. Could solve the problem

retired_shelagh

I can generally tell from the first 5 minutes of text commentary if it is going to be a fair game or if the superkeeper/another crappy bug will do me over royally. E.G. My player gets booked first tackle, my striker misses when it is easier to score, and the such.

Also referees hate my team apparently, one game saw 10 of my players (on mixed tackling btw) with bookings, and the other team (who conceded 24 fouls, one of which was a penalty for handball) had 2 yellows. Absurd.

retired_iamapalindrome

Yeah, the Superkeeper thing really annoys me too. All you can really do is go all out attack from the beginning and hope for the best. Works sometimes.

retired_lanice2001

Yeah Superkeeper kills me. It's amazing how quickly they can gather the ball when they've spilled it, even though the striker might have 20 for pace and acceleration and is closer to the ball than the keeper. When would that happen in real life?

Overall I think the game is OK, but I'm still getting a lot of disallowed goals, at least one per game, even with the patch.

retired_anthonyc

Free kicks? </BLOCKQUOTE>

I usually find that a free kick isnt the start of a highlight. So in the lead up to a free kick one of my players usually gets slide tackled or something.
Its hard to explain but it just always seems to turn out that way for me.

retired_w0lfpack1

So.

Team A gets a player sent off. They're now on ten men. Their manager would "be mad" not to change his tactics, wouldn't he? It's not like he just keeps playing the same as when he had 11, right?

So you're saying Team B's manager continues playing exactly the same? "No change needed, lads, just play!"

No! That's madness.

He's now - most likely - facing a bunkered defense. If he ran anything in the direct/quick attack line, its now running straight into the teeth of the opposition defense. He's much more likely to slow it down, have players holding up the ball and looking for support, spread the pitch .. and use his man advantage by passing the ball, forcing the side with ten to run their ***es of trying to keep up with the ball.

I'm not saying he changes formation - but he'll definitely change his tactical approach.

And, lo and behold, the same thing happens in FM.