retired_jasminesmom825

does anyone else feel you should be able to give two or more target men different feeds...as an example i'll use spurs...havin berbatov and defoe as two extremely useful strikers but completely different players i feel it would be good to be able to benefit from both styles of play they offer...berbatov being good in the air is useful to lob balls up to for him to hold up. whereas defoe, using his pace, is more suited running onto balls or balls played to feet to quickly turn defenders...

all ive found so far is the option to feed one target man (more with the same instructions) and hope he will feed the quicker player...is there any way of giving separate instructions for both types of player? this would be awesome as i like to play a short game but also hit on the counter and use my big man when in trouble...
i'd like to hear your views...cheers

retired_sushanth.shetty

I think there are two compromises for what you seek. The obvious one is not set any target men (assume it's implied that both strikers are of equal emphasis, that is if you are using two strikers), then set all the feeds to mixed. Then they should see a fairly even distribution of high and low feeds. Problem is it's hit or miss whether the right guy gets the feed or not.

The other thing you could try is just periodically change it. Target the big man for awhile and feed him headers, then switch to the ball handler and feed it to his feet.

Otherwise, there seems to be no direct way of setting two guys with two different types of feeds.

retired_ambular0820

I agree with Kurt's observations.

Some tinkering with player instructions generally go a long way towards ensuring the right forward receives the right type of ball. There is some element of control available through passing and crossing instructions. For example, telling your right winger to cross to far post will obviously be the right choice if you want your left striker to receive balls to head. Similarly, you might tell your fast striker to drop down to space a little by lowering his mentality, and if you have your midfielders to make short passes to him, he will get more balls to his feet.