gunners4eva

IMHO, I believe Ne jebi's got it on. A slow tempo is a slow tempo, your approach play will be slow. However if there is a counter-attacking opportunity, your team will ignore the slow game and go for their throats as fast as possible. It is possible to combine the two, if you watch a full match you would not see more than (depending on the quality of your opposition) more than 3 or 4 genuine counter attack opps in a whole game. Hopefully your strikers are clinical!! Your players' decision-making stats will also be crucial I think.

Ne jebi

Yes yes it's about what Dayle said : your team should try the counter attack when a good number of opposing players are in your half of the pitch for example.

So here's what I think : if you have for example set slow tempo and no CA than you team will not try the CA even when the situation is ideal...they will continue to play slowly and not take advantage of the situation when it arises.
The opposite also doesnt' work because even if your team plays fast tempo that doesn't mean they are going to make a CA even when it is not ticked because fast tempo means fast passing BUT NOT NECESSARILY moving the ball always forward towards the enemy goal...because the team can play and action even with a couple of passes to the back...but with CA they try to play it always forward...I don't know man that makes sense for me

Tricolores

Right, a combination of slow tempo and counter attack is what it will be then for my new tactic. It sounds logical and if I have to choose between ignoring great counter attack chances and possibly losing possession 1 or 2 times, it's an easy choice: I'll take the risc. Thanks people!

Tricolores

In other words (what we kind of agreed on earlier): ALWAYS tick Counter Attack regardless of your kind op play and take the risc of losing possesion once or twice for granted). Well, that's one more option less to worry about in FM, hehe (can you believe I NEVER ticked Counter Attack before...always thought it was for cowardly underdogs)

Ne jebi

NP tricolores !
Give it a try and report back with your findings...good luck!

Tricolores

Oh dear Lord, why did I write risk with a c all the time... :o

Despite being Dutch, I know perfectly well that it should be risk with a k. In my defence: in Holland it's an hour later than in the UK, so it's already 1:22 AM. Time for bed.

nighty night.

Tricolores

Will do!

But what does 'NP' stand for?

Ne jebi

In other words (what we kind of agreed on earlier): ALWAYS tick Counter Attack regardless of your kind op play and take the risc of losing possesion once or twice for granted). Well, that's one more option less to worry about in FM, hehe (can you believe I NEVER ticked Counter Attack before...always thought it was for cowardly underdogs) </BLOCKQUOTE>

Well even in the real life underdog teams always play that type of football...they try to defend as best and with a good bunch of players behing the ball and than try some thunder CA. Damn after all that's the most easy and most understandabvle type of action in football...players running fast on the counter and those with the ball trying some good passes into space

Ne jebi

Will do!

But what does 'NP' stand for? </BLOCKQUOTE>

NP stands for no problem

Tricolores

In other words (what we kind of agreed on earlier): ALWAYS tick Counter Attack regardless of your kind op play and take the risc of losing possesion once or twice for granted). Well, that's one more option less to worry about in FM, hehe (can you believe I NEVER ticked Counter Attack before...always thought it was for cowardly underdogs) </BLOCKQUOTE>

Well even in the real life underdog teams always play that type of football...they try to defend as best and with a good bunch of players behing the ball and than try some thunder CA. Damn after all that's the most easy and most understandabvle type of action in football...players running fast on the counter and those with the ball trying some good passes into space </BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah, but I never wanted to play like an underdog... I wanted to play good football with good passes into space (like the way we are taught in Holland). Even our defenders aren't allowed to put the ball into row Z when under pressure... It has all got to look nice and pretty.