emrah1987

It's not just about showing to the weaker foot of the opponent. You can(theoretically) also use it to push players infield or wide out.

retired_sexy_chili25

There goes my plan out the window. I just had a media question saying "what will i do about zonneveld in our up comming cup match"

So i better get applying some instructions :o

retired_sexy_chili25

seems they do work as you said after all, my defence is playing much better.

i do this

sc:close down always
sc:close down always
mr:close down always
ml:close down always
mc:tight marking
mc:tight marking
amc:tight marking
dmc:tight marking

and if i play chelsea
dr:close down always
dl:close down always
works a treat

retired_varshambc

How about opposition GK & DC? Do we tight mark them, close them down, tackle the GK easy & tackle the DC hard, lastly show GK & DC onto weaker foot?

retired_amandabooth

Taking advantage of oppo instructions really helped out my defense...BUT...

does the AI take revenge???

I've had a whole ton of players getting injured and having to be stretchered off. Aguero scored 2 goals and promptly got hacked. Owen came on for him and lasted less than a minute.

In another match Crouch had to go off right after he scored.

StrokeGuide

I think ifyou use common opposition instructions in every game for all attacking players will mean that AI will crack what you are doing, and before you know you will be on a losing streak. What I do is try to see if any of the players have exceptional ability, jumping/heading/finishing for strikers, pace/crossing/dribbling for wingers, long shots/creativity/passing for midfielders, and apply instructions likewise. In many matches against weaker teams i don't use any opposition ionstruction and do just fine.

Bottom line is, if a player has stats that will play 1 killer pass in a game, why bother? let him play the killer pass and score 1 goal, concentrate on your game instead.

retired_tessie

This option can be double edged sword.
Closing down big target man can work nicely if oposition is playing direct football and using option 'supply TM to head'.
I had a situation when I set my team to close down big TM who was also quick and tehnical, but oposition decided to play slow positional football keeping ball on the ground. As soon as this TM received the ball, my CD rushed forward leaving gap in defence line, and TM passed the thruball to other forward running into this space.

The conclusion - if you intend closing down oponent's forwards, check what style of football opposing team is playing.

retired_brollings

I have a big problem with OI. There was here only one guy who had the same concern..Beevster.
I read and read... and overread this topik... but i still don't understand what OI does. Why is that!?
1. Let's imagine you have a match against one attacker team...so i go and select tight marking and closind down on him (even tackling hard)... on the attacker... my question is: WHO THE F0*** is doing the closing down and the marcking!???? my entire line of defenece... my whole team, whenever they got the chance!??/ WHO?... then... whatever is your answer... i come up with the following... if i want a particular player in my team (DC preferablY) to do all that... woulnd't be better/safer to joc go on MY tactic screen and tell MY player to mark&close down... that particular striker!?????
So in my opinion ANY change in OI interffers with the personal tweaks you made in tactic screen...
2. I play 5 3 2 (3 DC's + 2 wingers WBL and WBR)).... when i go to OI screen.. what ever my tactic is or AI's tactic... there on that screen next to AI's player names....to the left.. there is 4 4 2 mode ... i mean it's always GK DC DC DC ML MC MC MR FC FC..... so... when i select AI's players in the right screen upwards... in a parantesis next to AI's names... it says my team placement... ex: I select his DR ... at the right screen it will show up DC.. I select then his DC... it will show up DC his second DC.. again DC ... so...so far it showed up my 3 DC... THEN when I select his DL.. to me it will say WBR and when i get his first MC it will say WBL....so WTF is UP with that... does that mean ... when i want one of his MC not to even tocuh ball... then my WBL will be the one he marks him!???
IF so then consider that... when you select one of his FC.. in the right screen will also say FC ... (this time your FC)... then if i select tight marking... that would mean that MY FC will mark his FC... that is STUPID!!!!

So pls someone pls expalin it to me so I cand understand:
- if I select his FC.. and then ask for hard tackling... who will actualy do that tackling;
- if the answer is overall your whole team will do that.. when ever they got the chance.. then what happens with Player INstrcutions in the tactic screen;
-why isn't on the OI screen on the most left side.. why isn't it there either AI's placement in the field, either MY placement.. why is it always 4 4 2!???