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Introduction
In writing this tactic, ive had seasons of success with various teams, i hop this tactic will give you variations of success at all levels.
Disclaimer
Contact me of repuplishing this ANYWHERE fail to do so will result in action, whether it be legal or SI based, Thanks
AI General Starting Formation
Nearly all teams have a preferred starting system. In England most play a 4-4-2, in Spain the 4-2-3-1 is popular, and in France they play a weird 4-3-2-1. We have to assume against a mid-ranked opponent the mentality of these teams will be set to low attacking at home, low defensive away. Higher ranked sides will play wider and looser at home, lower ranked will play tighter. Media games may force an opposition manager to abandon a tactical policy (I used to rule van der Gaal as he always criticised me. I responded by telling him my team was better and he sent out hyper-attacking tactics which resulted in my team flattening his.) but in general we can predict mentality and formation. We can therefore design some standard starting tactics (see Mentality Frameworks). However, we need to be aware of AI tactic switching and be ready to counter it. We also need to understand the effect of re-ranking and how that can lead to a previously formidable tactic suddenly coming unstuck. This tactic is an attack on those tactics, it forces the opponent to use different styles of playing that they are not used to.
AI Attacking Strategies
When losing, the AI often reverts to an attacking strategy between the 60 and 70 minute marks. They will begin to play wide and fast with a high mentality, with full-backs pouring forward, long-farrowed wingers (or a 4-2-4) and forwards staying up the pitch all the time. This system will offer huge amounts of space down the flanks or around their back two as they only keep the DCs back. Two ways to counter this are to focus passing down flanks to sarrowed FCs which exploits the channels or focus passing down centre with the wide men forward sarrowed to the AMR/L positions so you create a 4 on 2 situation when attacking the central defenders. Personally, I employ the sarrowed FCs solution. Defensively, forward runs should be set to rarely for FBs and a MCd/DMC (see Forward Runs & Farrows/Sarrows/Barrows/Defend Lead). The Defence method is always a good one, COUNTER Attack is what this tactic uses, whether it be good or not it still scores, you do need a decent keeper though :p
AI Defensive Strategies
The AI can revert to this much earlier in the game than it does attacking strategies. There seems to be little pattern to this with the AI going ultra-defensive anywhere after the 5th minute. It can happen after a goal but it can equally easily happen after a throw-in! The classic AI defensive strategy is the 3-3-2-1-1 but other variants are possible. This system is narrow and compact, with all 11 players looking to get behind the ball and defend their penalty area. Most of the defensive players (DCs, WBs, DMCs) will never get forward and attacks only occur via the remaining four players. This system should be countered with a wide formation that has a high percentage of forward runs. I think it should be pressing defensively to win the ball high up the pitch. The idea is to overload the box and force opposition mistakes (see Breaking Down the 3-3-2-1-1).
Mentality
How does this all influence mentality thinking. I think it does in terms of how successful a tactic is long-term, which is something users have to take into consideration. It is all well and good getting a one-season wonder tactic but it has to be a consistent performer in a career game. The following deconstructs two extreme settings for mentality,
( Thanks To WWFan for the frameworks and base of the post )
i test in now with a runniggame(7.01) in italy serie c2 but it is i think 6 or 7 games played now and not realy suited players i won 2 draw 2 and lost 2 i dont get many goals but i conseed also less so i think there is a good reason to try this tactic for a game or 10 before u get your results before i played with lolobos tactic who is great in italy with the tweak ill keep u updated champions will not work for this season but mabye next season thanks
12-23-2006, 09:29 PM
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You have an amc on defensive mentality and low creative freedom, and your dmc is on high mentality and high creative freedom, this is rather bizzar or am i missing somthing, this is so diffrent to anything im used to
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