Tamuz

Scouting report:

The X team plays a 4-4-2 defensive formation and often look to draw the opposition before attempting a counterattack

The X manager likes his teams to play possesion football and will look to get the ball down and play with it

Every team i played with this style small or big i had problems..i think its the best style of play

So i need help to understand some things

What team instructions need this type of play?
especially the draw the opposition part

What general players instructions are needed also?

HELP please any advice is needed for me

FourFourTwo

The X team plays a 4-4-2 defensive formation and often look to draw the opposition before attempting a counterattack (play with a low defensive line and slower tempo but when in actual match they don't actually play this way. They will attack you if your team is inferior)

The X manager likes his teams to play possesion football and will look to get the ball down and play with it (high closing down and set hard tackling on the opposition screen. You don't want to hard tackle and get a red card on a fool, if you know what I mean. So create chaos for their good players).

Tamuz

my question exactly,the AI plays if u r right with a low tempo and a low defensive line but as you said and you have apsolutely right they dont play this way in actual match but another style,which we cant create!!

THIS IS F..D UP

Tamuz

I forgot to mention that i played with these instructions,with all kind of combination with the other team or players instructions but..i am far far away from what i am seeing from the AI..

And another question FourFourTwo

How the "will look to get the ball down and play with it" is connected with high closing down and hard tackling i dont get that

Leroy1883

To play this way I would suggest:-

Mentality: Defensive
Tempo: Normal
Passing Style: Short
Closing Down: Area\Half
Forward Runs: Often for FC's and WG's
Try Through Balls: Often
Counter Attacking: Yes

This is how I play with Cambridge City.

You need attacking players with pace and acceleration.

Tamuz

Leroy i tried hundrends of combination,including yours,but i am still far from AI's "4-4-2 defensive formation and often look to draw the opposition before attempting a counterattack and "play possesion football and will look to get the ball down and play with it" and so every other tactic i made or downloaded from others(expept from diablo
but thats another story)

I am not expecting to beat Inter away with 4th division team from china,but the problem is what FourFourTwo said,the AI says it plays defensive and counterattacking or whatever calls it etc but in actual match it plays some mysterious type of football we cannot create!

The AI cheats in the most worst way and i dont want to play every time with barcelona or other big teams to enjoy FM08

Leroy1883

I'm sorry Tamuz, but you can do it.

It's not magic, the match engine doesn't distingish AI from human player.

I have done it with great success in my game.

If the AI can do it so can you.

Tamuz

You have break down the AI??

Then u must download your tactic mate,the search for holy grail of AI is over here

Now serius,the instructions u gave dont much the type i said "defensive etc",is far from that

Tamuz

The type of football the AI plays meaning "plays a 4-4-2 defensive formation and often look to draw the opposition before attempting a counter attack"

and "play possesion football and will look to get the ball down and play with it"

is:

very..defensive when defending,meaning they get to ball first,before it reaches your SC most of time,meaning you cant score and they counter attacking

and...very attacking when attacking meaning they flank u often even with your FB very defensive or the most annoying,the AI makes killer through balls all the time and the opponent is always 2 clicks in front of your DCs


This style the "defensive etc"
play the inter and thats i am trying to emulate the "defensive etc"

And no tactic after diablo can do that..

But i am listening any ideas or info about that style

knap

There is a thread on how th AI plays (simple) in FM07, but they closed loophole.

In the database the team has attributes which may control the AI style of play Real Madrid tempo 4 Man U 14. Lpool appear very tight between back 4 and midfield which may be linked to depth.