KingsbayYHPE

Oi! STEADY!!! For goodness' sake, there's youngsters read this Forum.

Footballing position. Not what you play(ed) yourself, or even your favourite player. Just the position.

Mine's is DC. I love to see a good, skillful, strong DC making a last-ditch saving tackle (like Donkey did for years at the Arse), and even more, charging up the field for a corner and banging an unstoppable header past the helplessly floundering keeper.

...and does it affect your signings in LLM?

retired_tchockfan

Just behind the strikers. I always wanted to see "The Divine Ponytail" playing there rather than as a striker. If he did, I reckon Italy would have won in both 1994 and 1998.

If I can find anyone to play this position well in LLM I'm ecstatic. But then, we all would be.

retired_nekh_20

Has to be Attacking Mid. I love to see my AM getting MOM for his bunchful of assists and 1 goal.

retired_amberger

The FC's are the best, a bit of versatility and a duty to get goals from midfield or support the strikers.

Worst are either DMR or DML, a pointless position for players who can't play full-back properly, and are too defensive to play in midfield.

retired_tchockfan

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Robbo the First:
Worst are either DMR or DML, a pointless position for players who can't play full-back properly, and are too defensive to play in midfield.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't know about that. Brazil has a couple of them that seem to do alright.

retired_amberger

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sfi:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Robbo the First:
Worst are either DMR or DML, a pointless position for players who can't play full-back properly, and are too defensive to play in midfield.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't know about that. Brazil has a couple of them that seem to do alright.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

If it's the two blokes I'm thinking of, I'd call them D/AMR or D/AML. Or maybe just FL or FR's who play in defence.

retired_insjat

I'm a big DC fan too - I like guys like Leverkusen's Brazilian Defender who bring the ball out of defence with skill.

That's certainly how I play DC, poor positioning but packed with skill!!

On CM with my tactic my key and favourite position is my AM/F C, reguraly my top goal scorer...

retired_tinkfaeree

I prefer a creative MC most. Not a guy who plays behind the FCs and not a guy who tackles everything that has a different jersey like this Man U DM C bloke from Ireland

An MC should be able to lead the speed of the game. Either to make it faster, playing quick passes, or to make it slower, holding the ball and waiting until the others run into position.

Typical examples for this would be the German MC who showed the crowd the finger during the '94 world cup or the Austrian midfielder who holds the record for the most caps there.

And yes, it influences my LLM behaviour, since I always try to implement tactics that make use of such a playmaker. If there is no one, then two or even three other midfielders need to share the responsibility, but a playmaker is a MUST :cool:

retired_kygymrat

I always work from the back forward as I'm buying the team I want, so I suppose my favourite is GK. As for playing I prefer DMC, as I have no skill whatsoever

Fly

I tend to prefer the position my fav player plays at. He's a DMC who manmarked Rivaldo at the World Cup 8th finals. He doesn't hardly ever tackle, and never gets carded. (He's the winner of the golden boot this year in Belgium) That's just amazing. Some defenders need to be rough to even have a shot at keeping their man to mark out off the score sheet.
Therefore, I tend to try and use a tactic with an important role for a DMC, if I have any player who can suit that role.