Barrows, Farrows and Sarrows, just what exactly they?

retired_elpata · 11-16-2006, 09:35 AM

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Originally posted by Buxton:
The Sarrows definitely work defensively too, to give you another example I gave both my FC's a short SBarrow (thats a new one) to the AMR/L position and they dropped back and to the wings when I didn't have the ball.

You've got to remember too that other factors influence all of this debate, namely a players favoured moves i.e moving out to the wings

Thats how I have the the FC's set up for the W-M, or atleast i think it is.

Like this?

retired_choden · 11-16-2006, 12:34 PM

So why is it we can't put a farrow and barrow on the same player since one only applies when possession is lost, and the other only applies when we have possession?

retired_kellyk · 11-16-2006, 01:27 PM

The sarrowed forward is my favourite for my trident set up, but I'm waiting to see how the patch will affect the movement of players.

retired_thedizzyangel · 11-16-2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally posted by Cleon:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Buxton:
The Sarrows definitely work defensively too, to give you another example I gave both my FC's a short SBarrow (thats a new one) to the AMR/L position and they dropped back and to the wings when I didn't have the ball.

You've got to remember too that other factors influence all of this debate, namely a players favoured moves i.e moving out to the wings

Thats how I have the the FC's set up for the W-M, or atleast i think it is.

Like this? </BLOCKQUOTE>

Yep :thup:

retired_kellyk · 11-16-2006, 02:04 PM

Fair enough

I know what farrows and barrows do, what the inwards Sarrows does...the Outward Sarrows I'm not to clear on and definitely the Darrows...hmm still trying to figure things out...

Offensive
Farrows and Darrows Up

Offensive and Defensive
InSarrow

Defensive

Barrows

What about the

retired_kellyk · 11-16-2006, 02:05 PM

rest?

retired_vern918 · 11-16-2006, 02:35 PM

Would it be useful to be able to give a player more than 1 arrow??

e.g. your strikers could have sarrows to get them to run wide when the team has possesion (to make space or drag defenders out of position) AND barrows so they dropped deeper and helped out the midfield when possesion was lost.

Am I taking this arrows idea too far, or does it have some merit???

retired_vijee59 · 11-16-2006, 02:51 PM

really interesting thread. Actually it helps explain what i've been seeing in my current game- i have a MC with a barrow and a slightly defensive mentality, and i've been surprised at how often he's still able to join the attack and pop up with goals from late runs. I suppose the answer to this is the combination of a barrow with FWR set to 'often', and a player with good mental attributes to know when to make runs and when to sit. So the use of arrows alongside individual instructions might be a good way to create 'box-to-box' CM roles.

i've also got a quick striker with a sarrow out to the left- great for counter attacks, as against a 442 he often manages to make runs inbetween the CB and RB. In my experience, he stays wide-ish regardless of whether we have posession. This might be because he's got an attacking mentality (16) with high CF and low CD. Might try adjusting this for tough games and see if it encourages him inside more when we don't have the ball.

retired_explosivechic · 11-16-2006, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by achilles elbow:
Would it be useful to be able to give a player more than 1 arrow??

e.g. your strikers could have sarrows to get them to run wide when the team has possesion (to make space or drag defenders out of position) AND barrows so they dropped deeper and helped out the midfield when possesion was lost.

Am I taking this arrows idea too far, or does it have some merit???

You cant have a player with two arrows although that would be a nice addition

retired_softballbabe00 · 11-16-2006, 04:19 PM

They are family names of Borrowers, tiny people.

Barrows, Farrows and Sarrows, just what exactly they?

It's no use having a squad full of star players without a decent way for them to play their football.

Barrows, Farrows and Sarrows, just what exactly they?