retired_elpata

Three centre man, three centre man with sarrows, or two advanced wingers with a vertical arrow, or two advanced wingers with a diagonal arrow? :p </BLOCKQUOTE>

I had mine set up with the left striker an arrow to FL position, centre striker backwards arrows, and the FR an arrow to SC position

retired_mellieknow

I'm going to work on my first tactic in the demo. Does the old rule of 2 still work?
Also curious to know how a back three is working in this version, I've never been able to succeed with it in the past.

retired_autumn

And those tweaks are...? And why should they result in theories being rexamined...?

Anyway, I haven't played many matches on the demo, but here's an observation or two:

- I played a friendly against a team that used a sweeper. At the mo, I can't remember if it was a 1-4-3-2, or a 1-3-4-2, but in any case, I think that was a new opp formation for us to deal with. Can anyone else confirm if this one ever showed up on a comp controlled team in 06?

- Timewasting seems to be more apparent this time around. One of my players blatantly ran to the flag and more than once a player would just stand there with his foot on the ball, waiting for the opp to come at him.

- And one of the 'hints and tips' that flash on the screen when you hit 'continue' said something to the effect of 'Use timewasting near the end of a game to kill it off. But be careful and don't use it too early.' For the people that use higher timewasting all throughout the match -- is this hurting your team's play?

- Opps still go to the 4-2-4 in the closing minutes when they're chasing a lead, but my remedy from 06 -- a mentality around 8, keeping fullbacks back (fws on rarely), making passing more direct, and ticking counterattack -- resulted in goals for the opp two games out of three.

- There was a lot of discussion for 06 about how marking was pretty problematic. Anyone have any observations about the effects of man vs. zonal, and/or tight marking? (I don't.)

And finally, so far I'm using the same tactical settings I used in 06. (And yes, Justified, I'm also a bit disappointed that the tactical options seem more or less exactly like 06.) But in any case, one of the biggest questions that needs answering is: does using your old 06 tactics work, or do you need to change your tactical approach for 07?

retired_eliana dagher

You've got a successful 4-4-2 diamond for 06?
I love diamonds but have had no luck with them in 06 whether it was creating my own or trying someone elses.

retired_tomma

Heh I just lost 4-2 as Arsenal to Man City. I was completely dominated as well. Obviously I'm not doing something right!!

I think that player selection makes a big part. Against Man City I didn't do my homework, so I had a few mismatches in the defensive line. The played direct and I couldn't deal with the Samaras' heading until I made some changes at half time.

I'm also having ALOT of trouble keeping the ball on the ground. I have short passing maxxed out, little creativity except for my playmaker, but too many long balls were going back and forth and I was losing posession in the air. Maybe it's my mentalities?

retired_tony_92_loz

Short passing maxed out means your players will play more of a one touch style of play, so make sure most mentalities are close to each other. One touch passing also becomes easier if you play global mentality

retired_eliana dagher

Well my first friendly as Sporting Lisbon against Man U, thumped 5-0, they had 18 shots I didn't have one.

Started with the preset 4-4-2 diamond. Made some minor tweaks, left all the mentalitys except for the 2 CBs and GK for first match just so I can see how it goes. Shocking.

I need attacking mentality on GK for him to play sweeper role right? What about closing down?

retired_fitness08

Milan Baroš : My GK has team mentality (14) and closing down rarely (5) and is seems to work very good

retired_virginialaitano

fm2007 ajax system here i come !

retired_monica90

I did say the engine itself has improved I was just disappointed by the lack of new options. Tactically there is nothing new added except the halftime opposition tactics screen. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Have you tried the opposition instruction options Justified?