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I started a new game as the manager of the Italian National team, and while I rarely replay a game, this one match against France left me feeling so so cheated I decided not to take the result.
Basically, I have world class players like Andrea Pirlo sending corner kicks out on the full, Luca Toni and Del Piero missing sitters, Gianluigi Buffon making stupid stupid decisions to come out for the ball, Fabio Cannavaro making suicidal backpasses to the GK in a crowded penalty box full of opposition players.
My midfield cannot piece more than 3 passes together, every possible contest such as headers from free kicks, aerial balls go the opponents way.
To be honest I still have much to learn to take my managing further, but without replaying a single game of my previous save file, I took a 17th placed Sampdoria of Serie A to 3rd, won the UEFA Cup, came 4th the next season and made it as far as the semi-finals of the Champions League.. So I can safely say I'm not an awful manager.
Then why is my World Champion Italian team simply playing as if they want to lose??? Does anyone else feel this game is rigged big time?
Originally posted by happy slappy:
It's your tactics.
Not every player will play the same for their country than they do for their club, overrated and overpaid.
To be honest I doubt it is my tactics. I've analysed each players strengths and weaknesses to try and fit the majority of them with certain focus on my better players.
And regardless of whether players play better for club or country, it doesn't mean world class players such as the ones I've named should be playing like 90 yr olds.
Originally posted by phnompenhandy:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Does anyone else feel this game is rigged big time?
The game of FOOTBALL is no different. What's your problem? </BLOCKQUOTE>
What's my problem? Can't you read?
I've said quite clearly and thoroughly explained that my players seem to be playing abysmally when they shouldn't. Not even being able to take corner kicks. And you honestly cannot begin to compare this to actual football. In FM08 Shevchenko is apparently leading the EPL's top scoring chart, where in reality he's had to endure playing in reserves with Chelsea. No game can very accurately replicate football, but the game should at least let us play/manage it on a level basis. I don't need Zambrotta being chased from his box to the opposition box by Malouda, get tackled by Malouda, have Malouda take the ball from his box to my box, going through my entire midfield and defence in the process, then score a lob from 30 metres with the likes of Gatusso/Pirlo/De Rossi/Cannavaro/Chiellini and Buffon all being spectators.
Originally posted by Pokoyo:
I've said quite clearly and thoroughly explained that my players seem to be playing abysmally when they shouldn't.
I had a really torrid time last August/September. My players earned huge amounts of money and theoretically were excellent players in the BPL, i'd finished 5th the 2 years previous yet for some strange reason we found ourselves in the lower half of the table I kept saying that the premier league was rigged because my players shouldn't be playing badly, but they still were. Daniel was having none of it and said it was my tactics.
Does anyone else feel cheated at times? 
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