Shelbournefc Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I'm managing Shelbourne in the League of Ireland, and the defence just won't stop leaking goals. It's cost me so many games at this stage and my job hangs in the balance. The back 4 are all very good players, they just always concede stupid goals. Any Advice for me? If you need any more info on the team just ask Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamsola Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 What formation are you playing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbournefc Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 What formation are you playing? Just plain 442 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamsola Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Just plain 442 If you want to play a more secure formation you should be playing a chelsea(mourinho) style 4-3-3 with DM to protect your back four. that would allow you much more security. Do you have the personel to play this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbournefc Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 If you want to play a more secure formation you should be playing a chelsea(mourinho) style 4-3-3 with DM to protect your back four. that would allow you much more security. Do you have the personel to play this? No not really, I've no players that can play DM, could you show me the layout of this Formation please mate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoboCrouch Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 That formation is broken,try 433 its much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plf666 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 no formation is broken, it just how you set them up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
looknohands Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I found that the classic 4-4-2 formation (with one midfielder backtracking on defense to act as a DM) that has served me so well over the past 3 versions was all but useless this time around...gave up something like 22 goals in 8 games. This was after converting the tactic to "classic" style, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plf666 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 given your shelbourne i'd try setting your centerbacks to limited and fullbacks to support with direct passing, your not dealing with John Terry here but defenders with limited skills. hope this helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbournefc Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 given your shelbourne i'd try setting your centerbacks to limited and fullbacks to support with direct passing, your not dealing with John Terry here but defenders with limited skills. hope this helps Cheers mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbournefc Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Nothing worked with that team, got sacked after a year and a half Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plf666 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 No problem mate, unless your dealing with world class players there is no point in asking them to do what they cannot do, unless my players are at least +12 in each key stat in defence i just require them to get shut of the ball. under that limited, above that change them to CB defend. A nice touch is also to find a player who can play as a DMC and MC but with CB as his natural postision who you can set to ball playing CB, put a stopper alongside him and he will step out and act as a deep lying playmaker of sorts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plf666 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Give it another go! start limited all over the pitch with creative freedom, roaming etc and as you sign a better standard of player loosen up with your player commands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamsola Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 No not really, I've no players that can play DM, could you show me the layout of this Formation please mate? No worries. --------------------------GK---------------------------------- -----------RB-------CB---------CB---------LB----------------- -------------------------DM---------------------------------- -------------------CM----------CM--------------------------- ---------AMR-----------------------------AML---------------- -------------------------ST------------------------------------ Its also worth seeing if you have a CM who might have DM as competent or accomplished position rather than natural. If competent then you can play this player at DM whilst retraining him to be natural or accomplished in this position if already accomplished then no worries play him there. Let me know whether you have such a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedman10 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I've found a back four doesn't work with poorer players, I've had to switch to a 3-1-4-2. Two CB's marking the strikers and one spare CB with pace in the middle of them on zonal marking, also have the wing-backs marking the opposition wingers. I play them in the ML & MR positions but the game recognises you're playing a back 3 and so they are more cautious than in a 4-4-2. I sit deep and narrow and hit teams on the break, started W0 D1 L7 with Redditch and now W9 D5 L12. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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