ArsenalMetro Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm sick of watching my keeper blast a goal kick and have one defensive header fly past my backline and result in me giving up a goal. I already have my keeper's passing style set to as short as possible, with defender collect as his preferred method of distribution. Is there anything else I can do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackter Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 No - there will always be situations where punting the ball is the best option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYMYK Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 cover and stopper DC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaru5 Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm sick of watching my keeper blast a goal kick and have one defensive header fly past my backline and result in me giving up a goal. I already have my keeper's passing style set to as short as possible, with defender collect as his preferred method of distribution. Is there anything else I can do? You goalkeeper's mentality settings dictate the length of his kicking... I find that if I set my team's mentality to defensive, my keeper will punt it instead of passing it, change the mentality to "normal" (10/20) and he passes it again. What happens if you set the "defender collect" to a specific player (e.g. the full-back?) I found that if you do that the keeper will *usually* pass the ball to him from a goal-kick but the AI gets wise and start closing him down. As Acktar says though, there will always be times where the hoof up the pitch/into touch is the safest option... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertcornell68 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 We had a lengthy discussion about this last year and the answer appears to be"no" and no one knows why. I once had a keeper who literally NEVER kicked the ball long in three seasons. I have no idea what made him different from all the others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFury Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 GK: Distribution - Defender collect CBs: Stopper and Cover Defensive line: Deep Not 100% success, but it should stem the flow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaestro Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 GK: Distribution - Defender collectCBs: Stopper and Cover Defensive line: Deep Not 100% success, but it should stem the flow. I use that, except with my full backs. It helps if you play wide width as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggusD Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Yes in real life the safest option is often to punt it as far up the field as possible, but in FM this is -never ever ever ever - a safe option. This is why everyone tries to let him pass to the defenders, not because of any realistic strategic choice or anything along that line. It is an option chosen solely to avoid the most dangerous event in the game - the gk-ping "bug". This is something that happens once or twice a season worldwide in real life, but causes 10-30% of all goals in FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punchdrunk Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I don't know if it works as i've not tried it but you've got the instruction to "clear to flanks" during the game. If the GK pays attention he'll smack it to the sideline reducing the likelyhood it would be headed straight back down the middle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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