Strikers in FM2009 = useless!

i don't know but they seem to be pretty much useless.i took ac milan now (had arsenal before and same problem) and after 13 games i made 23 goals ONLY 1 goal by shevchenko, the other 22 been scored by my midfielders.i'm about to play without any strikers .... SI fix that cause its kinda stupid?!

My strikers are scoring fine, Aaron Mclean 8 in 9.

Vincenzo Montello, 34 years of age, 8 goals in 9 games for my AS Roma.

try 1 up front...

Me too, Robinho has scored around 7 in 5 including UEFA Cup.

Kris boys has 9 in 10 for me, playing 442

"It's your tactics..."

Not sure why that's the case for you. In my latest demo game I play with a lone striker/target-man and rotate between two rather different types of players; one strong and tall fellow to get 'em with his head and a very quick and agile guy to run onto balls. They both average more than 0.5 goals per game so I'm pretty satisfied with the striker conversion rate.

Borriello got 14 goals after 11 games (only 3 from corner) , so its not correct strikers are useless.

I hate the saying but this probably is your tactics. If it's happening on a regular basis that your midfielders are scoring rather than your strikers it means your tactics are suiting them, rather than your front two. Try playing the ball to you strikers more often and restricting too many runs from deep from your middle four.

"It's your tactics..."

um can you explain that a lil bit more?cause i win my games 2,3 and sometimes with 4 goals:confused:

People have been playing all week without a problem - me included. My striker has 10 and 7 each in mid November, my wingers 5 and 3 and then two or three more players with 2s and 1s.

It's easier to improve when you don't assume everything that is wrong is a bug.

"It's your tactics..."

I hate the saying but this probably is your tactics. If it's happening on a regular basis that your midfielders are scoring rather than your strikers it means your tactics are suiting them, rather than your front two. Try playing the ball to you strikers more often and restricting too many runs from deep from your middle four.

ok thanks, i'll try that, but it's funny cause i never had this problem in 08.

Nonsense. My strikers do just fine

People need to stop getting poor form and bad tactics confused with bugs

Nonsense. My strikers do just fine

People need to stop getting poor form and bad tactics confused with bugs

Amid the hysteria, some people are bound to do that, though.

i don't know but they seem to be pretty much useless.i took ac milan now (had arsenal before and same problem) and after 13 games i made 23 goals ONLY 1 goal by shevchenko, the other 22 been scored by my midfielders.i'm about to play without any strikers .... SI fix that cause its kinda stupid?!

Your Shevchenko thinks he's back with Chelsea.

No problems with strikers....berbatov 14 rooney 8 tevez 8 arshavin 5 manucho 5...infact my midfield dosnt ever score for me :O

No problems with strikers....berbatov 14 rooney 8 tevez 8 arshavin 5 manucho 5...infact my midfield dosnt ever score for me :O

How are you managing to find a place for all those forwards?!

No problems with strikers....berbatov 14 rooney 8 tevez 8 arshavin 5 manucho 5...infact my midfield dosnt ever score for me :O

i agree probable sheva

How are you managing to find a place for all those forwards?!

Injuries!! Except berba all my other strikers have been injured for periods of 1-3 months so squad rotation. Oh and yeah i forgot to mention balotelli too...another 3 goals from him

PS: I play arshavin as amc at times..

Robinho took 20 matches to get his first goal in my game (and predictably enough scored a second three minutes later) but my other strikers were banging them in. Tactics can be a factor, but you also need to rule out form before starting to think it is a bug.

robinho 7 in 8

elano 11 in 8 (peno & freekick taker)(very attacking midfield/second striker role)

elano 11 in 8 (peno & freekick taker)(very attacking midfield/second striker role)

Is Elano amazing like he was in 08?

I kinda agree its players that very rarely or never score in real life thats scoring in the game and this needs fixed

Elano does the business. Reliable

i don't know but they seem to be pretty much useless.i took ac milan now (had arsenal before and same problem) and after 13 games i made 23 goals ONLY 1 goal by shevchenko, the other 22 been scored by my midfielders.i'm about to play without any strikers .... SI fix that cause its kinda stupid?!

Probably to do with the fact that shevchenko is ****. (Y)

Apologies for the bluntness.

If you can't get your strikers to score then you're going seriously wrong somewhere. I've got a save with Blackburn where I've reached January and Benni McCarthy and Roque Santa Cruz have formed a good partnership so that one is top scorer in the league and the other isn't far behind.

I also have an Arsenal save where I'm playing one up front and my striker isn't having any problems there either. On team and player instructions I didn't change anything on either game, so maybe you're just unlucky.

Calvin Zola has 5 in 5 for my Crewe side. I have noticed on other games that most goals come from midfield, although on FM08 it annoyed me sometimes the ridiculous amount of goals that some strikers scored. I suppose its hard to get the balance right.

berbatov 17 in 11

dude i have arsenal and adebayor is scoring every game

Beattie and Sharp are knocking them in for me too...

Mine are doing terrible altho i got Newcastle and cant win a game

Im bolton:

elmanders the premier league top goal scorer and my others are all slotting enough away!

Whilst i dont agree with the first post, i too am having trouble getting my strikers to score. Ass man consistently comments that most of my chances are from long range. Any pointers on how to create a few more 'clear-cut chances please? BTW i am Man Utd with Rooney, Tevez and Berbatov, playing a narrow 442 (wide wasnt working) with first notch of attacking mentalities across the board. I am winning games, just damn strikers not scoring.

Thanks Guys

When playing 4-4-2 down in the lower divisions (go Bradford...) my strikers are absoultely pants, they always shoot from 30/40 yards and have a total of 2 goals after 10 league games. However, I switch to 3-4-3 just te see if it would help and almost immediately they started scoring freely, average 2/game, didn't work for Millwall, still about as much use as Berbatov vs Celtic.

As others have already said, if your srikers are not scoring then it's not automatically a bug. It's down to your tactics as plenty of other people, myself included, are not having this problem.

You should change the threads name to "Shevchenko in FM2009 = useless!"

well what did you expect?

I have no problems at all. I play 2 up front with Defoe, Crouch or Gudjohnsen being the players used and they are all putting the ball away on a regular basis.

My earlier post was a little generic, im struggling with tactics so far. Which isnt necessarily a bad thing as id hate it to be too easy. I would like to get my strikers on the scoresheet ocassionally though so they can earn their astronomical salaries!

There is a 1on1 bug that's being looked at.

And lone strikers seem to be a lot better than 2 up front (again)

The only goals my strikers get are getting on the end of over the top long balls, they seem useless at getting on throughballs, dribbling past anyone, long shots, set pieces.

Ok, so I'm Fisher Athletic, but I still expect more than just hoof goals

My strikers are scoring mostly from short tap in types and headers whereas my midfield are doing the long shots.

Mackall-Smith 6 in 7, McLean 5 in 8.

I've just completed pre-season and Pavlyuchenko (sp) got 8 in 6, Falcao 4 in 6, Campbell 4 in 3 starts and Bent 2 in 2 starts.

sheva is useless thats why

My strikers are scoring too many, I think. In the obligatory City save I had running, Caicedo was storming the goalscoring charts, and Geoff Horsfield is knocking them away in my bournemouth save, despite being terminally slow and old. Haven't checked my other saves yet.