johndebono69 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 im from australia and watch alot of epl matches , i just dont understand why richards is rating so highly on the game? from games that ive watched he and a host of other players are higher rated then they should be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
playmaker Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It's called form. The form he was showing warranted the attributes given and got him into the England team. Since then he has gone downhill, so do you lower his attributes or do you assume that he still has the same abilities and his manager is not getting the best out of him? For my money, if you stick a young centre back in a team that just wants to attack and doesn't think about defending then his form is going to suffer regardless of his abilities because he doesn't have the experience to deal with being overrun. I don't know what his mental attributes are like, but it is the only area that would be under consideration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfpenny Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I have a season ticket at Man City. Richards has been in poor form this year, but this is common in all players and doesn't warrant an attribute change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNM Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 It's called form. The form he was showing warranted the attributes given and got him into the England team. Since then he has gone downhill, so do you lower his attributes or do you assume that he still has the same abilities and his manager is not getting the best out of him? Nothing to do with form, it has everything to do with the fact that he is simply not capable of playing centre half. Put him back into his position of right back, and he'll be good again, as it is a less demanding position and he can manage it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsoluteGenius Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 He is overrated. He is a Championship player at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPlanet Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I actually think he's quite pants in FM09. I did a quick Man City save and found he and Dunne leaked far too many goals and quickly replaced them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro007 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 He is overrated. He is a Championship player at best. I wouldn't say that but I dont think he is a good centre back, he relies on his pace to get him out of trouble. He is a good RB and will only get better if he plays there, the natural successor to Gary Neville for England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsoluteGenius Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Gary Neville wasn't any good for England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asim Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 i agree with playmaker, only his mental attributes are probably over rated considering his age aswell as recent form. physically you cant fault the guy. it is annoying when you have to fork out £30m+ to get him where as realistically you could probably land him for between £8m and £15m. i regret buying him, not because of him form, he is excellent. but i just feel like i have to play him as i spent so much on him. i usually dont like spending big money on one player. oh well cant complain now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmonkey Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 yea Micah in My opinion is a right back not a centre back, as from what ive seen he uses pace to get out of trouble, he struggles to read the game compentnaly to be a centre back and has been caught out a few times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPlanet Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 He's like the opposite of Hyypia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsoluteGenius Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 He's like the opposite of good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the--dud Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 I'd agree his is a natural DR and not DC, but both Sven and Hughes played him at DC... On all my Man City saves, I always buy a world-class DC to pair off with Dunne and stick Richards at DR. He always performs brilliantly for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgreenio Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 its all about potential, hes got the attributes but needs the games and experience, along with a settled manager. would say hes more of a right back for now and then a centre back when he gets a bit older. he was in amazing form last year, but i wouldnt say hes a world-beater in the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsoluteGenius Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Make him a centre back when he can't run anymore, like with Paulo Maldini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Wakeford Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 If y ou have any issues with the data in the game please take it up in the Data Issues Forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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