Ari Gold Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Just curious as to what the key attributes are for a strong box to box midfielder, and to a lesser extent, what kind of poor attributes would rule out a player from being one. I imagine decisions, workrate, teamwork and stamina are high up there, but wasn't quite sure to the degree passing, creativity and pace came into it. I've seen a few players who might be good but have been put off by low pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lam Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Ari, When you are in the tactics screen and are looking at the roles, if you click the basic/advanced (for the player) button when on the MC position, it actually highlights the skills required for that role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Gold Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 Thanks Lam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisL Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 a box to box midfielder requires the ability to play anywhere on the park to some ability. Gerrard is the perfect example Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFraser Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I don't know what the creator says but I would go for: Primary: Anticipation, Decisions, Determination, Stamina, Workrate. Secondary: Off-The-Ball, Positioning, Strength, Tackling, Passing, Teamwork, First Touch. Tertiary: Aggression, Bravery, Marking, Creativity, Composure, Technique, Strength, Acceleration, Pace, Balance, Jumping, Heading, Longshots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN (YCFC) Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 a box to box midfielder requires the ability to play anywhere on the park to some ability. Gerrard is the perfect example Another example is a player who excells at nothing, ie passing, shooting, creativity etc. I find players like this do quite well in this role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheMan999 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Jack of all, master of none. Of course, in terms of the best of the best Box to Box players, for example Roy Keane, they were certainly master of some. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN (YCFC) Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Absolutely and that marks the difference between a good player and a great player. In my York City game I had been struggling on how to use Alex Lawless. He has pretty average stats for most of his attributes. Put him as a box-to-box player and he became a key player. Just as likely to provide a through ball as he was to make a last minute tackle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baseline9 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 I found ballack has done well in this role Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebeard Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Someone who has a broad spread of technical attributes, the mental attributes to know when to use them and the pace and stamina to be in the right place at the right time. I'm not sure too many players fit in this position - suspect there will be plenty jack of all trades MCs without the latter two aspects - suggest they ought to be regular MCs with the appropriate duty depending on the situation, otherwise you'll probably find the player at the wrong end of the field at times! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazrah99 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I found ballack has done well in this role You mean Ballack is good at something? Shock horror. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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