funkymwnci Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 I am hoping that this thread can be used to collect little snippets of information that have really help people enhance their football manager experience. So what have you learned? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymwnci Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 This is mine:- 1. There really is no substitute for pace. In 2013 on my Cardiff save and I loaned in a striker to act as cover for my injured poacher. His name is Alexandre Lacazette he has pace of 18 and acceleration of 20 as well as average stats in finishing(14), composure(14), anticipation(12), dribbling(16) and off the ball(14). But it is blatantly obvious when watching the match what a different his speed and acceleration makes. In truth he could score more as he misses a lot of 1 on 1s so I am hoping a PPM will put this right. (I have since signed him). Now in 2014 the lead scorers in the premier league are Yaya Sanago, Neymar, Frazier Campbell and my man Lacazette. The common factor - pace and acceleration all above 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coentrao Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Good idea, i'll try to contribute.. -Don't focus too much on basic attributes when looking for players, one of my biggest flaws was to look at a defender and see like 15 tackling and marking and thinking that he would be great and then ignore vital attributes like concentration and composure. -Another trap that i used to fall(and i still do sometimes) was to sign youngsters that aren't really good enough yet to be a regular starter thinking that they are young and will just develop, they will but they will make costly mistakes, get bad performances and have lower morale and all of this leads to a slower development. -When playing a lower league side look for youth players released from the major teams or the teams with the best youth recruitment, on my current Pro Vercelli save i've pretty much only used players released from Inter,Milan and Fiorentina while i was working my way up. -Giving warnings to bad performances can increase determination and work rate. -Nicknames are great specially when you come into a new club and don't know anything. I nickname my scouts according to their assignment, i nickname players from my youth team with their position and how good they are (makes picking the right tutor less troublesome as well). I'll add more if i remember Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymwnci Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Be sure to check any players preferred moves before signing. I was delighted to get Kolo Toure on loan from city only to find that he likes to run with the ball through the centre and get forward often. In my opinion both are not really qualities I look for in a centre back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haz32 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 -Don't focus too much on basic attributes when looking for players, one of my biggest flaws was to look at a defender and see like 15 tackling and marking and thinking that he would be great and then ignore vital attributes like concentration and composure. -) Very good tip. Mine is that a player's height doesn't affect how good they are in the air: it's governed by the jumping attribute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyballs Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 My main rule is: Keep your players happy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
axehan1 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 getting the right combination in midfield-box to box and DLP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawee Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 - Attacking moves are one half supplier, one half receivers. Having more than one of the former makes it harder for the opposition to shut you down, and providing the former with an abundance of the latter makes life easier - A player can not mark 2 players at once - There is no rule against abusing the "private chat" feature Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braenn Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 - Some attributes are vital for any position. As said above, so many managers ignore crucial attributes because the 'flashy' ones are high. Never, ever, ever sign a centre-back because of Tackling, for example. A player with high Anticipation, Decisions, Work Rate and Stamina can do a good job regardless of position. If he's in an attacking role then high Technique will further help a seemingly 'weak' player. - Young players can learn new positions. Young players can learn new positions. Young players can learn new positions. Sorry, but that needs to emphasised and re-emphasised again and again. If you spot a player who your scouts tell you has 4 star+ Potential and has a high determination but are put off by their seemingly poor stats in crucial areas (eg. Finishing <8 for a striker), don't fret. Step back, take a breath and see if that player could be retrained into a completely different role in your team. Remember, while retraining a player DOES affect how their CA balances out their attributes, it does NOT affect Potential. I've rescued midget centre-backs and forwards incapable of scoring and turned them into great full-backs and midfielders. - Don't neglect your set piece takers. Many managers will overlook the benefits of a dead ball specialist. They can chip in with between 5-10 goals a season from free kicks, and another 10-15 in assists from corners and IFK's and there is simply nothing worse than holding out in that knockout round against strong opposition and then realising that your team doesn't stand a chance in the shootout. - Similarly..... don't forget to develop set piece takers. The game won't do it for you anymore, you're going to have to take a pro-active approach in developing those future dead ball specialists. Utilise the training focus feature and don't forget the plethora of set piece related PPM's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucatonix Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Adding to the theme of set pieces. Organise set piece routines if the defaults aren't scoring you goals, or you are conceding too many. As previously stated set pieces can get you a fair few goals over the course of a season. Don't be afraid to set unusual positions to take set pieces. ON FM09 I had a free kick specialist CB and he was prolific from 25-30 yards out. On my Barca game in FM11 Dani Alves is a very good free kick taker (especially with the ppm curls ball). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0ca Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Something which i learnt today:- When playing with a top club, and your struggling, stop strangling your players, allow them to play football and create chances, i personally found i was bogging my team down with instructions and limiting there movement via lack of roaming and there creative freedom, once i took the shackles off it was a joy to behold. Thanks to SFraser on that one. **typed as my side are 6-0 up against bolton** Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawee Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 determination is key determination is key DETERMINATION IS KEY!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojojojo101 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 A small thing I found a while ago while managing England. If your playing with a 4-4-2 against a 4-5-1 and thier DM is dominating the game set your 'supporting striker' to man mark him specificaly with hard tackling. He will get in and around him and generally disrupt his play while not being to far away from the goal or too close to a specific player (due to poor marking/positioning) to be completely unavailable on the counter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKL206 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Like one or two others have already said, what I'm starting to realise is how important general attributes: determination, team work, work rate, stamina and also personality play. For ages when I played with the team I support in real life, Spurs, one of my first moves was to ship out Jermaine Jenas, thinking he's a "Jack of all trades, master of none" with OK attributes for everything but no particular skills, not a great tackler or brilliantly creative... But he does have 18 for work rate and team work which means that he can often produce very effective performances. And nowadays I pay much more attention to the player's personality. I like them to have a fair amount of determination to start with and make sure I sign one or two highly determined, experienced pros to tutor and turn them into the type of personalities who contribute more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamers Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 In my opinion physicals are the most important thing in FM11. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupian Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Like one or two others have already said, what I'm starting to realise is how important general attributes: determination, team work, work rate, stamina and also personality play.For ages when I played with the team I support in real life, Spurs, one of my first moves was to ship out Jermaine Jenas, thinking he's a "Jack of all trades, master of none" with OK attributes for everything but no particular skills, not a great tackler or brilliantly creative... But he does have 18 for work rate and team work which means that he can often produce very effective performances. And nowadays I pay much more attention to the player's personality. I like them to have a fair amount of determination to start with and make sure I sign one or two highly determined, experienced pros to tutor and turn them into the type of personalities who contribute more. The same thing happened when I started a Spurs save. I went over the squad and Jenas looked sub par so he was on my list to go. I wasn't in a rush to get rid of him so I played him a few times and he always put in a solid performance. Next thing I know some big clubs are knocking on my door trying to buy Jenas. In the end I decided to let him go as the offer was very generous but I still don't know if it was the right choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawee Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 It was the right choice. There are many better work-horses out there In my opinion physicals are the most important thing in FM11. I concur. There is very little the other team can do if your team can out-run, out-muscle, and out-jump them. In a long-term game, I always end up with a team that if the 3D was any better, would look like the aliens from Space Jam. My team was just faster, stronger, fitter, quicker, and jump higher than any other team. Not always the most easy on the eye, but I find it quite exciting when my teams just win almost all the headers and 50-50 balls, and when they push forward, just knock the other team on their arses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiousuk Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 determination is keydetermination is key DETERMINATION IS KEY!!!! .............This Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis999 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 When playing a bigger team full of superstars, the correct use of opposition instructions can give you that scrappy 0-0 draw or a well fought and battled 1-0 win from the counter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnriqueZove Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 - Better the reputation, better (higher) should be tutoring option. - Develop Young Player Position, PPM. - Decision, Determination, Work Rate and Team Work are key attribute whatever the position. - Better personality means better team play. - At higher level it's better to allow the player some freedom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamers Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Also I have found that Control seems to be the most effective starting strategy no matter what the odds are. You may disagree but it seems to work for me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
i2dark4u Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 If you want to hang on to players set the asking price to £100m! I dont know if it works all the time but i played as southampton and made it all the way to the EPL without having my stars poached. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymwnci Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Thanks for all the input. All little things I wish someone told me when I first started. Here's another following from an earlier post. - when searching for a new player don't worry about entering a position into the filter only the required attributes as you can always retrain a player to play the position you require (especially with youngsters). - you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Youngsters are easier to train in preferred moves than older players and it is tricky to get older players to lose preferred moves that are no longer beneficial. Giggsy's knock ball past opponent and scholes' arrive late in opposition box no longer suit their game but they will be reluctant to lose the ppm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnriqueZove Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Also I have found that Control seems to be the most effective starting strategy no matter what the odds are. You may disagree but it seems to work for me! Yeah I like that too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naryana Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Learn the best way for your team to shut up shop and close the game down. This can be invaluable in protecting one goal leads with 15 minutes left. For me, this is changing my 4-3-3 into a narrow, deep and slow tempo 4-1-4-1 that retains possession, clears to the flanks and plays even safer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsupian Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Don't be afraid to give lesser players creative freedom or advanced roles. That young DC might just reward you with that defense splitting long ball from the back line and give you the late goal you need to beat your rivals. If he starts making mistakes you can always restrict his play again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad0611 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 If you are having trouble negotiating a wage wth a player, bribe his agent with a few k more as a fee - he'll usually convince his client to agree to the lower wage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bielsista Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 - When playing against a team you should take into account to praise their most important player (not from press conference but interaction), most times he well drop morale a little bit. Dont do it against BIG players cos they could be fired up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
megafan2005 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 In the lower leagues (particularly in England) Pace and Acceleration for a striker equals massive amounts of goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alifarizzy Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Big, slow, good in air strikers like Carroll is not a best option to get u 30+ goals a season, they are just underachiever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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