y2k1 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Or is that just a waste of CA? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apos Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 They can make use of positioning when it comes to heading on corners,etc, but that's it. Not much use for marking though. Generally I wouldn't bother with either of them. Even if you want to score from corners, your midfielders should be perfectly capable of getting that duty on their own shoulders. (or head to be more precise.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngrookie Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 ive always wondered this too, well the positioning part anyway. I thought that it would work the same for a striker as it would for a defender to be well placed to defend an attack. The higher it is the better positioned the striker tends to be to receive the ball or to be in the right ares of the pitch. But dont most of the strikers in the game have poor positioning so maybe it doesn't matter and anticipation and off the ball for a striker is more important. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertPage Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I think positioning is more about defending where as off the ball is more of attacking/finding space. Anticipation is key for both attacking and defending (if you anticipate where the ball is going, the more chance you have of getting to the ball) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmkz Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Think of position as an interception attribute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie McMahon's Secret Lover Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Positioning is to defenders what off the ball is to strikers. I suppose if you are trying to defend from the front then positioning and marking may play a role. But I never play that way. For me strikers score goals. The rest of the team can worry about defending. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farina Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I think it depends on whether you want your players to be well-rounded or specialists. If you expect your strikers to score goals and nothing else, there isn't much point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenco Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 They can make use of positioning when it comes to heading on corners,etc, but that's it. Not much use for marking though.Generally I wouldn't bother with either of them. Even if you want to score from corners, your midfielders should be perfectly capable of getting that duty on their own shoulders. (or head to be more precise.) Unless you have them marking opponents when defending corners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apos Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Unless you have them marking opponents when defending corners. That would bring the meaning of complete forward to a whole new level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llama3 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Positioning is a defensive attribute - a Defensive Forward may make use of it, but otherwise it is pointless. A big centre-forward is well-capable of challenging for a corner in a defensive capacity without great marking and positioning. Use their ability on useful things like composure and finishing and technique Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez007 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Is it though? Would you not assume positioning was akin to "being in the right place at the right time" scenario? You have to be in a position to score, i know off the ball counts towards this but you a/ move off the ball to b/ be in the right position. Is it not open for interpretation or is it fact from FM coding? Its a question not a statement btw... Edit - also think someone like Teddy Sheringham whose positioning as a striker was the best around, he would float into some great positions. Again not sure if this is off the ball or position but as stated above he has to move "off the ball" to then find a good "position". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertPage Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Is it though? Would you not assume positioning was akin to "being in the right place at the right time" scenario? You have to be in a position to score, i know off the ball counts towards this but you a/ move off the ball to b/ be in the right position. Is it not open for interpretation or is it fact from FM coding? Its a question not a statement btw... Edit - also think someone like Teddy Sheringham whose positioning as a striker was the best around, he would float into some great positions. Again not sure if this is off the ball or position but as stated above he has to move "off the ball" to then find a good "position". Finding space would be down to off the ball movement and anticipation. As said above a few times, positioning is about defending and where as off the ball is more about attacking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wez007 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Yeah just seen it at - http://www.guidetofootballmanager.com/players/player-attributes#positioning Wasnt sure if it was gospel, I still think its a tad ropey just to assume its a defensive attribute.. though im always sceptical From official FM 2013 manual: [TABLE=width: 100%] [TR] [TD]Positioning [/TD] [TD]Positioning is the ability of a player to read a situation and position himself in the best possible position to deal with the unfolding events. Anticipation will help him in the first stage but in terms of his actual positioning, it comes down to this attribute. A higher rating will ensure the player takes up a better position.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepydude Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I think the wording is a bit confusing but it definitely has been confirmed many times that positioning is a purely defensive attribute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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