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it's only unplayble and inchoerent:

Counterattacking mentality says "all players behind the line of the ball", but in M.E forwards stay ahead the line of the ball.

This is a wrong option.

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i want to do a downgrade for this tactical problem

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it's possible a downgrade to latest patch?

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And in real football, Liverpool played "without a striker" this weekend and had Sterling pinning Mangala back at the halfway line.

The game does not have the infinite options that real coaches have and SI has to be selective about which approaches to model. Also, for practical reasons, they set down firm definitions where things might be more vague in real football. In cases where what you want is not the norm for the vast majority of football teams, you need to think outside the box. In this case, using AMs is the way to get your most advanced players to take up default defensive positions ahead of the opposition's midfield whilst the Shadow Striker was specifically designed to give you the option of a player who defends like an AM but has the attacking intent of a traditional striker.

The problem of Shadow strikers is the start position, too low

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Then you dont actually want forwards, but midfielders who push up in possession instead.

Are you joking?

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glad not to be the only...

Someone that speak english better than me can report the problem? It's unplayble football manager right now

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I want that strikers help team in defesive phase, instead now the stay too high on the pitch and they are disinterested

For me it's unplayble because my tactic idea is a team that defend in in 11 or 10 not in 9 players...like atletico madrid

i use control - flexibility

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i have found the problem...

this is a fix with new patch 15.3 "- Improved defensive positioning of support duty strikers and attack duty AMCs"

I use support strikers, and now they not come back, i have tried with False 9, and other support roles... i have tried to change in counterattacking or control...but nothing, strikers don't come back now

this is not a fix in my opinion... It's unplayble now

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Since new patch out, strikers don't come back in defensive phase...have you the same problem?