[Quickfire Questions and Answers Thread (Tactic and Training Questions Only)]

Is there a way to have my keeper play short on Goal Kicks? I'm playing as Barcelona, and Valdes consistently has under 60% pass completion, with virtually 100% of his goal kicks "intercepted". I'm almost always rated lower than my opponent in the air so I can understand why it happens, but it seems like it wouldn't be a problem if he just played it short to a CB. It's really frustrating.

I figured out the orders for short corners (similar problem), now if I could just get the team to execute them short!

[Quickfire Questions and Answers Thread (Tactic and Training Questions Only)]

Ok here's a stupid question. How can I learn more about football? Specifically, how would you teach an alien from another planet enough about football that they could develop tactics and style in Football Manager? Some background: I live and grew up in the USA. The only playing experience I have is recreation-league U10s, so the extent of the coaching I've received is along the lines of "don't look at the ball when you dribble". I've been able to pick up a fair bit from watching World Cups, playing FIFA, etc., but the focus of these sources is entertainment, not education. I'm really enjoying FM13 so far, but I don't understand the game well enough to know why what I'm doing on the field is wrong or right (I can handle the office-side of management well enough though). I'd love to (eventually) get to the point where I can develop my own tactics and style of play, and diagnose my own problems. Can anyone recommend some good sources?