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6 hours ago, Neil Brock said:
Thanks for taking the time to flag this and provide a save. Our QA team will look to investigate the issue - there aren't any plans for further updates for FM21, but will be looked at for any future versions.
If we do find the issue is as you've said and we can suggest a workaround or something similar, we'll let you know.
Thanks.
Thank you Neil - I appreciate it.0 -
Summary: Youth player is in a consistent "low fatigue" status
Description of Issue: This player is a regen and has been showing 'low fatigue' since he was signed into my youth team. This player has only played in 5 games, we are 9 games into the season. Most of the games he comes in as a sub.
Steps to repro:
1. Moved youth player from U18s to senior
2. Allowed player to play through game(s)
3. Rested player (right click > training > rest)
4. Allowed player to go through "recovery" via training
5. Player still shows as low fatigue
File uploaded to cloud: Yes (e.f wrexham.fc)0 -
2 hours ago, Experienced Defender said:
That's a big mistake. Instead, look at a player's attributes to see if he has what it takes to play a particular role.
No problem mate, you are welcome. But please do not thank me in advance, because I don't know if my suggestions will work for your team or not.
I barely squeaked by to avoid relegation, missed the board expectations. Yet they didn't fire me.. so.. moving onto the next season.
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1 hour ago, Experienced Defender said:
How do you judge if a player is good (enough) for a particular role? Do you look at his attributes or what the game suggests?
There are still some obvious flaws in your tactic, especially in terms of roles and duties, but I really don't have so much time at my disposal to go into detail again. So I now have to cut this long story short. How about this:
AF TMsu
CAR CMat DLPsu
WBsu WBat
CDde CDst CDde
Mentality - Balanced
In possession - higher tempo, hit early crosses (and nothing else for starters)
In transition - counter (and nothing else)
Out of possession - standard D-line, lower LOE, standard/default def width & get stuck in
I typically just do what the game suggests (or rather, what my assistant suggests).
I'll give your recommendations a shot, thanks for your attention and assistance with saving my career! I really appreciate it.0 -
1 hour ago, Experienced Defender said:
Okay, but on which duty?
And again, I have to see the whole tactic (preferably a screenshot) for the reasons I already explained in my previous comment.
I actually dont really have anyone who is that good at BWM (at all), so went with the above and still managed to lose a few games.
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42 minutes ago, Experienced Defender said:
BWM on which duty and in which position? Because BWM can be used both in DM and CM slots and on both defend and support duties.
But in any case, I would need to see the tactic as a whole, because absolutely nothing works in isolation. Roles interact with one another, and the same role can - and will - behave differently within different types of tactical setup (apart from the behavior that is shaped by the very player playing the role).
BWM in the CM position. I tied another game and the board has officially given me the "lose another game and you're fired" talk.
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1 minute ago, Flußkrebs said:
Then you will have 5 roaming players and no holding player.
What would you recommend then?
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35 minutes ago, Experienced Defender said:
I immediately spotted a major issue - both CMs on attack duty. The question is if you need even one, let alone both.
Have you decided to change the style of play or what?
At this point, I just want to win (or at a minimum meet board expectations).
I actually dont have any players who are even remotely comfortable playing as FBs, my depth allows for wing backs so I just went with that for the season. So let me ask you this:
If I leave my WBs on support, and then in my three midfielders I do Mezzala (S) , BWM, Mezzala (S), provides help for the wingers, yet isn't super aggressive like my previous two attacking CMs0 -
1 hour ago, engamohd said:
I won't go into details regarding the TIs and mentality, ExperiencedDefender gave some excellent advise. However, your roles are not suitable for counterattacking nor 3-5-2.
1. In my experience, always use a flat midfield in a 352 (not 1DM/AM + 2CM). Why? You are vulnerable on the flanks, and therefore, your mids should work together to close down the flanks. The DM would be deep and the AM is too high.
2. The forwards on attack duty with attacking mentality is wrong. They won't offer any help and are only suitable in route one tactics. However, for fluid counter attacks, use a DLF-S or TM-S beside a PF-A or AF.
3. Your two outer mids both have roam from position, besides the already high creative freedom given by the attacking mentality. You should therefore drop the BBMs and use CARs to perform their most important task: Covering the flanks.
4. For more variety, consider using a CAR with a WB-A on one flanks and a MEZ-S with WB-S on the other. Otherwise, if you don't want that variety, just stick with a midfield of CAR-CM-D-CAR with a pair of WB-S.
I am tempted to try a flat midfield but was unsure of what roles to use.
2, I don't understand what you're saying, my tactic has a AF (A) and a DLF (S).
3. What annoys me about the two wingbacks is how often they like to roam from their position to close down the ball when its in the middle of the pitch.. They seem to completely abandon their positions at times.4. Why do I need variety though? If I leave both wingbacks on support, shouldn't they provide attacks when its opportunistic?
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4 hours ago, Experienced Defender said:
What does your tactic look like now after all the tweaks you've made following the advice in this thread? Can you post a screenshot of your current tactic?
Yes of course.
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Not going very well.. I was scoring way more goals last season too. Currently 10th, barely holding onto it. Board expectation is mid table!
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1 hour ago, Experienced Defender said:
No, no and no! Who said that you should switch the mentality to defensive ??? If you want to play a counter-attacking style properly, then you should not go below Balanced. Actually, Balanced or Positive usually work best for this style of play. Provided you set roles, duties and other instructions logically.
Team mentality does not define your style of play, although it can affect it indirectly. However, the mentality does affect all other instructions and therefore any change of the mentality involves a lot more than just the mentality.
Sorry didn't mean to add frustration. I will try positive for a while and see how that goes. About to get into match congestion against some really good teams, hopefully I don't get sacked.
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2 hours ago, Experienced Defender said:
That's why I never use preset tactics and instead always create my own. However, your tactic is very different from the Fluid Counter preset, so I suppose you have pretty much tweaked the preset tactic?
Move the lines of defense and engagement a bit closer together so that you would get optimal compactness, which is particularly important for counter-attacking and other defensive styles. Ideally the D-line should be just one notch "higher" than LOE (e.g. standard DL/lower LOE or lower DL/much lower LOE).
If you insist on using the attacking team mentality - which is not necessary though - then you probably don't need an increased pressing urgency, because higher team mentalities automatically encourage more aggressive defending (the mentality actually affects all other instructions, both defensive and in-possession ones). Instead of more urgent pressing, the get stuck in TI (i.e. harder tackling) would make more sense.
Also remove both underlap TIs, since in this case they only increase the individual mentality of your wing-backs without contributing to anything else, because more central passing is already encouraged by both the focus play through the middle and narrow width. Therefore, the underlap instruction is an overkill in your tactic.
As I already stressed in my previous comment, the lower tempo makes no sense. Given that you play on the attacking mentality, it probably does not need to be higher, so just leave it on the default (medium) setting.
No need for playing out of defense either. The instruction is obviously a lot more suited to possession-oriented styles of play, as opposed to the counter. On top of that, playing out of defence - like work ball into box - requires players who are capable to keep the ball under pressure, meaning they need to have good ratings for both technical and mental attributes.
There may possibly be needed a couple more tweaks, but the above ones are definitely what I would suggest first.
Update; I have gone 3 matches now, without conceding any goals. Unfortunately, I haven't scored any goals either.0 -
44 minutes ago, Experienced Defender said:
That's why I never use preset tactics and instead always create my own. However, your tactic is very different from the Fluid Counter preset, so I suppose you have pretty much tweaked the preset tactic?
Move the lines of defense and engagement a bit closer together so that you would get optimal compactness, which is particularly important for counter-attacking and other defensive styles. Ideally the D-line should be just one notch "higher" than LOE (e.g. standard DL/lower LOE or lower DL/much lower LOE).
If you insist on using the attacking team mentality - which is not necessary though - then you probably don't need an increased pressing urgency, because higher team mentalities automatically encourage more aggressive defending (the mentality actually affects all other instructions, both defensive and in-possession ones). Instead of more urgent pressing, the get stuck in TI (i.e. harder tackling) would make more sense.
Also remove both underlap TIs, since in this case they only increase the individual mentality of your wing-backs without contributing to anything else, because more central passing is already encouraged by both the focus play through the middle and narrow width. Therefore, the underlap instruction is an overkill in your tactic.
As I already stressed in my previous comment, the lower tempo makes no sense. Given that you play on the attacking mentality, it probably does not need to be higher, so just leave it on the default (medium) setting.
No need for playing out of defense either. The instruction is obviously a lot more suited to possession-oriented styles of play, as opposed to the counter. On top of that, playing out of defence - like work ball into box - requires players who are capable to keep the ball under pressure, meaning they need to have good ratings for both technical and mental attributes.
There may possibly be needed a couple more tweaks, but the above ones are definitely what I would suggest first.
Your feedback and critique is spot on, thanks for taking the time. I appreciate it.
I went through and cleaned out of the tactic, set the mentality to defensive (but adjusting as necessary depending on the situation)
I have no TI for "In possession"
I pushed my defensive line "higher" with a lower line of engagement, and have set pressing urgency to standard with get stuck in.
Going to proceed with a few games and see how I get on.0 -
4 minutes ago, Murcon17 said:
If your goal is to defend deeper then I don't think the counter-press makes a lot of sense, right now you're basically asking your players to try and win the ball back, even if they lost it all the way on the opponents box, while your backline will already be backpedaling to settle in deep, should probably switch that to regroup instead, so the team is together to defend from deep sooner.
Then I'd probably guess that it would help you to have both a runner from the midfield as well as one runner from the wingbacks, who want to fly up the pitch and in turn I'd drop one of the PF down to support so that they can link up play. For example try the right CM as a CM on attack duty and then swap the left PF onto support to encourage him dropping a bit to support the impeding counter and then I'd add the left WB on attack, who can then link up with the support PF and then would have both the other striker as well as the attacking CM as crossing options and as already mentioned take off the prevent short GK distribution, if you want to defend deep, there's no sense in wanting to prevent your opponent from building up from the back, it just ruins your defensive solidity.
Will try that as well, thank you for the suggestions!
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13 minutes ago, Experienced Defender said:
First off, you are needlessly using way too many instructions.
Secondly, a lowered tempo does not go hand in hand with a counter-attacking style, even under the attacking team mentality.
The same goes for the Prevent short GKD TI, which on top of that makes no sense in a bottom-heavy formation like yours anyway (regardless of the style of play).
And so on ...
Ok, that makes sense. "And so on"< what else? Thanks for the quick reply.
FYI - this tactic was auto-generated based on the pre-defined set of tactics the game offers
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Team: Ross County FC
2020/2021 season finished 7th
2021/2022 season, 6 matches played, 2-0-4 record
Board & fans becoming increasingly frustrated with bad performance, my players are slightly improved from last season, I feel that my bad run is due to tactic issue and very leaky defense. Not sure how to fix, please advise!
Observations of my leaky defense, opponents score mostly off of a breakaway / rapid counter attack from a set piece, or, long-ranged shots from outside the box. Baffling the accuracy on some of the goals are, but still, conceding.
My tactic is to soak the opponents attack, win back possession, then catapult forward. Typically I leave the mentality set to Defensive, but this doesn't get me many goals and I still concede. I will attach screenshots of the tactic overview and more close up screenshot of instructions. Let me know if I need to provide any other detail.
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Why do my defenders clear the ball when they have available team mates they can pass to? I have "play out of defense" TI turned on.
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How does the tempo of play change how the players are on the field? And a more precise question, does the fastest tempo of play mean the players will try and pass the ball of as quickly as possible?
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how do u guys defend on corners ?
i'm not sure if i should put one guy zonal marking near post and the rest of them on man mark.
Depends on my side and the opponent. Usually i bring everyone back leaving a lone striker to stay at half, a mid fielder lurks the box, one defending each post, then my best headers mark tall man and everyone else on man mark.
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Can the counter tactic be used as a attack/defence hybrid if your team has a balanced formation? I want my squad to not be too attacking but i also dont want them too defensive. I found that using standard tactic doesnt deliver the proper results in terms of possession and shots at goal.
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Why is it that this player receives so many injuries? He never starts games with less than 95% condition and he is not injury prone according to the coach report.
I feel like as soon as he steps on the pitch he breaks a leg and is forever doomed
edit; another question, why has my defense made 3 own goals in 3 consecutive matches? (1 own goal per match)
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@RTH,
I just beat Chelsea 1-0 following your advice, if it's a sign of things to come we'll be staying up this season.
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OK. They basically won't track back well on an Attack Duty. It could be that the gaps they leave are forcing your DL/R forward into that space in spite of their PIs. Try the Wingers from the ML/R positions instead, you won't notice any difference to their attacking input but they will defend deeper.
I'll give that a try, thank you for your help I appreciate it.
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Youth player not recovering from fatigue
in Training, Medical and Development Centre
Posted
Yes sorry - I completely forgot to include the players name! Lloyd Noswroth is the player in question..
Thanks for taking the time to investigate and reply back, I pushed through my season (promoted!). When the players returned from summer break, Lloyd had 'fresh' fatigue level and is now a starting player.
Have a great week Andrew!