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On 03/09/2021 at 12:49, Johnny Ace said:
Not sure why his parents thought this was a good name
Would've expected way higher work rate, stamina, and strength from doing 1000 sit-ups a day.
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On first blush, single-digits concentration is not a good thing to have for your main goal scorer. Apparently last season he maintained it and maybe this season he is just returning to type. That plus a new contract could also be contributing, under the covers so to speak. If - as previous poster suggests - you see 'poor consistency' show up in his coach's report. That coupled with the low concentration would be a large part why.
What did he do the season before the 35 goal campaign? How does his xG last season compare to this? They could be close and last year overperformed and this year under.
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3 hours ago, Haribo1681 said:
That's it - my original feeling and inspiration for this thread was/is a feeling that it's more difficult to make a game tight and cagey, reducing the opposition's ability to create a host of chances, in FM than it is in real life. Playing counter-attacking football and exploiting fast transitions is a different conversation entirely.
To the point of reducing opponent's chances - after using a back 3/5 for all of FM21, the past 1.5 seasons I switched to a 4-1-3-2 and have led/am leading the league in goals conceded/shots against, while also being top 3 in possession stats and at/near the top is goals for. Granted I have the 7th highest wage bill and a very good, deliberately constructed Brighton side in 2027/28, that could contend and win things with a myriad of tactics.
Anyhoo, for some food for thought, this is my current tactic. I normally concern myself with the attacking movement and having something that will create chances; however, in regards to keeping it tight:
- 'Regroup' along with being 'Narrow' to begin with helps keep us more compact and helps eliminate giving the opposition gaps they haven't earned through their play by having players chase after lost causes trying to regain possession
- Everyone bar the AF (as expected) contributes defensively. PF will drop into midfield and even though the IW is on attack, he's at the midfield level instead of the attacking level. It can almost turn us into a 4-5-1 defensively
- The anchorman as a general sweeper-upper and recycler helps prevent things before they start and can help clog things up, passing lane wise.
- My back 4 are all excellent, maybe I will run this with default 2020/21 Brighton and see how it goes, but really as Herne mentions above having the right players genuinely helps.
- General 'Balanced' mentality helps keep everyone from being too rash. I will drop to 'Cautious' now and again, but does that actually help us stifling the opponents attack... IDK
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On 31/08/2021 at 08:01, zyfon5 said:
I played with defensive tactics for two seasons and was equally effective on both not sure if you have read the whole thread. If you want to see how a top team can play counter attacking football and excel with it I can share my recent save with Chelsea which broke all kinds of premier league records while having less than 50% possession while only having the 3rd best squad in the league but that would be boring compared to an underdog team which is the first two seasons when I managed West Brom. And the keeper that you mentioned immediately failed to perform elsewhere when I left the club so I am not sure how much he mattered.
And these are quotes taken directly 'defending is failing', 'defending is almost impossible because when you are the weaker team...' and it is clear my tactics disagrees with their quotes. Whether the ME favours which type of playstyle is not what I replied and I respect your opinion on it.
Simeone and Mou do not play with defensive tactics all the time. They like any sensible coaches know that they have to be on the offensive end on some matches and vice versa is true. Playing with defensive tactics for the whole season will not get them anywhere and the FM world is also not exempted from this. At the same time I have also seen a fair share of people who played with ultra offensive tactics and failed with it.
Fair enough and thanks for the reply :-)
When I see a counter-attacking system such as yours or one that I used back in FM20, with Nuno's Wolves at the time as inspiration, while 'defensive' in the sense of sitting back and looking to counter with a quality QB style passer and quick transitions (effectively not being on the front foot so to speak), I guess I still don't necessarily equate them to the same type of 'defensiveness' the OP was initially talking about. That killing off of the game and knowing that 1-nil, 2-nil lead is ironclad and you will see out the last 20 mins of the match. I may need to go reread the earlier posts, but I was thinking of it in that sense.
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1 hour ago, zyfon5 said:
My attempt at playing defensive tactics with an underdog team disagrees
C'mon. You played on the counter for one season and rode your keeper
And then once your team rep goes up a wee bit, it's less effective. Think that is a better indicator of what FF is saying.
Think his observation still stands that trying a Simeone or Mou instead of a Pep or Klopp is going to be more difficult to replicate, based on the current ME.
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19 minutes ago, darthrodent said:
That's exactly it, mate. I don't want the secret formula to win -- I used to get just as much enjoyment playing as lower teams hanging on for survival. What I want is ACTIONABLE INFORMATION. Let's take a hypothetical under-the-hood "FM-ometer" that can tell me what my problem is. Let's say it concludes that the reason my system failed last game is because the Decisions, Work Rate, and Teamwork is too low for both my DMs and my system is too high in Pressing. That information is forever hidden from me. How could I ever come to that conclusion by myself? Do I even know what Decisions does?
On the flip side, I absolutely walked the league with Birmingham City, Ivan Sunjic was absolutely immense in the Anchor role. It feels like I hit the tactic fruit machines and hit the Jackpot. I play the game the same way every time using the same logic and same knowledge of a 30 year playing career at a pretty high level. I have no idea why I was successful, it just sort of clicked. I didn't have to make any changes throughout the season, I played the exact same 4-1-4-1 system all the way through. It should have been cause for celebration what with the Premiership promotion, yet I was so dejected, it was such a hollow experience that I decided to make a thread about it.
If someone asked "What was it that made your Birmingham team so good?" I honestly don't think I could give a response. I look at teams like Liverpool, Man City, and Chelsea in real life. If you asked me the same question I could give you a 10-page synopsis on each of those teams: the style, the tempo, the philosophy, the pressing, all of it.
I can sympathise with your POV.
What's helped (in regards to not getting annoyed by that conundrum you've laid out in this thread) me is to divorce tactics from results and think of them more purely as aesthetics, style, fancy frocks (or whatever term works best for you) that you hope to see play out when you watch the match/highlights.
Results are too driven by momentum, morale, and squad management IMHO, so that if you have a decent side and play a reasonably 'realistic' tactic for your side you will see greater success than you could otherwise expect. Hence your Brum experience.
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1 hour ago, LucasBR said:
We need some kind of interaction regarding transfers and contract rejections ASAP.
Eg. I bought an extra non-EU player, I knew he wouldn't be able to play due to some rules in the Italian league. I should be able to interact with him before buying and explain the situation, offer a loan option and let the player decide if it's a good move or not.
Another thing that needs improvement is when a player is nearing the end of its contract and have a chat to him explaining why I'm transfer listing him or why I transfer listed him because he didn't accept the contract that I offered.
Agree player interactions can use work - in regard to the player not accepting/wanting too much money. I've found if I go to renegotiate and I don't meet the players salary demands and the negotiations are canceled, I can then transfer list the player and he is "happy" to move to a new club.
If I do it in any other order the player will indeed (assuming it's a good player or better) get annoyed and sometimes kick up a fuss that get's other players on his side.
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19 hours ago, Colorado said:
I've never considered myself to be completely at ease with the tactical side of stuff in FM. However, I have read and watched lots different things over the years to get a basic knowledge, but does anyone else find themselves in a similar situation to me in that they stop understanding their own team's tactics?
I start at the beginning of the season with a base plan but as the season progresses, my tactics evolve. I'm not the fastest of players but after around 40-50 matches, I feel I've lost touch with why certain aspects work or don't work with my tactical system and I opt for changes that previously helpful me improve without understanding why.
My tactical plan just kind of unravels at this point, and I lose a bit of focus and interest in my save.
Quickfire answer: Yes, I can see how this happens.
Other answer: Seems worthy of a thread, no?
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My bipolar coach has all the best team selection advice
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^This. Yuuuuuge offers are cool to see, but would only sell if you can absolutely maintain or upgrade his position and others.
In 2023 I got a 200m GBP offer for Seb Esposito (as Brighton from Liverpool) and my initial thought was wow! Sell! Sell! Sell! But then I had a look around and really there were no legit ways to replace with a like for like early 20s beast of a striker, without it being Haaland, which was an impossibility. Fabio Silva was the closest IRL player and maybe a couple closeish regens, but that was it.
I kept him, we're in 2026 and he's remained happy to stay and banging them in at an excellent clip. So in that case not selling was absolutely the right call. I did sell Dwight McNeil to ManUtd for 100m GBP though... they then transfer list him at the end of the season, think it got down to 60m, poor chap.
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^Ah well Stuart Jr. is getting a heckuva childhood isn't he.
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3 minutes ago, BigV said:
Whole backline was stern today, maguire stood out but stones really complemented him. Shaw turned it on after 30 mins or so, walker did well.
Midfield did their job, front line was mehhh but kept going.
Good win, hopefully that fires kane, don't underestimate any of the games, dont let the fricking vibes get to them and they'll get to the finals.
Except that one early chance, Stones did a great job keeping Werner at bay. His quality domestic season has really done him wonders.
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The 'Group of Death' is indeed dead.
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Southgate is going to unveil his swap-teams-6-man-substitution 'strategy' at the start of extra time isn't he?
Genius stuff.
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DCL finishes that.
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On our North American feed, we just got the - Saka was born after the 5-1 match in Munich.
Just another of those, eff me I'm getting old moments.
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Lukako channeling his FM-self, to not get the one-two return pass
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13 minutes ago, Yuko said:
Just to imagine that Pepe's style is pretty much the average defender of the 70s and 80s gives you enough perspective as to why some attacking players from those days are highly rated.
The Paulinho tackle on DeBruyne before halftime was surely in that category, Pepe generally speaking is different gravy.
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Is it wrong to kinda want someone to finish Pepe's playing days a la Keano on Haaland?
There's poophousery and then there's this nonsense.
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11 hours ago, CaptCanuck said:
Wow! Thanks for giving me a new 'getting FMed' benchmark: an xG difference of almost 5. That is nuts. Hopefully you still qualified/moved on.
Ya so this isn't photoshopped, this just happened in the FA Cup 5th round. Needed a penalty and injury time and long term injuries to avoid being FMd
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On 19/06/2021 at 11:06, Tez85 said:
We've all had it... feels better to share my frustration.
Wow! Thanks for giving me a new 'getting FMed' benchmark: an xG difference of almost 5. That is nuts. Hopefully you still qualified/moved on.
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2 minutes ago, Rob1981 said:
Based on what? If Portugal beat Germany and Portugal and France draw then Portugal could easily top that group on goal difference.
Then on another day Portugal are easily fragile enough to implode against a 3rd place team in the R16 and we get a R16 and a QF game where we are big favourites.
We are in a great position now where we can wait for a few more games to play out and then go for a win if we want to be in one half of the draw or play out a 0-0 if we want to be in the other. If we don't attack the Czechs they will absolutely settle for a draw as well because they know they will finish 1st/2nd as long as they avoid defeat and neither Croatia or Czechs will be able to catch them.
It's funny you think England is in that much control of whether they win or lose.
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Too late to bring Ward-Prowse in and click the 'Play for Set-pieces' button?
They've got Mings, Stones, DCL, Rice, start White at WB to get another one in there, and you've got a lot of aerial presence. As opposed to the current mopey teenager presence.
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And then once your team rep goes up a wee bit, it's less effective. Think that is a better indicator of what FF is saying.
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Here he is 4 months away from 30 and still going strong. It's August 2029, I should try and find one from 26/27 in his prime. He can play well anywhere on the left from an AML down to FB/WB or as an inverted winger on the right. I trained him as an winger the first go around and as a wing back the second, most important of course is just to play him every week to see the increases.
Bought and sold for a combined 262m pounds is Lukaku territory.