[Need help with my Leeds tactic - finished 4th in my 1st season but am now finishing mid table a few seasons later]

50 minutes ago, ozilthegunner said:

You started playing in Europe in your second season, right? That can always cause issues due to tiredness,  etc

But your tactic is also suspect both defensively and in transition. All those attack duties aren't going to replicate the intricate passing of the gunners,  especially when on attacking mentality.  Half your players probably have a 'very attacking ' mindset.

When I played fm back around those years with arsenal my front 4 were DLF(s), AP(a), IF(a), and W(s)

How were the results? I have switched my right IW to a W on su. Just had him assist a goal

[Need help with my Leeds tactic - finished 4th in my 1st season but am now finishing mid table a few seasons later]

1 hour ago, LHurlz said:

DLP(s) and BBM is actually my go-to midfield pairing in the rare event I opt to use a 4231 so you don't necessarily need to have the DLP on defend, but you just need to make sure you're keeping ample defensive cover all over the pitch.  If your DLP isn't good defensively by nature then maybe you could put him on defend to aid him

I will take these into consideration. Thanks for the help!

[Need help with my Leeds tactic - finished 4th in my 1st season but am now finishing mid table a few seasons later]

4 minutes ago, LHurlz said:

You're playing with an attacking mentality, two wing backs on attack, two IWs on attack and no defend duty in the midfield, no wonder you're conceding so many  Drop those wing backs to support as well as one of the wide players.

I would also not advise playing with 2 BPDs as this will not help you keep possession, as your TIs imply you want to, but rather encourage your defenders to play a lot of long balls and lose possession. 

True, thanks mate

Anything regarding the BBM and DLP or is that okay?

Nvm just saw the edit. I'll stick the DLP on defend and see how it goes

[Need help with my Leeds tactic - finished 4th in my 1st season but am now finishing mid table a few seasons later]

I set out to try and recreate an Arsenal style tactic from 2015-2017 when they had the likes of Ozil and Sanchez and Giroud etc all play intricate passes with one another and usually ending in a goal. I know they didn't win anything but I still really admired the way they played and wanted to do the same on FM21. It worked very well the first season as we finished 4th place and got some very nice victories, even away against the big teams we did very well. Of course we were on the end of a few hidings against the likes of Liverpool and Man U but overall we were solid and scored goals. I have posted a few screenshots below in order for people to critique.

The second season we didn't do nearly as good - we were inconsistent all season and finished 8th. As you can see in all the screenshots we are conceding far too many goals so that is what I would like help with. We have no problem scoring - Rodrigo scored 45 goals for me in 2 season before requesting a transfer. I signed Daniel Maldini from AC Milan and he scored 11 and assisted 12 and Rafinha on the right IW position got similar numbers. 

It may just be a case of that my players are not good enough. In my first season all my attackers were getting goals but the next season all their goals and assists have halved. 

Help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[How to retrain multiple players to the same position in squad view?]

Hi

Does anyone know how to select multiple players in the squad view screen to retrain them to a certain position?

For example, if I want all my goalkeepers to train as a SK (De), does anyone know how I can save time by doing this?

When I select multiple players using Ctrl + right mouse click, I see the option for 'Training' but it is always unselectable.

Anyone know why this is?

It saves a bunch of time rather than going into every players individual training and doing it from there.

Thanks.

[Need help with my 4-2-3-1]

Did you sell Alli?

I line up 4-2-3-1 as Spurs with Son as left IW (At), Alli as SS (At) and Bergwijn as right W (S). Kane is obviously up front as either AF (A) or poacher (A)

In midfield I have Lo Celsco as AP (S) and Dier or Holjberg as BWM (D).

Similar sort of TI to yours although I have no transitional instructions as I leave it up to them whether or not to counter or retain possession. 

How far are you into your season? I am looking for a decent away tactic against the top 4 sides 

[Playing all the big teams consecutively]

This has happened to me on pretty much every save.

The most recent one was during my latest Leeds save, where either at the very start of the season or during the busy December period I would play the likes of Liverpool, Man City, Man U/Chelsea and Spurs all in a matter of weeks. 

Obviously I know that I'll have to play these teams at some point but surely it's no coincidence that I'm having to play them all back to back. It sucks because I pretty much have no choice but to rest my key players due to fatigue, even if they are rested against weaker teams before the onslaught begins.

Leeds have a really good team in the game IMO and can definitely challenge for the top 6 if you get your tactics right, but playing these quality teams 4 games in a row can absolutely kill momentum. 

Like I said, it either happens during the beginning or mid season. Does this happen to anyone else or should I just stop moaning?

 

 

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I don't think it is.

I too would like to get rid of the middle box, but I don't mind the side boxes as one can show me the match stats and the other I normally switch to the league table to see where I am.