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A player like a BBM, do you put him in defensivo or attacking unit?

Hi, Before signing a player, is the playe average rating history a factor for you? Or don't care about it much?

@Cleon I'm really liking this thread, mainly the striker part and it's amazing how your striker Reginaldo did score 107(!) goals in 60 apps. Sorry if you've mentioned it already but I have a few questions if you don't mind: 1- Do you take control of individual training and let the assistant do the general one? 2 - Regarding mentoring, do you keep the mentoring groups within the same training units? For example a mentoring group with only defensive units players and other one with just attacking units? Or you don't care about it and you mix both? 3 - As I'm still playing my long term save in FM21, what is the closest to a progressive pass I can search for? Key pass maybe? Thanks.

So lack of consistency can change in a young player? But is it rare for that change to happen? I've noticed that I have a few in my team

High potential player but inconsistent will stop you from signing him?

What about a low block with more urgent pressing and get stuck in? So you keep a more compact block but press more aggressively when they enter the zone

Hi, two questions: 1- Do you ever had a player with "possesses long flat throw? If so, do you still choose the long throw option or that trait will make him always do it, regardless of what throw you choose? 2 - In a counter attacking tactic, isn't a bit counter-intuitive to go for a narrower attacking width? With thay playing style you certainly want to get the most of your fastest and best dribblers players across the whole pitch?

@SJHExtramaybe would be better if you create a tactic and upload it here so people can help you?

I'm still playing FM21, but I think it's a combination of pressing traps and invite/prevent crosses. So trap inside(?) and invite crosses to use a narrower width when defending. Defensive Width has been replaced, too, with four new Instructions, all of which will help you better set up your defensive shape in different zones of the pitch. Outside of your own defensive third, you now have instructions to tell your team to set up a pressing trap out wide or in central areas, affecting the way your team positions and presses when defending – this can be used as an attempt to funnel the opposition into the area of your choice. Previously, Defensive Width was based around stopping or inviting crosses, but now they are stripped back and presented as their own instructions; you can set your players to be narrow and defend the cross, or ask your full-backs to stop the cross at the source.

@crusadertsar thank you for another cracking thread. Out of possession wise and since the 442 only uses 2 bodies in the middle, would you agree to use a narrower width when defending or do you change it depending on what's happening in the game/opposition?

Thanks for the answer. That makes perfect sense. This is his team status below, I don't think it's too high for him to have none in that mentoring group

Hello, I recently bought this player, named Jon Garcia. However, as you can see, his estimated effect from group is none. What could be the reason for this? He has potential but low determination and I was looking to increase it with mentoring. But I guess that mentoring wont have any effect on him

What if you have strikers who are both fast and good in the air? Would you use hit early crosses? What about the type of crosses, would you leave it mixed?

anyone pls?

Hi, Are those instructions something you normally use to define your style of play or instead you use him depending on how a match is going? If it's the latter, are both instructions best used for example when the other team is pressing you high and with a strong attacking intent? Is early crosses also good against teams defending deep? Thanks

Do you guys sign players with low determination attribute? Or is it a red flag for you?

Yeah I did think about the WB(D), but the thing is that the role has "run wide with the ball" hardcoded. And since I want that player to be a kind of IWB, but not really being one, I don't know if that would suit what I want. Basically I want the player to be narrower than a usual FB is and being a deep passing option (so he needs to also have decent passing) , but I don't want him to act like a IWB

Hi all, I want the the left FB to be more conservative and stay deep, not only to be a passing outlet but also because he has 2 aggressive roles in front of him, IW(a) and BBM that also has gets forward trait. Do you think that the defend duty is too conservative (even more when playing a balanced mentality) or would you use him as a FB(s) instead? Regarding width on that side, I instruct the IW(a) to stay wider. Thank you!

@themadsheep2001hi sorry but could you please post your setup? Also, about going with a narrower defensive width, is it something you normally change depending on the opponent and their formation? You go narrow against strong teams? Thanks!

Thanks a lot for the amazing reply @OJ Its makes sense for you to play wide then. Being one of the top teams in the game, I'm sure most of the teams park the bus against you.

Ah yes, that's the one I'm using and I forgot that I was talking to that skin's creator . Thank you for the skin btw. It really make thins more realistic.

@OJthanks for sharing this. Can I ask you why do you play wide with a possession system and already with a positive mentality? Is it because of the underlap instruction? Also could you please share the traits you said your players have and if do you think their detrimental to your playing styl? I'd also like to know your average ball possession please. Thanks!

Can I ask which skin you use? Even tho I'm still playing FM21, I also put some restrictions in my game. For example I use a skin that shows starts instead of attributes and no CA/PA stars. I also don't use player search and I leave all the scouting to my scouts and only sign players those players they scout. What about transfers? Do you impose some restrictions?

Thank you. Yes I've understood it better now. Sorry, English it's not my native language and sometimes I miss a few things. Of course its always better to have full bars, but training attributes that I don't want them to train, either because I think they aren't necessary for my playing style or because they're already too good at them (or too weak that it's a waste to spend CA there), just to fit to the role they play its something that I admit I never did, because I didn't know, until recently, that the only way to get that full bar was to train the same role they play.

Sorry, I didn't quite get your words. You're saying that I should train them within the same role and it's important for that bar to be full?