Johnleegriffin Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 wing backs seem to always get booked every game, is this a bug or what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveUK Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 What formation are you playing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnleegriffin Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 playing 4-3-3 wide as Liverpool, wing backs on support. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sysiphus Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Noticed this as well. Bellerin as FB-A got a very few cards for me but as WB-S he got more than a card every other game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaW Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Not happening for my Liverpool side, so it must be something to do with how you play or what kind of players you have in those positions. My current fullbacks/wingbacks are Tierney and Moreno on the left, and Clyne and Alexander-Arnold on the right. They have a grand total of 10 yellow cards between then and I'm in March at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnleegriffin Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 yea i think it must be some kind of bug. i have Robertson and Moreno on the left and Alexander-Arnold and Gomes on the right. If i set up individual training on tackling , think that might work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurs08 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, Johnleegriffin said: yea i think it must be some kind of bug. i have Robertson and Moreno on the left and Alexander-Arnold and Gomes on the right. If i set up individual training on tackling , think that might work. I don't think it's a bug, not entirely anyway. That tactic is putting the wing backs under a lot of pressure. You have IF(a)s ahead of them which are about the least useful defensive wing players - they don't contribute and don't even stick to the flanks, so often your wing backs are trying to deal with two attacking players. They have a relatively small amount of support from midfield with no dedicated holding or defensive player, and nobody in the DM strata. There isn't an extra centre back to help cover. And then they're being told to harry and close down as much as they can at a very high tempo, which is the tactical equivalent of putting hyperactive bunny rabbits on crack cocaine. They're very often going to be in positions where they rush in quickly on someone and accidentally commit a foul, or deliberately commit one to stop very promising attacking moves where the second opposition wide man on their flank is free and looking to break into the box behind your very high defensive line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigaliro Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I noticed that too but I think in FM 17. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPChenet Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Are their instructions on mark tighter? Your TI's are on Closing Down Much More, which will mean more fouls should your player be marking tight and this will increase should you also be asking them tackle harder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCpl Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 The IF & WB thing is interesting though. I would prefer FB over WB, but FB fail miserably to provide width and overlap even with a byline instruction. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasilli07 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 You are closing down extremely high up. If the players failed to keep their men in check when pressing high, then maybe they were forced to commit tactical fouls to stop the counter attacks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporadicsmiles Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Very high closing down, with probably an aggressive mentality as well. Your WBs are going to be relatively advanced when you have the ball. When you lose it, they will be out of position, and have to chase back. This can lead to fouls. Further, the high closing down is going to make them chase aggressively from their WB spot and put a challenge in. With a 3 man midfield, you are probably going to funnel a lot of the opposition play down your flanks, so your WBs will do a lot of closing down, make a lot of tackles, and therefore be more likely to get a yellow. IF you want to experiment with that, us a PI to make one of the WBs close down a lot less than the other, and see if cards reduce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos92 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I noticed this problem on 17 as well. No matter who was playing at left CWB, they would get booked more often than not. Strangely, the player on the right would hardly ever get carded Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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