Thanks mate. Good luck to you too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Max McClean
Thanks mate. Good luck to you too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Max McClean
Season 9 Level 9 Mid Season Summary
League - Easy this season. No contenders.
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Cup - Likely finals opponent is active and strong @ 92 quality at the moment.
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CL - No single team stands out as they are all around the mid 80 range. Not sure if it was planned by the system but every group had 2 teams above 80 quality. Quite a coincidence. Makes me wonder if they are bots.
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Record - I am looking forward to breaking some streak records but am fearful. Having seen stronger teams get trolled in later stages especially when they have a good streak going. Let's see how this plays out.
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Friendly Competition - I looked long and hard for a weak league to join or at least stand a chance to win something. However, my intention is not to invest any resources. So if I play a strong competitor, I will not be conditioning my team or boosting morale. I simply do not value emblems and jerseys as I do not intend to sell the account nor do I intend to trade collectibles. If I win, great. If not, no biggie.
Season 9 Level 9 End of Season Summary
Record
My 3rd perfect 51 Win season and my first time doing it back to back. This has helped me break my previous winning streak record but it might not last much longer as my team will undergo massive changes this coming season. Too many greens were used this season to stay ahead of my competitors due to my aging team.
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League
Strongest competitor was a 3 star team so i didn’t have any difficult matches but i did face problems winning the scoring challenge. Somehow a 2 star team had a 64 percent striker who scored almost as many as my top scorer due to my rotation policy. The winner was only decided today.
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Cup
From the start of the competition, there were 2 strong teams and both of us ended up meeting in the finals. He was 96 quality when we met but the matchup turned out easier than I anticipated.
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CL
I had to keep improving my team because of my finals opponent. He was active and i noticed his quality rising rapidly midway through the season. In order to stay ahead with a comfortable difference, i invested more greens than i usually would. During our finals match, he was 104 quality while i was around 120 quality even though the final score might paint a very different picture.
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Super Cup
4 star opponent who gave me a much harder time than my higher quality Cup and CL opponents.
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Friendly Championship
Best thing about this tournament has got to be the free green for making a sub. I didn’t invest anything but i somehow find myself in a good position. My tired players always seem to find a way to win against relatively strong opponents. I will probably finish 2nd but have no complains.
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Season 10 Level 10 Mid Season Summary
Season so far
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It has not been an easy season for me. If you notice, i have used quite a fair bit of my greens this season. Almost 1200 so far to be exact. This is around double my usual full season expenditure. This has been the toughest draw i have had since the introduction of the youth academy. In order to go for the quadruple this season, i expect to invest a few hundred more greens whenever i am able. It is actually quite time consuming as some planning is involved for each individual player.
While the overall general quality of all competitions is tougher. My focus has been on 1 player. I have a higher quality team at the moment but our whites are pretty similar. In fact, he might have the edge at the moment but i have many more greens to invest in my team. I didn’t save all those greens for fun, it is for situations like these and i will not hesitate using them to ensure i have the upper hand. However, i am sure my new record winning and undefeated streak are at risk because of him.
League
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3 contenders including me and i just beat them over the last few days. It looks like it’s mine to lose so i am quietly confident about this one.
Cup
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I was supposed to meet my main nemesis in the quarters but he got trolled badly in the round of 16. A 2-0 away loss against an 80 percentile team while he was 6 star with whites around 140-150 on average. I really did not expect that 3-2 agg loss for him. With him out, i am more confident about my chances.
CL
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Main nemesis for the season will meet me in the Semi Finals if the stronger team always wins. Will be monitoring him multiple times a day to make sure i keep pace with any investment on his part. His growth has slowed quite a fair bit recently as he continues to focus only on whites. I have already made the switch using greys to help speed up the improvement. Hope that decision doesn’t backfire.
Posting this to help keep track of my strongest opponent.
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Season 10 Level 10 End of Season Summary
Record
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Turns out this season has been one of my best ever. A three peat 51 win season and only my 3rd time crossing 300 goals scored in a season. I guess in a way it makes me feel better about spending all those greens this season because of 1 competitor. Focus now will be to keep my winning and undefeated streaks going.
League
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One of the toughest draws i ever got for league but after i invested those greens into powertraining my team, none of these guys seem to cause me problems.
Cup
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My entire season was all about the QF of the Cup and the Semis of CL. Those were the stages i was expecting to meet my main nemesis for the season with his high whites team. I initially thought he was trolled as he was much stronger than the opponent who eliminated him. That was until i faced the guy myself. He parked the bus so well. His hard defending and counter attacks really surprised me and gave me my lowest scoring game of the season. I was around 120 quality vs his 5-4-1 formation with around 83 quality during our matchup.
CL
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So the team that stressed me this season and caused me to spend so many greens is HNKA. As you can see, we met and i dominated him in both games in the Semis. I was about 16 quality stronger than him mostly due to grey skills. My whites were only marginally stronger. Greens well spent as i even won the 2nd match with my best attacker out due to suspension.
Super Cup
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I didn’t attend and i knew i would win it unless i got trolled badly. Lowest quality opponent among all competitions this season and not very active.
Events
Good mix of events this season. We had a tour, the friendly championship, special sponsor and the king of kings. I didn’t do well in any so shall not mention too much about it. But i must say i enjoyed participating in every one of them for the freebies.
Milestone Achievement - 500 Wins
The road to 500 was harder due to last season’s draw. I was not sure what caused the harder draw but i wanted to prevent reoccurrence. What i did differently in season 9 was to add many friends. I deleted them last season and my draws look like they are back to normal. I knew that friends have a chance of being drawn together which is why i avoid adding players close to my level. But i have a feeling friends of friends might also be drawn together? Or it could be purely a coincidence and i am overthinking it.
As usual, my focus for this season as a manipulating team will be a quadruple. It would be great if i can get another 51 win season. It would be 4 in a row for me and would propel my winning streak beyond 200. This would also be my club’s leading scorer last season with me as he is now 24. Hopefully the team won’t be affected by his departure.
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Season 11 Level 11 Mid Season Summary
Record
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A good draw and a well trained team has helped me achieve this. This will be the week I break the 200 winning streak mark if all goes well. I have tried to do things a little different this season by buying higher quality players as I am trying to spend more tokens while utilizing less greens. After last season, I realized how valuable greens can be when facing fast improving well trained teams. Tokens get you high quality weak players, it is the greens that make them strong. I know I could use the tokens to buy greens but it wouldn't be as cost effective. I will not be doing this every season but will try to balance it out over the next few seasons.
League
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2 five star teams are fighting for 2nd spot. While I am confident the league is mine to lose, I am disappointed to lose the scoring title. In order to save greens, I rotate and maintain 2 teams and while both teams are able to put up good numbers. Their individual goalscorer numbers can never surpass players who play all games. I might have to rethink the way I play soon as the 30 finishing is increasingly important as we move up in level.
Cup
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It has not been difficult getting to the Semis and my only challenge will be in the finals against James FC. His team is currently at mid 90s in quality so I fully expect him to be 6 star by the time we meet in the final week of the season.
CL
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A few 5 star teams but no one stands out yet. Waiting to see if anyone improves their team for the knock out stages. If nothing changes, this might be my easiest trophy this season as even my league has stronger competitors.
Season 11 Level 11 End of Season Summary
League
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More or less a walkover. What did surprise me was the 4th place finisher. He improved his team to 93 quality only in the 3rd week when he already had no chance at a top 3 finish. 4th spot was more or less his without the need for much investment especially since he was already eliminated from all other competitions. The worse part was he purchased 3 scouts on day 15, 2 of which were 69 tokens based on their quality and age. He did give me a scare when we met. I barely held on for a 1-0 win which he attended with support and my GK got MOM. Both of our team players were playing way below average and I got my goal only upon making tactical adjustments.
Cup
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Toughest competition among all 3 this season. The finals was especially nerve-wracking. My opponent's 95 quality team played really well and I only got my 2nd goal late game. It's amazing how players with low quality and regular white skills are able to give my team the fight of their lives. Don't tell me I don't get interesting matchups as a manipulator. I beg to differ. Thanks to the game engine for that.
CL
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Easiest competition for me. The only 5 star opponent I faced was a 81 quality team in the finals. Even in the league, there were 3 teams stronger than that. And the league is usually the easiest.
Super Cup
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The Super League was tougher than the CL for my draw so I prepared well and attended just in case.
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I got what I was hoping for. A 4th straight 51 win season. Have I not been trolled for that long? Doubt so. I had some very dodgy matches which I won by a single goal against 2 star teams. And they all exhibit a similarity. Either a sub is required or an adjustment needs to be made in tactics to get the goal. You might think it is a coincidence but it is what I think. I used to think I made a mistake when the player I subbed out scores before he leaves the field. Now I believe he only scored because the system recognize my effort to manage my team.
Good job as always. Whenever I see your thread, I need to laugh a bit because of the title. It says "Non-token player" which it isn't even possible to play without any Token. It should be Non-token buyer or free to play. Just a bit funny I think. ;)
Thanks mate and you’re right. I realised it almost instantly after creating the thread but don’t know how to change the title of the thread. Have given up trying lol :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Der_Ryan_M
Would probably remove the “as a non token player” portion entirely and leave the rest if i had a choice.
Will only be doing a season end short summary going forward. Due to retrenchments in my workplace, i am dealing with an increased workload. While i definitely am still able to manage my main account effectively. Time spent on my 5 feeder clubs, social media/forum and supporting friends will be compromised
Season 12 Level 12 End of Season Summary
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Tried out 2 scouts for the first time this season as i had less time on hand. They started off as the 3rd and 4th best on the team and were the weakest players by the end of the season. Weakest by both overall quality as well as white skills. But they did their job at MC and DL so I can’t complain. Cost me 69 tokens each and i will not be keeping them. On the bright side, I did manage to save some greens thanks to them as my quality was instantly lifted requiring less power training.
Highlight of my season was probably surviving in platinum for the first time. 1352 is what we managed. I have to admit that i am probably one of the reasons the association did not do very well and i will leave them after this weekend as i can’t keep up.
Good season and another perfect 51 wins. Hopefully i can keep that going :)
Milestone achievement - 600 Wins
It has been quite unexpected but the winning streak goes on. I actually found the earlier levels much harder despite playing the same style throughout. Perhaps there are more inactive accounts at my level on my server. Luck has played an important role as well as i remain unaffected by recent bugs that has affected many.
I do expect next season to be more difficult as 2 of my negative quality 1 star players retire. They will be replaced by 3 star players which would lead to a higher average quality. This is my 3rd replacement exercise and the last 2 times i did this, i was largely unaffected but i never had to replace 2 at a go. Fingers crossed.
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Season 13 Level 13 End of Season Summary
Another 51 win season. And only the 3rd time that I have managed to avoid conceding any goals in league. Have made some adjustments to the way I play in order to win the scoring title and also to try to get certain players to win the MOMs at the expense of some greens. Some also advise placing players for sale before claiming the skill boost but I find that a little too much work as I always maintain a full 28 man squad.
Saved quite a fair bit of resources this season as I decided to gamble and play with a lower quality as my team was quite well trained. It was a bad decision as many teams improved a lot because of the event players. I did not benefit from it the way my lower quality opponents did. But I did manage to get over the hump unscathed after their loans expired and investing some greens of my own. Still nerve-wracking nonetheless.
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Milestone achievement - 1 year of TE
I know to many, this isn't regarded as an achievement. It is for me as I don't usually play a game for very long. I think that says a lot about how much I like it. There are many reasons which I will list. Just my opinion so take it with a piece of salt.
1) Free to win
Many games are free to play but almost none are free to win.
2) Not time consuming
2-6 matches a day which is optional to attend. Maintaining max bonuses is a merely a 3 minute task. Watching 40 videos a day is also optional and done whenever one is able. Training and buying players take the most time but only if our criteria is specific and precise. We have complete control and are not disadvantaged as much as other games for having a life.
3) Single player game with multi-player events and options
I hate games that require help from others to complete tasks or progress. With TE, you are never dependant on others. The support from others helps but is not a deal breaker.
4) Large pool of players at lower levels
In many other games, there is a problem of multiple accounts drawn in the same competitions and you know what that means. We do not have that issue in TE at lower levels. Am not sure how it is at higher levels but I do have a few accounts in the same server as well to hedge against this if such issues arise.
5) Control over competition levels
There isn't an easy or lite mode which I would have selected but we have control over the type of competition we would like to face based on our personal preferences. I would probably change my tune on this when I get to high levels and manipulation is less effective and I do not want new players breaking my records. Paying customers should also be up in arms over this as their investment does not guarantee a better trophy haul.
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Season 14 Level 14 End of Season Summary
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As expected, a tougher season due to a softer manipulation. Not by choice. I had 2 negative quality players who were set to retire at the same time so my average quality increased quite a fair bit. Still a quadruple nonetheless but my cup finals opponent did give me quite a scare. Needed extra time to put the nail in the coffin which ended my winning streak. Still happy with 361 wins in a row. I am at least on par with most lower level manipulators.
Finally completed all ground upgrades. I did not spend any tokens and it took me slightly more than a year. But it looks like l will need to wait another season to see my stadium fill up all 260k seats.
Milestone Achievement - 700 Wins
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Am a bit late in uploading this as I have been busy. To achieve the last 100 wins, it has been tougher. I often meet accounts that are set up in 2013 - 2015 at my level. They don't win much but they sure as hell give it to me when we are drawn together. They always do it with scouts so I have advantage there. My winning streak ended late last season so only undefeated to play for going forward. Also notice that the values of players are beginning to look similar so will have to make some adjustments to the way I play as well. Wouldn't wanna risk tokens on a possible slow trainer.
Replaced some key attacking positions this season and will do so next season as well while I can still easily identify fast trainers based on value. Competitions look similar to last season so hopefully I can continue collecting those trophies.
Season 15 Level 15 End of Season Summary
So i forgot to take a screenshot from last season but i am pretty sure it was 51 wins. Associations was tough for me last season and i didn’t do well at any of the events. No top place finishes and no completion. I prefer the quadruple anyway so its all good!
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This thread is the insanity of Top Eleven, 2 losses in the career and while doing that saved 6.2k rests and 1.6k token, really well done my friend. :D
Make that 3. And I may well lose my league this season. Me and this other team are the only probable winners and he beat me. Hoping for some sort of miracle or for TE to help me by trolling some of his matches. If not, the return leg would be do or die for my team. Wish me luck fellow forumers.Quote:
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Just invest some greens and try to turn it around. You have so much saved anyways, why would you bother accumulating even more. Keeping this record as clean as it is is worth more imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillybq
Hopefully he drops some points too so I won't have too much pressure and stress. I usually power train during the first weekend, apparently too late this season. I agree with what you mentioned. Maintaining a good record is more important to me as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Der_Ryan_M
Just wanted to share. A lower end 4 star team has been upsetting many 5 star teams in my cup. I face him today. Look what I found.
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We can't take low rated clubs for granted. Have to scout their attackers.
I lost my cup final today. Fuuuuuuuucccccccckkkkkk.
I manipulate and still lose. I suck, end of story
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Finals is a matter of lottery at times and result of 1-goal difference game can just be about luck, or lack of. So keep pride in how you have been playing and in winning nearly everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillybq
Well, just from an analytical point from the stats (which I always do after a draw or rare loss, or even a mightily close win that should have been a comfortable one), I feel there are a few points that would prompt a change at half-time, if ratio is similar at half-time:
1) Your possession is some 30% more but with only 2 shots more while only 30% on target. That suggests either the formation isn’t ideal against the opponent (low # of shots vs possession advantage), or your main attackers are totally off form (ok-performance should be at least 40%-45% on target). At least 1 change of personnel or try reshuffle of formation should be tried at the half-time interval.
2) Pass completion at 90% is way too high for a tight game for winning purposes, especially in a game when our shot on target % is low. Regardless of opponents’ quality, creating chances via possession would just mean missing chances after chances by off-form attackers via passing and crossing with our quality advantage.
With own painful experience, it is way better to switch to a defensive formation and order even if it doesn’t make sense against a weaker opponent, play long (or at least mixed if long balls result in opponents’ counter easily) and just rely on individual quality to take that 1 chance via our counter or building from the back by midfielders and even wide defenders even if it means passing rate dropping to 80%.
Well, as we know very well, there would still be some 1-2 troll matches per season despite our best efforts. Sucks big time if it happens in finals. We move on and try even better next season. :cool:
Manipulated how? AvQ or ratings? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillybq
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Yea mate. I should have checked with you. Remember i told you in private message the cup opponent would put up a fight. I really aint sure if it was a troll result or was it my mistake. I am leaning more towards a mistake. I did not sub early enough or i made a bad sub or i had the wrong tactics. It could have been anything. Anyway my sub performed worse than my starter. Subbed out a 5.3 to get a 4.8 lol.
My opponents quality was once again rubbish but as usual its fake quality. Very high whites and really low greys so i knew it would be tough. He doesnt manipulate and he doesnt have to as his quality is already low because of low grey skills.
Its over and i am feeling a little demoralised. Feel like taking a break from the game.
I don’t know how the ratings manipulation works yet so yea, avq :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by khris
Don’t be too hard on yourself mate. There are always some top managers who are as good, if not even better, as us who can outperform in a 1-match final (a 2-legged tie then we could set up for a perfect counter for the 2nd leg, but a 1-off could be quite difficult when we haven’t got the rub of the green).Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillybq
Assuming drills being equally-levelled or similar, I tend to train subs in an ‘opposite’ dimension to hopefully make a difference on impactful substitution.
Eg. If my main AM is specialised in shooting & finishing and ST on speed, then my corresponding sub of that 2 positions would be having training mainly on crossing/passing and header and positioning - it is obvious that the subs’ best stat may not even match the worst of first team’s, but for me those subs have to be about trying to shuffle as much of a disadvantaged preset of conditions in certain matches where we ‘should’ loss (really sucks - but I do believe I have won too many matches when on paper I shouldn’t :cool: ) as hopefully shifting the balance in my favour when first team’s best strengths are being nullified.
With typically high whites, what I would do is pack that area with +1 player or +1.5 player (eg. Opponents 4-4-2 with high whites’ STs, then I would play a 3-1-4-1-1 with a flat and tight DL-DC-DR plus a DMC pulled as close to own goal as possible), pull a bit backward towards own goal and on back-arrow, and then apply defensive bonus throughout, then hopefully by 60th min not losing by more than 1 goal and shift to 3-4-1-2 high-pressing & hard tackling to win or draw with better conditions). My focus is on ‘maximising’ our defenders’ whites with defensive bonus plus squeezing all space of attackers with the number of defenders + DMC(s).
Definitely get how you feel as I had been through that exact feeling of losing just a single trophy after all those grand slams seasons after seasons. You will be feeling a lot better when you get all those trophies back by end of next season. Hehe! ;)
Season 16 Level 16 End of Season Summary
Bad season overall. It was not just the cup final loss. I almost gave up the league and finished the season with 2 draws and 2 losses.
Not sure why, I had the same kind of opponents I've always had and invested more greens than usual into training my team so I can't explain it.
Hopefully it has something to do with form or team chemistry and gets better next season.
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Might be taking a break soon. Weighting my options now. It's a real shame to see my record ruined
Hard luck on losing your first trophy, well, three trophies in a season is still quite good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sillybq
Indeed it is a real shame as you were four matches away from being 500 unbeaten. Even still, you have lost four games from 800 odd matches. That’s still something to be proud of.
Even though it is unfortunate, streaks like the one you went on have to come to an end some day.
Hopefully you get back on track this season.
Like you said mate. A real shame. Anyway, I scrapped my tanking plan this season. Looks like l got fewer manipulators and upsellers this season so am going for glory. Hopefully no surprises 😉Quote:
Originally Posted by Max McClean
Season 17 Level 17 End of Season Summary
Another disappointing season. I lost to an untrained 4 star team in the CL finals 0-1. Almost 50 quality better yet I felt helpless. Once again my subs performed worse than my starters and his GK performed admirably while mine had a bad day. No tactical changes helped as well.
The cup loss last season was against a well trained team with good whites which i think is acceptable. However, the CL opponent who beat me this season did not have a well trained team. His players looked like they were straight off the auction market and he even had some 3 star players in the mix. I have beaten him many times in all competitions over many seasons and this is my first time losing to him which really shouldn’t have happened. I am sooo angry.
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Season 18 Level 18
My first time tanking while training and going for trophies. I found it very different from tanking with an inactive account, way more difficult. At times I felt it was actually easier to play normally. It was sometimes difficult for me to log in to switch teams before the cup and cl matchups. Good thing is we can preset and load formations so that made it alot easier.
I think my dismal performances in previous seasons lead to a very easy season. Won everything other than the league with ease. I saved many greens this season as no promotion means I will have a much higher quality during the draw. Blues dipped intially due to league losses but recovered once the friendly championship started.
Back to normal next season. It has been very difficult watching my team lose. I know most think that I shouldn't have attended my league matches when tanking but I wanted the boosters and I didn't want them subbing in my strong players when injury strikes.
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Faced a tough first round cup opponent and decided to test my skills. Am just sharing my joy here as I expected to lose.
Fellow manipulator/tanker/upseller and winner of many trophies. We are at level 18.
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Has better trained players than me.
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Has many friends to support. While I can't attend most matches this season and no time to switch my team so will probably be eliminated soon.
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Won both and convincingly.
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Can you show your tactic and instructions ?
I am unable to share my tactics and instructions as i change them based on my opponent and also depends on game statistics.Quote:
Originally Posted by LuMoHk0o
I can share my formation strategies instead as it is less opponent dependant.
My formation changes every season and depends on the fast trainer i am able to buy to fill gaps.
But in general i feel safer following these guidelines below.
Min 3 defenders
Either 3 DCs or 2 wingbacks and a DC
Min 4 in central midfield area
Either 2 DMC or 2 MC and an AMC
My attackers are fixed. Always 2 wingers and an AMC as well at an ST.
So any like this GK-DR-DC-DL-DMC-DMC-MC-AMC-AMR-AML-ST ? Sorry for my english.
Yes correct. That's one of the variations. Like I said, have a few variations depending on what is available for me to buy since the auction sometimes just doesn't give me what I need.Quote:
Originally Posted by LuMoHk0o
For your other queries.
Attacking or defensive depends on opponent.
Passing depends on weather.
Pressing, counters and offside traps depends on attacking or defensive.
Flanks or middle attack also depends on opponent.
Zonal or MTM also depends on opponent.
