Trying to tank a season

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10-09-2013
Nicky

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Trying to tank a season

...but is not that easy!

After the absurd eliminations by the cups I'd like to tank the season but.. I'm not able to loose!

In 5 matches played I have 1W 3D e just 1L
Ok my team is not so weak but I got 5 points playing with strange and illegal formations, with no morale and no condition.

Do you think I can still tank this season in the last 10 matches?

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Last match:

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I was attacking on both flanks...without players on flanks!
My quality: 69.1, his one 67.9 and he scored just at 89' when all my team's condition was under 50%

I really do not understand if tactics are useful or not
Maybe we're filling tons of pages talking about nothingh...
10-09-2013
Jubran Afridi

For you to finish outside the top 7 you would need the #8 and #9 teams to do well in their remaining matches,otherwise it looks a bit tough for you to avoid promotion which looks likely to happen.
10-09-2013
Dman2pt

I am tanking in one of my teams, i was 5th, not far from the ones in front, but i felt that the Team was not good enought to fight for top 4, just start 2 days before, and o lost against 2 weaker teams.
Put all my weaker players in, and i am playing with 5DC 5DMC, With blue arrows in all of them. Mentality very defensive, short passes, Man to Man, but still manage to score 1 goal, playing this way.

They are only 8 points behind, with 30 points to go, i think it is possible, especialy If you lose with them.
10-09-2013
spornybol

you`v tried to tank last 5 games ?? what would have if you had not drawn 3 games you`d be in top 4 which is what you want as back champions league
10-10-2013
Nicky

When I decided to tank I was in 4th position.
I didn't imagine that after 5 matches I'd loose just one position.

I could easily get to 3rd place, maybe 2nd if I play my best, but I would like to tank..just to try.

But the matter is always the same: the more I play the more tactics/orders/arrows/ball possession/watching matches seems useless
10-10-2013
cracicot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicky

...but is not that easy!

After the absurd eliminations by the cups I'd like to tank the season but.. I'm not able to loose!

In 5 matches played I have 1W 3D e just 1L
Ok my team is not so weak but I got 5 points playing with strange and illegal formations, with no morale and no condition.

Do you think I can still tank this season in the last 10 matches?

Attachment 13520

Last match:

Attachment 13521

I was attacking on both flanks...without players on flanks!
My quality: 69.1, his one 67.9 and he scored just at 89' when all my team's condition was under 50%

I really do not understand if tactics are useful or not
Maybe we're filling tons of pages talking about nothingh...

Put out a formation like this:

----------ST----------
-AML---------------AMR-
-MC----------------MC-
-DDML-------------DMR-
-DL-------DC-------DR-

Play normal, down the flanks, easy tackle, mixed passing, long passes, man-to-man, no counter, no offsides.

blue arrows on ST, red arrows on DL/DC/DR

you can put everyone out of position, so your DC is playing ST etc, but make sure your GK is playing out, or dont play one at all.

Change your freekick and corner takers to your worst players as well, most people forget this I think.

If you can, watch other matches in your league and support the ones you want to win to take over that 7th spot from you. It may also create animosity and make others watch your games and support your opponent, which is good for you! lol

good luck! I am tanking 2 of my 5 accounts this season, simply because the other 3 are in 1st place, which is a surprise since I planned on tanking at the first game and saw that I had the best team in 3 leagues, so decided to go for it. Strange to see no Tommy tokens in 3 of the leagues out of 5.
10-10-2013
Saransh Vatsa

It happened with me as well. I was 11th in league, out of cup and CL. I decided to tank and I started winning and entered top 7. I got angry and trained all my players at hard again and again at 0% cnd. They got injured. Out of 20, 10 got injured and lost 3 straight matches 3-0 as no complete squad was present. 10th again!!!! YO!!!!!
10-10-2013
Nicky

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That's ridiculous....

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All the attacking players are in the defence area and all my defenders, including GK, were forward

The starting average condition was 70%

I feel a jackass vs Nordeus....

..and of course now I stop tanking and I'm going to win the remaining 11 matches
10-10-2013
Mo Meow Odom

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Originally Posted by Nicky

That's ridiculous....

Attachment 13557

All the attacking players are in the defence area and all my defenders, including GK, were forward

The starting average condition was 70%

I feel a jackass vs Nordeus....

..and of course now I stop tanking and I'm going to win the remaining 9 matches

Wow hun pmsl try putting the supporters on the pitch and the players in the stands !!!!!! lol
10-10-2013
cracicot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicky

That's ridiculous....

Attachment 13557

All the attacking players are in the defence area and all my defenders, including GK, were forward

The starting average condition was 70%

I feel a jackass vs Nordeus....

..and of course now I stop tanking and I'm going to win the remaining 11 matches

absolutely hilarious!!!!!!!

keep going. your players will lose morale and you will start losing. dont give up after only one game
10-10-2013
magic3

This thread just shows you how bad the NGE is..
10-10-2013
cracicot

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Originally Posted by magic3

This thread just shows you how bad the NGE is..

Do you think only one thread does that??? Almost every thread shows some sort of fault in the game. Not only that, but many of the threads show faults with management. THAT would be hard to take if they were not making a boatload of $$$ off this game.

But right now, they are showing that they dont give a **** about anything other than the money, or they WOULD make some serious changes to appease the public. The fact that they stay quiet and collect their cheques is damning enough!
10-10-2013
July Fourth

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicky

That's ridiculous....

Attachment 13557

All the attacking players are in the defence area and all my defenders, including GK, were forward

The starting average condition was 70%

I feel a jackass vs Nordeus....

..and of course now I stop tanking and I'm going to win the remaining 11 matches

That's where you are going wrong, You should of trained your players down to 0%
10-10-2013
Don Duffy

So many details to deal with. Check your "orders" too, make sure your lesser players do the corners and penalty kicks, no auto subs, etc.
10-10-2013
magic3

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Originally Posted by cracicot

Do you think only one thread does that??? Almost every thread shows some sort of fault in the game. Not only that, but many of the threads show faults with management. THAT would be hard to take if they were not making a boatload of $$$ off this game.

But right now, they are showing that they dont give a **** about anything other than the money, or they WOULD make some serious changes to appease the public. The fact that they stay quiet and collect their cheques is damning enough!

I have seen a screenshot here and there of odd losses but I have never seen person purposely trying to lose by doing all the right things (mixing the lineup, messing up the formation, illogical orders) and not be able to lose for few games in a row.. i guess I have just stopped reading a lot of threads :cool:
10-10-2013
Nicky

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Originally Posted by cracicot

absolutely hilarious!!!!!!!

keep going. your players will lose morale and you will start losing. dont give up after only one game

No it's not one game, this is the 5th time I try to loose.
But in 5 games I got 8 points (2W 2N 1L) and now the team in 8th position is 11 points behind. Too many...
10-10-2013
cracicot

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Originally Posted by Nicky

No it's not one game, this is the 5th time I try to loose.
But in 5 games I got 8 points (2W 2N 1L) and now the team in 8th position is 11 points behind. Too many...

dont give up yet. the final run to the 26th game often takes odd and strange paths.
10-10-2013
Nicky

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Originally Posted by July Fourth

That's where you are going wrong, You should of trained your players down to 0%

But in this case I risk many injuries.
And I don't want to use reds or loose days of training

Anyway, the matter is always the same: every day we discuss about order/tactics/arrows/formations/ball possession/illegal formations/morale/condition and so on...

...for what?
10-10-2013
July Fourth

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicky

But in this case I risk many injuries.
And I don't want to use reds or loose days of training

Anyway, the matter is always the same: every day we discuss about order/tactics/arrows/formations/ball possession/illegal formations/morale/condition and so on...

...for what?

But If your tanking your players do not lose relative quality next season, so any injured players can be left out injured and you can stock up on red boosters for the future.
10-11-2013
Piemaster

I thought the main point of tanking was not to avoid promotion but to conserve resources for a bigger push the following season.
10-11-2013
cracicot

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Originally Posted by Piemaster

I thought the main point of tanking was not to avoid promotion but to conserve resources for a bigger push the following season.

yes, and no. It is mainly to advance the skills of the players to bring them up to speed to be able to compete in the higher levels. The fact that you dont have to waste blues, greens and reds as often is a bonus, not the main point.
10-11-2013
Nicky

I'm at 5 points to the top (with 4 teams above) and 11 points above the no-promotion zone

today the last attempt. I'll try with a 1-0-0-5-5 hard attacking.
My goalie will try to stop the attack playing as gk

I'll come back with match report ;)
10-11-2013
Dman2pt

Good luck!
10-11-2013
Nicky

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I almost missed it..... :eek:

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10-11-2013
Dman2pt

What we take from this, is that If you have a good Team, and whant to Tank, it is better to do it since the day 1, otherwise it will be dificult to lose enought points to end behind 7th place.
10-11-2013
Raykco

I am currently trying to tank the season. I am 10 points behind 7th place. But the difference with me is, I am still using my regular formation (4-4-2), and virtually always have players in their rightful position. I do use my lesser players, but sometimes this doesn't work and I win. I am still training my players on a daily basis (and actually power training some), so I'm using the packs. My players always go into the matches with their morale/fitness in the green.

The reason I am tanking is that I had a poor start to the season and was in 8th position at the halfway point, so took the decision then. I'm hoping to avoid promotion and start with a very strong squad for next time. As it stands now, I have 9 players who are scouts or better, but have another 6 who are within 20 skill points of reaching the mark.
10-11-2013
cracicot

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Originally Posted by Nicky

I almost missed it..... :eek:

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Dude, if you are going to use such an offensive formation, I hope you have blue arrows on everyone. that will keep them from being so offensive and with their position, they wont be completely defensive. Now that I see your team full of scouts, I realize it is hard to tank any game unless most of the other teams are of quality close to you. Otherwise, the rare troll results are not enough....
10-11-2013
Nicky

I know my team is quite good. Without this tanking idea I would probably finish the season from 1st to 3rd place.
But, as happened to Rayko, I had a horrible start to the season and, considering 2 absurde eliminations from cups, I decided to tank though I have a good team.

First I tried with 10 defensive players: 1W - 1N - 1L
Then with all the players on the wings:1W - 1L
Now I'm trying with all my players forward, leaving all my half empty: 1L

Ok, next time I will use less scouts (but 5 at least must play..)
10-11-2013
Piemaster

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Originally Posted by cracicot

yes, and no. It is mainly to advance the skills of the players to bring them up to speed to be able to compete in the higher levels. The fact that you dont have to waste blues, greens and reds as often is a bonus, not the main point.

Either way, if you 'accidently get promoted' I fail to see how that is a bad thing. Sure it may mean the following season you will suck, but that's only the year you would spend getting up to that level anyway.
10-11-2013
Dman2pt

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Originally Posted by Piemaster

Either way, if you 'accidently get promoted' I fail to see how that is a bad thing. Sure it may mean the following season you will suck, but that's only the year you would spend getting up to that level anyway.

But being out of CL means a lot less money. Tanking in the league does not mean you cant try to win the cup and CL.
10-15-2013
Nicky

Update: after 2 matches won against two teams in the bottom of the table I'm 14 point over the no-promotion zone, I must try to get at 4th place at least.
It is 5 points far and I only have 5 matches..

Anyway, I think that 80% of the chances to get a victory in TE comes from your team quality
In the remaining 20% you can include all the things we talk about every day
Moreover, now I'm sure that ball possession is almost useless
10-15-2013
Dman2pt

At least we discovered something.
10-15-2013
Saransh Vatsa

Proves that in this game, what u don't want happens. You wanted to tank, u r fifth now. You try to reach Top 4, u will be out of Top 7 again!!!!
10-17-2013
Nicky

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This game is great

I'm trying to get to 4th place so I've supported the team at home, together with its manager.

So: more quality, more SA, +15% ball possession, 11 players vs 10... and the winner is.....

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Great TE!!! ;)