Arrows.

[littledude072]

heres my take on arrows, bookmarked it because i tend to get a little edgy on arrows
http://forum.topeleven.com/top-eleve...questions.html

[davide-acdc]

I don't understand the meaning of a red arrov for a striker but maybe you could use the blue one.

[Mo Meow Odom]

My thoughts I may be wrong though hun ( it's just a abit of fun )

the red arrows are an air display team in the UK using 9 planes

the blue arrows I believe are rude jokes ???

I may be wrong but no one knows !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

good look with your season hun

[Dman2pt]

The red arrow on ST for me only make sense If it works like a way to say the ST Will not help defending, he Will be there upfront just waiting for the ball.

But since i am not a fan of arrows, i am not a expert.

[littledude072]

The red arrow on ST for me only make sense If it works like a way to say the ST Will not help defending, he Will be there upfront just waiting for the ball.

But since i am not a fan of arrows, i am not a expert.

thats the funny part. lots of people noticed strikers with red arrows defending. for example blocking shots, tackling, and clearing. its sort of the opposite with backliners on blue

[Siddharth Shanker Singh]

Can some one explain to me the idea of arrows.
I understand that red will make the player attack more/be used in counter-attacking.
I understand blue arrows will make the player defend more/be used when being counter-attacked.
It thus makes sense you can't put an arrow on a goal keeper.

But I'm confused as too why you can put a red arrow on a striker?
What is that going to do?

The developers have said that ARROWS advance your player position by +1/-1...
Example If you put a RED arrow on your DMR then he will play as MR and if you put BLUR ARROW on your DMR then he will play as DR...

[Celtic]

Nobody knows and they won't explain.

[rdsouza]

Promise not to jump all over me as I share my observations and experiences, based on some experimentation.

I believe the Arrows are a "pseudo-positioning" mechanism, which allows for an "invisible" (to opponent) morph of the visible formation. These are NOT to do with mentality (like attacking or defensive) set through team strategy. Example - what may appear to be a 4-1-4-1 formation is actually a 4-3N-2W-1 starting lineup (if the DMC and ML/MR have Red arrows). A counter formation needs to account for the possible positioning of the opposing team. Kinda' explains some of the "Trolls" as well.

As to Red arrows on Strikers - this basically means you want them to play behind the defensive line. Works well especially with Long passing, mixed results with Mixed passing and pretty much a disaster if using Short Passing- especially if the opponent is playing Offside-Trap. You can see this in the stats with the reduced number of shots.

Last but not least - Im convinced that there is some sort of positioning-coding in every player - relating directly to form / game performance. Even in my current team, I have an MR who plays like God-Incarnate if I dont have Arrows on him - Scoring, Tackling, Passing, Crossing - they guy is IN the Zone every game - with form ratings of 7/8 and a few 9s. The minute I load him with a Red Arrow - he appears to disintegrate into someone who just escaped from a looney-farm. Just plays like a moron.

[Saransh Vatsa]

Promise not to jump all over me as I share my observations and experiences, based on some experimentation.

I believe the Arrows are a "pseudo-positioning" mechanism, which allows for an "invisible" (to opponent) morph of the visible formation. These are NOT to do with mentality (like attacking or defensive) set through team strategy. Example - what may appear to be a 4-1-4-1 formation is actually a 4-3N-2W-1 starting lineup (if the DMC and ML/MR have Red arrows). A counter formation needs to account for the possible positioning of the opposing team. Kinda' explains some of the "Trolls" as well.

As to Red arrows on Strikers - this basically means you want them to play behind the defensive line. Works well especially with Long passing, mixed results with Mixed passing and pretty much a disaster if using Short Passing- especially if the opponent is playing Offside-Trap. You can see this in the stats with the reduced number of shots.

Last but not least - Im convinced that there is some sort of positioning-coding in every player - relating directly to form / game performance. Even in my current team, I have an MR who plays like God-Incarnate if I dont have Arrows on him - Scoring, Tackling, Passing, Crossing - they guy is IN the Zone every game - with form ratings of 7/8 and a few 9s. The minute I load him with a Red Arrow - he appears to disintegrate into someone who just escaped from a looney-farm. Just plays like a moron.

Exactly what i had thought initially!!!! And i still believe it. Like ND with a red arrow on the DMC and AMC wil behave like 4-3N-3 and can even be effective against the counter of ND, 3N-5-2 V..... So there is a surprise element which u can give ur opponents. U stated it perfect man, i agree with u 100%

[rdsouza]

Wanna screw with oppositions mind? , Set a prematch formation that appears to be assymetric , but following the legal formation rules. Watch the attempted counter *LOL* and adjust the formation using the arrows (depends on the player you have of course). I generally employ this against much stronger opponents to give the appearance of an Attacking formation, but with lots of Blue Arrows on the MC/DMC lines and team settings of Hard Defensive / Counter

More than my fair share of success I must say :-)

Exactly what i had thought initially!!!! And i still believe it. Like ND with a red arrow on the DMC and AMC wil behave like 4-3N-3 and can even be effective against the counter of ND, 3N-5-2 V..... So there is a surprise element which u can give ur opponents. U stated it perfect man, i agree with u 100%