Squad Depth

[The Great Johnny]

I tend to play my subs/reserves in the starting line-up if I am playing in a simple cup tie (early stages of the cup) or if im playing in a game I consider to be a dead rubber - like champions league group stage last game and already qualified for next round or the league final fixtures and the title has been won and theres no unbeaten record still intact.

I tend to keep 20 players in the squad, 2 goalies, 6 defenders/ 8 midfielders or 7 defenders/7 midfielders and 4 strikers. So injuries are normally covered. Any major injuries - i.e. key squad player then thats when the medic packs come into play.

I hear ya, I used to play like that too when I had 3 star players, but I realized that I needed a stronger squad, so I started selling 3 stars and keeping only 4 and 5 stars. Right now I have 3 GK, 2 of them are 78 quality (5 star for me) and are OS, but they are 29 and 31,and I have a 72 quality 21 year old, so I play my 29 and 21 year old and let my 31 year old sit on the bench until one or both of them gets injured or out of form.

[Arik]

Actually I have a very deep and highly rated squad but I rarely rotate.
I make substitution only if the player is very tired or injured.

[Accyrover]

Yeah! I witnessed your spending in the close season, ££££££££ to burn. lol

Joined on day 19 two seasons ago now level 3

[Arik]

Yeah! I witnessed your spending in the close season, ££££££££ to burn. lol

Joined on day 19 two seasons ago now level 3

lol even your GK can play as a ST with that depth :P

[Paul Brown]

[QUOTE=Accyrover;1065]Yeah! I witnessed your spending in the close season, ££££££££ to burn. lol

Joined on day 19 two seasons ago now level 3

you say money to burn ha ha

[The Great Johnny]

Joined on day 19 two seasons ago now level 3

you say money to burn ha ha

But look at that kind of spending up there! ^

Transfers in: 617M

[The Great Johnny]

You only have 2 MC, and a ton of DMC's, so I suppose you like to hold down the midfield and attack though the wings.

[Accyrover]

That's for me to know and the opposition to assume. The formations I play are usual counter and deploy so you need flexibility, how many formations actually play more than two MC's, outnumbering your opponents MF will usually reap the rewards, only a ban stops my MC's from being available when needed, when not let the ban run.

[Jason Andrew M.]

Easiest way is choose a formation you're happy with at the start of the season then make sure your 11 reserves duplicate the positions in your XI. Job done.

Obviously if you can pick out players that can play multiple positions, then that will be a bigger advantage, especially if you're like me and your whole midfield is out injured.

This strategy is based upon me not wanting to tamper with my formation very often due to nordeus's primitive game engine. That's why i've gone with a solid 4-4-1-1 and stuck with it regardless of opposition squad rating and level.

[The Great Johnny]

Easiest way is choose a formation you're happy with at the start of the season then make sure your 11 reserves duplicate the positions in your XI. Job done.

Obviously if you can pick out players that can play multiple positions, then that will be a bigger advantage, especially if you're like me and your whole midfield is out injured.

This strategy is based upon me not wanting to tamper with my formation very often due to nordeus's primitive game engine. That's why i've gone with a solid 4-4-1-1 and stuck with it regardless of opposition squad rating and level.

That will get you by the lower levels, but in higher levels when you play teams that modify formations, you will be at a slight disadvantage. If I played a 3-1-4-2 or a 3-1-4-1-1 on you, and we are about the same quality, my team would probably beat your formation. It's good to switch up your formations regularly!