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Hey there!
I have not played the game since several months and yesterday i started again.
I am not classified for CL this season but only for the Cup.
My primary goal is to win the league and following question is - can you give me any advices on how to win the league easier? My strength is the same as the others, maybe a bit more, but it would be good if you help me.
Thanks!
If you are living on 35T only and not able/willing to farm much then all I can give you are strategic lessons.
Hard attacking
long passing
full pitch press
counter only against better opps
man to man marking (always works better for me)
no offside trap
4-1-3-2 or 4-2-3-1 depending on where your talent is and the strength of opp.
If you have access to tokens or pack farming then it is buying and training nordgens.
If you have a choice of where to spend for your better players I would always suggest in this order\
1. ST's
2. CB's
3. AM's (RAM/LAM and then CAM)
4. CM
5. GK
6. FB's (mainly because they now seem to be the most difficult position to find quality)
Top caliber players at ST and CB are worth their weight in gold
Hard attack is very risky, a simple defense and counter will leave you with 0 and your opponent with like 5.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexandre Labrecque
Yes 5. It has happened to me and I have in turn paid that favour to naive managers.
4-5-1 V-style (motivated)
An awesomely versatile formation that combined with a few arrows can be either attacking or defensive. In this case, you want to force an attack through the wings, so…
————-ST—————
AML———————AMR
———MC——-MC———
————-DMC (UP)———
DL (UP)—-DC–DC—-DR (UP
Motivated DL and DR’s block movement from the opponents ML and MR’s while also feeding passes to your AML and AMR. The 2 MC and motivated DMC block any centre movement.
On the attack your formation will effectively be:
———–ST————
AML—————–AMR
——MC–MC–MC—–
DML—————-DMR
———-DC–DC——–
That gives you 5 midfielders to block the opponent’s 5, and you have 2 attacking midfielders which have open access since he doesn’t have wing backs or fullbacks. On the defense, your formation will return to the basic 4-5-1 and still give you a solid coverage.
Mentality: Usually normal, but I recommend going defensive with hard tackling if the opponent’s team is better, and attacking if the opposite is weaker with normal tackling
Force counter: Yes
Passing: mixed, through both flanks or /short, mixed play
Pressing: own half
Zonal marking
if you have ml/aml player and mr/amr player you can also easily play the 4-1-4-1 formation
and the 3n-5-2 or 3n-5-2v formations
If you are playing with lees active teams, which I guess you are, simple things like boosting morale will bring serious dividends.Quote:
Originally Posted by GDraganov
If you have active managers and stronger teams you must ho to the market, spend your tokens on the best defenders you can find, then midfielders, and then strikers if possible. Reason being that managers (including me) feel frustrated when a team with several qualities cannot beat a simple team, they begin to make changes like overloading the attack which favours even when you make no changes except for bringing in fresh legs.
Defend if you are the weakest.
Risk attack if you are the most active.
Follow me and enjoy lol
I would say the central core of any team is a competent 4* minimum GK, a good striker or MC with FK, a corner specialist, and one 5 star DC at least. Start with those, and then build to your preferred formation, you may have to play the transfer market to find deals and slowly build your strength.
What if you put a red arrow on the ST, does the ST end up playing in the opponents goal? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Keaton
Arrows are still a mystery in this game. I have had good and bad effects when using them, but more negative effects when red arrows were put on DMC and side defenders.
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tactician
imho if you narrowing your ST forward you are risking off-sides more than you not narrowing up him BUT if he gets the ball in perfect time you should score from dat situation :eek:
btw: if i have a chance i attend my games with the new beta "table-soccer" feature and my last cup game had sooo many off-sides so i suspect my oppo was playing with off-side trap feature :)
edit:
on-topic: i suggest to the topic opener a good old attacking narrow-diamond (4-1-2narrow-1-2) formation :) of course it have 4 extra position (DL,DR,DMC,AMC: but less than 451v) and you should maintain your players above 4* but it's worth a try :)
Arrows are not a mystery. Imo, the game, as with many games, uses a less > average > more mechanic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tactician
When you set the formation in a the grid an arrow does not move a player forward or back a box. That's bogus imo. The grid is just a graphical representation of relative positions and a means for the game to check and apply 'factors'.
Attacking Mentality makes a team more attacking and Defensive mentality = more defensive. Arrows do that to an individual player.
Ask yourself what Attacking does at a team level and that's what happens at a player level.
Red arrows = Players will get forward more and use Attacking skills more.
Blue Arrows = Players try to fall back more and use Defensive skills more.
On topic, differing stategies will depend on the level of activity of other managers. Generally speaking, at low levels attacking is the best poilcy but against an experienced manager this could unravel.
Yes, but I asked this question as Buster moved the players with red arrows a position forward. :p
I think that a red arrow on a player makes him more offensive, and thus, less defensive. But, going by this, when I put arrows where it should have a positive effect, I have noticed the reverse occurring, that is most had a negative effect. For e.g, putting red arrows on side defenders in a 4-5-1 V style formation failed, even though there was space for the side players to exploit. This is another indication that this game does not function like we think it should; it may be far from being a proper football managing game in terms of tactics.
He didn't move them forward by using the arrows. That's the point. He made them more attacking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tactician
Its a failed assumption to say a red arrow on an attacker = positive effect. Different settings make a difference. A difference is not always positive.
4141 with red arrows on MR and ML does not equal 451V.
Have a look again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Keaton
Read his description again. Hint: "On the attack.....effectively......Quote:
Originally Posted by Tactician
They do not become a DML, DMR, MC or if applied to wingers some phantom wide ST. But they do try to attack more and play further up the pitch if allowed and might adopt positions similar to those mentioned roles. An ST with an arrow attacks more but not from the GKs side or in the net.:p
But they do not change Roles.
But, I have asked according to his way of displaying the situation (diagram), where would the ST end up if a red arrow was put on him?
Or should I say it in this way: 'effectively' where would a ST with a red arrow end up, in the opponents goal? :p
No. Effectively.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Tactician
He would end up where his 'more attacking' takes him.
Remember about fluid wandering players giuded by formations, orders etc but not rigidly restricted by them? Not a counters on a table game.
EDIT: Apologies to the OP for my becoming involved in derailing your thread :(
My filosofie is with the st (red-arrow) he tries to stay at the centre defenders (offside-line) if the opponnent does the play the offside trap you can have a problem offside(commentary)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tactician
het gets faster to the goal en gets more shots because he stay"s at the offside line (target-man) so not a center forward who comes back to the midfield (run channels)
But i can mistaken (game-engine)
My filosofie is more based on (fifa-manager/footbalmanager) they play with centerforward and target men
No worries, it was a joke. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Keaton
Priortize acquiring a stud striker, it makes the game a lot easier :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GDraganov
Nothing like having a player that can consistently produce a goal or two to bail the team out on a night the defense is struggling.