Passing with focus.

[El Pistolero]

Correct me as I go along, Abhinavsharma but you are saying short passing down a flank doesn't work because players usually run down flanks, right? But you're trying to predict the programming of a Facebook game using your knowledge of the real life game but even then your theory is flawed.

I'll break it down.
In real life, a manager saying play short passes (to feet) in the middle and long passes (run onto ball) doesn't set the tempo. A real life player wouldn't refuse to play someone in for a one on one because he is not allowed to pass the ball infront of the player.

For example take Manchester United under LVG. He plays possession football but doesn't restrict to short passes. In fact you'll see his players play wide, long passes from side to side to frustrate the opposition and shake teams out of parking a bus. Obviously this doesn't always work because it's BPL. Teams don't care, they'll sit there forever until you try to take them on.

Now if you were to emulate those tactics to this game. Your orders would be between defend, own half and long passing or normal, whole pitch and long passing.

If you wanted to create those passes where players dart onto the ball down the wing to take on their man it would be something like attacking, flanks, short/mixed/long pass + counter attack but remember the focus of passing is to decide how much you want to risk the ball to play more open. To cut time on building up attacks. This is risky, you can spend let's say 7 minutes of match time to build an attack without losing the ball. If you are losing 1-0 and there is only 15 minutes left, you'll most likely get 2 chances. At this point having possession doesn't do you much good if you're losing 1-0 what's another goal? 2-0 so you would change to mixed or long and depending on mentality you would build up attacks either get an opportunity or lose the ball and start over again.

[Abhinavsharma]

Real life football is flexible but it's a game.So it is also flexible? Short passes means few long passes also?

[Abhinavsharma]

Correct me as I go along, Abhinavsharma but you are saying short passing down a flank doesn't work because players usually run down flanks, right? But you're trying to predict the programming of a Facebook game using your knowledge of the real life game but even then your theory is flawed.

I'll break it down.
In real life, a manager saying play short passes (to feet) in the middle and long passes (run onto ball) doesn't set the tempo. A real life player wouldn't refuse to play someone in for a one on one because he is not allowed to pass the ball infront of the player.

For example take Manchester United under LVG. He plays possession football but doesn't restrict to short passes. In fact you'll see his players play wide, long passes from side to side to frustrate the opposition and shake teams out of parking a bus. Obviously this doesn't always work because it's BPL. Teams don't care, they'll sit there forever until you try to take them on.

Now if you were to emulate those tactics to this game. Your orders would be between defend, own half and long passing or normal, whole pitch and long passing.

If you wanted to create those passes where players dart onto the ball down the wing to take on their man it would be something like attacking, flanks, short/mixed/long pass + counter attack but remember the focus of passing is to decide how much you want to risk the ball to play more open. To cut time on building up attacks. This is risky, you can spend let's say 7 minutes of match time to build an attack without losing the ball. If you are losing 1-0 and there is only 15 minutes left, you'll most likely get 2 chances. At this point having possession doesn't do you much good if you're losing 1-0 what's another goal? 2-0 so you would change to mixed or long and depending on mentality you would build up attacks either get an opportunity or lose the ball and start over again.

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