Pulling fans out of their pockets when they need to

[pcmacdaniel]

Last week I was playing against a guy whom I have played against before several times. He always has a strong team full of scouts. And it was always a tough match against. He had "friends" attend on a few occasions. They seem to show up at very convenient timing. This time it got very obvious.

I was losing the first half 1-0 and he was dominating the match and it looked like just a matter of time before he scores more. I changed my tactics for the second half and boom! I go 3 up.

He goes crazy and these "fans" literally poured in to his side. No less than 4 people. The tide turned again drastically this time and he was camping my half and he scored a goal. I barely escaped the match with 3-2. One more minute and he would have scored!

Today, a league competitor came into the match and had already brought fans from minute 1. Seems he has done his homework.

how come I don't have fans which I can summon when I need to?

As you experienced, you don't need a bunch of fans to win.

I honestly think facing power-support is more of a psychological thing than anything else. I've seen teams with a +15% possession bonus lose several times. Sure, the supporters help a little bit, but generally speaking a bunch of supporters won't be the variable that determines who wins or loses.

Regarding supporters, as others have stated just add a few managers that you've seen supporting other teams. Personally, if my t11 friends appear 3 times per season, I think that's good. Lets say I have 100 friends, each attend 3 times, that's 300 supporters for the season. If I play the max number of games, its an average of 5.7 supporters/match; averaging an entourage.