Quote Originally Posted by minvis80 View Post
And if more,i know its nothing to do with reality,just game but when everything's predicted and predetermined its annoying.you want to make some impact on game but here you cant.now already high white skills are not making any difference.you dont need to be active to win everything,dont need to train players or change tactics.if nordeus will let you will win.for example team never attended game,no trainings one word not active, winning against active managers, better teams and still going for quadruple.players every season in topscorer,never changed tactics.so where is all importance what everyone talking about.
This is just false. I'm on a level 55 now. First 30 or so levels I was pretty convinced, that the tactics in this game are mostly cosmetic, but I never thought that the games were predetermined or whatever. You can actually see how the possession bar moves when you do changes in the middle of the game. Okay, that actually doesn't mean anything yet, but when you find those right tactics, you also see results. Not everytime, but most of the time.

I think most managers who think that the tactics and formations and whatever are just cosmetic, are kind of managers I used be those first 30 levels. My style was to mimic real life football, but then I realised that this isn't real life football. Best results do not come with you creating a permanent formation and real life tactics to go with it. No Sir. You have to adapt your formations and tactics to every opponent.

That being said, you CAN use mostly same tactics and formations, but that's because most managers use the same formations and tactics all the time. From time to time you meet better managers who make you play the game.

So first you check your opponent formation and adapt your own to that. For example, I tend to use AMC only if the opponent does not have a DMC. I never use two strikers, because I don't have two strikers, but if I would, I would only use them against single DC. If opponent has strong wings, I put three MC's and attack through middle and so on. You get the picture.

Then you throw in some kind of tactics to go with that. If the enemy has DMC, I go with short passes. If not, I use mixed. If the enemy has weak wings, attack both flanks. If there is a bad player either flank, attack there.

Now when the game starts, the possession bar is important indicator how you are doing. I think you should get it somewhere between 65-70% at least to be fairly confident on your victory. If it's not, you should do something. Of course you can win with less possession, but then things tend to be a little more exciting. You can just try different tactics and check if they work. You should be aware though, that some changes might go against you, and when they do, you should change them back immediately.