For All Beginners

[fmldotcom]

Read this before asking for help with formations and keep in mind that sometimes no one can help you when the game engine decides not to favour you.

Remember:

1. There does not exist a formation that always wins.
2. It is not just a matter of formation, but a matter of many other factors, like player's form/morale, engine randomness, win bonuses, motivation, orders, arrows etc.

Examples (IMO):

A. A 3* in-form player may perform much better than a 5* with bad form.
B. A player with low morale is possible not to play at his best as if he had it superb.
C. Engine seems to be a little bit random. So random and strange things are possible to happen.
D. A win bonus may help your players to perform better. Or your opponent's ones if he offers it.
E. If your players are much better than your opponent's, some may be unmotivated facing their opponents and perform below their standards. I.e. Messi will be highly motivated against R. Madrid, but he may feel bored to face R. Santander.
F. Orders can make a formation good or bad. And you don't know the orders used by your opponent. You have to find it out during the match.
G. Arrows can help players cover more positions, help the team in attack or defense. But they also tire players more and they may ruin sometimes a game. Plus, you can't see any arrows set by your opponent.

This post was from El Nano from the old forum, So I thought I bring it over.

Why didn't Barcelona played Messi in the last 3 games? Is he injured? I heard he's missing.

[July Fourth]

Why didn't Barcelona played Messi in the last 3 games? Is he injured? I heard he's missing.

He played and scored against Real Madrid on Saturday but Barcelona lost 2-1.

[SimplySimon]

Just wanted to add something, but not sure where it should go so maybe a forum regular/mod can direct this to the right place - this will seem obvious if you've played a few seasons but it isn't if you are just starting out

1. Your player values go down for a new season - I lost about £2m of value from a team worth £14m (about 15%)

This is important because if you are in your first season, maybe first few, and you are trying to buy players that you can sell on for a profit make sure you sell before the season ends if possible or your bargain buys will have their extra value wiped out

2. The amount of cash you get for your tokens doubles up with the level you are on, so if 25 tokens is worth £800k in level 1, it's worth £1.6m in level 2 and I would guess £3.2m in level 3 and so on

i.e. if you are buying/earning/saving tokens you might want to hold on to them for a new season if you can

[AndiFF]

What is it with the arrows...please explain in detail

[Winner]

Helpful thx

[Alep Rjuna]

can we save the stats when we sell player?

[Mr Mercury]

can we save the stats when we sell player?

No. If you haven't assigned the skill points before you put him on the transfer list, you lose the skill points.

[July Fourth]

This topic is in the wrong section now since it was put in Tutorial and Guides before the Formations and Tactics section came out.

[Muhd Farhan]

how to improve shot on target?

[DjToXic]

Umm guys, what i do when a player from my team is 32 - 33 y old?