Quote Originally Posted by Kizo123 View Post
yeah, i would also think that is the case. changing tactics every game does not make much sense.

basically, what i need to do is act logically, defend against better teams, attack weaker ones.

and i totally agree with hidden play style as i had strikesrs with 150+ finishing, 120+ shooting that couldn't score for ****.

but IMO that is load of bs, if you are a manager than you should know what your players can or cannot do.
Changing tactics every match makes perfect sense:

1) We learn more about how different formations and orders work in various setups, so we know how to use them when a certain difficult opposition comes up

2) Opponents in knockouts rounds, and particularly in the 1-off finals, will find no clue at all of what they will face in 1st leg against them even if they view every single previous tie and watch all our matches, when our specific counters to them is simply different from any other opposition

Defensive counter against better and aggressive attack against weaker is absolutely right, especially towards league wins for affordable draws with title challengers when enough goal difference is built up by battering minnows for top scorer award for best attacker at the same time.

Hidden playing style only applies when attributes are not high enough. When players are trained with extremely high stats like 250%+ on key skills with the rest of whites on about 150%, then the player will be suited to a certain playing style as we’d like them to. That has to be done with a core of several key players each trained very specifically to do his own job and combine together to perform as a unit. Again, Tried and tested, and it works for me in 2 different teams of 15+ players. You could also try, or choose not to and rely on ‘lucky’ hits on hidden attributes to work well.