FM Challenge III: Swansea

Discussion in 'Betting, Tipping and Fantasy' started by Eds, Dec 3, 2012.

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  1. Teacups CJ Evans

    Struggling like hell after being plagued with injuries. Susaeta and Mario Suarez being out have hurt a lot. Pablo Hernandez then picked up an injury and we're on a four game losing streak. Last 3 games have been Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool. That certainly didn't fucking help.
     
    Teacups, Feb 14, 2013
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  2. Frizzed WC Welker

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    Interesting.
     
    Frizzed, Feb 15, 2013
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  3. Teacups CJ Evans

    Mattias Ginter?
     
    Teacups, Feb 15, 2013
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  4. SmellyStuff MP Chung

    Haha Frizzed, are you playing overload?
     
    SmellyStuff, Feb 15, 2013
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  5. McGrath JE McGrath

    New patch seems to have fixed some of the minor annoyances that made me rage quit the game. Will give it another game.
     
    McGrath, Feb 15, 2013
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  6. Frizzed WC Welker

    Control/Balanced.
     
    Frizzed, Feb 15, 2013
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  7. Teacups CJ Evans

    Do you fellas have a preferred passing style? Mostly short or mostly direct? Or do you set individual passing instructions for everyone and go default?
     
    Teacups, Feb 15, 2013
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  8. SmellyStuff MP Chung

    Ah ok, just thought you were playing overload looking at the 8 players in the box :laughing:
     
    SmellyStuff, Feb 15, 2013
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  9. Frizzed WC Welker

    Short for most, with some having individual instructions.

    It's a free kick, but I thought it would be a pen.
     
    Frizzed, Feb 15, 2013
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  10. Mariner CL Warrington

    Short until I start losing.
     
    Mariner, Feb 15, 2013
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  11. Teacups CJ Evans

    Find I get raped when I play short against noticeably stronger teams. Might just be poor tactics though, obviously.
     
    Teacups, Feb 15, 2013
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  12. Frizzed WC Welker

    Stronger teams are probably pressing harder and pushing higher up the pitch and cutting down your players passing options.
     
    Frizzed, Feb 15, 2013
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  13. Teacups CJ Evans

    Do you tend to go mixed/more direct against stronger teams?

    Really need a winning tactic right now. Went well in the second season and finished 7th but struggling at 14th in season 3 after 20 odd games. Injuries don't help but I still have quality to be finishing midtable.
     
    Teacups, Feb 15, 2013
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  14. Frizzed WC Welker

    I use a mixed system.

    In the team tactics section I have it set to short and then I adjust some certain players.

    Some examples:
    I generally set inside forwards to have even shorter passing to hopefully encourage them to run with the ball even more.

    I generally set defensive mids to have a longer passing range to hopefully encourage them to link up with attacking players more easily as I find that shorter passing with them results in a lot of back passing or passing sideways to fullbacks.

    I generally set strikers to have a shorter range.

    Shit like that really, but it all depends on the rest of the tactic etc.

    Also my thoughts on how shit works may not be exactly correct, but I seem to get results anyways, so yea. :p
     
    Frizzed, Feb 15, 2013
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  15. Teacups CJ Evans

    Cheers, I'll give it a try. Things can't possibly get any worse. :p

    I just assumed that when you set a passing style of say "Mostly Short", then they override their individual instructions or something? Is that incorrect? Do individual settings always matter or just when you set the passing style on "Default"?
     
    Teacups, Feb 15, 2013
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  16. Frizzed WC Welker

    As far as I know, individual instructions override team instructions.

    I think there's other guys here that more knowledgeable than me though and might have some better answers, Nova in particular.
     
    Frizzed, Feb 15, 2013
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  17. Frizzed WC Welker

    Creative freedom would also impact instructions.
     
    Frizzed, Feb 15, 2013
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  18. Teacups CJ Evans

    Interesting. Cheers for that. I'll give a try and see how it goes. I seem to have very different individual instructions. I.e. my defensive mids have a short passing style so they can lay it for a more creative player to player a killer long ball or through pass. I have wide players with poor passing but good crossing abilities set to direct.

    I have my wide players, Pablo Hernandez and Marin set to wingers at the moment but will change them to inside forwards and change their passing styles to short. Right now, Marin is on direct as he's a shit passer and Hernandez is on mixed. Will probably play a 3 man CM of Henriksen (A), Taïder/Michu (S) and Zuculini/Mario Suarez (D).
     
    Teacups, Feb 15, 2013
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  19. SmellyStuff MP Chung

    I play pretty much everyone with short passing, regardless of my opposition. I find that I regularly dominate possession even against teams like United, Arsenal and City. I don't mind my defensive mids playing short sideways/backpasses because all my fullbacks have good dribbling, crossing and passing anyway. My centre backs all have good creativity, composure and passing too so I generally set their passing to short too. I play with a suicidally high back line too :laughing:
     
    Last edited: Feb 15, 2013
    SmellyStuff, Feb 15, 2013
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  20. Frizzed WC Welker

    I don't mind my defensive mids laying it off either, I just like to see them pick out a player further up the pitch every now and then.

    Direct passing doesn't just mean hoof it up the pitch every time the player gets the ball, it just means he'll try longer passes every now and then but he'll still lay it off short if there are no options.
     
    Frizzed, Feb 15, 2013
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