Recent content by ggwood

Stats on Shots, CCC, On-Target, Off-Target, etc. Not all clear cut chances are created equal: penalties are better. Headers are worse. For half-chances, headers are somewhat worse than kicked half-chances. Free kicks are sometimes recorded as half chances. I have so few, it is hard to say. I...

A few notes on chances: 1. You cannot get a "chance" unless your player shoots the ball. 2. The factors that seem to determine if something is a "chance" are: (1) proximity to goal, (2) view of the goal (is anyone in the way?), and (3) time on the ball (are defenders close?). Stats (shots...

Do not only focus on clear-cut chances. Most goals are not scored from clear-cut chances. In my large data set, only 35.6% of all goals come from CCC. 22.7% from half chances. 39.1% are from on target shots. About 2.7% of all goals are own-goals. Due to rounding, they add to 100.1%. Next, your...

I think you can control your shots on target percentage by "working the ball into the box" or directing players to shoot less. Basically, you can have more, low quality, shots, or fewer, higher quality ones. The thing you need to analyze this is the "long shots", which I just cannot do. It is...

I recorded some information on shots in FM17. I've done this before, I think it was with FM'15. Things have changed a bit. It is more likely to get a chance (clear cut or half chance) from a header. Further, if your player is one-on-one with the keeper (which usually would be a clear cut...

I've played in the Welsh Premier League, and League of Ireland Premier. If you have "aggressive" defensive tactics, you are going to pick up some penalties, cards, etc. The game is testing you. If you adjust each time, I don't think it will get better. Hold the line. If a player gets a red, I...

If Depay fails to cut onto his stronger foot, it probably isn't a highlight. Meaning: you are only seeing the cases where the defense was compromised. Basically, if you played the same game twice, with same players, different instructions, you could start to tell if anything differed.

Took over Cork City FC after 3 years in Wales with Bangor City FC. Good lord, Cork had loads of players! I think I released 15 from the first team (net of 15, I think I released about 20, and hired five replacements). Further, I released loads from the U-19 side (no reserves in Ireland, so this...

No expert, but I would definitely try "look for overlap" team instruction to look for those wingbacks to provide width. You have four midfielders, so I would try a possession-oriented tactic by "shorter passing" or "retain possession". Generally, I like both strikers to have support roles...

I'm using this tactic when I face a weaker opponent. With my base tactic, I sometimes have trouble breaking down weaker opponents, and this tactic does the trick.

Hidden Versatility attribute governs how readily new positions are learned, I think.

I'm using a version of this tactic. I was at Waterford for a couple seasons, moved to AFC Wimbledon, promotion to League 1 in first season, then mid-way through season two, we were in the promotion playoff hunt to rise into the Championship when I got an offer to take over Wigan, who were...

I noticed my players are much more cavalier playing out from the back. This is what I've been asking them to do, so I'm not saying this is universal: meaning, I'm not sure you will see a difference if you are not set up to play out of the back. I'm happy with how it has turned out. It is far...

I'm no expert, but I use a small pitch when my team is weak within the division (just promoted, for example) and large when one of the top teams. That said, with this tactic, you are going to need a fast team to have a long pitch. I'm scoring and conceding a lot by long passes onto a fast...

Finally, my team (AFC Wimbledon, League 2, the year is 2019 now) is finally fully fluid with this tactic. I'm still using the "Control" version to score goals, but the default (counter) tactic is working well defensively, but I find my players still missing easy goals. Results wise, we were...