Recent content by Jack711

Alright I was perhaps exaggerating a bit ;) but I'm fairly ****** of with the game as a whole. I just think it's a shame that, as Wroth states, it doesn't seem to make as much sense as previous FMs (it's hard to trust the ME when you don't have the ability to fully manipulate it via sliders.)...

To name a few: 1. Full familiarity with tactics actually signals that your current tactic is now redundant, and that it will not succeed under any circumstances. Sacking imminent. 2. The amount of times that "lethal" strikers such as Suarez tamely poke the ball at the goalkeeper, or "crash it...

www. fm-base.co.uk/forum/football-manager-2014-tactics/163228-liverpool-counter-attacking.html

I've just started a new thread. It would be great if you could give it a go!

Having looked through many threads on here I've got the impression that the "counter" mentality is not the be all and end all of counter-attacking tactics. Other as infinitely mysterious and perplexing aspects of the match engine included the ideas of "width" and "tempo" - really, what the ****...

I was actually planning on doing a thread on the sort of counter-attacking football they play. I'd go for a 4-5-1 or 3-1-4-2 formation. Team shouts; pass into space, run at defence, play narrower, drop deeper, hassle opponents, higher tempo. Fluid philosophy, defensive / standard mentality...