Hey,
First things first, lets get morale up or atleast to average levels. Your players are in the the Prem and can't afford to be depressed so check out this awesome Team Talk guide: WolfSong's Team Talk Guide
Second, while a broad 4-1-3-2 might have been great against Championship sides, you...
A quick roundup of the basics of modern counter-attacking football:
- A 4-3-3 or a 4-5-1 formation
- Full-backs defending; marking tightly might be useful
- Short passing for most players; higher creative freedom or longer passing freedom for one or two players
- Quick wingers with good...
Let's think about things tactically:
DEFENCE: The drawback of a 4-3-1-2 is that it has no inherent width except for what the full-backs can provide.
Playing 3 central defenders at the back (two in man, one zonal OR all zonal) will ensure you outnumber your opponent's front line with a spare...
Could be a number of things ---
1) Overconfidence is a possibility: see what your Asst. Manager is saying in his feedback about your players.
2) Check Match Preparation and look under 'Current' to see if your team is familiar with your tactics
3) Team chemistry might be low if you've just...
Fair question really - no, I don't currently, except for two kinds of players: difficult strikers with heading ability who I tightly mark (Drogba, Adebayor, Torres etc.) and players excellent in possession (Yaya Toure, Gerrard etc.) who I instruct the team to tackle hard.
I used 'Ask Assistant'...
These are all great options but quite pricey in my opinion. A couple of great cheap buys are Adil Rami and Miranda (Sao Paulo)...**** even Ryan Shawcross.
Escalier's Beautiful Flowing 4-3-2-1
I. An Introduction
Heya there!
This is my first ever post on the fm-base, and I'm pretty excited about it. I run two save files - one as a challenge (Tenerife in Spain's Div 2) and one for fun (The Arsenal). I'd love to post my Tenerife tactics here...