Recent content by maxchaplin55

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    Defensive frailties vs FC Barcelona

    Hi all, I have been playing FM for a few years now, and am confident on my natural instinct when it comes to the attacking phase, even the transition phase. Basically, on the ball, I am confident. Defensively, however, I always feel I lack knowledge, clueless is a strong word, but I could...
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    Trouble with 4-4-2 flat.

    Hi, I am in my 5th season at Newcastle, and various factors have led me to want to play a 4-4-2, and I am set in my ways of using 2 wide midfielders rather than attacking midfielders, and it has worked well, until recently. But there are a few other that I cannot seem to fix. I could play...
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    A Quicky on Team Shape

    Hi all, Am currently playing around with Newcastle, and I have never been 100% sure on how to make the most of the Team Shape options, so I mainly follow guides which say to base it on how many specialist roles you have. Now I don't know how its taken me this long to encounter this problem...
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    Getting my side to cross but keep possession in middle.

    As the title says I am struggling to find a combination of team instructions/player instructions which enables my wide players to cross, but orders my team as a whole to be patient and probe. I know it sounds conflicting, but I hate it when there's a fast attack and a player gets put through out...
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    Getting Dimitri Payet to perform for WHU.

    Dimitri Payet was undoubtedly West Ham United's player of the year in 15/16. Goals, assists, skills, the lot. For me, he's only doing half the job. He's giving the ball away far too much, when there's an easy pass on. In the league last season, he managed an 88.9% pass completion. Which is...
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    QUICK ONE - whipped crosses.

    Might be a very silly question. But if you ask your team to whip in crosses, I would assume, as in real life, it's harder to finish it if you get on the end, just like it's harder for the defenders to deal with. I assume it requires players on the receiving end to have high finishing, off the...
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    Starting an unemployed save - which leagues to load?

    Hi, Pretty self explanatory thread, I am going to start a save unemployed, however when I came to choosing which Nations/Leagues to load, I came to a halt. Previously, I have a team in mind and just choose that nation and a few other key nations (England Germany Spain etc). Can anyone...
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    Defending against runners at crosses

    Yo Just a discussion, I've had a little play around and still seem to concede the same kind of goal every now and then. The problem is, when a cross comes in, usually from deep, an onrushing midfielder from deep gets there to tap in, completely unmarked, because my central midfielders (both...
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    4-2-3-1 Questions on 'rules'.

    Hi all, I think it's safe to say 4-2-3-1 is the most popular formation in world football, and is the formation I usually turn to, as I feel it offers the best variation. However, I get left confused, as I like reading guides and some posts by the experts on here, and there are various rules...
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    Do opposition instructions over rule player instructions?

    Hi, Just wondering if there is a priority out of opposition instructions and player roles/instructions. Say i have a DM and two CMs, if i set close down always on opposition CMs, but my DM is an Anchor and told to close down less, will he aggressively close down the opposition CMs? Ta
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    Debut game with Maidstone. 4-0 win away!

    So this is kind of just a post of proudness/surprise. I started a save with Maidstone United with no qualifications/experience. I have NEVER created a counter tactic, even with lower sides (last fm got basingstoke to the prem using just attacking/possession tactics I created), but I looked at...
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    Central Defender on Cover Duty problems.

    Hi. Seem to be missing something in regards to the central defender 'cover' duty. - I play a high lined 4231 with two central mids, left on 'support' right on 'defend' - but set to hold position - and close down less. - My back line from left to right is FBs CDd CDc FBa. My issue is that...
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    Should instructions be more specific/varied?

    I play 99% of my games on Standard at the moment, it suits me, it suits my team and the way I play. Now, I play a 4-2-3-1, and one of my central midfielders has 'Shoot From Distance' ppm, as does my striker. When my tactic is in it's prime, is when I have 'Work Ball Into Box' unselected, I...
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    Replays/Highlights not working- help - incredibly annoying.

    I posted a few days ago but no response and as it is effecting my game hugely I feel the need to post again. My replays/highlights are fixed to 'none' and 'extended' and this isn't how I play football manager!! I need to be able to watch full games when I need to.
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    "FM16 is running dangerously low on memory"

    Seem to have hit a strange block on my FM save. 6th season with Villa, first replays stopped working, and now I was just continuing to my next game, it was simming some international games and boom, error message "FM16 is running dangerously low on memory". Froze, couldn't click anything and had...
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