Pretty much just the original in OP except I set passing from shorter to mixed.
Shorter was slowing down my counter attacks and causing too many long shots when players found themselves on the edge of the box but with no passing options very close to them.
I also gave one CM the "dribble...
Thanks for the quick response!
I realise that, I'm quite sure playmaker is not the role I really need from him but it's the only CM role I can find where he will dribble at defenders rather than just playing simple passes.
Ideally I'd like a compromise where he runs into offensive goalscoring...
To satisfy my curiosity, I decided to replay the exact same game a few times with the same team talk etc. and the only change being with Coutinho in different roles. In my first test of that game with Coutinho playing CM-A, look what happens:
Almost the exact same situation as the first goal...
I'm having some difficulty getting the most out of my CM playmaker, Coutinho. Hoping someone may be able to help!
I had some initial success with him as a CM-A as that role gets him into the box frequently but his best attributes (dribbling & vision) are almost completely wasted in that role as...
I think you're all right. After 6 months of individual training the jumping hasn't improved at all so that's a lost cause but stamina & dribbling aren't.
Retraining him as a fullback.
Given he has incredible acceleration but (currently) middling dribbling, perhaps the "knocks ball past player"...
Incredible potential, great personality & developing fast but a 5ft9 CB with a jumping stat of 3 is not going to cut it for me.
Stamina, dribbling& crossing aren't really good enough for him to make a FB & I like my ball-winning-mid to be good at winning balls in the air as it's incredibly...
Why left? You have Mane, Coutinho & Firmino who are all comfortable there plus Origi can be trained to make a decent left-side IF.
Get yourself a good right-sided IF. On my save Berardi has been an absolute monster. Did well (15+ goals) in S1 but his average personality meant he didn't develop...
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End of season 2 with the strikerless tactic. Won everything. Community Sheild, EFL Cup, FA Cup, Premier League & Champions Cup.
104 League Points, 123 League Goals Scored, 9 Conceded.
Berardi was an absolute monster all season!
I just meant the passing directness. I bumped it up to "Mixed" from "Shorter" because I could see my players sometimes get stuck on the edge of the box looking for a short pass and often resorting to taking too many long shots as a result. With mixed passing they seem to find it easier to spot a...
Yeah that's what I had planned to do but what is the trigger for when the gov would be happy to grant a permit?
Does he have to become an EU citizen (which could take like 5+ years & is complicated by Brexit) or does he just have to get a certain number of International Caps? I remember in the...
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Took until Feb for me to get my first defeat when I rotated my entire first 11 at Stamford Bridge as I was already miles ahead in the league & I...
I've scouted this incredible young talent from China but there's no way he gets a work permit at the moment (age 17) & I really want to pick him up before clubs start asking 50m+ for him! It'd also really help my merchandising to get a Chinese player which would help me compete with the insane...
It's more to do with the types of shots I have observed by my current IFs.
Of course there is nothing wrong with him shooting with his left foot on the left side if he is in the position to do so. However, I've seen most of my goals come from the IF getting onto the inside shoulder of the CB...
If I play an left-footed IF on the left side, wouldn't he frequently be shooting on his weaker foot after cutting inside?
I tend to see my IFs shoot in one of two scenarios:
On the break & played in by the F9/a CM. - Usually they try to get goal-side of the defender here and shoot on inside...
My fault, I mean I am currently using right footed IF on the left and left footed IF on the right.
The question is how best to develop this guy.
He naturally fits as a left-winger but I play too narrow for that. I figure I could either try to retrain him to play on the right (from 0 ability...