Recent content by Ranger81

Is there any point in setting this as a team/opposition instruction? Even when they do it, they make no effort to win the ball - all they do is protect the attacking player from being tackled by someone else. I have tried all variations of close down/tackle harder/ease off tackles but am yet to...

I play with LFB, so that they're just concentrating on defending, and I tell them to stay wide. Yet they constantly seem to be running in from the middle whenever a ball comes down the wing (and they're not the quickest when it comes to getting over to cover). I play narrow, because my midfield...

Anyone else notice their set piece instructions being ignored? For corners, I selected short (and obviously made sure my best crosser was available for the short corner to send in a cross, which he always is) but time and time again it's straight into the box with no end result. Same with throw...

First off, I am not claiming this as specifically MY tactic. Yes, I put it together myself, but I have taken a lot of advice from these boards so it may well be an unintentional replica of another tactic. Having been sacked for being too defiant, I had to start again but changed a few things...

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I browsed and couldn't find it. During a match recently, the match engine slowed down quite dramatically and then suddenly my FM screen disappeared. I was then met by the web opening a page (think it was the war child website) in its place. Any...

I have both my full backs set to Limited Full Back (I don't want them bombing forward, I want them to defend) with a defend duty and have given both of them 'Stay Wider' instructions. But every time a ball comes down the wings, they're nowhere to be seen. I have tried 'Stick To Positions' as a...

I haven't conceded a goal direct from a corner in eight games now, and obviously I'm pleased about that as I had been a bit hit and miss when defending them. The problem I have is that when the ball gets headed away, the defending is almost laughable. I thought that by having a man on the...

Not sure if this is the right place for this question, but here goes. I made Jon Daly available for the Under 20's as he had just returned from a long spell out and felt it would be a good way for him to build up his fitness. Then I went on a good run of form and forgot all about him. Now he...

I'm currently using a 4-3-2-1 with Rangers, and in terms of possession and chances created it's getting some decent results and performances. Defensively, it does its job too. Though I will admit that there may be flaws to my instructions. I don't use many player instructions - only for my...

Not sure if this will work as I've never tried it before. This is my 2-5-3 Rangers tactic (forced upon me by a spate of injuries, suspensions, players who I had to sell and fatigue). It scores stacks of goals, but concedes loads as well. I don't normally play a defensive winger (because...

Due an unforeseen spate of injuries/red cards to my defenders (I guess I caught the ref on a bad day as he had booked six players within the opening half hour), I had to switch tactics. I am now playing a 2-5-3 with a DM. Attacking wise, it's a phenomenon. Defensive wise, it's a nightmare...

Evening all Haven't played FM since FM 2006 but started missing it a little too much. Looking forward to picking up some stuff along the way, and hopefully impart some of my (ahem) 'knowledge' also

New to these forums, so forgive me if this is the wrong question for the wrong thread! I am using a 4-1-4-1 DM Wide tactic (attacking mentality, flexible shape. It's more of a 4-1-1-3-1 at times), scoring a decent number of goals and conceding very few (two in seven, having a DM as oppose to a...