Recent content by Shaneckham

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    Inside forwards or wingers?

    I'm finding on FM13 latest patch wingers seem to be really effective, most of my goals come from wing play and having a target man. I used inside forwards for a season, with no great effect they often played bad with little created. Last season both my wingers created 43 assists between them...
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    Help setting up number 10 role

    I have tried advanced playmaker attack and support. Attacking midfield, attack and support and also trequartista. I play a 4-2-3-1 everyone performs well apart from the player in the hole, number 10 if you like. So I would like to know if anyone has set up a number 10 getting goals and plenty of...
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    Having problems with the come deep to get ball trait??

    I play a 4-2-3-1 pretty standard defenders defend I have one mid defend and one deep lying playmaker. I have 2 inside forwards attacking and a attacking mid in the hole. I have 2 strikers who like to come deep to get ball, before I have always used a poacher, however I want my striker to drop...
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    Work Permit? Is there anyway round it once you have already signed player without one

    I signed a player last season a good cb 22 years old from turkey. Unfortunely he signed without a work permit for my chelsea team. I know on the old one you used to be able to offer them another contract and that would beat the WP. Is there anyway round this on FM11?? As there is no need for...
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    6 season in one league selected, is there a way of adding more league without restart

    Got a network game going with my mate were in quite a way but only selected the English league. Is there anyway of getting more league in without starting a new game? Heard people talking about some fm editor. Cheers guys
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    Who's the next makalele??

    Claude Makelele Squad No: 4 Position: Midfielder Age: 38 Birth Date: Feb 18, 1973 Birth Place: France Height: 1.74m Weight: 70 kg Iv been searching, i am yet to find a player that is as good as, the master of defensive mid position im my opinion. He would have to be excellant...
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    Zonal loose marking no tight marking discussion!!

    Iv been testing zonal loose marking with 4-4-2 and had mixed results with it. I have found with tight marking, players tend to get turned and caught flat footed often. With the loose marking they hold the shape better but again at times get ruined with through balls. So my question has anyone...
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    Wide men not hugging touchline??

    I play fairly wide, i chop n change between width and speed of play during the match. I play quite slow and short passing, i control the game and get 60 to 70% posession every game. But if i am struggling to get in the game il change the speed and width to faster and wider. But the wide men...
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    4-2-3-1 Unstoppable attack

    So i have made this tactic with a great team in Real Madrid . So you can argue that anyone can make a good tactic for a big team and get results. I agree and i am currently testing the formation with sunderland to prove that its a great tactic for people that need help maybe with a big team or...
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    View only leagues???

    When you start a new game and put a load of leagues in but only on view only, does this mean you will get more players regen from them leagues? Or do you have to put the league to playable? Im just starting a new game and want to put 20 leagues in so not sure to make them view only, or...
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    The foundation to success!!!

    I love my squads and players to be high in determination, I feel this is key to a successful team. Its my foundation to success. This attribute is key to consistency and every club I have managed after 2 or 3 season I will manage to get my squad personality to professional and then progress that...
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    4-1-1-3-1 shaneckhams clever football

    I have a created a tactic that is good defensively also good offensively. It is able to keep control of the ball but also deadly on the counter. How i did this - As you can see from the screen shot i have a flat back four, cover and stopper cb, with fullbacks. My playmaker is the centre mid...
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    4-4-1-1 shaneckhams clever football test results

    I have now finished my second season with Fiorentina my first season with them i finished 4th and won the italian cup which was a massive over acheive with an average team. My second season i have had mega over acheive, i finished 1st i also got to the semi`s of the champions league, i was...
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    Need poacher tips??

    Im playing a poacher up top on his own got a creative player behind him who i get the ball to reguarly, so the poacher is not short of balls to run onto. Iv been playing with the instructions on the poacher as they are set to run from deep often, do you think that should be set to rarely? I have...
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    Hulk under rated??? Anyone signed him on fm??

    I don't think this guy gets enough credit on this game, he is amazing iv signed him for tottenham and he's won the world player awards for the last 3 years. Just by having hulk in my team has won me 2 league titles and champions league and Europa. The guy is an Outstanding player I play him as...
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