Every match I play I concede the same goals, crosses are just impossible to defend iv tried everything to stop conceding crosses. Set pieces are another one, it seems to me the on fm13 the defenders are very poor. Trying to keep a clean sheet on fm13 is like gold dust. I have been playing...
In a diamond formation i would have both my strikers as goal scorers, I.e poacher and advanced forward or CF. Also I would be getting a box to box player in the CM role instead of an advanced playmaker. As he will be trying to operate in the same space as your attacking mid and trequartista.
Iv only got 3 seasons into the game to be honest, so im not to sure who i would replace valencia with. Just have to have a little scout around for the relevant stats. I normally look for regens as they are always to best players in my opinion and also can pick them up cheap if you find them...
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...