Closing down/tight marking on GK?

[Akuthia]

has anyone tried, and or had any success giving the instruction to close down and or tightly mark an opposing GK? Or for that matter telling a striker to man mark him? I'm wondering if it might cause a skittish GK to play some bad balls if he's got someone bearing down on him...

 

[Mitre Delta 1000]

Yep it does work.
More often than not I order striker to close down keeper (I have him MM one of the centrebacks though) especially keepers with low composure/decisions.
Some keepers seem to **** themselves and punt the ball anywhere, a high degree of them are either to one of my players or out for a throw-in.

 

[emman23]

I do these, even for counter attacks or possesion game, this works for me... GK under pressure usually long ball quickly resulting to 50/50 balls

 

[Akuthia]

So how are you doing it? just by close marking on opp. instructions? It seems like whenever i do that and the GK gets the ball, the forward runs towards midfield if he has the ball in his hands (in understand by rule, you need to give him some room) but if he drops it to his feet then the striker runs forward, but is often too far out of the way to have any real affect on the GK

 

[emman23]

closing down and tight marking and weaker foot always

 

[Mitre Delta 1000]

So how are you doing it? It seems like whenever i do that and the GK gets the ball, the forward runs towards midfield

That's why I have striker man mark The weaker centerback (not tight), as it (A) keeps pressure on the weaker centerback [composure/decisions/passing/technique]* and (B) keeps striker slightly looser in the hope that he might close the keeper down.
The keeper in OI's is set to be closed at all times.

*my rule of thumb for the weaker centerback when they have the ball.


Edit...and yes, as emman23 said, show to weaker foot.
Also target the weaker centerback before the game as weak link. (may not work against obvious quality teams with two good centerbacks)