Complacency/losing streak?!

[NUFC Joe]

Alright lads, finished my first season the other day with Newcastle and I finished 6th place with only 2-3 signings. But now I'm in the second season and my team just can't make an impact, I'm about 5-6 games in and I've only won once??

I used the same formation as the year before, changed it now because I couldn't get anything from it, but gonna' go back, I changed my assistant manager too because I don't like John Carver, I've also brought in 2 new players as Jonas isn't that great, and Danny Simpson is a shocking fullback.

So my question is, has anyone got some help for me on how to stop my team from becoming complacent, how to help my squad keep a lot more possession in games rather than counter attacking all the time, and how can I keep winning?

I think the only win I had was against Burnley and that was 2-1 or 3-2 which I was expecting to thrash them in. Other than that I just lost to West Ham and told players under 6.5 that I was angry with them and sympathised with some members of the squad, but is there any other way I can stop my team losing to West Ham and other lower league teams? I want to finish at least 5th this season.

If you want any more details on my formation, players, match prep, staff, player ratings or anything just ask if it will help you, help me!

---------- Post added 26/08/2011 at 10:55 AM ---------- Previous post was 25/08/2011 at 11:38 PM ----------

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[TheBetterHalf]

If the approach you used past year was a solid one and not one that worked under some specific circumstances - like in the end of the season when most teams sat deeper against you, the tactic being a heavy tweak of the one you started the season with or if it worked when teams attacked you, in the end of the season working less good when teams respected you more - I would carry on in the same way this year. In short, your mistake was probably the sudden change of tactics as things would have been solved just in a few weeks

Things that can affect the way you play, making the choice of tactic obsolete is

New captain
-This can upset the team. I remember once when I selected a new captain that felt he was put under too much pressure, being too young and all that. This anxiety spread through out the whole team. Even though it was not visible in the assistant feedback, all players acted really weird and it stopped just as the new captain got back on track with his confidence

New assistant & Staff
This also affects the team. Not only can they have been favourites of the players, but the staff also needs s time to settle.

New players
As you have made very fewer singings, I don’t think the problem lies here

Slump of form
This happens and it’s possible to happen very early in the season as well. Here, you need either to just accept it or grind out a few results, playing some ugly football


Advice
Watch some matches sin full mode and look where the flaw lies. Are they being overconfident, what the morale like etc

Watch some matches sin full mode and look where the flaw lies. Are they being overconfident, whets the morale like etc?
How are you conceding? Is it after the opponents had too much time on the ball? Why are you loosing our in possession? Is it because the opponent breaks up attacks earlier or is it because your players won’t close down?

 

[Raikan007]

what does your sqaud look like mate? what tactic are you using?

 

[NUFC Joe]

what does your sqaud look like mate? what tactic are you using?

I'm using my own 4-5-1 with the defensive mid, 2CM 2AM and 1STC..

Squad:

Krul

Kelly--Cahill--Collocini--Enrique
Tiote
Barton--Brunt/Nolan
Ben Arfa Jonas/Bentley
Gameiro/Wickham

The squad that I won with last year, but can't do anything now really :S odd...

---------- Post added at 11:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:36 AM ----------

If the approach you used past year was a solid one and not one that worked under some specific circumstances - like in the end of the season when most teams sat deeper against you, the tactic being a heavy tweak of the one you started the season with or if it worked when teams attacked you, in the end of the season working less good when teams respected you more - I would carry on in the same way this year. In short, your mistake was probably the sudden change of tactics as things would have been solved just in a few weeks

Things that can affect the way you play, making the choice of tactic obsolete is

New captain
-This can upset the team. I remember once when I selected a new captain that felt he was put under too much pressure, being too young and all that. This anxiety spread through out the whole team. Even though it was not visible in the assistant feedback, all players acted really weird and it stopped just as the new captain got back on track with his confidence

New assistant & Staff
This also affects the team. Not only can they have been favourites of the players, but the staff also needs s time to settle.

New players
As you have made very fewer singings, I don’t think the problem lies here

Slump of form
This happens and it’s possible to happen very early in the season as well. Here, you need either to just accept it or grind out a few results, playing some ugly football


Advice
Watch some matches sin full mode and look where the flaw lies. Are they being overconfident, what the morale like etc

Watch some matches sin full mode and look where the flaw lies. Are they being overconfident, whets the morale like etc?
How are you conceding? Is it after the opponents had too much time on the ball? Why are you loosing our in possession? Is it because the opponent breaks up attacks earlier or is it because your players won’t close down?

Thanks man.

My captain has been Barton for the past year so I haven't changed that, I have got a new assistant however... And I made very litle signings as you said

And yeah good thinking I will watch some more matches in full, and yeah I think they're overconfident in all fairness, I'm conceding off either goalkeeper fumbles, bad marking and nah not when they've had too much posession more just lucky goals to be honest... And I'm not quite sure why they're losing possession I've got it set to short passing and slow tempo so I'm a little confused!

 

[TheBetterHalf]

IThe squad that I won with last year, but can't do anything now really :S odd...

I think that I hit the nail with this

In short, your mistake was probably the sudden change of tactics as things would have been solved just in a few weeks

 

[Raikan007]

2 Central Am's or winger Am's?

what have you done with match prep? I suggest putting it on defensive positioning for a while.

it happens occassionally that the tactic you used in the 1st season becomes obselete/complacent the next.. you have to manage it properly and make the correct changes to it or use the same base tactic and create a 4-4-2 (so you dont lose that much in fluidity in match prep)

are you ok with using downloaded tactics as there are quite a few fantastic ones on this site? maybe have one of these tactics as your 2nd tactic and use it in certain games and have a bit of a different approach each game you play depending on your opposition?

 

[NUFC Joe]

2 Central Am's or winger Am's?

what have you done with match prep? I suggest putting it on defensive positioning for a while.

it happens occassionally that the tactic you used in the 1st season becomes obselete/complacent the next.. you have to manage it properly and make the correct changes to it or use the same base tactic and create a 4-4-2 (so you dont lose that much in fluidity in match prep)

are you ok with using downloaded tactics as there are quite a few fantastic ones on this site? maybe have one of these tactics as your 2nd tactic and use it in certain games and have a bit of a different approach each game you play depending on your opposition?

Wingers mate.

Yeah it's normally on Def Positioning anyway as my main thing is counter.

Ah good thinking on the formation man, I think I'll use it but go to a 4/4/2 I see what your saying.

Yeah I'm okay with it, I like to do my own, and that was the first time I've ever done my own with the first season and that went well, I just need to sort it out a bit more I think, if you have any suggestions for a 4-4-2 then throw it at me!

---------- Post added 27/08/2011 at 03:34 PM ---------- Previous post was 26/08/2011 at 11:53 AM ----------

Can anyone help me with the complacency/over confidence side of things? What to say to players when we win/lose/draw/should have won? Team talks/Press Cons?