Can you let me know what your pre season training is please? It took me until Nov for full fluid
This is how I do pre-season:
-Start the season in
Germany (season will start on the 18th of june) - after loading you can switch to any selected competition.
-Set general training to "
Team Cohesion" on "
Very High"
-Set match training on 50% (
slider all the way to the left), untick boxes rest before and after match and set it on "
Tactics only".
-Plan on the first date possible a home friendly against a
very weak opponent.
-Plan every other 3 days another friendly until one week before season starts. (This way you play a friendly and the next two days you train Tactics until the next friendly, making sure you only train tactics.)
-Play friendlies against similar or weaker opponents - this is to make sure you don't lose lots of games and get crappy morale amongst players.
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Hire a good Tactics coach!! - This is very important and will help you get your tactics to 100% familiarity quickly. Search for a 4 star Tactics coach at least. When you search for Staff, look for a high rating in Tactics and an as high as possible rating for Determination, Level of Discipline and Motivating. Those are the key stats! With top clubs i always hire Dave Billows, who has a rating of 4,5 stars for tactics. (Other create coaches are Fermo Favini, Mauro Tassoti, Valter Vio)
When using this approach i've always had my tactics familiarity at least at 85% at the start of the competition. I then kept match training on "Tactics only" but for 30% and the box rest after match ticked until the tactics were 100% familiar. I also kept general training on "Team cohesion" but on "average" when competition starts until my players reached a very good understanding (you can view this on Reports - Last Match - Teamtalk feedback).
P.S. Signing more than 4 or 5 players will really hinder you progress in tactic familiarity. If you do sign a buttload of new players you can use the approach above, but play less friendlies. I personally play a friendly every saturday for instance, so my team trains 4 days on "Team Cohesion" and 2 days on "Tactics only" before the next match. If you start in Germany on the 18th of june, you still get to play 6 or 7 friendlies and you should be able to get familiarity to a high level.
