Every game so far - okay-ish start, then losing streak. Why? What can I do?

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I play as WBA. My squad normally includes:

Reveleire
Frickson Erazo
Zuculini
Honda

In addition to the likes of:

Long
Yacob
Mulumbu
Olsson
Lugano

Who are all decent players in their own right. I also sign Zivkovic, Cerri and Rugani for the future.

Why am I starting off with mid-table form, before going on horiific losing streaks? I have had another ultimatum in this game, I need 11 points from the next 15. Considering I have taken 3 points from the last 30, I don't think this is going to happen.

I have tried changing tactics, playing a short possession game, a more direct game, nothing seems to work.

What can I do?
 
Post your tactics? Watch those matches to spot where the ball is being given away, and from where the opposition are creaming you. That should help/
 
Hey, thanks for the reply. I have found out what the problem is - changing things like strategy and fluidity alter familiarity with the tactics more than they did on FM 2013. So, I am training my players in a few versions of 442 and I am 9th with 11 games left in my latest, which I am happy with.
 
Oh I love when this happens, happened on a Liverpool save just the other day. I was flying high, won a league title and 2nd the next year also a Champions league title that second year. In the 3rd year it started like the rest, then I lost an early FA game cause I had a heavily rotated squad, then lost to Everton in a close game away, then I took 3 points from the next 15 games...morale plummeted and confidence never returned... got fired 2/3 of the way through the season..
 
I am now 4 seasons in. Last season I cam 2nd in the Premier League. This time around, I am 9 games in to this season. I have 2 points. Players are coming moaning about underperforming, which is usually followed by the sack, in earlier games.

I have changed tactics every season and the team is familiar with them, players playing appropriate roles, etc. Cerri and Zivkovic are now both 4* strikers, better than an others I have had in previous seasons. My team also contains Balanta, Mallo, Silva, Honda, Yacob, Tom Ince (who was phenomenal for the first seasons he was here), Inuiki.

This game is an absolute joke.
 
Try having two slightly different tactics, roughly similar formations but with different instructions and some positional tweaks (FB(s) to WB(a) for example). Perhaps one more defensive than the other. Train the defensive one for the match and start the game as normal and IMMEDIATELY switch to the attacking one. Often, if you have been successful in the past, the AI will set itself up to the way you play with the express idea of countering you and if you switch formations early, they struggle to cope.

I do this a lot and usually catch teams out early, often finding myself 2 up within 10 minutes.

Also, change your team talks around christmas. If you've been all happy and huggy, go Assertive. Or vice-versa. Morale is vital.
 
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