Adapted from source http://www.fmpundit.com/2010/strategy/substitutes-effectively/
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Football matches are not just down to the first eleven. Your whole squad counts. The whole match could be influenced by just one sub. Having substitutes gives your team more freedom, i.e. to change your tactic.
The most effective subs usually make an assist or start up a build-up or even score a goal! However you never know. Keeping a good goal scorer, an excellent ball playing defender, or even just keeping your playmaker on the bench, could affect the whole game. Playing these subs could really help you win games, keep hold of points or plan for a season games ahead. No one should be on the bench without a reason for being there.
Giving Young Players a Chance
You always want to make the next best star. The best way for this may not be putting the best youth player on the pitch straight away. This could always lead to a flop and damage his confidence. The most effective sub can be youth. They can run forever in the little time you give them, and a chance to play with the 'big boys' could really boost their confidence.
Goalkeeper - Try and use a young player as your backup. He will rarely play, but having a player on the bench will not damage their morale.
Defender - Try and play these near the end of the game, or bring them on if you are winning by a certain margin. You can never trust young defending débuts, and you really don’t want them ******** up your game in a tight match.
CM - These can come on at any time in the match. Try and tell them to get some assists of do some clever passes. They will end up with a high match rating, therefore boosting their morale and eventually stats.
Wingers - Tell them to run past players at any time during the game, as much as possible. Beating just one player and putting in a cross could really help him and your team.
ST - These can be really good. Tell them to shoot as much as possible, and they will bang in loads of goals. Maybe just one goal could really boost his confidence and your teams. The team will like to play with him, and they will have a good bond.
Leaving a spot available on the bench, especially when you have 7 space to choose from can ease your young player development into the team as game time will help them get gelled into the team quicker as well as develop into a starter in years to come.
Bringing them on when you’re winning can take a lot of pressure off them already allowing them to play with freedom and putting in better performances.
How do you use your substitutions?
All the guys on the bench should be there for a reason, don’t just have them in to make up numbers as they could potentially hold the key to a good long-term strategy. Be that to do a specific job, allow you to change the way you or playing or gain game time when your winning. Substitutes should be used as chess pieces on the board planned moves in advanced to gain a tactical advantage.
Do you use your substitutes in any innovative or strange way? How to you build up your side to incorporate the players that will be stuck to the bench?
Adjustability
This can work really well. Bringing on a class player can effectively change the game. You can make adjustments to your tactic, your formation, the way your team play and more. (Yes I have just summed up what a tactic is.) In not so important games keeping a good player on the bench could work out really well. Lets say (In Real Life), Tottenham are playing Blackpool. They could keep Bale on the bench, then if Spurs are not winning, they can bring him on and he will effectively change the game.
That’s what you have to work your FM10 squad into.
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Thanks and if there is anything I have missed or any problems with the OP let me know.
Guide developed from Thomas Levin's one at http://www.fmpundit.com/
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Football matches are not just down to the first eleven. Your whole squad counts. The whole match could be influenced by just one sub. Having substitutes gives your team more freedom, i.e. to change your tactic.
The most effective subs usually make an assist or start up a build-up or even score a goal! However you never know. Keeping a good goal scorer, an excellent ball playing defender, or even just keeping your playmaker on the bench, could affect the whole game. Playing these subs could really help you win games, keep hold of points or plan for a season games ahead. No one should be on the bench without a reason for being there.
Giving Young Players a Chance
You always want to make the next best star. The best way for this may not be putting the best youth player on the pitch straight away. This could always lead to a flop and damage his confidence. The most effective sub can be youth. They can run forever in the little time you give them, and a chance to play with the 'big boys' could really boost their confidence.
Goalkeeper - Try and use a young player as your backup. He will rarely play, but having a player on the bench will not damage their morale.
Defender - Try and play these near the end of the game, or bring them on if you are winning by a certain margin. You can never trust young defending débuts, and you really don’t want them ******** up your game in a tight match.
CM - These can come on at any time in the match. Try and tell them to get some assists of do some clever passes. They will end up with a high match rating, therefore boosting their morale and eventually stats.
Wingers - Tell them to run past players at any time during the game, as much as possible. Beating just one player and putting in a cross could really help him and your team.
ST - These can be really good. Tell them to shoot as much as possible, and they will bang in loads of goals. Maybe just one goal could really boost his confidence and your teams. The team will like to play with him, and they will have a good bond.
Leaving a spot available on the bench, especially when you have 7 space to choose from can ease your young player development into the team as game time will help them get gelled into the team quicker as well as develop into a starter in years to come.
Bringing them on when you’re winning can take a lot of pressure off them already allowing them to play with freedom and putting in better performances.
How do you use your substitutions?
All the guys on the bench should be there for a reason, don’t just have them in to make up numbers as they could potentially hold the key to a good long-term strategy. Be that to do a specific job, allow you to change the way you or playing or gain game time when your winning. Substitutes should be used as chess pieces on the board planned moves in advanced to gain a tactical advantage.
Do you use your substitutes in any innovative or strange way? How to you build up your side to incorporate the players that will be stuck to the bench?
Adjustability
This can work really well. Bringing on a class player can effectively change the game. You can make adjustments to your tactic, your formation, the way your team play and more. (Yes I have just summed up what a tactic is.) In not so important games keeping a good player on the bench could work out really well. Lets say (In Real Life), Tottenham are playing Blackpool. They could keep Bale on the bench, then if Spurs are not winning, they can bring him on and he will effectively change the game.
That’s what you have to work your FM10 squad into.
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Thanks and if there is anything I have missed or any problems with the OP let me know.
Guide developed from Thomas Levin's one at http://www.fmpundit.com/
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