That is a HUGE problem. How can you have freaking Cissé scoring in 10 of 30 matches when he's the target and has superb finishing? Or Fred, who's atm Brazilian League top scorer IRL but got only 6 goals in 20 matches. So much excitement for this...
my only real issues is none of strikers get goals on the reg I have to rotate them to get some success...
I'm a fm/cm addict. have been since the turn of the century. I love the game... but this year its 'unrealisticly' hard. I have tried everything i can to change the fortunes of my teams, different tactics,formations,training etc but to no avail. I have clocked up over 50 hours on the game trying to start a good file. but nothing. I play an attacking 4231 which i perfected on fm12, i used to create chance after chance whilst keeping a proud defensive record at the same time. but on this yrs version i struggle to create anything and my defence is laughable. as is my gk. After a few attempts with average clubs i started a file with Arsenal. You cant fail with Arsenal... or so i thought. P-11 W-2 D-2 L-7. Its unrealistic. Im so frustrated but glad its not just me suffering. I like the idea of making it more challenging but this is a joke and theres no way around it. When both southampton and wigan come to the Emirates and create 20 chances and win 3-0 you know somthings up. my FM brain is saying 'be patient' but what does he know, he cant win with ARSENAL! im heading back to fm12!! fini
Vernon Anita and Santon end up as total beasts. I'm in season 4 and both are in the running for Player of the Year.
What i meant by 'you cant fail with Arsenal' is that any experienced FM player with an understanding of the key attributes to a winning formula should be succesfull with Arsenal. I assure you its nothing to do with my approach hense the thousands of complaints about the defending,gking,ME etc. FM13 has problems my friend. Although i am interested on what you deem as the correct approach...? i look forward to your comment."you cant fail with Arsenal"Therein lies your issue. You can and will fail, if your approach isnt up to scratch. Its late so I havent got time to expand on this point but i will show what i mean tomorrow.
What i meant by 'you cant fail with Arsenal' is that any experienced FM player with an understanding of the key attributes to a winning formula should be succesfull with Arsenal. I assure you its nothing to do with my approach hense the thousands of complaints about the defending,gking,ME etc. FM13 has problems my friend. Although i am interested on what you deem as the correct approach...? i look forward to your comment.
If it's conceding goals, have a go with a 3-2-2-1-2 (three centre halves, 2 wing backs, 2CMs, 1 AM, 2 FWDs). Working wonders on my Pescara save, went 10 unbeaten at the start.
Actually no. Fm13 has issues, but it doesnt stop being successful with Arsenal or any side, not by a long shot. Do not confuse Me bugs with AI logic. The bugs do not stop you having a successful game.
Experience doesnt come into it. This game isnt FM12 or any before it, the AI is much tougher than before. If your tactical is approach is too static, or your thinking is poorer than the AI, it will shred you.
Firsly you shouldnt be thinking about "the correct approach" there is no one way to do it.
Rather you sit down and think how you want to attack and creat space. Who is moving through the lines? who will attempt to mve the ball arrond, who are the strike runners creating space.
For example Arsenal. I would want Santi Cazorla as my main threat, sitting in the pocket and playing my side through. AP support, roaming, moves into channels, so he is laterally exploiting space and dragging is marker. Podolski is pure pace and excellent finishing ability, a lethal direct threat, so Inside forward attack. to make sure we still have space, I need to offset the lack of width, so I set gibbs at full back to wing back attack, to overlap pod, while walcott is set as a winger attack, though i may manually tweak his setting. Arteta is the mainy supply, do dlp support, and therefor I would look to buy an aggressive move enforcer to play as ball winning mid/defend or central mid defend.
That is just a small piece of logic you should be using. And thats just looking to construct an appriach, not even talking dealing with the opposition, man management, motivation, dealing with weather, integrating youthing into certain games, squad coherence and balance etc
Actually no. Fm13 has issues, but it doesn't stop you being successful with Arsenal or any side, not by a long shot. Do not confuse Me bugs with AI logic. The bugs do not stop you having a successful game.
Experience doesnt come into it. This game isnt FM12 or any before it, the AI is much tougher than before. If your tactical is approach is too static, or your thinking is poorer than the AI, it will shred you.
Firsly you shouldnt be thinking about "the correct approach" there is no one way to do it.
Rather you sit down and think how you want to attack and creat space. Who is moving through the lines? who will attempt to mve the ball arrond, who are the strike runners creating space.
For example Arsenal. I would want Santi Cazorla as my main threat, sitting in the pocket and playing my side through. AP support, roaming, moves into channels, so he is laterally exploiting space and dragging is marker. Podolski is pure pace and excellent finishing ability, a lethal direct threat, so Inside forward attack. to make sure we still have space, I need to offset the lack of width, so I set Gibbs at full back to wing back attack, to overlap pod, while walcott is set as a winger attack, though i may manually tweak his setting. Arteta is the main supply, so dlp support, and therefore I would look to buy an aggressive mobile enforcer to play as ball winning mid/defend or central mid defend.
That is just a small piece of logic you should be using. And thats just looking to construct an approach, not even talking dealing with the opposition, man management, motivation, dealing with weather, integrating youthing into certain games, squad coherence and balance etc
its all good using real life/some stats logic and transferring it into the game, but what about when that fails?
do you just go back to FM logic which is so different to real football? i dunno if you are a developer of the game or just a mod (green name), but you defend the game so much.
Ive never posted on fm forums before in the 12 years ive played manager (had to join the discussion on this awful edition), but you do help a lot of people out(including me) and i appreciate that, but why defend and try to prove us all wrong when we moan about that game being flawed.
running out of options on the game tbf
Mikes not the only one, me and a lot of others try to help people out too because honestly the ME alone isn't the issue with why people fail. Problem is whenever you try to offer advise to someone half the time they throw it in your face and get hostile.
On the "FM logic" that was FM12 and before the new ME is a lot more realistic which is the main reason I feel people are having issues, they're used to FM12 and how things worked in that ME. Most people seem to throw out a tactic drop all their players into it and demand it works and if they don't win their next 12 games in a row the entire thing is a disaster.