Are you serious? I've always tended to sub guys off if they've dipped below 70% and are not playing very well.
First rule of FM, never make any kind of unforced substitution, let alone a defensive one, when you're trying to hang on to a lead! It just gives the ME an excuse to let the AI team score! I've kept players on the pitch at 50% rather than sub them 'cause I know exactly what would happen!
First rule of FM, never make any kind of unforced substitution, let alone a defensive one, when you're trying to hang on to a lead! It just gives the ME an excuse to let the AI team score! I've kept players on the pitch at 50% rather than sub them 'cause I know exactly what would happen!
Are you serious? I've always tended to sub guys off if they've dipped below 70% and are not playing very well.
Keeping players on the pitch at 50% or less is just...incredibly risky. they're going to be knackered therefore, the chances of making a gamechanging mistake rockets. As does the chance of an injury. Something I would never ever do, unless I'd run out of subs
Yes as condition falls, concentration and decisions reactions suffer, and the chance of injury increases hugely. so the balance comes do to, do you believe that your player on 50% is likely to close out a game better than a a fresh sub? Too many people don't realise how much subtlety there is in FM, they trying to be too reductive in their thinking, make everything black and white. In a lot of ways it's much much closer to real life than its given credit for. Its far more than a "complicated spreadsheet" and if people treat it as though its just that you will come unstuck very fast.
I do remember when I first started playing the series-if I had a narrow 1 goal lead with about 10 minutes to go, I was terrified of making a sub in case it ruined everything and ended up losing lol. In the end it was the reverse that happened-kept the really tireed players on and ended up losing a few times. But that was when I started playing-that was the first lesson I learned and a mistake I've never repeated lol. downside is-when I'm into the latter stages and have a lead I spend the majority of the time distracted by fitness levels-especially if playing against a team loaded with pace.
It still baffles me people still see it as a spreadsheet based game. It's soooo much more. It's common sense, attention, thinking, prioritising. It's management as it should be. there's just too many things to list. I just can't wait for the next release. This one for me has been brilliant-which is why I've had to have lengthy break I was just playing too much until stupid o'clock in the morning lol. But I have the sneaking feeling the next one is going to be even better.
I do remember when I first started playing the series-if I had a narrow 1 goal lead with about 10 minutes to go, I was terrified of making a sub in case it ruined everything and ended up losing lol. In the end it was the reverse that happened-kept the really tireed players on and ended up losing a few times. But that was when I started playing-that was the first lesson I learned and a mistake I've never repeated lol. downside is-when I'm into the latter stages and have a lead I spend the majority of the time distracted by fitness levels-especially if playing against a team loaded with pace.
It still baffles me people still see it as a spreadsheet based game. It's soooo much more. It's common sense, attention, thinking, prioritising. It's management as it should be. there's just too many things to list. I just can't wait for the next release. This one for me has been brilliant-which is why I've had to have lengthy break I was just playing too much until stupid o'clock in the morning lol. But I have the sneaking feeling the next one is going to be even better.
FM's biggest flaw is that it isn't as good as it could be at showing you that all this is in the game. If people didnt visit a forum and get told about all this intricate stuff, they wouldn't even see it. And that's a shame.
Well, maybe it was a bit of sweeping generalization....UNDERSTATEMENT! I was just basing it on the odd time when I've conceded after making a sub. These occasions tend to stick in the memory more than all the times when I didn't concede, for obvious reasons! Having said that, I'm still very cautious when making defensive substitutions! It's probably based more on superstition and the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" adage than common sense and understanding of the game.
That reminds me....where are my lucky socks?....the new season kicks off in 7 weeks!
But my god they need more information available. I shudder when I think about a new player in FM, learning curve must be nearly vertical if you dont have a pretty good grip on on real life football.