Tactics & Training: The " I have a small question " thread

[*James*]

Not absolutely related to tactics and training, but not worthy of a thread nonetheless:

I was just wondering if AI managers rest some of their team in aniticipation of a big match? For example if I'm playing Man City at the weekend, and they have a big Champions League match against Barcelona three days later, will their AI manager rest players?

 

[2012mufc]

is there any way to find the best regens without using the fmrte or any other editor or scouts?

 

[Totti93]

Hello, I'm new to FM so there are a few questions I could really use answers too.
Firstly, do i need to make training schedules? I'm on my first season with Roma (about half way through and sitting in the top 4 quite comfortably) but I have no idea if making new training schedules will benefit me. I've just assumed a team with its reputation will already have good training schedules.

Secondly, when I am told of new staff to recruit and I do so do I have to assign them to a certain job or will it automatically happen?

Last but not least (not sure if this is in the right place) I'm having difficulty downloading tactics. I've downloaded skins, kits, logos and face packs fine but when i download tactic is either 'can't find the file' or the 'file is empty'. Any suggestions?

Cheers in advance!

 

[CrazySaint]

Hello, I'm new to FM so there are a few questions I could really use answers too.
Firstly, do i need to make training schedules? I'm on my first season with Roma (about half way through and sitting in the top 4 quite comfortably) but I have no idea if making new training schedules will benefit me. I've just assumed a team with its reputation will already have good training schedules.

Secondly, when I am told of new staff to recruit and I do so do I have to assign them to a certain job or will it automatically happen?

Last but not least (not sure if this is in the right place) I'm having difficulty downloading tactics. I've downloaded skins, kits, logos and face packs fine but when i download tactic is either 'can't find the file' or the 'file is empty'. Any suggestions?

Cheers in advance!

1. For all teams, as far as I know, the schedules are the same. So yes, making your own schedules is of great benefit if you plan on carrying on with a save game. With higher level teams, of which I'd place Roma, the coaches are good and the players are fitter. You can use higher workload schedules and they'll improve faster or keep their level of training. I believe there is a sticky to do with training.

2. Not sure, but I always assign them.

3. When you download a tactic make sure it's the tactic file and not a rar. If it's a rar you need to use a program such as winrar to extract it. Place that file into Sports Interactive > FM11 > Tactics or, place it in your own folder and browse there.

Once there, click on it, import it and press Ok.

Hope this helps

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is there any way to find the best regens without using the fmrte or any other editor or scouts?

Assign good scouts and then set their assignments to specifically search for wonderkids/regens. The best way to do this I find is to ask them to search for U-18's and give them each a region. Every now and then they will provide you with the best under 18's in that area which will often be wonderkids and regen wonderkids.

I'm 99% sure that if you assign better scouts, you get more/better results.

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i just signed agger for 12.5, is this a gd deal? and how good is he??? thanks

Only you can know this.

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How to make target man to head is working in fm 2011?

Its just simply useless

Hmm, mine works find. As long as one of my strikers is good in the air and has good passing/creativity, I usually set him as target man and mixed. It works well.

 

[Totti93]

Cheers mate!

 

[Rockyboy]

Hey...

I spent my whole day making training schedules for my team and made some very good schedules for most of the players, except a few of them are only content with training schedule. This is not good, because they do not develop. For example, Juan Manuel Mata didn't develop his skills in the past 2 years. I tried to reduce his training but he is still not happy. Is anyone (experienced) there who could make me a training schedules for Gervinho, J.M. Mata, Phil Jones and Yuri Zhirkov. I hope Dunc sees this post

 

[robing9g]

Get your wingers to cross to the Target Man and Far Post. Both byline.



He is good, and is good as Ball-Playing Defender on either Defend or Cover.



You cannot get a player to learn the PPM 'Gets Into Opposition Area' from the tutor unless they have it themselves. You must ask them yourself.

It doesnt work, my target man is lone striker

 

[Wazflame]

Hello, I have a tactic that i've used in my first season, with a lot of success. However recently i've struggled because i think the AI is now adapting to my tactic. If i create 2 more tactics and use all 3 alternately, will the AI still have adapted to the first tactic?

 

[iNickStuff]

Hello, I have a tactic that i've used in my first season, with a lot of success. However recently i've struggled because i think the AI is now adapting to my tactic. If i create 2 more tactics and use all 3 alternately, will the AI still have adapted to the first tactic?

Probably. Just use the second and third ones quite often, then revert back to the first.

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It doesnt work, my target man is lone striker

Use Centre, Mixed, Near Post - everything.

Set your wingers to through ball it into your lone striker. The crossing system on FM is poor this year, so don't expect many goals from open play to be scored by your striker from a cross.

 

[SS19]

Need some help with defending. I try to play possession football, which sometimes doesn't work too well, as my squad isn't nowhere near being the best in my league. I concede too many goals, from set pieces, which I am working on now trying to get better players with head, but also from normal attacks. As I try to play with possession, I would like try to steal the ball upfront rather than in front of my goal.

So problems I have:
-Opponent gets the ball to deep to my half before I get the ball --> ticking the counterattacking box means my defenders are playing long balls, even if they have passing set to short and creativity to little. That way I lose the possession again, so currently not using counter attacking even thugh I would like to
-My defence in the flanks is bad, there is too much space to go forward, so I can't benefit from tight defence in the middle
-My defence has trouble with strikers spreading wide behind my fullbacks and playing trough balls there. Fullbacks doesn't drop to defend them quickly enough even the strikes have possession, leaving gaps to my defence when the other CB goes to defend near touchline.

Also would like to know about man marking vs. zonal marking, if anyone can provide good link, that would be nice.

edit. Now I have managed to get less space in the flanks, altough still struggling with the strikers pulling out wide and running between my CB and FB. Also need ideas how to get my AMC to defend against opposition's 4-4-2, when man marking, he marks another ne of the CBs, which I do not want. So changed it to zonal, which seems to help a little, but he is still defending too high, defending nobody. Maybe changing his mentality to more defensive would help, but it would strict his attacking play, which has lead to many goals finished by him so far.

 

[PinePHresh]

If my players are training well and receiving positive green arrows, will they perform better in matches even if their attributes are not increasing?

 

[SS19]

Which position lets inside forward contribute more to attack and makes him score more goals, AML or AMCL?

I have noticed that you don't get answer in these forums very quickly, and very often you don't get answer at all... maybe have to change to SI forums =D

 

[TheBetterHalf]

Which position lets inside forward contribute more to attack and makes him score more goals, AML or AMCL?

I have noticed that you don't get answer in these forums very quickly, and very often you don't get answer at all... maybe have to change to SI forums =D

I say that it would depend not only on the player and his ppms but also on your approach within the formation you are using. What formation are you using and what style of play do you favour ?

 

[SS19]

I say that it would depend not only on the player and his ppms but also on your approach within the formation you are using. What formation are you using and what style of play do you favour ?

4-2-3-1 with CMs and wingers playing as AMR&L. Striker as false nine. Playing fluid short passing possession football.

 

[TheBetterHalf]

4-2-3-1 with CMs and wingers playing as AMR&L. Striker as false nine. Playing fluid short passing possession football.

In my opinion, he would do the most damage in the outer position( lack of space in the center). If playing with DMCs, he would probably do so in the inner one as he would have good space and get nearer the central mids.

 

[RobLFCYNWA]

I hate playing against counter-attacking teams! :|

 

[robing9g]

Probably. Just use the second and third ones quite often, then revert back to the first.

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Use Centre, Mixed, Near Post - everything.

Set your wingers to through ball it into your lone striker. The crossing system on FM is poor this year, so don't expect many goals from open play to be scored by your striker from a cross.

i dont expect he can score from crossing.

what i want is some direct ball to my target man, he hold up the ball, and bring other players in.


and what is the use of run from deep for a forward position player? this is the thing i want to know for 2 years already

 

[SS19]

i dont expect he can score from crossing.

what i want is some direct ball to my target man, he hold up the ball, and bring other players in.


and what is the use of run from deep for a forward position player? this is the thing i want to know for 2 years already

You can set your striker to playmaker, or target man and set target man supply to feet. Also play him as deep lying forward, and put his mentality to defensive or near it. Then hold ball yes. Run from deep is useful for strikers who come deep to get the ball, when they have made their pass they can start running from deep position back to defensive line.

 

[robing9g]

You can set your striker to playmaker, or target man and set target man supply to feet. Also play him as deep lying forward, and put his mentality to defensive or near it. Then hold ball yes. Run from deep is useful for strikers who come deep to get the ball, when they have made their pass they can start running from deep position back to defensive line.

yes then another question appeared.

If a striker "run from deep", thats mean a striker will firstly go back to midfield then go front, then what for midfielders? run from deep also means that he will firstly go back then go front again? i am confused

 

[SS19]

yes then another question appeared.

If a striker "run from deep", thats mean a striker will firstly go back to midfield then go front, then what for midfielders? run from deep also means that he will firstly go back then go front again? i am confused

I don't think that with run from deep strikers first come to deep and then start running. I meant that IF they come deep (because of PPM, or played as deep lying forward/trequartista and/or mentality set to defensive) it allows them to quickly go back to lead the attack. So it doesn't mean that with run from deep they come deep to get the ball, at least it doesn't make any sense.