Why does my tactics width and tempo drop to AWKWARD / COMPLACENT always (MATCH PREP)

[Linkoping]

Under Match Preparation I have my 4-2-1-2 tactic always set and during the pre-season I ensured it all got up to FLUID FLUID FLUID FLUID for everything.

We started off the season great. Now mid season during pre match meetings my assistants advise me to play against *** team @ a slower tempo and a wide width.

During the team selection screen I move the drop down to TEAM FORMATION and go to advanced and adjust the tempo and width for this game only.

Just before the next game I go back to Match Preparation and examine my same old
4-2-1-2 and I notice that TEMPO and WIDTH have dropped to awkward and TEMPO complacent ???

How do you combat this? Are you not supposed to adjust each game based on your assistants recommendation? The workload in match preparation is set to VERY LOW because I've read this is what you do after everything gets up to FLUID in the pre-season.


Or is it just that over time my players will become competent to all these adjustments ?

Am I suppose to train 3 seperate tactics using the same formation - one for normal width and tempo, one for narrow width and slow tempo, and one for wide width and fast tempo etc??

 

[Shaneckham]

I leave mine on low not very low and never have any problems. Maybe due to your very low match prep.

 

[Linkoping]

I've actually discovered that the slightest change in tempo or width (Team Instructions -> Advanced) during team selection before a game will lower the tactic familiarity.

Your team only becomes fluid to the EXACT specific tactic settings. Any change to tempo or width per-game will alter the fluidity and make it drop.

So I guess it is indeed best to train 3 different variations of your main tactic instead of just a single one.