: Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:35 pm  

Started with Stevenage in the conference.

Pl 5 W4 D1 L0

: Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:06 pm  

Following on from my last post..

4-4-2 attacking seems to work well with the squad I have. Got a good home run going but away, I suck, can't seem to win away at all.

Got Bradford promoted and told the board I'd achieve a mid table finish in League One. I'm currently 12th and aiming for promotion next season.

: Fri Dec 26, 2008 9:39 am  

I'm going to go 4-1-2-1-2 for my first game Vs Boro. Koumas, Camara and Kilbane have looked good in pre season.

: Fri Dec 26, 2008 11:12 am  

I've done some experimenting on FM and a 4-3-2-1 Works well for me, with 3 Centre Midfielders, the outer 2 staying back and the middle one running forward, and 2 Attacking Wingers who run forward, it cuts thropugh defences rather well. Another formation i've used i've called the Crazy 8, because of the shape, 2 DCs, 2 WBs, 2 MCs, 2 Wingers, 2 Strikers. It worked very well as a slightly more attacking variant of a 4-4-2.

: Fri Dec 26, 2008 8:03 pm  

As far as I'm concerned, wing play is the key to FM.

I am currently Valencia and Spain manager, I played a 4-2-3-1 with Valencia, with attacking wingers, and we are now by far the best on the game.

However, with Spain, I decided to play a 4-1-2-1-2, all central players, two centre mids, one holding, on attacking, two strikers, it was garbage and easily stopped, so I changed it to a 4-2-3-1, and I've just beat Holland and Brazil in the confederations cup.

My best players at Valencia have always been my wide/attacking midfielders, Buonanotte, Silva, Ribery, Obertan, Marquinhos and Wilshere have all been quality on the wings, and more often than not make the difference.

: Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:19 am  

WAYYY won championship with Leeds. In prem next season

: Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:51 pm  

**FM09 Update**

Leeds game got stupid, had the problems which think few of you guys have / had. Seem to get promoted, then it all goes seriously belly up no matter what tactic you try or what players you sign just seem to loose / draw every game.

Currently on with Barnet, got beaten by Grimsby in the play offs 1st season. Doing well at moment 2nd and seem to of found a tactic / tactics that work

Few tips which may help people :-

Load all players from places such as Poland / France / Spain / Romania / Ireland (if in lower division).

Try to get through the 1st season as come the close season and pleanty of players become available / released.

Have two tactics, I play wide 442 at home and playing more central 442 / defensive for away games. Though both are similar the slight tweaks do make world of differences.

When I next play my game I will post some decent lower division players.

I dont believe in going to Chelsea / Man United / Liverpool / Real Madrid or Barca. Dont see the point myself.

: Sat Dec 27, 2008 3:57 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

As far as I'm concerned, wing play is the key to FM.

I am currently Valencia and Spain manager, I played a 4-2-3-1 with Valencia, with attacking wingers, and we are now by far the best on the game.

However, with Spain, I decided to play a 4-1-2-1-2, all central players, two centre mids, one holding, on attacking, two strikers, it was garbage and easily stopped, so I changed it to a 4-2-3-1, and I've just beat Holland and Brazil in the confederations cup.

My best players at Valencia have always been my wide/attacking midfielders, Buonanotte, Silva, Ribery, Obertan, Marquinhos and Wilshere have all been quality on the wings, and more often than not make the difference.

Do You Have A Screenshot Of Your Tactics?

: Sat Dec 27, 2008 4:08 pm  

I Started With Liverpool (As Per usual, then i change after about 1 season unless im doing very well) Sitting 5th In The League after 4 Games (W2 D1 L1).

The Champions League Draw put me with Villareal, Wien and Panathanikos, in that i have won 1 and drawn 1, Sitting 2nd Behind Villareal.

Out of the Carling cup after fielding the following team against Hull:

Cavalieri

Arbeloa
Skrtel
Hyypia
Dossena

El Zhar
Juninho Pernambucano (Signed for £1.1m - Promising)
Plessis
Flynn

Ngog
Nemeth

Subs:
Itandje
Darby
Gerrard
Pennant
Benayoun
Keane
Kuyt

Lost 1-0 AET which is very dissapointing, because it doesnt look like i have much Depth in my team...

Roll On The FA Cup

: Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:11 pm  

oli30045 wrote:

Do You Have A Screenshot Of Your Tactics?

I'll do one later, love.