I still feel like we're hoofing it up way too much ..
Probly something like 4/5 of our attacks end in a cross or long through ball. There are plenty of times where we have a guy running down the wing and another guy running alongside him (wide open) waiting for the cutback and 90% of the time we end up crossing it into a box w/ 4 defenders ..

Also, 1 thing I do that you guys may find useful is hitting the back button on goal kicks/set pieces. Since you can actually see where your guy is on the field it's a lot easier to get into a good position to win headers ..

Most of our goals are on long through balls too though.

heh so i finally pick up the game today, spend a little while tweaking settings/formations/tactics etc, get into a game, and 20 min into the match i lose connection with ea servers and they appear to be down. great first impresion ea! oh and isn't GK glitch still being used?

scrolled through quickly but do agree with ceire's post re: sluggish manual switching, weird auto passes, weird impact engine (kinda cool though) and overall defending seeming just a tad too 'random'. i'm actually liking it as a whole but did agree on these points.

Well yea, but that's just because we usually don't try anything else ..

If you look at the games we're losing, most of our losses have come against teams that dominated possession(at least in the games I've been in).

Thanks EA for shutting down servers when I'm trying to play instead of do my project due tomorrow (not)

What custom tactics and controller setting do good players use? I said it before, but I set B as teammate contain and RB as tackle, allows you to pressure a lot easier. X as teammate contain, B as tackle, and RB as slide tackle also works well.

F60 getting the bk's madddd! Got my Afro and goalkeeping trousers, so decided to move outfield as had a couple of bad/average games in goal and our computer keeper decides to let in 2 soft goals which I'm confident I would have saved Back to the sticks it is

LOL @ Solid D on many levels.

The one that wont go over your head is the fact that the CPU doesnt defend solidly.

AFAIK it was you complaining about exploits that started all this... Complaining about the top players all pressing too hard, lol

whats up with the kiddie language
thought you would be too old for this?

Ive only played less than 10 club games so maybe I bring a fresh perspective since I havent played since last year.

I notice a lot of teams are patient and keep the ball and more importantly the teams shape. They work the ball wide(SLOWLY) and score from crosses in the main. This is completely different to last year, people have adjusted very quickly.

From what Ive seen, and this includes myself, we are playing too much like FIFA 11. Defence wins the ball and then anyone in the front 6 positions makes a Torres like run into the channel, often tripping each other up etc.

I dont think its a coincidence that none of the sides we met yesterday play anything even close to our style. And we didnt win a game.

[ ] Age matters
[x] Knew that was the next comment coming when I said I am 27
[x] Inb4 ZOMG your 27 and playing video games and arguing with internet trolls

key is to have somebody take ANY given that the CPU just sucks
we won all 4 games quite comfortably after I took ANY

i use "brah" in chat
you: "im too old for this kind of language"

next day
you: "LOL", "LOL @ you"

quite funny

And how childish is language policing?

My comment yesterday was simply that, a comment, innocent one. Nothing meant by it at all. I see my ten year old nephews using words like that and I saw it was like wow, looks like Im way older than these guys. I simply pointed that out. I wasnt digging at anyone, Im sorry if you took it another way.


And yes, I do use abbreviations, again, I dont care if people use whatever word they want when they want.

FWIW my actual words were "Im getting too old for this". Referring more to the bigger picture. The arguing, language differences, gaming on teams etc. I felt at that moment like hey, your 27, wtf are you doing here, playing PS3 online with guys 10 years younger(against guys 20 years younger, lol), arguing over formations and strategy, youve gotta be up in 4 hours.

Again, sorry if you somehow took me saying that as a slur against anyone other than myself.

ahhhhhh yes misinterpreted your comment then
and btw most of us are 20-30

I agree about ANY, I did try it early on but being new to club I didnt wanna take over ANY like Im some big shot. In past clubs ANY has always been reserved for your best player, theres a responsibility and a pressure that comes with it.

When you concede its on you, I tried it first game, having never played ANY for more than a handful of games before ever(but knowing how bad CPU ANY is), conceded a weak goal early on and went on to have what I felt was a solid game. I still felt like I had let the team down and tbh wasnt sure if I was good enough to be ANY so gave it up.

Having 2-3 good ANY in the squad is essential IMO. You should NEVER play a game with CPU ANY.

I figured that, its koow yo


TAXI !!

EDIT - You all said 15-17 last night, lol

we were kidding

Yeah the ANY is a funny one.

Undoubtedly a user controlled ANY is better than the AI.

But it brings a lot of pressure. You can **** up with not just one guy but however many guys are under your control. Usually it's the defence aswell. But with the bad comes the good and you can single handedly win games with some solid defence at times. Its fun.

It wouldnt be so bad but the players you control are gash. People run straight past you like you are running in sand and they arent.

I agree about the Any position in club. The cpu controlled Any is terrible. I like playing Any, but being new to club, wanted to get feet wet first.

Btw, in that game yesterday that was 10 v 10, i was trying to get ball wide, but just got owned like every time. Need better dribbling and control...

Was fun to play 10v10

Waht are my best chances of scoring vs AI keepers 1on1...I fail hard at this.

Finesse shot to the far post. Coming in from angle.
Power shot to near post or far post coming from anywhere straight down middle.
If keeper advances, real easy to flick the right stick and go round him.

It really has never been easier for the attacker 1v1 IMO.

Any sort of dribble or first touch before shooting 1v1 is usually enough to confuse the keeper.

what camera do you guys use for 1v1? tele (default)?

tele with low zoom and high height