No idea, my settings are on standard but I do now back out of all away games because the view at Emirates and other stadiums is horrible, plus I have the deep nets and a real(white) ball so the game is just better if Im the home side, lol

PS3 - off to grind it as just finished my new teams...

If you want a even further out view (pretty much same angle) Change to co-op i think its called.

Just got the biggest EA trolling so far, was 3 for 3 when EA decides I have to lose 3 of the next 5 with 2 drass, fighting to stay up now just rage quit after that last one, absolutely disgusting. Almost every goal Ive conceded tonight has been massively unlucky.

Unfortunately I sold near all my coins a few weeks ago and only kept 300k for trading and two 100k teams which I'm building up slowly with trade profit.

I have fabregras at CAM so need a cdm...... Gonna give xavi a go but if he's useless might try alonso, think someone said IF Benat was decent?

IF Benat 20kish

long passing 96, curve 97, free kicks 99, shot power 99

med / med workrates but only 2 star skills 3 star weak foot....... worth a try i guess

Alonso is the guy Ive always gone with, just because of his size and his hi def WR. Hes a rock in front of the defence.

How much do these teams cost on ps3?

have 890k xbox coins for sale now, and will have about another 750k+ available later

$10/100k
paypal
regs preferred

I cant be exact as I had some of those guys a long time. Neymar, Silva plus others.

My networth is around 1.8mil, and I have around 200k spare.

Futhead says they are around 950k and 580k.

Last week I made a post about a teams effectiveness and not just how beastly it looks on the load-up screen. In the past Ive always favoured an IF or big name player over an effective regular player just because of how sick the team looks to show off. So I decided to trim down my old teams and rebuild based on pure effectiveness.

Example is IF Hernanes and IF Luiz, both complete dog**** CDMs who attack way too much and never defend. I had IF Miccoli(who is beast tbf) but he was too poor in the air and I had to have lazy BaLOLtelli in CAM, it looked nice on the load-up screen and posting ITT, but it sucked on the pitch.

So I decided to go back to front and where possible use the most effective players Ive used so far(Ive used a lot of players)...

GK - From my GK I need semi decent GK abilities, but mainly I utilise long throws and kicks a bunch, simply because its ridiculous how often you lose possession from the GK. If you kick it you rarely win the header up top, if you throw it you run the risk of it being cut out. SO that narrows down options significantly. In EPL only Cech and Reina have long throw, Reina cant kick for **** which is shocking because IRL hes prob the GOAT at long kicks. Neuer, Casillas and Sirigu are the only other "top" GKs that do it(not that Im calling Sirigu a top GK, but he has an IF)

CBs - I need pace in at least 2 of the positions(out wide). I need strength and the guy in the middle of the 3 needs to have good heading and defending ability. Overall hi def WR is the key, you can get away with 1 hi att WR but its not ideal.

CDMs - Hi def WR is an absolute must, definitely do not someone who has hi att WR and med or lo def WR. Med/med can work if it has to, as can hi/hi, but ideally you want med/hi.

Ive gone back and forth on the big guy/little fast guy CDM, I used to try to get one of each, but my recent switch to Ramires/Sissoko has been godly, Sissoko is a tank and has massive pace, Ramires' pace makes up for any physical disadvantage, with my CBs being great in the air I think this works well.

Wingers - As Ive said already, any WR that doesnt include hi def is fine for these. Let your defenders do the defending, with your hi def WR CDMs you really dont need your wingers to track back. Pace is an absolute must here IMO, but plenty to choose from.

CAM - Heres the position thats troubled me the most and I think it comes down a lot to playing style. I have had med/med guys in here and I just dont like it, they seem lazy and never get involved in play. I guess if you play a patient passing game then having a midfielder "Berbatov'ing" around is probably good, just wandering round waiting for the next pass etc. This used to be my play style but Ive changed it a lot of late as Ive realised just how easy it is to play a high tempo and open teams up. I like a hi/med or hi/lo WR guy in there. Pace is a bonus but not needed excessively. Being decent in the air is handy too for late runs into the box when your ST is about to cross from out wide.

I struggled vs Nasri 3-4 times, so I bought him and hes good, he has great dribbling and good passing as well as a semi decent burst of pace and he is hi/lo. But I think sometimes he gets in the way of the STs, so Im keeping tabs on that.

STs - There are 2 ways to go here. You can either go with 2 fast guys or 1 big guy 1 fast. Im torn on which I prefer. ATM I have Aguero/Remy, Remy has 84 heading and 92(?) pace, his all round game is poor though, passing, control etc. Heading doesnt seem to match whats on the card either so Im keeping tabs on that. I then have Di Natale and IF Cavani(IF klose is on the bench for both teams).

Massive key for me is WR again for STs, Ive had med/lo, med/med, hi/hi and Ive not been in love with any of them. Med att WR is the worst Ive come across, hi/hi isnt as bad, but still not ideal. ATM Ive got IF Cavani hoping that his 99 finishing plus all other mega attributes makes up for his hi def WR, hes on trial, so far hes running around like a headless chicken a lot but when he gets a chance its a goal.


Ranted on a bit but I think you get the picture. Recognise what you want from each player and build your team around it, you wont always get it perfect because you will have to "make do" to get links. Wok-rates are by far the most important thing to look at while squad building IMO. Ive only just realised this after about 800 games


This is what I ended up with, but Im not a fan of Hulk so another option there would be an idea, but I cant think of anyone without having to make lots of changes.

Posted 09 January
IF Cavani's IG stats: Ball Control: 83 Crossing: 73 Curve: 77 Dribbling: 77 Finishing: 95 FK Accuracy: 72 Heading Accuracy: 87 Long Pass: 52 Long Shots: 84 Marking: 53 Penalties: 87 Short Pass: 77 Shot Power: 90 Slide Tackle: 47 Stand Tackle: 52 Volleys: 88 Acceleration: 86 Agility: 87 Balance: 61 Jumping: 94 Reactions: 87 Sprint Speed: 88 Strength: 77 Aggression: 90 Interceptions: 57 Att. Position: 89 Vision: 75

Posted 28 January
The ingame stats is worse because you have bad chemistry. If you had better chemistry he would be much better

The stats posted here are not the stats shown on futhead as his IG stats. So if you dont have full chem + full morale the IG stats arent as good, never knew that, I just figured chem would be effected, not players actual stats.

GK:
goalkick just play a high-ball short to your cb(the one further away) and you will either be able to control it or if under pressure just head it back to your GK
I basically never go long with goalkicks(only conceded like 3 goals overall from losing a ball in that situation due to random lol fifa moments)

DM: good passer with good defensive stats are best here
De rossi/yaya goat DMs imo

CAMs it depends a lot on formation etc but ball-control, dribbling, acceleration, balance, short-passing and vision are most of the key stats

new squad after selling off most of my coins. took a while to break in and get comfortable with but now cruising. obv plan on getting if sirigu when i can plus put in aguero for tevez. payet seems like a steal at just 20k coins, been really good for me

Most people dont play the same style as you, hence passing, ball control etc, not really a big deal for most people on FIFA.

Thats why Ronaldo is always better than Messi on FIFA.

We tried to get a tourney/ season going on xbl not too long ago, but it never came to fruition. Look 10+ pages back and you will even see some posts with a sign up sheet. I am still down.

Do all IF really have 80 stamina (which is what it says on ultimateDB? Kinda sucks for players w/ high stamina to have it auto lowered for their IF.

super annoying for IF marchisio with his high/high work-rate

Is this true?

didnt know it either but on futhead every IF has 80 stamina so true
def noticed it with IF marchisio

New 6k tourn starting at midnight GMT, no entry requirements.

every player starts out with 80 stamina when fresh out of a pack, stamina in game is just the cards fitness, IF cards go up to 99 stamina/fitness after resting on the bench just like any other card.

Ugh yea, regular Sissoko has 92 stamina too and Cavani has 94.

Sokratis and Dante both are under 70 but then again they dont need to do much.

Cavani gets really hurt if this is true in game, at 94 he can probably pull off the hi/hi.


Anyone know if you can make a custom formation and save it? Plus when you switch to it in game does it effect chem? Not that I want to change form, I just want to change workrates.

Hmmm, if this is true then why do players have a stamina stat? They are different for every player, but fresh out of a pack they do have 80 fitness.

pretty sure stamina is not just the card fitness

tournaments used to be all the rage, now EA has ****ted on them.