|
BANGKOK RED
|
 |
« on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:08:38 » |
|
Doing OK with STFC, into the quarter finals in the cup now. And into a playoff place to the premiership with a few games to go, but I still have a problem which I ain't figured out yet: Bad starts to the season....... just don't understand why it takes 6 - 10 games at the beginning of the season for my team to start performing. Any suggestions?  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
Dazzza
 Offline
Posts: 8265
|
|
« Reply #1 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:14:03 » |
|
Have slightly the opposite problem where the side almost peak after pre-season then slumps badly around Xmas.
Plenty of pre-season games to raise the old fitness and confidence often helps.
Any idea as to why it's going wrong conceeding goals, fitness, not scoring, confidence...?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
McLovin
|
|
« Reply #2 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:22:47 » |
|
I put it all down to bad management... :?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
BANGKOK RED
|
|
« Reply #3 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:27:07 » |
|
Have slightly the opposite problem where the side almost peak after pre-season then slumps badly around Xmas.
Plenty of pre-season games to raise the old fitness and confidence often helps.
Any idea as to why it's going wrong conceeding goals, fitness, not scoring, confidence...? I tend to slump around after xmas, but I know why that is..... not a big enough squad to cover for injuries, suspensions and tired players (Bearing in mind the swindon boards budget for players). I have found that a top goal keeper works wonders for the defence ( I have one now bought up through my junior ranks who averages 7.8 - 8.1 each season), along with one experieced (Not necessarilly great) central defender. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
BANGKOK RED
|
|
« Reply #4 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:28:33 » |
|
I put it all down to bad management... :? Thanx for the constructive criticism there Dave!!! |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
McLovin
|
|
« Reply #5 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:31:50 » |
|
Ok... when i hit a slump after a good run, i find a change of formation usually helps keep things fresh and point my team in the right direction. Try not to let in goals for a game or so, and you will turn the corner.
Dont bother resting players, it very rarely helps.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
sonicyouth
Offline
Posts: 22352
|
|
« Reply #6 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:40:48 » |
|
I've really not got into it  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
BANGKOK RED
|
|
« Reply #7 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:41:11 » |
|
Ok... when i hit a slump after a good run, i find a change of formation usually helps keep things fresh and point my team in the right direction. Try not to let in goals for a game or so, and you will turn the corner.
Dont bother resting players, it very rarely helps. I find a change of formation helps, from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2, especially as I a always seem to have a strong midfield. Not resting players can work but increases their chances of getting long term injuiries. Also asking your assistant manage to pick your team helps sometimes.... |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Piemonte
|
|
« Reply #8 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 16:56:54 » |
|
I've found both things has happened to me - shit early season form and crap permaonces round christmas. I've changed the pre season training now and the dates on which it occurs and that seems to have worked ok. The nov/dec shit form must be down to tiredness i think, especially when playing as Swindon with our wafer thin squad and shite wage budget. That said i finished 4th in my first season in the championship with SSP scoring 32 from 45  |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
strooood
As black as Patrick from EastEnders who is officially the blackest man on the planet.
Offline
Posts: 3231
|
|
« Reply #9 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 17:20:13 » |
|
tweak the formation, i.e. make the defence hold a higher line against teams without electrically paced strikers and make em drop back a bit for the quickies.
get a big man with 14+ jumping and heading (most squads have them post league 1)mine is carl cort bought for 100k. and put your width up to maximum and tell your wingers to "aim for man"
also my saving grace put your tempo at the bottom range of "mixed" so only a quarter of the way up, cunt if you wanna batter teams but keeps the goals against rather low.
set one of your central midfeilders so that everything is done rarely (forward runs,long shots etc etc) and just make him tackle hard. :twisted:
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
officially blacker than the night.
|
|
|
Boeta
Offline
Posts: 3902
|
|
« Reply #10 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 19:51:53 » |
|
I'm Torquay and I've signed Andy Hughes on a Bosman from Reading. His position is AM/R/L/C, I'm playing him on the right wing and he's doing pretty well. Then just before my last game I noticed he was unhappy so I went and looked and it says 'Feels he isn't played in his strongest position.' So I thought 'ah he me must prefer playing in the centre then', but went and looked at his Description anyway. It says 'Defender'.
Oddness.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
DMR
|
|
« Reply #11 on: Friday, January 21, 2005, 19:53:04 » |
|
I've really not got into it Me niether Got us promoted in our first season and stopped playing since (that was in November) |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
blinkpip
His Infernal Majesty
Offline
Posts: 6761
|
|
« Reply #12 on: Saturday, January 22, 2005, 00:19:02 » |
|
I still haven't bought the game. Is it really worth it?
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
ee the trick is only pick on those that can't do you no harm
Like the drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
I annoyed Yeovilred 28/01/06
|
|
|
Simon Pieman
Original Wanker
Offline
Posts: 36336
|
|
« Reply #13 on: Saturday, January 22, 2005, 00:20:13 » |
|
neither have i. last years addiction to cm persuaded me not to. would get half as much work done (as if i do much)
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
mrs_spacey
|
|
« Reply #14 on: Saturday, January 22, 2005, 00:21:01 » |
|
I still haven't bought the game. Is it really worth it? No! Save your money and buy your girlie lots of lavish gifts instead... |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
