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Fm 09 Guide
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05-01-2009 12:16pm#1
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Great read man.
Especially, as you said, the bit out the mental attributes.
Cheers
Thanks.
It was something I neglected in the past. I started testing that stuff out in FM08 and read a lot of other opinions on it as well. Turns out it's pretty damn important.
If you usually have a mentally tough team you can overachieve by grinding out results.0 -
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Just to throw a wrench in the works...
Regarding Ambition, you say:This stat should be between 7-14. Players with low ambition are poor with the ball and don't try anything out of the ordinary. They make bad playmakers and wingers. Although they have the vision and creativity to create a killer pass or score a long range effort they would never attempt this due to low ambition. If a winger is on the ball and has low ambition, then he will not try to take on his man and get a cross in, but rather pass to ball to somebody else nearby. If players are over ambitious, then the opposite can happen. They may constantly try to score from ambitious shots despite better options open to them. They may also try overcomplicated passes when a simple one was the better option. Winger who are over ambitious will constantly try to beat their man without looking for the pass. Players who are over ambitious are at their worst when their stats are the best as they try to play better, then they actually are. It's OK when Cristiano Ronaldo tries tricks and takes on defenders, but when Stephen Hunt tries the same the results are plain for all to see. Again, it's the opposite for players with low ambition as they are at their worst when their stats are high as you get frustrated to see a player with Messi's ability look to offload the ball instead of going on one of his mazey runs. Another problem with ambitious players is that they will jump ship the moment a big club comes in to offer for them and they will kick up if you decide to tell them to stay put.
The bit I've highlighted in bold there - isn't that simply just a description of the visible Flair attribute? I would be of the opinion that Ambition simply controls how much a player wants to win trophies, move to a big club, etc as you have described in the last (non-bolded) sentence in that same paragraph.0 -
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Just to throw a wrench in the works...
Regarding Ambition, you say:
The bit I've highlighted in bold there - isn't that simply just a description of the visible Flair attribute? I would be of the opinion that Ambition simply controls how much a player wants to win trophies, move to a big club, etc as you have described in the last (non-bolded) sentence in that same paragraph.
No, flair involves audacious attempts on goal like heel flicks or bicycle kicks. For passing it involves crazy flicks etc.
Ambitious attempts on goal are attempts that are, well, ambitious. You usually hear it on telly: "That was a bit ambitious from Rooney"
I experimented with Ambition in a specially created saved game and database. I created a player with Messi's ability, but with low ambition what I noticed was that they tended to lay off the ball instead on running with it and really only scored tap ins. I would never make up something and put it in the guide. 0 -
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Be nice to see a guide for lower league management. Can't all have 15-20 in the attributes department! :pac:
Ha indeed. I have experience in that area as well, but since the guide ended with about 10,000 words I didn't feel like writing another 10,000
Just broaden the search to 13-20 and maybe ignore if some key stats aren't up to the standard. With lower league management it's really all about the tactics and my guide covered them and they can equally be applied to lower league.
I usually just look at the top teams in the lower league and compare stats for players I have with them. You get a rough idea of your own teams strength and whether it needs improving.0 -
Be nice to see a guide for lower league management. Can't all have 15-20 in the attributes department! :pac:
And make use of your Assistants Team Report. He'll let you know the weaker areas but more importantly recommend players to plug the gaps. These players are usually ones not found by your scouts as well.Ardscoil Ris wrote: »Ha indeed. I have experience in that area as well, but since the guide ended with about 10,000 words I didn't feel like writing another 10,000
Just broaden the search to 13-20 and maybe ignore if some key stats aren't up to the standard. With lower league management it's really all about the tactics and my guide covered them and they can equally be applied to lower league.
I usually just look at the top teams in the lower league and compare stats for players I have with them. You get a rough idea of your own teams strength and whether it needs improving.
When scouting and signing players always try to aim to have all players with potential rated as good or better for the league above you. Gives some breathing room if you get promoted as replacing the majority of the first team at the start of a season makes team gelling very tough.
That said, if managing a team in the BSS or BSN then getting anyone even remotely decent to sign for you can be tough so loans are your friend, get a good parent and aid their reserves and youths.0 -
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