ML: Modifying Tactics & Team Spirit.

[Willocrew]

Hi guys.

I'm now playing my fourth season for my Liverpool Master League team.

The problem is I've always wanted to change the defence containment system from center to wide to get my team to pack the middle and Shepard the opposition team to the flanks.

But here's the thing, my team spirit always takes a massive hit going from 98 to 91. And if I put in my backup players, it can drop to around 87.

How long does it take for the team to learn?

I tried testing by simulating/fast forwarding 9 matches. But after that I see zero improvement.

 

[Parkinfed]

My suggestions

1. The tactic you want your players to adapt to, set it as your preset tactic 3 called 'custom'. Switch to it for some time ~10-15 minutes every match and play as per the instructions set in the tactic. Players getting a rating of 6 and above should adapt.
2. Instead of simulating the game, run the match in coach mode, in there hit Triangle/Y and finish the game at double speed. You can even switch to 5 Min matches for doing this and you'll be fine. Match ratings are what make your team spirit go up or down.
3. Each player gets the ninth point in TS when they fully adapt to the tactics, this gets tricky as we chop and change the teams a lot. Eg. my team is stuck on TS of 97 and I know it will not go any higher unless I change out those two players who just cannot adapt.

Cheers

 

[Willocrew]

I'll give that a go.

Any idea how long it takes to train the players to get used to it?

All of my players are on 2/3 bars for wide containment.