Struggling!

[douglas93]

Love the ML now but in my second season in top flight in the Italian league, starting to struggle. Im 'lowly' Aberdeen and drawing a lot of games, in particular to late equalisers. My problem is mainly due to playing on top player which I think may be a mistake as the AI just keeps possession all the time (even with the tweaks people have mentioned). Is it possible to change down to professional in ML or do you have to completely restart in div 2.

Dont get me wrong, I kind of like the challenge but at times it just seems on top player, physically my players cant compete - slower and physically losing 50/50's - anyone else experience this. Because Im Aberdeen (dont ask) I also dont have the resources to buy Gerrard etc.

I beat Inter 5-2 the other day with 10 men, then lose 1-0 to Verona! that would suggest tactically im not getting it right (or perhaps putting enough time in to learn the games tactics).

 

[xpetersx]

Love the ML now but in my second season in top flight in the Italian league, starting to struggle. Im 'lowly' Aberdeen and drawing a lot of games, in particular to late equalisers. My problem is mainly due to playing on top player which I think may be a mistake as the AI just keeps possession all the time (even with the tweaks people have mentioned). Is it possible to change down to professional in ML or do you have to completely restart in div 2.

Dont get me wrong, I kind of like the challenge but at times it just seems on top player, physically my players cant compete - slower and physically losing 50/50's - anyone else experience this. Because Im Aberdeen (dont ask) I also dont have the resources to buy Gerrard etc.

I beat Inter 5-2 the other day with 10 men, then lose 1-0 to Verona! that would suggest tactically im not getting it right (or perhaps putting enough time in to learn the games tactics).

Yes its possible on the main master league menu, just goto option, general settings and then change it there, can be changed anytime.

 

[Mospeed]

The Problem with conceding late equalizing goals can often be
addressed by having a few alternative formations at your finger tips.
by switching around at key times such as first/last 5min before and after half time and when there is a goal scored.

I find these are points when the Com AI is strong and you can often counter this and gain more ascendency ( like real managing I guess)

Depending on your squad depth you may also like to work on principles for regulating your team.
I think 20 fatigue points is the cut off, once you know the player individually some can handle more/less. (cup weeks you may want to only regulate certain players if you have a small squad)

by getting your regulaing right you can compete with higher stat teams.

Pick your "reds" in prime positions and remember that build formations around your players not players around your formation.

when flicking through formations tactically make sure the right players drop back or move forward to the right position.

If you do these you can take an average team and beat the best of the best on world class reguarly.

{Disclaimer: I am a dinosaur on a PS2 & have been so since early winning elevens. I'm not sure how these tactics translate to new generation versions}