: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:20 pm  

vb1981 wrote:

I have not played a game with the 3D engine thing yet as it dosnt really bother me

Translation: I bought a laptop with a crap graphics card.

vb1981 wrote:

It runs fine on computers that meet the minimum specs

Apart from those with crap graphics cards can't play the 3D.

: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:21 pm  

Im playing the '08 version but struggle to know what to mess with when it comes to tactics and what actually makes a difference. Any advice on what works well. I generally go for a solid back 4, lots of pace & flair in midfield and prolific strikers. usually 4-4-2, sometimes 4-3-3

: Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:43 pm  

Bob-Marley wrote:

Im playing the '08 version but struggle to know what to mess with when it comes to tactics and what actually makes a difference. Any advice on what works well. I generally go for a solid back 4, lots of pace & flair in midfield and prolific strikers. usually 4-4-2, sometimes 4-3-3

I Have A Great Tactic 4-2-3-1 I'll Put Up The Link When I'm Home Tomorrow, I Was Arka Gydnia In The Poland 2nd League, I Won That In My First Year Then Came 9th First Season In The Top Flight Then 5 League Titles In A Row And The Champions League Group Stages 3 Times, Now I Have Just Taken Over At Tottenham In 2013/14 I Think It Is After They Sacked Sam Allardyce...

: Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:40 pm  

Terrace Casual wrote:

Translation: I bought a laptop with a crap graphics card.



Apart from those with crap graphics cards can't play the 3D.

Oh La-Dicko

Tried it this afternoon on the 3D engine, works ok actually

As I said though, having it in 3D dont make slight bit of difference to me.

: Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:15 am  

Bob-Marley wrote:

Im playing the '08 version but struggle to know what to mess with when it comes to tactics and what actually makes a difference. Any advice on what works well. I generally go for a solid back 4, lots of pace & flair in midfield and prolific strikers. usually 4-4-2, sometimes 4-3-3

You have to pick your team based on the individual attributes and their positions. That is for example, central defenders should have good positioning, heading, marking etc. The attribute number is dependant on which league you are in.

I created my own 41212 based on the above and I took Leeds from League 1 to European Champions in 6 years.

: Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:16 am  

vb1981 wrote:

Tried it this afternoon on the 3D engine, works ok actually

Ta for confirming my initial thoughts.

: Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:53 pm  

Decided to stick with '08 for the time being, into my second season with Villa my starting 11 is something like this:

Green

Onouha
Woodgate
A. Ferdinand
Bale

Nolan/Reo-Coker
Jenas

Barry
Elano
Young

Carew/Ashton

Bench:
Ankerman
Davies
Reo-Coker/Nolan
Petrov
Carew/Ashton

Also signed; Vanger Love who has been quite dissapointing so far, Signed Sturridge who is out on loan and Danny Welbeck who is also out on loan.

Finished 6th in my first season at Villa so looking for a top 5/4 finish this year.

: Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:38 pm  

I hae got promoted twice in three years with the mighty Montrose! 4-4-2 all the way upto now

: Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:44 pm  

Fm 2009 4-5-1 attacking but push the 2 wide men forward a little bit.

Played about with formations for the first month and was unsuccesful but went pretty much unbeaten with an injury hit squad for the rest of the season.

: Mon Nov 24, 2008 4:47 pm  

Anyone got major injury problems with this game aswell? all of this list out for at least a month and it's really effing me off

Bojan
Eto'o
Arshavin
Messi
Marquez
Alves