Question re: Tactical Familiarity

[thedaddy2005]

Hi guys

 

I was looking to get a bit of clarification re: tactical familiarity

 

What I like to do is have a couple of base formations, such as 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1, but have 3 different tactics for each one.

 

For example I may have a 4-2-3-1 with counter, structured shape, low tempo, be more discipline etc.  I will also have a 4-2-3-1 with attack mentality, flexible shape, quicker passing, be more expressive etc

 

A few days before a match once I've assessed the opposition, I decide what base formation to play, and load the 3 tactics into to the 3 available tactical slots.  

 

My thinking behind this (and i reckon this is where I'm going wrong) is that if in a match I want to switch from counter, structure shaped, low tempo etc to my attacking settings, as the players have been training, they will (eventually) be familiar with the different settings as they have been training with the 3 different tactics loaded in the slots, whereas if I only had 1 tactic loaded, whilst they might be familiar with that, if I need to change it mid game, the familiarity will drop off significantly.

 

My questions are

 

1) does my theory even hold any basis in the way the game operates

2) if I only have 1 tactic in the slot, will my players get used to my requirements quicker than if I have 3 at a time.

 

 

Thanks!

[phnompenhandy]

Point 1 in your example you're okay because it sounds like it's the same formation.

Point 2 - absolutely.  I start with one until it's perfect before moving onto a second. What you don't want to be doing is training 2 wildly different formations at the same time. If you've got, say 442 Counter, 442 Control, 4411 Control, learning one will go some way to improving knowledge of the others.

 

You can see it on your tactics screen. Look at the tactical familiarity bar. Then change one setting - counter, fluid, creative freedom or whatever and see how much it changes. Hover over the familiarity bar to examine all 8 categories.

[thedaddy2005]

Thanks for the reply - so by the sounds of it  I would be better off getting my team to learn a certain style in a certain formation, then evolving my tactics once they are familiar with it, rather than trying to get them to learn a few different styles at once.

 

 

[phnompenhandy]

Exactly so. It does depend on the level of the club. A full-time club with 'intelligent' players can gain full familiarity over about 12 games, most of which can be pre-season friendlies. If your club is part-time it can take most of a season because they don't have time to train in it.