Erith22 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I've been banging my head against this problem for 10+ seasons in my current save. I've read a lot of other threads with people having issues as well. Namely, how do you get consistent goal scoring from your front striker in a single striker formation? I've had plenty of success (consecutive promotions, champions league appearances, all with Peterborough), but my primary goalscorers are all in the midfield. My strikers will occasionally put together a good game or go on a short run of form, but this is inevitably followed by a 10+ game cold streak with 6.4 after 6.4 rating. I've tried formation changes, mentality changes and every role in the book and been unable to get any consistent success. So my ask is, if you've been able to get consistent goals out of such a situation, can you post your tactic as well as any related advice? I'm not asking for Ronaldo numbers here, just 15+ league goals a season, and be your leading scorer. Preferably not a free kick specialist or someone who got 8 penalties in a season, but a striker who can genuinely score in open play. We have a bunch of tactic gurus on this forum who have posted outstanding threads, but I can't help but notice none of those have a primary striker as goalscorer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Supply your striker. I use a Poacher in my Ajax save the first season, even though it is Huntelaar, by far not the greatest, he still scored 10 goals overall (League, Cup, Champions League) and I'm November. I have the PI Shoot More Often combined with two Winger (support) around him. Quote With a Support duty the Winger’s job is to try to quickly get past his man and get in an early cross for the forwards. Also my wingbacks are there for him as they overlap the wingers and I often get a 2v1 situation against my opponent's fullback and there will be crosses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
herne79 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Erith22 said: We have a bunch of tactic gurus on this forum who have posted outstanding threads, but I can't help but notice none of those have a primary striker as goalscorer. Really? Any thread I write my striker is my primary goal scorer, my "Tiki taka" thread for example using the 4141DM (4123DM wide) formation. And I think hell will freeze before @Cleon's or @Rashidi's strikers don't score for fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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summatsupeer Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 What type of chances is your forward good at scoring? Is he a big guy and good at heading? Is he quick and able to run with the ball? Is he good at anticipating and finding space? Think about things like this to identify what types of chances to try to create. Then you have to actually create the best quality chances of those types you can for him. That doesn't mean just swing cross after cross into a big guy and expect him to 1v6+. In the same way if its a quick forward it takes more than just trying through ball after through ball, you need to create space and give him support. Look at the players supporting him, do they have the ability to create chances for him or are they more selfish/individualistic? A fast dribbler that can beat his man can create space for others but does he have the attributes to take advantage of the space (assuming someone is in position to use it) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, herne79 said: Really? Any thread I write my striker is my primary goal scorer, my "Tiki taka" thread for example using the 4141DM (4123DM wide) formation. And I think hell will freeze before @Cleon's or @Rashidi's strikers don't score for fun. I use a one striker system and Bruno Cesar and Claudio are my strikers; Bear in mind I play without attributes so I don't actually know if my strikers are good or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashidi Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 One other thing though, if you look at some of the top scorers in the league at the moment, I doubt any of them is in the lone forward position Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashidi Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Cleon said: I use a one striker system and Bruno Cesar and Claudio are my strikers; Bear in mind I play without attributes so I don't actually know if my strikers are good or not. Your WM doing well I see :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleon Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 10 minutes ago, Rashidi said: Your WM doing well I see :-) Just a bit It's hard having two strikers who keep scoring when I only play with 1 striker. I dislike rotating people when they're scoring. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erith22 Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 I appreciate the comments. I will go back and reread the tiki taka thread. Wbich Cleon thread would people recommend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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