Ronaldo Beckham Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 After seeing this reddit thread about Phil Jones being a great striker for PSG I was just curious what other defenders could convert into a good striker. I was thinking or doing it serious by maybe having Eric Dier as a targetman or Trent Alexander Arnold as an advanced forward. I would like to try it with someone rubbish like Phil Jones though so the funnier the suggestion the better and I will do a season with the team that player plays for with him up front. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCanuck Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 (edited) Assuming we want a young player so they can grow into it; Malang Sarr and Alessandro Bastoni be two good suggestions IMHO I've actually thought of doing this a couple times with newgens - fast, big, FB/WBs - to make a real beast of a PF for a pressing frontman but haven't done so yet. Edited October 27, 2020 by CaptCanuck 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warlock Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) I'd guess it all revolves around attributes. I seem to remember @Cleon converting a defender to a striker several years ago, and @Ö-zil to the Arsenal! turning Coutinho into a wingback. Someone in the Manchester United thread - maybe last year - showed how they turned Andreas Periera (AMC ) into a very effective regista. If you look at the highlighted attributes for a lot of striker roles, 'finishing' is often a secondary requirement, behind things like first touch, anticipation, composure. Without giving it much thought, I'd imagine a young ball-playing defender could be converted without too much difficulty. Edit to add: I can't remember specific examples, but I've found a few players at lower league clubs in saves who are natural at both CB and striker. Edited October 28, 2020 by warlock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 11 hours ago, CaptCanuck said: Assuming we want a young player so they can grow into it; Malang Sarr and Alessandro Bastoni be two good suggestions IMHO I've actually thought of doing this a couple times with newgens - fast, big, FB/WBs - to make a real beast of a PF for a pressing frontman but haven't done so yet. Good suggestions. I don't know whether to take it seriously by using a good player or picking a rubbish player like that guy did with Phil Jones. 9 hours ago, warlock said: I'd guess it all revolves around attributes. I seem to remember @Cleon converting a defender to a striker several years ago, and @Ö-zil to the Arsenal! turning Coutinho into a wingback. Someone in the Manchester United thread - maybe last year - showed how they turned Andreas Periera (AMC ) into a very effective regista. If you look at the highlighted attributes for a lot of striker roles, 'finishing' is often a secondary requirement, behind things like first touch, anticipation, composure. Without giving it much thought, I'd imagine a young ball-playing defender could be converted without too much difficulty. Edit to add: I can't remember specific examples, but I've found a few players at lower league clubs in saves who are natural at both CB and striker. Cheers for the insight mate. I might look at converting a player into a different position in every one of my saves on FM2021. I remember converting Aour from Lyon into a Libero and doing well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCanuck Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 5 hours ago, Ronaldo Beckham said: Good suggestions. I don't know whether to take it seriously by using a good player or picking a rubbish player like that guy did with Phil Jones. Cheers for the insight mate. I might look at converting a player into a different position in every one of my saves on FM2021. I remember converting Aour from Lyon into a Libero and doing well. Gotta go with a good player, see if you can get a double-digit scorer out of one of them :-) I'm currently converting an attacking winger into an attacking WB. He's not happy about it but it's happening. I'm also taking CMs and making them BPDs. Nothing too outlandish and natural moves really, but if you see a player you think would really work for your team elsewhere, take a punt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 34 minutes ago, CaptCanuck said: Gotta go with a good player, see if you can get a double-digit scorer out of one of them :-) I'm currently converting an attacking winger into an attacking WB. He's not happy about it but it's happening. I'm also taking CMs and making them BPDs. Nothing too outlandish and natural moves really, but if you see a player you think would really work for your team elsewhere, take a punt! Yeah it might make the saves more fun and keep me interested. Maybe Harry Maguire as a targetman might work. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3runhomer Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Kouyate on Crystal Palace might work. They’ve used him at centerback but he’s versatile. Mobile and tall. Could be a pressing forward who bangs in headers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLC Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Kristoffer Ajer would maybe work as a DLF(s), good passing, anticipation, composure, and decent finishing too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, 3runhomer said: Kouyate on Crystal Palace might work. They’ve used him at centerback but he’s versatile. Mobile and tall. Could be a pressing forward who bangs in headers. 1 hour ago, RLC said: Kristoffer Ajer would maybe work as a DLF(s), good passing, anticipation, composure, and decent finishing too. Good choices. I look forward to seeing how they go. I have decided to start a save with Burnley and have Ben Mee upfront as a Targetman. I will be posting my progress in this thread if anyone wants to keep an eye on it and please keep suggesting players. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stackalee Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) Not a suggestion for a bad player, but I tried a while ago with Todibo at Schalke - he was decent (23 goals 8 assists in 34 games) without having a great team around him. In hindsight I think he would have been a lot better as part of a front 2, with wingbacks (in the DM line) as I think they tend to be more willing to cross. He was a natural at STC by the end of the first season - it was a little dull as it was more like having a pretty good striker with frustratingly bad finishing, rather than a CB playing up top. Edited October 29, 2020 by Stackalee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Beckham Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 24 minutes ago, Stackalee said: Not a suggestion for a bad player, but I tried a while ago with Todibo at Schalke - he was decent (23 goals 8 assists in 34 games) without having a great team around him. In hindsight I think he would have been a lot better as part of a front 2, with wingbacks (in the DM line) as I think they tend to be more willing to cross. He was a natural at STC by the end of the first season - it was a little dull as it was more like having a pretty good striker with frustratingly bad finishing, rather than a CB playing up top. That is good. Ben Mee hasn't banged them in but he is doing well. By January he got 8 goals and 8 assists I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordieboy52 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I turned Fellaini into a world class target man in FM13 or something - scored and assisted more that the OP Adebayor that year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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