xander Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 So yeah, playing against united in the early stages of the season, went to check there formation for the last 5 mins of the match and i noticed something, um, a little....odd about Carlo Ancelotti's (Newly taken the post) strike partnership... http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/xander291190/brown.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reillyg Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Strange mabye all other strikers are injured and he wanted a target man up top, or its a bug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xander Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 im gona go with it being a bug weirdly enough when i went to mark him, specifically with kolo toure, on the drop down menu in kolo's instructions he was listed as a CB, and the recommended player i mark with kolo was anderson in centre midfield! quite a strange bug indeed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misodoctakleidist Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Maybe it's a managerial masterstroke like when Wenger converted Henry from a winger to a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xander Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Maybe it's a managerial masterstroke like when Wenger converted Henry from a winger to a striker. :L maybe so shame it didnt help him win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase1982 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 It's a bug, in that the AI can't regognise that there are no longer any strikers available and change formations to suite....rather than sticking Wes Brown up front! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM06Matt Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I Have also seen this before with a few clubs Centre Backs being upfront...id say its a bug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattUK Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 tactical masterstroke...Dion Dublin, Chris Sutton.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsk360 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 maybe its another different wes brown that man utd bought? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ism-scfc Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I Have also seen this before with a few clubs Centre Backs being upfront...id say its a bug Its not. You'll find most CB's are capable of playing as target men, as the attributes required are similar. It also happens the other way round Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy slappy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Its not. You'll find most CB's are capable of playing as target men, as the attributes required are similar. It also happens the other way round I agree, this happens quite a lot when teams are 1-0 down and are looking for a goal, they will employ a CB as a supporting ST as they are usually good in the air, so they provide a threat from long balls, Richard Naylor for instance, although he is now at Leeds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza_rufc Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 this happens often in lower league football. my team rotherham normally put the cb ian sharps up front when losing for the last 10 mins and just hoof it up to him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smudge Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Maybe it's a managerial masterstroke like when Wenger converted Henry from a winger to a striker. Or like fat Ronaldo from Goalkeeper to Striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimm! Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 joleon lescott has been known to do it, the commentators on ITVs travesty of an excuse for coverage were wondering if he was going to do it again last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schweddy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 some clubs do this in real life when they are down in the last 10 minutes and they don't have anymore subs left. I remember Danny Shittu would go upfront in the dying stages of a match when he was at Watford. So it doesn't seem like a bug to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somesay Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 joleon lescott has been known to do it, the commentators on itvs travesty of an excuse for coverage were wondering if he was going to do it again last night. loool!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xander Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 some clubs do this in real life when they are down in the last 10 minutes and they don't have anymore subs left. I remember Danny Shittu would go upfront in the dying stages of a match when he was at Watford. So it doesn't seem like a bug to me. that would make sense...if it werent for what i said earlier in that when i went to man mark him, the drop down list said he was playin at CB, and recommended i mark anderson who was playin in CM, seems like a bug to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 It seems Evans (who hasn't play right-back for several seasons now) has taken Brown's place. Not sure where Evans goes, though, since Evans isn't a striker either... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicratx Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Man Uts have done this with Rio before i seem to recall as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavenagh Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 When did Arsenal score? As it looks like Man U went to a defensive 5 4 1 to preserve the draw, conceded and went to a 4 4 2 to try and salvage something from the game, but only had one striker on the pitch and none on the bench. So they went for the option that would provide some form of target man but not weaken them defensively. So it looks like sensible tactics. Maybe it's a managerial masterstroke like when Wenger converted Henry from a winger to a striker. This is not what happened. Henry was a striker at Monaco (Manager: A. Wenger), Juventus tried and failed to convert him to be a winger. A position that he played less than twenty games in. So you can't really claim he was actually a winger, but was instead consistently played out of position. And when Arsenal signed him, he played in his normal role. Not a managerial master stroke by Wenger at all. Converting Sol Campbell from a striker to a centre back, that's more of a managerial master stroke by Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence. Wenger can be credited for switching Toure from all over the damn place, to the defence. And to add to the list of centre backs who've been thrown up front as strikers: Robert Huth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kreman Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 With the Henry thing. Wenger did play him downt he left wing at Monaco as Wenger has the attitude that a young striker can learn the game on the wing, without the pressure of having to score goals. He is doing the same thing with Walcott (when he is fit anyway). Wenger has opening stated on many occasions that Walcott will be a striker and play down the middle eventually, but he is giving him games on the wing to give him match experience. It is slightly annoying when supposed football experts (i.e. dumb-ass pundits) talk about Walcott as a right winger and seem to forget that he played up front for Southampton and Arsenal bought him as a striker. Anyway, rant over and back to topic ...... good detective work Cavenagh. I think you may have cracked it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crpls Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Playing a pacey footballer on the wing allows them to learn how to use their pace and dribbling abilities more. I'd say it worked well with Henry... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnfieldRoad10 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Why is it everyone wants to label something slightly differing from the norm as a bug? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradz FM Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Fergie has thrown Rio up top plenty of times in the dying stages. i like it! and you can also credit wener for making Lauren a right full. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micado Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Foppe de Haan, manager of the Dutch U21 used Evander Snow (former Celtic and now at Ajax) as a striker when he didn't have any fit strikers, Sno is a defensive midfielder, but pretty tall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 He's the new Paul Warhurst!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamenaglar Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Last seasone, man utd - man city, Vidic played as a (third?) striker for united when they were going for a goal late in the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradz FM Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 kilbane was tranformed to a left full Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusss Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 chelsea used to do this with robert huth stick him up front in last few mins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dar2000 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 So yeah, playing against united in the early stages of the season, went to check there formation for the last 5 mins of the matchand i noticed something, um, a little....odd about Carlo Ancelotti's (Newly taken the post) strike partnership... http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb231/xander291190/brown.jpg I dont think it's a bug. He must be short of strikers through injury. Tevez is on the bench but his condition is only 80%, so the AI has deemed him not fit to start. I think it's a fantastic bit of realism brought into the game. Irl managers often have to do these things. Look at Tim Cahill at Everton at the mo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 You are all forgetting the most successful ST/CB of all time, the legend John Charles, CB for Wales, ST fro Juventus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPH Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 This seems very strange. Also I find it strange that Man U don't seem to have bought any new players in Sept 2011? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
damienroden Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Looks were playing one up front, brought Rooney on for Tevez and then decided to go a little more attacking, but had no strikers. So he chose Brown, nothing wrong with that, just because he isn't listed as a striker doesn't mean it is a bug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somerandomguy Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I just did this. May 2010 CL final Put Hyypia up front for 5 mins with hold up ball. To protect 1-0 lead. Plus he's retiring at the end of season. So not a bad last game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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