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Re: FIFA 16 Squads show off
« Reply #270 on: July 12, 2016, 10:09:17 am »
@Glad ... Pretty sure you have already got this player (well ... hope so ;D).

http://www.futhead.com/16/players/25912/rick-karsdorp/

Damn impressive stats ... for a silver!
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« Reply #271 on: July 12, 2016, 05:41:32 pm »
of course I have...he is from Feyenoord!!!! Yes, impressive card but very deserved. Young lad, coming from the Feyenoord talent school. Used to be a right winger but they transferred him into a right back. Decent defending skills and of course very decent attacking skills too. Gives great crosses.

Got him in my second team which I play also in 4321 (but with Van Persie as striker)


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Re: FIFA 16 Squads show off
« Reply #272 on: July 12, 2016, 08:48:46 pm »
Nice one mate! :D

One thing ... he looks huge in-game ... Love it! ;D

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« Reply #273 on: July 12, 2016, 09:28:04 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D

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« Reply #274 on: July 28, 2016, 06:34:50 am »
GUYS!

Hi :)

Remember I do this thing where I come back after a break and have all sorts to post, can't decide where to put it and end up just randomly dumping it somewhere only vaguely relevant?

So anyway. I've kind of been keeping up to date here but just not finding the time to put in the wordage. Kiwi still sweeping all before him. TWS, serious kudos for the immenseness of your obscurity and the success you've had with it. Glad still playing/not playing :p
Hope you're all well and living life  8)

I've quite got into FUT over the last week or so, surprising myself.
Reeeewind. I think last time I poked my head in I'd been drawn back by the chem revelations and played my teams as full day 1 properly genuine not-lying 100 chem winning machines. Hold up, that last bit was pure invention.
I actually did feel a difference tho, gameplay felt pretty much ok, the teams seemed fairly consistent in what they delivered, I just lost quite a lot. Couldn't really say why. The mechanics of things, where playing EAs version of the percentage game can pay off against someone resolutely trying to football their way to goal. Couple that with my age old dalliances with walk the ball into the net toothlessness. Me being rusty as well ofc. Oh, and playing seasons. I don't know why I'd do that and expect... anything.
So I sort of gave up again, quite swiftly. GTA and Overwatch being really fun to play had a hand in that, as strange a concept as that might seem to base a game on. We had, or are in the stepped, money grabbing process of, an absolutely massive GTAO update as well, RRR has been growing relatively busy again...

BUT, I heard they patched the chem business! Wowahweewah!
So yeah, too intrigued to see how things went on old FUT. Pleasantly surprised by how it's gone, getting back in there with the IFs, UPs, TOTS, TOTTs, iMOTMs, bedknobs, broomsticks, kitchen sinks.
1st off, went bronze, that went ok. Not gonna share those teams as I've pretty much sold all my bronze blues to fund a massive, coke addict like fixation on my 2 gold teams and never screen capped em. I did however use a team with no less than 7 special cards in it and holy hell, it felt alright. Stepinski, Kapustka, Meling, IF Moe, Mousinho, Power, Maddison in a 4231-2.
Obviously Andrezinho in the 433-5 was so good he couldn't really get any better but it was nice to see the other players in the team joining in. 1 game I won 4 nil and he didn't score any, I was flabbergasted.
BS and input lag is still rife tho, no getting away from that, but it seems somehow lessened, perhaps not happening as often but also being a lot clearer as to what is causing the odd team malfunction. Feels that way to me anyway. Finals are still the worst for it for me but I find that understandable, since it should be looking further for an opponent. In any case, it's been occasional c'est la vie rather than constant impotent rage on that front.

Well, on we go. Bronze matches are not impossible to find atm but they are still more waiting about than I can truly be arsed with. Plus with special cards fixed, sort of seems worth spending money on expensive special golds for once. Like in forever.
Here's my current guys (which is why I'm in this particular thread).

The A team, largely recognisable to those with long memories, the core of it being NIF has probably helped it's lifespan, it's always been pretty good and very decent at the passing game.



TOTS Aduriz is completely wow, I love him. Can't really believe how many goal kicks he wins and nods down accurately, almost all of them, soooo useful. Fantastic on the ball and with a silly amount of pace compared to his basic card. Most interestingly pre and post patch are like night and day with him. Pre, I was struggling to get him in games and Martinez was slightly more effective. He was good but nothing special, he was shy of a goal every 2 games and probably only won 50% of goal kicks. Post, well...
Crossing is definitely part of my armoury now (B team too), played so many years without bothering.... See here...



Interesting to have Dani Alves suddenly available too. Not been in the team that long. Normally the sort of full back I wouldn't be interested in, lacking even a med def WR, but he seems pretty decent and has been fairly fun to use. Something of a novelty for me.
Sold Jackson Martinez for the pennies I needed to buy someone else. A sad day. Sniff.

The B team has undergone radical changes, numerous personnel have been tried out in various combinations. to the point where I think only Tevez has been a part of every line up. None of the experiments have lasted more than a few games tbh, but this one may just stick, the promise is high.



I have doubts about Mascherano. He's alright but I'm not overkeen on him as a CB and will never have much attachment to him there. He's only still there because Alba has been the best LB I think I've ever had, defence or attack, he does so much for me. More than Alaba even (shhh, paaaaace).
Lucho is an old favourite, going back to my Ligue 1 days when we all 1st met up. Nice to not only see him on a good card but also providing Tevez with a rare high rated strong link. I'm not actually hugely attached to this card either tho, he doesn't do a lot more than Banega did for me and I do miss my Banega... plus Banega would allow Godin back in... And Muslera and Caceres... All long time loyal servants.
Still, multicolour Lucho is a good card and does a decent job. Since he's cheap at less than 20k, there's no real motivation to cash him in atm.
On the Tevez link front, I had that TOTT Ruben bloke for a bit. Meh.

TIF Higuain RETURNS! I can't remember why I sold my old one after 150 odd games. Anyway, he came back in today and I'm looking fwd to using him again. Even if he has been superceded by roughly 37 newer versions of himself. TIF might possibly offer the best value for money on the Hig front, looking through everything.
Aaand the current jewel in the crown, TOTS Icardi. He. Is.... Wait for it..... A BEEEEAAAAST!
I've used him before, briefly, and was not impressed. This one is awesome. I only moved him back to CAM for the last 3 games, Pereyra has been the most effective player in that position, in this team, but  I still always felt there should be someone who could offer more class.
Tried UP Dybala. Meh.
So looking at Icardi's 90 short pass and being completely bowled over by his general quality on top of 15 goals in 12 games, I moved him back to see if Hig was the class upgrade I wanted. Played the 86 up there for those 3 games, 2 goals for him, 4 for Icardi. Icardi still great then. Get in. Goodbye another 6 bronze TOTS.

Current form then. Astoundingly excellent. I've lost 2 out of the last 17 or so. Breaking it down, it's a bit more varied. Started the run in the Futties (bleurch) cup, 8 wins, 10k, 2 crappy packs. Niiiice. More or less romped through most games as well. Then played 2 in the gold cup, both very crappy narrow wins. The 2nd was bloody awful.
Then seasons for the moolah. Ah seasons, how I hate you.
Can't really remember the run of games or how it was set up but drew, lost, drew, lost and needed a point from 3 games to stay in Div 4 (how did I end up down here? It must've gotten bad before). I was cursing the seasons BS quite roundly. Then ofc, I won 3 on the trot and finished a point off the title. Like this-



Got 14k for it but like I've already seen mentioned, double pay is simply not worth the bollocks. Give me 10x reward and I'd maybe endure 1 season for it...

Well. There you go. Very pleased you guys are still here, I enjoy keeping up and popping in.  Off to go welcome TIF Hig back properly ;D
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Re: FIFA 16 Squads show off
« Reply #275 on: July 28, 2016, 07:00:58 am »
Good stuff!
Seasons is horrendous. I had one season on it in the past week. Won first three, lost next six, win the last one to survive. Every loss by one goal, normally late on, and the final game win was seriously dodgy.

I've been playing GTA quite a bit the past week as well. Having good fun, most I've enjoyed it since back on the PS3. It is great how they are still adding new stuff even now, and the deathmatches, races and stuff are pretty much full up. You do come up against the occasional dodgy customer (a player at level 3466?), but mostly good stuff.

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« Reply #276 on: July 28, 2016, 04:50:40 pm »
Howdy Cuz!! Good read mate.

Seasons vs Cups ...

I think it boils down to what you're used to. If you play so many Cups, I'm sure you get used a rhythm/type of opponent. The few Cups I've played - one for TOTS Huth was ok. The TOTS Sane one was a bloody nightmare!!

The other side is possibly down to region. If I have a session of say 8 games, more often than not I will face someone I've played previosuly (not in the same session). Sometimes they're actually decent and therefore it's almost a given that 1 or 2 games is going to good football. Throw in another 2/3/4 of those and overall the session is really good.

If Cups are like that TOTS Sane one ... you can have 'em. :D

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« Reply #277 on: July 28, 2016, 04:53:45 pm »
wow that was a great read Cuz! As always funny  :D

Loved your goalgalore.....and LUCHO! Damn totally forgot about him. Always used him. Also in his Porto days.

Nice nice.....

BTW: we pre-ordered FIFA17  :D

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« Reply #278 on: July 28, 2016, 05:00:48 pm »
Not ordered as yet, but will probably do so in the next few weeks. See there's an extra 'loyalty' discount when launching from within FIFA 16. That, together with the fact I still have EA Access, means its $111.96 (from $139.95), for the Super Deluxe Edition.

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« Reply #279 on: July 29, 2016, 05:28:04 am »
I actually find featured cups to be very hit or miss for me. Some I do well in and some I get absolutely nothing from. The gold cup can be inconsistent as well. It's more that the inconsistency seems random in cups, rather than in seasons, where it seems to happen at key times.... almost like it's scripted....
I don't know really. I guess the format just helps rid the feeling of predictability around that side of things.
Thinking more on it, I feel like I've done well in most featured tourneys this year. Pretty sure I've won all the ones I've tried. Previous FUTs they've been awful for me. Win gold cup 3 times on the trot, enter featured, get repeatedly spanked....

:read as if posted in in game stories:
Last night was predictably and typically atrocious, after me posting about recent success. Laggy mess after laggy mess. No sluggishness but random as random gets, 4 alls and so on.
Then I played 'just one more game' and won it 7-1. In seasons, lol.

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Re: FIFA 16 Squads show off
« Reply #280 on: August 05, 2016, 06:40:53 am »
So ... have been alternating the main team, with this one.


Team has played 15 games - scored 50 goals. This is the one with the one inflated game where Bale got 7 - guess that would make up for the rage quits - not necessarily all for Bale ;D.

Nice spread of goals:
• Bale 17
• Kono 10
• Pedro 7
• James 7
• Ramsey 7
• Guarin 2

Great team - must admit. Even if Bale had 15 less pace, he would still be an ideal CF with the all round stats. I do love the midfield though.

On Pink Kono ... pretty great card. Have hit some insanely powerful shots with him. They're actually becoming more fun to play with, than the expensive, OP team.

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« Reply #281 on: August 05, 2016, 07:54:29 pm »
Nice team. Thinking of trying false 9 myself. Anything I need to take care of?

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« Reply #282 on: August 05, 2016, 09:42:00 pm »
Thanks Glad.

F9 is great - as TWS will say too.

IMO, a balanced midfield plays a big role. I'd make sure to try out various combinations of midfielders, especially if you're not building hybrids. Personally, didn't think that Guarin would work that well in this team, but he's grown on me. Probably not the most ideal CDM, but he's over 6" tall and massively strong.

The teams that have failed for me, is when I've tried 2 clunky CM's (probably low-ish balance). Ramsey is no twinkle-toes, but his great ball control/dribbling & 82 balance makes him the one I'll focus on, if I want to keep it close.

I have tended to use players with high dribbling (ball control)/high passing on the wings too. Pace is always handy (obviously) but I think a good passing game can rip open defenses with the formation.

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« Reply #283 on: August 06, 2016, 12:32:44 am »
F9, the way I play it:

CF : Target man, cut passing lanes

Wide players - Normally one fast one who is on balanced attack, stay wide,
Slower one, normally with acceptable shooting, stay forward, cut in, run in behind

CM's - The one behind the slower, stay forward winger, is on get forward, edge of box for crosses. The one behind the fast balanced wide winger has completely default options.

CDM - Stay back, man mark, aggressive interceptions.

Full backs - The one behind the stay forward winger and get forward CM is set to stay back when attacking, the one behind the default CM and faster, wide winger is set to overlap.

CB - Stay back.

I find i very often get a lot of goals with the two CM's in this. Even John Obi Mikel was at nearly one goal every two games from the default CM spot! Sometimes I have to compromise with skill sets on the CM's due to fitting all these random players I use into the squads but on the times I can pick ideal skill sets for each role then it can be devastating.
The false 9 is very important. Get someone with passing and shooting, a TOTS like Ben Yedder with 5* weak foot is amazing. Was absolute class. Also would recommend Classic Hero Diego and TOTS Eto'o. Averaged over a goal per game with those 3 and got assists as well. Plenty of others are good there, TOTS Dzagoev, even NIF Rooney and De Bruyne were very good.
Always seem to have good passing options in this, it's good against crazy high pressure, and solid against OP attacks. Centre mids seem to make really good runs in this formation. Probably why is could score 4 in one game with Mikel, or 5 in a game with Toure.

My custom tactics that I've been using the past few months, since I've won a lot of games with the formation, have been:

50-50-organised on the first bit, 10 passing, 10 crossing, 10 shooting, free form on chance creation, and 32-55-40 cover, on the pressure, aggresion and width for defence. Works great for me.

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« Reply #284 on: August 13, 2016, 10:02:47 pm »
Have been trying out some silvers - how do they compete at the high-end level. Decided that it's worthwhile (using wefut.com) seeing what the best F9 silver would be - but not necessarily a CAM/CF/ST only. TOTS Diogo Jota is one of the best. His passing is not the highest, but short passing is at least 79. Per the "IamFrench" FUThead rating, he plays as an 82-rated CF.

This is the team being used:


Record is 4-1-1 with them (3 games in D2, other 2 in D1). The loss (3-4) was down to a penalty conceded in the 90th minute and 2 pass across goals - the twat was seriously abusing his Aubamatwat. Anyhoo ... overall, it's a solid team. Enjoying it!

Last game with Jota - hit this first time ... felt good!

This one was built late so only managed a single game with them. Still waiting on IF Engels to make an appearance on the market.