

When using a team meeting at Romford, we were in the relegation zone when the Board expected us to finish in the Top Half of the league. I say correct option above, because this all depends on what your Club Board expect of your team in the current season. Choose your option wisely! Your squad’s happiness hangs in the balance. Motivating your players by picking the correct option can focus your team for the next one to two games, buying you time to secure an important victory in the battle to end your poor form. To aid this, a quick Team Meeting under Dynamics (very useful section in the game) can work wonders. To avoid this, you need to win matches and quickly! Often you will be forced to promise that you will fix the atmosphere and failure to do so will see your squad turn against you, followed by a swift sacking. This can result in your players becoming unhappy and coming to you demanding you fix the problem(s)! THIS is the core of your relationship with your squad! Poor atmosphere can be caused by a number of successive losses in recent matches and player’s individual morale being destroyed. Your dressing room atmosphere under Dynamics is vital for keeping your players happy and on your side. Remember: better skilled players = better performing tactics. This is what happened for Romford when results began to improve (and save my job in the process!). Sometimes, dropping out of form players or replacing them entirely can trigger an upturn in form. Cutting inside crossing the ball and the ability to finish in front of goal, they are an improvement on the wings. Kyle Finn: Wide Midfielder with skills to beat defenders.īoth players assist in winning the ball back in the 4-3-1-2 formation and they offer more going forward. Harry Phillips: Attacking Right Winger offering more in attack and defending from the front. Step forward Kyle Finn (LM) and Harry Phillips (RW). To fix this, I had to bring in some new wingers with better attributes and work rate.
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While using my 4-2-4 formation, my wingers were not good enough at attacking the opponent’s full backs or supporting our defensive shape. Considering my Romford team are a non-league club, this is always going to be a tough task. I mentioned this in the last section, but your tactic is only as good as the players within it. This may require a tactical tweak or redoing an entire tactic (depending how you wish to correct this), but the aim is to make your team more defensively reliable. If your team is leaking goals, see how your team responds to losing the ball or if they assist the defence in winning the ball back. MUCH more balanced when supporting my defenders in winning the ball back. This has helped in ending our poor form, as we began to pick up more victories and gain momentum in the league. This has given my team much more stability in midfield, with three supporting midfielders and the one winger instructed to defend when needed. In response, I tried a new formation, the 4-3-1-2 Asymmetrical formation with more numbers in midfield and one attacking winger. Too much emphasis on attack, not enough support for my midfield.

This meant we were forced to chase the game from the first minute, leaving us more exposed defensively. They were constantly overrun by opponents and exposed our defence too often. With Romford, I was previously using the 4-2-4 formation, which was great to get players forward in wide areas, but left the midfield horribly exposed with just TWO midfielders.

Have a look at your recent fixtures: are you struggling in front of goal? Is your defence too leaky (most likely yes)? A yes to either or both questions suggests your players are not good enough (more on that later) or your tactics need tweaking.

When working out the cause(s) of your teams poor form, one place to start is your tactics and any weaknesses in them. This is why several tips and tricks are available to aid your cause in this, such as this article! Below I guide you through the different ways to end your team’s poor form, such as reversing low player morale and low dressing room atmosphere.įor this article, I will be using my Twitch save at Romford FC in Tier 7 of England to highlight any issues and how they can be fixed to improve your form. The highs of winning matches and trophies are addictive, but the lows of poor team form can be tough to end. Ending poor form with your team in Football Manager 2021 is always a frustrating experience.
