When you have a free kick in MM in 99 percent of cases ball is passed to the keeper instead of crossing it in some danger zone which would find a good header. But no - all the time chance is wasted.
Also, throw ins are using receiving player static position instead of dynamic one. To explain: when player that should receive the ball from throw in moves ball will not end up in his possession, most likely it will be a counter attack for the opposition.
100% agree with your observations and I could add about 20 more. MM is a complete farce if you ask me. For example, I’ve played with my defense set to “offside trap” for more than a month now and I can practically count the number of actual offsides calls I’ve drawn on one hand. In fact, instead of playing a real trap, my off-ball defenders regularly drop a yard too deep (instead of stepping forward) and they play the eventual goal scorer onside in the process. It’s the kind of tactical lack of awareness you’d get from kids playing an offside trap for the first time, not what you’d expect to see from the world’s best professionals!
More generally, I haven’t observed that the MM settings actually have much (if any?) effect on the game. I’ve tweaked defensive pressure and aggressiveness within matches and between them and I see NO discernible difference in how my team plays. Indeed, they STILL regularly sit back and fail to contest shots in and around the penalty area as if they are asleep. Similarly, when I’m down a goal late and pushing for an equalizer I make sure my passing speed is high and my shot frequency is maxed and my team STILL almost always fails to show any real attacking urgency. I’ll watch helplessly as we gain possession with 5 minutes remaining and then fail to advance the ball anywhere near the opponent’s final third (let alone attempt a game-tying shot!).
One of my other pet peeves with MM is the way you’re barred from subbing during a goal replay. Following a second-half goal is often the perfect time to sub a fatigued player or two, but there is little more than 2-3 seconds in which to make a change before the full-screen replay robs both managers of the ability to make changes before the ensuing kick-off. This is just silly. Users should be able to opt out of viewing what are essentially stock footage replays in order to actually manage their teams! After all, this is supposed to be manager mode!
Bottom line: MM generates simulated matches that don’t much resemble real matches AND that don’t really afford the user discernible control over tactics (in fact, it appears most of the tactical sliders are just “dummies” that don’t actually DO anything except provide a short-lived illusion that you’re managing your team). Either improve the simulations AND the managerial controls or don’t make me sit and watch such an inane match (just simulate it all in a few seconds and tell me the result and the simulated stats so I can make lineup and formation changes ahead of the next one).
Absolutely agree with everything you mentioned. Often it does not seem to have any impact any of the tactical tweaks we make. Only reason I play and love MM is my love for the Football Manager, which I do not have time to play anymore. I wish MM would be more MM.
I used these and it definitely helped me progress well. It's important to have good 2nd string players who can be substituted quickly https://www.fcmobileforum.com/mm-tactics
Caveat: As great FC sages who greyed on the game say, Take a break and Just Chill when u R loosing.. no tactic can save you. Some blame it on distance from servers, some on AI cheating but bottom line is you can't win. I raised tickets on loosing/winning streaks but no real solution comes out (Probably there isn't one). So use this forum to vent out and we can all share the pain n joy of loving a not so perfect game :)
Yeah, the winning/losing streak thing is nuts—only adds to the sense that one does not actually play MM so much as it plays you!
