team discussion Arsenal III - Page 3

swap Walcott and Chamberlain because Walcott is insane as a poacher up front. gets at least 25 goals a season. he averages almost a goal a game for me. but so far this season he hasn't performed like I have expected him to. but new signing Rigoni has done well and has a goal and assist in his 2 games, both coming from the bench as well. he will be starting a few more games up front now.

quote ho1mesy2011

tempted to start again fell i have spent to much money as well as sign way to many good potential regens and also sold good players to early am in start of season 4 so don't know yet

sell them for their values with a 50% next transfer fee, that gets rid of them and if they become big players you can get half of the fee they sell for. you can also resign them if you wanted to.

Anyone playing on the Chels' Jan Update?(The one made by someone on the forum)

I wanna start a game on there, as a lot of our youngsters are amazing on there(+ We have even more money and lower expectations ) but I'm clueless for a tactic

quote parmar1993

4-5-1 with an anchor man and two advanced playmakers on the wings. its done quite well for me so far. I will play some more tonight and let you know what happens

Really? I'd use Inside Forwards myself. What do you play your MCs as?

Maybe use Gervinho as an Inside Forward on the left, and have the AMR as a Winger(A) or Advanced Playmaker?

quote parmar1993

I got a deep lying playmaker with support and a centre midfielder support but with runs from deep on often. Ramsey usually gets me at lease 10 goals a season like that.

Think I'll stick with my usual 451, but do a backup tactic changing the AMR to a Winger, and another for AP

so started a save on chels update if i cant get into it will go back to my old save i have Henry on loan atm till October some time but he is on 67k a week till that time which is like my 3rd most paid player which is a lot for someone that will only make sub apperences and maybe starts in a couple European games so should i cancel the loan or just keep him because well he is Henry

quote parmar1993

fair enough, because my team is getting better i have created a variation of my current tactic to make it more attacking. it looks like this:

Sweeper Keeeper (D)

Full Back (S) - Centre Defender (D) - Centre Defender (D) - Full Back (S)

Anchor Man (D)

Box-to-Box (S) - Centre Mid (S)

Inside Forward (A) ----------- Inside Forward (A)

Poacher (A)

how does that look? i am not too sure if it is good enough but i will try it out against lesser teams.

Can you post up some results with this tactic as i'm interested to know your possession stats with it.

This isn't too dissimilar to my tactic:



I find the limited defender option works well for players who have a poor passing stat like Mertasacker as they always pass short and retain possession. I have either Ramsey or Arteta as the deep lying playmaker because they can dictate the tempo in space alongside a tough tackling ball winning midfielder like Song who never stray far from the back line. I usually play RVP, Gervinho or Chamberlain as an inside forward on the right as they can score from this position and I have bought a winger to play on the left but when i had Arshavin I used him as an advanced playmaker in the same position. The poacher is perfect for Walcott but if I use a strong striker I change this to complete forward.

After a poor start to the season we have pulled ourselves out of a mini slump to find some form despite having Walcott, Gervinho and Vermalaen out for the opening 3 months.

A couple of youngster signed in the summer i have high hopes for.


He has good potential and can play in a few positions


Already first team on my left wing who can deliver quality balls consistantly. I believe he will improve as he plays more plus he is only on £27k a week which is nothing.

quote careermode

how do people play Gervinho, van Persie and Walcott? Also shall i buy Antonio Reyes for £17m?

Gervinho - AML winger (attack)
RVP - AMR Advanced Playmaker (Attack)
Walcott - STC Poacher