Hello the community
With this post, I'd like to ask you for your feedback and opinions on the different GAME STYLES

• Which style do you specialise in?
• Have you tried several styles? Which ones?
• Which one is best for you? Why or why not?

For me, it's the short pass
I think it's a simple, easy style to play that breathes life into the team in midfield, but it's not always effective against talented, experienced managers

Hi there,
for me too it's the "short passes", effectively the possibility of getting a huge impact, almost in all areas, but I would point out a real lack of attacking weight with very (too) few goals scored... I'm also trying out the "counter attacks" style but I haven't had enough experience of it.

Hi, I'm not new to the game but I'm trying to get back into it.
The style I love is the normal one where every player contributes to the build-up and, once you've mastered it, it's a style that yields a lot of goals.
That's why you have to try to be present during the match when you use this system and try to keep the great tactical managers at bay

For me, the creative style isn't played by many people and that's what's interesting because it's more complicated to counter.
Each style has its advantages and disadvantages anyway. The aim is to master 2 or 3 styles while trying to counter the opposing style. After that, it all depends on how many players you have

I went through a normal direct counter-attack short pass and came back to a short pass

Direct play for me, even in 5-5-0, I manage to have a superior attack to my opponent.

I always play short pass tactics (usually +200-240 bonus without taking opposition into account), but I can achieve high bonuses in creative and counter attacks styles while playing short passes and keeping a high bonus by changing formation (that's why I like players who play in multiple positions and different "lines" / thirds and why I try to build a high affinity between players who don't play in the same "line" when their overall rating is highest) in order to counter opponent who may use one of those styles.

But even though I don't lose many games and when I lose it's usually by a single goal I struggle against teams with a good defense (I might average more than 80% possession and hardly create any chances and go on to draw or even lose), but I'm fine with that.

I like short passing, direct play and counter-attacking

hazard14: Perso le créatif qui n'est pas joué par beaucoup de monde et c'est sa qui est intéressant car pour le contrer c'est plus compliqué.
Chaque style à son avantage et inconvénients de toute façon. Le but est de maîtrisé 2 ou 3 style tout en essayant de contrer le style adverse. Après tout dépend de l effectif qu'on a

I think 'Creative' has become a trend lately! Some agreements are 100% committed to it, and there are quite a few others that are...

Short passing, counter-attacking and direct play - I use all three at the end of each match

As no-one has yet mentioned the ugly duckling...

I play mainly offside trap and I love (the word is weak) this style.

On the other hand, it's already earned me some pretty bloody PMs. 😁

Yes, it's becoming more and more popular because if you don't play it, it's very difficult to counter

Azby: Comme personne n'a encore cité le vilain petit canard...

Je joue principalement piège du hors-jeu et j'adore (le mot est faible) ce style.

Par contre ça m a déjà valu des MP un peu saignants. 😁

Ah yes, the Phj is not bad, but any specific drawbacks? Or do you think it's perfect?

I had discussed it a little with an opponent.

When I meet a manager with a big attack AND a big midfield, it's really complicated.

When I'm up against a big attack OR a big midfielder, there are several possible scenarios, so I'm not going to make a laundry list ^^ But overall there's enough to manoeuvre to win.

And sometimes you get a kick out of playing 0-5-5... 😂

After all, that's how I feel with less than a year's experience and a team that's not yet fully optimised, so others will surely have a different opinion.

The creative game! For me, it's the very essence of what I love about football. Technicians and strokes of genius have always made me dream. So I don't see any other choice for me ^^

In absolute terms, the creative style can be countered with the short-pass style, as both give a bonus to the midfield.
I've already played an offside style, which is a real pain with a huge defence with only 3 (or even 2) defenders.
Otherwise, short pass/counter-attack for me, depending on what the score demands.

I play creatively but not foolishly. For me, the creative style is the most complete in terms of mastery. In 532 or 433 it's still a very balanced style.

I played a 'creative game' at the start of the V2 styles of play because nobody had players optimised for it yet, and it was at that time that I had my best campaigns in the LDC, systematically getting out of the group stage every season and reaching three 1/8 finals and even a 1/4 final. I changed my style at a time when controlling possession wasn't getting me enough results because everyone was playing short passes.
If you're interested in the 'creative game', take a look at the iMc team: Is(-o-)m(-o-)rphismes and you'll see that playing 'short passes' even gives him an extra advantage.
He's a visionary!

Personally, I've chosen the 'offside trap' for the last dozen seasons because it's a style of play that's impossible to counter with a normal team or one optimised for another style of play. In fact, like direct play, this style is based on a skill that is not useful for most profiles and is difficult to optimise just by changing the instructions for those who have it.
That doesn't mean I don't lose games, but it's a lot harder to beat me.
Downside: it's very difficult for me to turn the score around once I'm behind because my team is still not complete

Blagoje Vidinic: Je jouais en « jeu créatif » au début des styles de jeu V2 car personne n'avait encore de joueurs optimisés pour et c'est à cette époque que j'ai fait mes plus belles campagnes en LDC en sortant systématiquement des poules chaque saison et avec trois 1/8 de finales et même un 1/4 de finale. J'ai changé de style à un moment où la maîtrise de la possession ne m'apportait plus suffisamment de résultats car tout le monde jouait passes courtes.
Si le « jeu créatif » vous intéresse,

You mentioned Imc, he's gifted in style
On the other hand, someone else who enjoys the same full technique won't be as strong as him, because mastery of countering and reversing situations isn't cheap xD

And as for the PHJ, I think it's effective, yes, but if you don't have what follows with it you won't be up to the task of playing high-level opponents (direct play + 85NG+ team) or a short pass or a huge creative player who combines a Marquage style to defend and plays offensively with Pivot or gifted PC / JC players
After that, it all depends on mastery and team choice

All the styles are interesting personally I prefer passing and technique..but the placement style is very difficult to play it's really tiring Blagoge finished best defence of VF Masters with teams that play really hard on the offensivevet often he waits once the block is out he punishes on the counter... We're lucky to have a league where all the styles are opposed to each other..and we can see that Ultras with its direct play is better in terms of stats...The advantage of direct play is that marking is ineffective so it never suffers a loss of stats big positive point and a 5-5-0 tactic can give you an attack of 400pts if it's well optimised...Often unplayable...

iMcCarthy77: Tout les styles sont intéressants personnellement je préfère la passe et la technique..mais le style placement est très difficile à jouer c'est vraiment usant Blagoge a terminé meilleur défense de VF Masters avec des équipes qui jouent vraiment fort sur l'offensivevet souvent il patiente une fois le bloc sorti il punit en contre .. On a la chance d'avoir un championnat où tout les styles s opposent..et on voit que Ultras avec son jeu direct est au dessus en terme de statistiques ..L av

It's terrible direct play too... there was a time before styles had less impact... direct play was the trend for big-calibre VF! And the only way to counter it is to have the same impact or almost xD ( apart from PHJ )

Question aside:

• does the classic style compete with the powerful style?

Akram: C'est terrible le jeu direct aussi.. a une époque avant la baisse de l'impact des styles.. le jeu direct était la tendance des gros calibre VF ! Et le seule moyens pour le contré c'est d'avoir le même impact où presque xD ( mis a part le PHJ )

Question a part :

• est-ce que le classique rivalise face au style puissant ?

It depends mainly on the tactical level of your opponent if you look at the last Champions League winners it's 99ng teams ... with some marking style so cumulate 99 and tactical knowledge over time you will notice that it makes win titles .. The last Champions League winner full style it was Ultras otherwise there has been almost no

An interesting topic 👍🏾

Speaking of the effectiveness of the PHJ on VF , tonight we saw the real example between RMA & FCB