Subject: Distribute ball to defenders

Hi. I'd like to suggest a change to match engine and/or tactics engine.
I've noticed that when goalkeeper performs the free-kick he always punches the ball somewhere in the middle of the pitch risking losing possession. When defenders aren't pressed by opponent's attackers it just doesn't make sense. Instead, he could distribute the ball to defenders and thus retaining possession.
Thank you!

+1

No never to def, mine don’t have any skills in passing / playmaking :-) I really prefer a long ball, to my att :-)

A better idea should be to choose the pass distribution in tactic settings : target the def mid or att.

low playmaking could be just kick off. High PM on GK could be good decision including smooth passing to defenders. This could increase a lot the importance of gks

A better idea should be to choose the pass distribution in tactic settings : target the def mid or att.

+1

As (many) other orders/tactic settings.

Not that tactic settings should be done 100% of the time, but at least many times.

For orders it should be done 100% of the times, like throw in left or right side, corner kick left or right side, and if possible more of these orders. Not only free kick and penalty kick.
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I would like throw ins to be set like any other set pieces order.
This way you can place your throw in player on a decent defending spot without having to worry he needs to stand close enough to the sidelines for the engine to ''pick'' him as the throw in player...

Another annoying aspect is when the ball is out and there is a change involved. The player who throws back the ball into play doesn't wait for the new player who enters the field to take his selected position.

Sometimes the player who runs into the field IS by accident the closest one on the field... takes the throw in a leaves an entire gap on his position...
Indeed another working point...

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I was talking about a player who substitutes a player going off the pitch... comes on the pitch at the same site as where the ball went out, and then that player, who should go to his position f.e. at the other site of the pitch as winger, will take the throw in, leaving his wing entirely open...and probably throwing the ball to the wrong player!

Yes I undesrstood. what u and Clau mention makes me do like JC.

I remember lately ColombiaU21 lost a match (I think was the elimination in Copa America) because of that

Ah ok :-)

It wasn't clear if you ment ''huh?? What you talking about'' or ''oww....painfull!''

It was the latter, clearly :-)

This way you can place your throw in player on a decent defending spot without having to worry he needs to stand close enough to the sidelines for the engine to ''pick'' him as the throw in player...


Exactly this.