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Specific Player InstructionsAs previously discussed, each player in your tactic is given a set of player instructions thatare determined by your chosen team instructions, his position in your formation and therole and duty combination he has been assigned.

In some cases you may want to further refine certain player instructions in order toslightly modify how a player plays in a way that cannot be achieved by simply giving him adifferent role and duty. This is done by selecting Add Instruction on the Instructions paneland choosing from the selection of available specific player instructions.

Some instructions will be greyed out and so unavailable, either because they are notsuitable for the selected position, not suitable for the selected role and duty, or alreadyactive for the selected role and duty. Hovering over a greyed out instruction will reveal atool-tip that explains which of these is the case. Furthermore, some instructions conflictwith each other and therefore cannot be selected together. Any instructions that conflictwith an instruction that has already been selected will be highlighted in red.

When to Modify InstructionsYou may want to make such modifications so that a particular players instructions better suit his abilities or so as to adjust the instructionsgiven by a role and duty to better fit your overall tactical setup.

If you are modifying instructions to suit a particular players abilities then this is best done by adding specific instructions for that player onlyusing the Add Player button on the Instructions for panel. If you want to modify the instructions given by a role and duty to suit your tacticsthen you will want to ensure that the changes are applied for all players by using the any player in this position option.

You might also want to use specific player instructions that contrast with your overall team instructions, so that one or more players will be anexception to your teams general tactical approach. For example, you could instruct a more creative player with good passing to make MoreDirect Passes when using the Shorter Passing specific team instruction, so that he acts as your teams main creative passer to a greater extentthan would be the case by just giving him a more creative role.

Similarly, a specific player instruction can be used as an alternative to its equivalent specific team instruction, so as to gain more control overwhich players the instruction is given to. For example, you may want your team to be more aggressive by closing down earlier and making earliertackles, but only want to instruct a few of your players who have better fitness and tackling ability to do this, so that the strategy can beeffective without disrupting your teams defensive structure too much.

Balancing InstructionsYou should be careful when altering instructions however, and ensure that your changes do not cause your tactic to become unbalanced. If youare making a lot of alterations then it may be the case that a different role and duty would be more suitable.

Ensuring that your instructions are well balanced can be a difficult task. However, by using the various roles and duties tactical analyses earlierin this guide and by checking which greyed out instructions are already active as described above, you can gain a good idea of how instructionsfor groups of players in each area of the pitch should be balanced and what each of your players has been instructed to do.

Analysis of InstructionsProvided below is a description of each instruction and an analysis of when you may want to use it.

PossessionThe following instructions affect how a player should behave when he is on the ball.

Hold Up Ball

Your player will be more likely to try to shield the ball while waiting for supporting teammates to get forward or move into space, and lesslikely to turn and dribble towards the opposition goal, make an early pass or shoot at goal.

This can lead to a better decision being made and more effective build-up play, but it can also cause opportunities for quick passes orshots, or direct dribbling, to be missed.

Most tactics will use a holding midfielder and possibly an attacker to hold up the ball. However, too many players instructed to hold up theball can slow down attacking play too much.

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Shoot More Often

Shoot Less Often

Dribble More

Dribble Less

Run Wide With Ball

Cut Inside With Ball

DistributionThe following instructions affect how a player should pass the ball.

Pass It Shorter

More Direct Passes

More Risky Passes

Fewer Risky Passes

Cross More Often

Cross Less Often

Cross From Deep

Cross From Byline

Cross Aim Near Post

Cross Aim Centre

Cross Aim Far Post

Cross Aim Target Man

Goalkeeper DistributionThe following instructions affect how a goalkeeper should distribute the ball when it is in his hands. The usage of these instructions is discussedin the Goalkeepers guide.

Take Quick Throws

Take Long Kicks

Distribute To Defenders

Distribute To Specific

MovementThe following instructions affect how a player should position himself off the ball when your team is in possession.

Get Further Forward

Strength



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Stay Wider

Sit Narrower

Move Into Channels

Roam From Position

DefendingThe following instructions affect how a player should behave when your team is not in possession.

Close Down More

Close Down Less

Tackle Harder

Ease Off Tackles

Mark Tighter

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Specific Team Instructions

Tactical Styles

Player Instructions

Roles & Duties

Playmaker & Target Man

Specific Player Instructions

Set Pieces

Appointing a Captain

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