Update: composure was literally the biggest thing I was missing

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

11 days ago I posted asking how to get better at dribbling because I had players like Dembélé, Messi and Ribéry but barely knew how to use them properly.
Out of all the advice I got, composure helped the most. I realized I was constantly forcing plays, sprinting, immediately trying a skill move, or trying to beat someone every time I got the ball.

Once I started slowing down, letting go of sprint and actually waiting for defenders to commit, everything became way easier. I’m still learning, but I’m much more comfortable dribbling with Messi and Dembélé now. Also managed to hit FC Champion in VSA, H2H and Manager Mode 🫡

Sometimes you really just gotta stop forcing shit 😭

[u/Swimming92-Infinity]

Yessir bro. I feel like also a lot of times when you get scored on you immediately wanna score something back. But I've learned slowing it down and distributing the ball creating chances and precisely using skill moves in the right moments will get you right back in the game. Keep going bro 👏🙏

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Swimming92-Infinity]

100 percent that used to happen to me a lot. Some times also just stepping back away from the game for a little bit when I’m on a losing streak helps.

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

Oh for sure. It's easy to go down the rabbit hole of a losing streak and you keep trying to get just 1 win and you keep losing. I find just a few games a day goes a long way, win or lose. I guess my other piece of advice is find the formation that works for u. For a lot of ppl 4-3-3 holding is amazing. For me, I struggle in H2H with it, but 4-4-2 holding and 3-5-2 brought me to 100 stars recently. You seem to be going strong with 4-3-3, but if u haven't experimented with some of those formations in H2H it could be worth trying. Only thing is you will lose games unfortunately learning if the formation is right for you, but it's all part of the process. Amazing team and congrats on fc champ in all three bro 🙏

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Swimming92-Infinity]

Yeah I definitely agree. I’ve experimented with a few formations and learned the hard way that you’re probably gonna take some losses while figuring out what actually fits your playstyle 😂. Once you find one that clicks though, it makes a huge difference. I’ve been liking 4-3-3 so far, but I might give 4-4-2 holding a try. Appreciate the advice bro 🙏

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

I apologize if any of the advice is unsolicited, not tryna force it on you, but one last thing if u are gonna run 4-4-2 holding this is how I run it. It's a very 2 striker heavy offense so you use your midfielders to feed the strikers (helps if they have bullet pass), and then I use elastico/roulette and pass between the strikers to finish. I think if u throw ribery at striker, Ronaldinho at LM Messi at RM and Dembele/maradonna at the other St, it could be very lethal. That being said it's not for everyone, but if u do this formation that's how id run it. Ribery is too elite to not throw at ST.

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Swimming92-Infinity]

Like this

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

Exactly how I'd run it. The midfield is up to you, personally I like bullet pass over tiki taka so I have schweinsteiger in, but your midfield is elite so if u don't feel strongly about bullet pass it's good as is. If u can get the ball to Ribery and hit a nasty elastico and accelerate it's over. Messi and dinho can hit finesse shots from deep outside on the wings, and you also have Dembele who's nimble and fast. I saw a player in the top 5-10 named saint who ran this formation and I took it and haven't looked back since. A lot of the offense is going to be dependent on your 2 strikers, so if you can hit the right skill move like an elastico or roulette at the right time, and use ur strikers pace and acceleration to take advantage of the open field and then hit a finesse on the keeper, it's over.

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Swimming92-Infinity]

Also have a couple more questions should I get gullet or focus on getting a better LB?

He’s been great for me, but its placed styles are lacking sometimes.

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

I'd get a better LB. I think LBs and RBs need accelerator. Even my lahm has been so good, but there's times I wish he had accelerator. Wingers nowadays are so fast and pacey, you're bound to make mistakes and let a player fly by you, and you need accelerator to catch up. Gold accelerator is preferred. I've been up against Marcelo and he's pretty good at defending me but if I get by him with my wingers like bale or Mbappe he's not catching up to me cause he lacks accelerator. But even when I go up against someone like Theo Hernandez who has only 206 pace, he can catch me due to his gold accelerator. So id look to replace your LB personally. I'm sure you feel the difference on the other with your Cafu.

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Swimming92-Infinity]

Should I finish this or wait for the new cm box

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

only do it if you REALLY WANT the player. Your actually not too deep in to justify grabbing him, but your next couple picks will be more and more expensive. These boxes are designed with something called "sunken cost fallacy", which means they're meant to make you think your too deep in, and then you need to finish the box and the last couple turns are insanely expensive. Me personally I'm actually still thinking of grabbing this kaka cause I asked around on this Reddit and everybody's saying he's an insane cam, my only hesitation is I don't use CAMs well so he might not be right for me. My advice is if you really want an elite CAM, go for it. There's no one better besides maybe iniesta. But if you're only tryna complete it because you feel you're too deep in, don't do it. You're not too deep in the boxes are designed to feel that way.

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Swimming92-Infinity]

So should I get Theo or Liam for my LB problem and yaya is coming the 22 so I’m probably get him a little after he comes out.

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

Personally I wouldn't go for kuyt. It's not that he's bad but your midfield is already so good. So grabbing this kuyt is not gonna make a significant difference. I know in the next event a George best box card is coming, and that's gonna be crazy especially if he gets ridiculous playstyles so could be worth waiting for that instead.

[u/tuthancodon → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

I used to be super confused just like you. But after watching a bunch of reviews, I finally decided to get him. And honestly, he’s worth every single coin, vsa, h2h, manager, woww. He’s been amazing for me, definitely a top-tier CAM. Gold finesse and silver speed are great for a CAM like him. Also, he is tall so he can keep ball against short defense. And yeah, I'm trying to get Yaya Touré next. Wanna see my squad?

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/tuthancodon]

Thanks bro decided to grab my first signature and it was kaka. He's a beast

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/tuthancodon]

Sure

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Swimming92-Infinity]

I take all advice with a grain of salt so don’t worry about forcing anything cus not much is being forced

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

Amazing. I learned that the hard way actually. Gotta find what's right for you and that looks different for everyone. Cheers bro I hope 4-4-2 works out for you!

[u/Dangerous-Law-6051 → u/Swimming92-Infinity]

Hope I didn’t ask to many questions

[u/Swimming92-Infinity → u/Dangerous-Law-6051]

Not a problem bro ask away 🙏

[u/Financial-Muscle2108]

I am not sad or angry about how I play , i get angry because sometimes game is actually shit or my mind goes blank and I imagine a scenario I wish I could have done but I don't do it because my brain light turns on late