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Message: [QUOTE="theshed, post: 3263659, member: 2290"] With possession being drastically more important than ever, and with how easy teams who have the ball can get field position (thanks to lightning quick play the balls, 6 agains, and now any slight contact to the head), is it worth seriously exploring the Walker Brothers approach to kick offs/drop outs ? It’s a risk but even if you get the ball back 30-40% of the time, it seems extremely worth while. Not having possession is suicide in this version of the game, defending at all is a huge risk. The 2 smartest things to do tactically in the current climate is: 1. play boring high % attack because if you hold the ball long enough the defence will be penalised (6 again, penalty, and at least 1 or 2 send offs). Play boring and safe and try to maintain possession long enough for the inevitable rule inflicted snowball of defensive misfortune to occur. The more possession you maintain the worse the snowball. You really only need to play like for the opening 10-20 minutes before your opponent is so exhausted that you run away with the game. 2. Perfect the short kick off and drop out. If you can practice this enough to regain the ball 40% of the time you are at a huge advantage. Giving the other team any ball leaves you vulnerable to the above mentioned snowball. If you get it wrong you give up 30m of field position but its the opposition having possession that hurts you most, so any chance to not allow them the ball is worth taking. A bonus tactic is you should have 3 in play kicks depending on where you kick from. Outside field goal range; kick for corners and try to pin them down there. Inside Field Goal range: if it’s on, take the shot. 30m bombs will often turn over possession. You’re better off gaining the 1 point and getting the ball back from the kick off and repeat the above. Inside the opposition 10: go for the forced drop out. [/QUOTE]

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