FM2011 - LLM Beginner Tactics Part 3 - Free Kicks
Free kicks are one of the hardest things to get right in Football Manager, Especially with lower league teams. The problem you will have is most of your players technical attributes are too poor to get the ball to fly into the top corner like David Beckham. The first thing that you want to do is nominate your free kick taker, I usually pick my wingers for this as they usually have the best crossing, technique, long shots and free kick attributes, but if you find another player with better pick them. I then tell them to aim corners to the far post. You can see below the individual roles I pick for my players, the important ones are the centre backs forward in and around the keeper, one of my centre mids disrupting the wall and another good free kick specialist standing with the taker. I find this strategy quite successful, but only expect a few goals per season with this. Don't forget to check out my early guides to beginner tactics: Football Manager 2011 LLM Begin...