FM 08 is much harder in comparison to FM 07. I assumed the match engine would be quite similar, but it's really not. My trusted flat 4-4-2 just doesn't have the same impact in the new version because the percentage of headers any one player can win has almost halved. I always played off a tall target man with good heading, jumping, strength, and anticipation. But despite having all these stats, no player wins enough headers to base a tactic around. My target men in 07 would often win something like 35 out of 40 headers in any given match. Now it can sometimes be 3 of 19!
But hey, it's a challenge to form a new system!
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