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Beefwipe

Can someone explain how this guy is scoring so many?

In my save an AI controlled Lincoln City are currently 11th in League 2, second season. Their striker Theo Robinson has decided he's going to be scoring 30 league goals in 29 games, and it's only February.

Here's his stats - decent physicals but nothing screaming 30 goal striker at me?

Here's the league table/stats - they just beat us in a local derby 6-5, what a game that would've been for the fans IRL! Before this game my Grimsby had the tightest defense in the league.

And even stranger, his form - he hadn't scored since 1st January, so naturally decides to bang in 4 against me on the 28th February!

Anyone got any ideas why a player like this is scoring so many for a team that are mid-table? I know he's kinda fast, but the guy's got no mentals and no technicals - he's got no right to be banging in this many surely?! Especially not this consistently IMO.

I can't sign him, he's not interested unfortunately.

Posted Nov 18, 2016, 8:14 PM UTC

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Flumpf_•

Pace is incredibly important in fm, especially in the lower leagues where most defenders are very slow. He is very very quick for a league 2 player.

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juliandark•

Defenders are kinda shit in lower leagues, there is no way they can keep up with a guy with 15 acceleration and 17 pace. So most of his goals are going to be from springing the offside trap, some are going to be from when defenders/keeper screw up and he can get to the fucked up ball first.

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RazzB4-3-1-2 Lover•

I am managing Altrincham and he did really well in my save too, he also wasn't interested in signing for me, even after promotion.

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antparkinsonBury•

Had many a good save with Altrincham, did you keep Reeves at the start or what?

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RazzB4-3-1-2 Lover•

Me too over the years, yeah, he ended up as my top goalscorer.

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antparkinson•

Always does, think it was fm13 he'd have 16 finishing in the Conference North. Ludicrous.

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davethurk•

UTM 😜

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AgentEves•

I think the key here is the anticipation, work rate and determination. His physical stats are very good, but combined with not being totally shit in the other stats I mentioned would probably explain his prolific strike rate.

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Gonions•

He's not THAT bad, thanks to his physicals. In fm, when a player is in or out of form, their technical and mental stats 'change' so to speak. However, their physical stats do not. Considering that in League 2 players will generally have low consistency, it means that physical players will be more likely to do well in any given game compared to a less physically able player.

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BeefwipeOPGosport•

This thread has changed my way of thinking for lower league management, thanks everyone.

I always knew physicals were pretty important, but I thought mentals were the most important for strikers (compsure, off the ball, positioning and anticipation), followed by at least 12 finishing. Next striker I go for is going to be physical based like this guy and I'll see how it goes.

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