The ‘My Striker Wont Score’ Syndrome! - Explained and Solutions

Ever since the dawn of Champ-Man, people have always complained about their strikers not scoring. This year, you may be complaining more so.

I am pretty much oblivious to what actually changed in the ‘Match Engine Revamp’ but there is one goat that is the obvious to most people:

The average conversion-rate in a one-on-one with a goalkeeper has decreased, thus making it more difficult for any given player to score in this situation.

It is not a massive increase in difficulty, but people will naturally exaggerate on the change due to their own tactical flaws. It is important to understand that everything SI does to game, through new releases and patches, is to make the game more realistic (yeah, well done Einstein). If that means a certain part of the game has become more difficult to succeed in, then so be it.

A lot of people would argue that this has not made the game more realistic, but in fact made it more unplayable. These people need to wake up and smell the bacon.

The average conversion-rate for a one-on-one is floating around the 30% mark. Does that sound about right, around 30% of your one-on-ones flying in the back of net?

Less than 30%? - here are some things to consider

Attributes

Attributes are obviously important; they define how well a player will do a certain task on the pitch and ultimately adhere to your tactical instructions.

David Villa and Michael Owen are two fine examples of the best one-on-one finishers in the world. Look at what they have in common:

Villa's Attribute Screenshot

Owen's Attribute Screenshot