HOW TO GET THE BEST FROM CAZORLA

[kurtywurty]

Ok so I'm deploying him behind the striker in his favourite role I've been giving him varying amounts of creative freedom and passing range but I can't get him to play well, whereas ramsey and arteta behind him average 60-90 passes with over 90% accuracy, Cazorla my main man.....just sucks. HELP!

[jammy73]

Is he set to playmaker?
If you set Arteta as playmaker with MIXED passing he'll usually bypass the amc and try and play in the striker.

[kurtywurty]

yeah he is and I've even started letting him shoot from anywhere and constantly run with ball to no avail. However I just signed Jovetic and played him there and he scored twice and killed it.

[stephensmith84]

Ok so I'm deploying him behind the striker in his favourite role I've been giving him varying amounts of creative freedom and passing range but I can't get him to play well, whereas ramsey and arteta behind him average 60-90 passes with over 90% accuracy, Cazorla my main man.....just sucks. HELP!

No disrespect but you're not measuring Cazorla's performance accurately. For an AML/AMC/AMR you need to look at;

- Goals
- Assists
- Key Passes
- Average Rating

Too many people get suckered into the number of total passes and pass completion percentage. Get your DMC/CM (Defend) to concentrate on simple passes and they'll score highly in these areas. Get your attacking mids to tear it up.

I'm in Season 7 of my Newcastle save and in the early seasons Cazorla was a perennial Player of the Year contender.

[kurtywurty]

No disrespect but you're not measuring Cazorla's performance accurately. For an AML/AMC/AMR you need to look at;

- Goals
- Assists
- Key Passes
- Average Rating

That's fair enough, I used pass completion as an example because everyone was achieving good passing stats and subsequently getting good average ratings but he was just terrible, playing at like a 6.1. However I just played the first game of the season at he played at a 9.2 and scoring twice and setting one up. So hopefully I've nailed it.

[kurtywurty]

wish i knew how to put my quote in its own box, looks far better.

[FMandy]

Just out of intrest Kurtywurty what setting are you using for him now because im having the same problem with him

[peppilepew]

SELL HIM

[kurtywurty]

Just out of intrest Kurtywurty what setting are you using for him now because im having the same problem with him

[stephensmith84]

No disrespect but you're not measuring Cazorla's performance accurately. For an AML/AMC/AMR you need to look at;

- Goals
- Assists
- Key Passes
- Average Rating

That's fair enough, I used pass completion as an example because everyone was achieving good passing stats and subsequently getting good average ratings but he was just terrible, playing at like a 6.1. However I just played the first game of the season at he played at a 9.2 and scoring twice and setting one up. So hopefully I've nailed it.

Yeah it seems you've hit your stride with him. Remember he's also a new signing, and they still need to blend in.