its ridiculous. Bojan has been on an incredible scoring spree, getting 20 in 18 games, and been insanely good for the last year.
my defence has the least goals conceded worldwide, my midfield consists of three players widely regarded as the best in the world (Veloso, De Rossi, Fabregas), and my attack is along the lines of Bojan, Rooney, Ronaldo and Messi (in a 4-2-3-1).
Yet still Arsenal beat me, and at the end of the year, not one of my players wins "player of the year" for their respective positions. Bojan didnt even come within the top 3. Ludicrous.
I alway laugh when people complain at starting the game with united and losing to Arsenal who most people seem to think are indestructable, they are anything but and it just goes to show how FM sometimes imitates real life.
Arsenal Are possibly of the big four the easiest side to beat, I'm a season and a half into my totenham game and even with a club of this stature I think in about four encouters i've won 3 lost 1. If i played with united this would be a perfect record i'm sure. Here's how you play Arsenal:
(1) play 4-5-1 United do this in real life when we play them so why should FM be any different.
(2) play Narrow again this is how united play Arsenal in real life so just follow suit. Arsenal funnel the majority of their attacks through the centre of the pitch this will stop most of them.
(3) play on the counter attack again as you know this is how we play against arsenal lore them in and sucker punch as in real life on FM they have a defence that is highly subseptible to counter attack especally if you have a main striker with good intelligence(movement off the Ball) and decent pace. This should be berbatov with Rooney and ronnie(assuming you kept him) on either wing.
(4) use special instructions on every player in their team baring the goal keeper and 2 CB, closing down for all, hard tackling on all and show onto wrong foot for all.
(5) you can especailly at home use an attacking mentality but make sure you full back aren't on constant forward runs, make sure you play a high tempo so you can launch quick counters and make sure your front man(providing his has the strength) is holding up the ball at home and is mixed on forward runs, crossing, through balls shoting(providing he has a shot on him).
I hope this helps because alot of people seem to thing Arsenal are unbeatable ob FM whereas they just aren't looking at it in the right way, sides in real life play counter attacking football against arsenal and defend narrow as they don't use the flanks often, those having trouble with arsenal should do the same.
