How much do referees influence the game?

One aspect of tactics that many Xpert Eleven managers often neglect is the referee attributes. A bad referee could win the game for your opponents. (Ask any Chelsea fan and they will tell you how Mike Riley defeated them in their match against Liverpool recently.) This fact about football in general also applies to Xpert Eleven.

Referees in Xpert Eleven have two attributes which have values ranging from 1 to 9. You should always keep an eye on the referee's attributes before deciding to play offside or cheats in the tactics page.

• Skill (S) : The higher the S-value of the referee, the better he is able to judge fouls and off-sides accurately.
  
  
• Hardness (H) : The hardness or the H-value of the referee shows how strict he is. A referee with high H-value is more likely to book players than a referee with a lower value.
  

Aggression, offside traps and cheating should always be decided based on referee's attributes. Here are a few pointers on what to do based on the referee's skill and strictness:

• Use cheat for low skill referees. (S = 1 to 3)
  
• Use offside traps for skilled referees. (S = 7 to 9)
  
• Use "bruise" aggression if referee is lenient. (H = 1 to 3)
  
• Use "normal" aggression if referee's strictness is medium. (H = 4 to 7)
  
• Use "careful" aggression if referee is strict. (H = 7 to 9)
  

Remember that your aggression settings could also cause injuries to your players if you play bruise. Set it to "careful" regardless of referee strictness if you don't want to risk too many injuries.

What tactics do you use for different referees? Do you play "bruise" for lenient referees or are you a "careful" player?

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