wide diamond

[ahmadowskianaya]

hello, whats your opinion to beat wide diamond (4-1-2W-1-2), i meet this formation one time (result was 2-2) i used 442 classic then changed to 4-1-3W-1-1.

[fadhul17]

4-4-2 narrow diamond or 3-1-4-2 flat, attack from the middle

[ahmadowskianaya]

thanks fadhul17, i hope it will work with me i prefer ND im right?

[fadhul17]

Both work well for me

[ahmadowskianaya]

i will tell you the result after tomorrow

[fadhul17]

Good luck

[Tom Millson]

I think narrow diamond is easy to beat with wide diamond. Wide diamond can focus passing down both flanks while narrow diamond can only go through the middle where there are defenders and a DMC in the way. Of course it depends on tactics and quality though.

As a wide diamond manager myself, I tend to struggle against teams that pack out the midfield (such as a flat 5 or flat 4 with DMC). That said, being only level 2 I haven't struggled that much yet

[ahmadowskianaya]

so Tom if you face wide diamond what you will use?i will try ND then maybe i will change it to 3-1-4-2

[Tom Millson]

To be honest I'd just stick with my wide diamond. I'm not too bothered about countering opposition formations and would much rather stick to my own. Furthermore, I don't have enough MCs to be able to flood the midfield like I suggested. If I HAD to switch to another formation to counter a wide diamond with my current team and the positions I have available, I'd either go 4-1-3W-1-1 or 4-1-4-1. I've heard 4-5-1 V also works well.

[ahmadowskianaya]

he changed his formation to 4-3W-1-2. im thinking about 3N-1-4-1-1 or 4-1-4-1.what you think about this?