suggestions against 4-4-2

[Chris Urban]

pic of formation:



Any suggestions on beating?

Thanks.

[Pini Shavili]

i would say

4-2-2-2 hexagon

or

4-1-2-1-2 narrow diamond

[Chris Urban]

How would a 4-2-2-2 hexagon look?

Thanks for the quick response.

[Pini Shavili]

4-2-2-2

st st
aml amr
mc mc
dl dc dc dr
gk

[SoMBrA]

I've had great results using narrow diamond against 4-4-2

Only thing I don't what tactics will be better for you.
I've tried short passing, but I think I get better results with mixed and long balls!

[Pini Shavili]

mixed passing are OK

But I never play long pass because long pass are for counter attacks

I play mostly with 2-3 MC's to control middle with short pass
but you can use mixed pass

[SoMBrA]

After scoring 1 goal I later changed to long + counter to manage score more goals and It worked!

I think I did that when I was 1-1 while playing an important game

[Pini Shavili]

you did well

as i said long pass goes only with counter attacks
it did well to you because when other team plays attacking mentality you can easy counter them

[SoMBrA]

Just curious.
What tactics would you use against 4-4-2 using Hexagon?

Down both flanks with red arrows on DL-DR and AML-AMR?

[Pini Shavili]

well for 4-2-2-2 you put RED Arrow on AML / AMR

but if you see you need extra attacking you can change to :
attacking mentality
with offside trap : ON
then put Red Arrow on DL/ DR