Definitive Illegal Formation Rules

[Razz]

Tempting to make a second team just to test this stuff

[scale89]

personally don't see how any formation can be considered "illegal" football is a game that requires flexibility therefore surely football management games should have this also?

[Potemy]

personally don't see how any formation can be considered "illegal" football is a game that requires flexibility therefore surely football management games should have this also?

Not sure who first used the term illegal, I wouldn't exactly call it that. You have to agree that if you have noone on the left or right, then you're going to concede lots of possession. Yes, in real football, players can drift out wide to defend, but there will still be plenty of space more than usual for the opponents on that side.

[scale89]

At the top of this thread however it is discussed that you should have a minimum of 3 defenders etc. I cannot see how having only 2 defenders is "illegal" or against the rules of the game. Like I say football is an evolving game and surely people should be given a freedom to play whatever formation they wish. For example on the game you cannot have 4 out and out forwards yet there is a formation in real life football 4-2-4. Whilst I concede this is not football manager etc. surely managers should be given the freedom to create new formations to trouble opponents? for example if I wanted to play a 2-5-3 formation.

[Rapyer]

At the top of this thread however it is discussed that you should have a minimum of 3 defenders etc. I cannot see how having only 2 defenders is "illegal" or against the rules of the game. Like I say football is an evolving game and surely people should be given a freedom to play whatever formation they wish. For example on the game you cannot have 4 out and out forwards yet there is a formation in real life football 4-2-4. Whilst I concede this is not football manager etc. surely managers should be given the freedom to create new formations to trouble opponents? for example if I wanted to play a 2-5-3 formation.

you are joking, right?>
4-2-4 is a 2 striker formation with 2 wingers, wingers are considered forwards in spain italy and south america, while in english speaking countries they are considered part of midfield

[scale89]

you are joking, right?>
4-2-4 is a 2 striker formation with 2 wingers, wingers are considered forwards in spain italy and south america, while in english speaking countries they are considered part of midfield

No 4-2-4 is not two wingers! they are wing FORWARDS! different positions in that the wing forwards are more attacking than wingers. for players to be considered "Forwards" they don't have to be Centre forwards, they are different positions within a band such as forwards, defenders. For example in the Centre back position there are normal CB's then there are sweepers who don't necessarily have to be set up behind CB's. similarly in the forward positions there are different types of forwards Target man, wing forwards, second strikers, poachers etc. a wing forward differs to a winger!

[Rapyer]

No 4-2-4 is not two wingers! they are wing FORWARDS! different positions in that the wing forwards are more attacking than wingers. for players to be considered "Forwards" they don't have to be Centre forwards, they are different positions within a band such as forwards, defenders. For example in the Centre back position there are normal CB's then there are sweepers who don't necessarily have to be set up behind CB's. similarly in the forward positions there are different types of forwards Target man, wing forwards, second strikers, poachers etc. a wing forward differs to a winger!

just wow

[Razz]

personally don't see how any formation can be considered "illegal" football is a game that requires flexibility therefore surely football management games should have this also?

'Why' doesn't really matter for our purposes here. The fact is, some formations in this game result in a major possession penalty. We're trying to identify what those rules are.