help iam in cup final

[rayanodeh]

hi all
please help me at this one..i need ur opinions
i reached the cup final and iam facing this ultra strong team
we are level 14 both
his main player quality are between 100 and 107
my main players are between 90 and 97
now i noticed that he usualy playes
4 1 3(wide) 2
or
5 1 3(wide) 2

i knw this thing is hard but i need all ur opinions pls

what should i play against him

[beckett110]

Well for a start if he plays 5-1-3-2 then I'd give up as he's already starting with 12 players!

Joking aside I would start by looking over his previous games in the competition to see if there's any particular formation he struggles against, I wouldn't worry about player quality too much as more often than not from my experience the favourite doesn't always win!

[rayanodeh]

lol
sorry its 5 1 3 1
ok i noticed that he drew 2 times against weeker teams then me within the cup matches
one of them was 4 1 3(wide) 2
other played 4 4 2 clasic
and both scores were 0-0
other then that he trashed the other teams

[beckett110]

Well looking at the counter formations thread 4-4-2 seems to counter 4-1-3-2 so I'd probably be tempted to go with that although I don't usually have much luck in the cup or champions league so that's just my opinion. If he's got good free kick takers then avoid hard tackling.

What formation do you usually play? I try to avoid changing my formation too much so I'd also be tempted to keep faith with my current tactics!

[Cat Harrison]

I agree with him ^^ but also I would say to use the players of yours that are the best rated/quality, and build your formation to their strengths

[HULIANO]

The difference is not too much. You still can win. I'd go with 4-4-2 classic also with defensive mentality and counter attack.