4-4-2 classic overpowered?

[Marco Brown]

That is what I usually try, add some confusion. So far it worked out just fine. I am playing a really challenging league setup. I am in with 8 friends, four of them are using 442 and are equally strong to my squad.

I even played "the dutch way formation" against it and it worked well. But way too many chances to score for the opposing team.

To keep my blood pressure down, I am going with 451V

I am also leading my league with 1 loss against a 343 BOT, unbelievable...

[Brian Dang]

Use Mourinho's formation..Best to against 4-4-2 Classic

DL-DC-DC-DR
DMC
MC-MC-MC
ST-ST

U will beat them atleast 3 goals and above.. if you are the stronger team
If u are weaker or fairly equally team wif them then also can score 1-2 goals...
Hope it helps, bro...

[Mikedunga]

i played a strong 4-4-2 last night using 3-2-2-2-1 butterfly and won 3-1
my quality 76.8 (6 stars) vs his 72 quality (5 stars)
orders: attacking, down both flanks, short, zonal, whole pitch, hard tackling, no counter, no offside trap.
arrows on AML/R and ST.

[Monii]

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I started with the AMC a little to the right side of center to crowd out his top midfielder. It did work to do that but he wasn't doing anything offensively until I put him back to Center 20 minutes into the game (right behind the striker). I absolutely DOMINATED the match. Orders: Defensive, through the middle, own half, Hard Tackling (and no cards!), short passing and zonal marking. Motivated! Up arrows on AMC Down arrow on the two DCs and Down arrow on the right MC to help out the DMC on Defense.

Thank you, THANK YOU!! I won 7-0 against an opponent with 4-4-2 who had just 1 star lower average rating.

[mhmd_kasem]

Not really,
4-3w-1-2 with whole pitch pressing can overcome it.

[radiant19]

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I started with the AMC a little to the right side of center to crowd out his top midfielder. It did work to do that but he wasn't doing anything offensively until I put him back to Center 20 minutes into the game (right behind the striker). I absolutely DOMINATED the match. Orders: Defensive, through the middle, own half, Hard Tackling (and no cards!), short passing and zonal marking. Motivated! Up arrows on AMC Down arrow on the two DCs and Down arrow on the right MC to help out the DMC on Defense.

Hi..

Just now I have a match against 4 4 2 formation.
So I decided to use formation as close as yours.
End up, I just draw with the team which 7star lower than me.
Mine 32 quality
Opponent 25 quality

I'm not blaming you.. Just wanna share
Either I was in bad luck or the formation doesn't really works tentatively

[whiterabbit]

against 4-4-2 i use 3w-1-3w-1-2 blue arrow on my dmc normal through the middle hard tackling counter on depending if are the better team...if the opponent is better counter off....i always win when faced with 4-4-2

[kuky_k]

4-4-2 is not overpowerd some guy just few minutes beat me 0-1 on my ground. He played 4-3-3.

I beat 442 lot of times tactic with
DC DC DC
DMR DMC DML
MC MC
ST ST


Normal,Mixed,whole pitch,normal, short, zonal, conters and offside traps on.

But i think game generates results randomly, no meter what formaton you use its more how lucky you are.

[Kaizer Franz]

i've just playes against a level 9, 4-4-2 , i am level 8 !

i have 59 quality versus 57.5 and i won 3-0 with a 4-5-1 V style , so no 4-4-2 is not overpowered at all !!!

[Slobo]

With same strong enemy team of 4-4-2
I used 4-3w-1-2
Whole pitch
counter
hard tackling
center passing

I won away both of the matches 0-3 and 0-2