4-4-2 classic overpowered?

[Jordan van Est]

@menangterus: Did you already play the match? What was the result?

[Marc Symons]

In fairness i am a sceptic when it comes to counter formations. I truly believe it is down to player ability and tactics.

[essokimo]

In fairness i am a sceptic when it comes to counter formations. I truly believe it is down to player ability and tactics.

very true but if you chose the right formation then your players give thier best shape

[essokimo]

413w11 or 413w2 is the best counter for 442 this season

[Isdian98]

It seems nothing can beat this formation at the moment.

It's the formation that gives everyone a tough time... The butterfly, 4-1-2-1-2 ND and 4-5-1v have been unreliable in countering the 4-4-2. Yes, it works against weaker teams but against evenly matched teams it's not the case.

I've done a lot of testing and observing and 4-4-2 does lose but the results are very random and there is no trend in the formations that can beat it.

I also reckon that depending on HOW you play the 4-4-2, it becomes very hard to beat...As when I've used the 4-4-2, it sucks. So orders does come into play.

Any experiences vs the 4-4-2 that you'd like to share?

The result are random,may be caused 4-4-2 classic are standard formation...so its depends on your command to counter it...corect me if im wrong :-D

[nighttrick]

Yeah ! I win the better team used this formation in cup ! is so really worked for 442!

[peter424]

Yeah ! I win the better team used this formation in cup ! is so really worked for 442!

what kind of tactics did you use?

[nighttrick]

Defensive,Mixed pass,own half,hard tackling,zonal,counterattacks on !

[Erique Quentona]

Any formations with 3 MC work it seems. I lost to 4-4-2 using

DR--DC--DC--DL
----MC---MC----
AMR--------AML
----ST---ST----

But won with

DR--DC--DC--DL
--MC--MC--MC--
AMR--------AML
--------ST-------

Defensive, thru the middle

[Hot_Shot_Hamish]

Just an observation here, but when you get on and say that a certain formation that you used beat a 4-4-2, it means nothing if you do not post the strength of both teams involved in the match. It does not matter a bit which formation you use. If you are much stronger than the other team, you will win regardless of formation. I played a 4-4-2 early this season using 3w-1-3w-1-2 and drew 1-1. He was a (31) level 4 and I was a (24) Level 3. I have since tightened the gap between the quality of our teams. He is (33) and I am (29). Tomorrow is the rematch at my home and I will be going with 4-1-3N-1-1. One thing I have seen with his team is that any poor result, draw or loss, that he had, he faced a team that was setup to play through the middle.