Table of Counter Formations - What to use?

[Rob1984]

4-2DMC-2MC-2ST isn't listed as a formation (I shall call it the defensive square). What do you all think is best against it?

4-5-1V style looks like it will work, or maybe 3N-5-2V style? (Same as 4-5-1V but with an ST instead of defender). With focus passing down the flanks.

Or perhaps 4-1-3N-2 with focus passing down the middle? The only difference between this and the opponent is you'd have an MC instead of a DMC.

[alinho]

I play Vs weaker opponent tomorrow and 2 of my plaYers are injured, so dmc and ml play as mc, and mr/ml play as aml /amr do you think this might get a big problem? İ let my best players rest for cl game on same day

[Rob1984]

You should be able to play 2 games without swapping your players on the same day, just take them off after about 60 mins after you have secured the win. This is what I do all the time. They can get down to 50-60% health after your two matches and be fully recovered by your next match the day after, and it doesn't matter too much if they start a match at around 80%.

[influenze]

Hello,

I have a quarter final in the CL and playing against an opponent who's playing 4-1-4-1.
At the first page i read that i have to counter it with 3W-4-3 but i tried it out and didnt got good results. Can you help me please?

Maybe i had the wrong orders? My team is the better quality (7 points difference)

Thanks a lot!

[azrinh]

Luck really not with me. In the League, my total lost is 3 matches. In all matches I lost to 3N-2DML/R-3-2. I used 4-4-2 Classic but still no luck. Seems that 4-4-2 is not suitable for me.

Any other formation suitable to defeat 3-2-3-2?

[xianren]

4-1-4-1 3W-4-3? What is W means?

[Chris Rath]

W means wide, in case of defense DL-DC-DR.

[dv8r]

Luck really not with me. In the League, my total lost is 3 matches. In all matches I lost to 3N-2DML/R-3-2. I used 4-4-2 Classic but still no luck. Seems that 4-4-2 is not suitable for me.

Any other formation suitable to defeat 3-2-3-2?

How are you playing the 4-4-2? What tactics?

[xianren]

The first leg was losing him with 0-1 at 80 minutes using my team 3-1-3-1-2.

How can I win this guy with 4-1-4-1 at second leg?

[azrinh]

I played 4-4-2 Classic with normal mentality, down both flanks, short passing, own half, normal tackling, zonal, no counterattack, no offside. One that really disappoint me was I had mostly more than 55% possession but still lost. Maybe my STs are not good enough