Help against 4-1(DMC)-3W(AML-AMC-AMR)-2

[Pete Cresswell]

My CL semi-final opponent (in about 3 hours) looks like he's trying to score away goals with this approach:

DL--DC--DC--DR
-----DMC-----

AML--AMC--AMR
---ST---ST---


I'm thinking of playing
--DC--DC--DC--
DML--DMC--DMR
------MC-----
AML--------AMR
------ST------

As a counter. Anyone have any better ideas and order suggestions? Possibly replace my last MC with an ST and go for long balls?

Quality-wise we're pretty even at squad level



Opponent



Me

[apash]

First I am very new in the game cant give advice.Your ideas seem logical to me. but I think if you drop your last CM you will go into illegal formation with only one inner midfieler.

PS. Speakimg of tackticks I am not sure your ldm and rdm are good enough conter for what should be attacking lam and ram.

I woud go for 5-4-1 with cdm and cm in your case but with rd and lb instead of the rdm and ldm.

But if you are confident I think better 4-5-1 V formation, you need the flanks to attack and a cdm to hndle his acm. In this case you will have additional cm and should hav more possession with decen counter to his formation. Or perhaps even better with 4-2-1-2-1

-ld-cd-cd-rd-
--cdm-cdm--
-----cm-----
-lam----ram-
------st-----
PSS. I am a rookie so just suggesting be careful

[apash]

I checked your idea wouldnt be illegal if you drop the last cm, my fault sorry.

[Pete Cresswell]

Cheers.

I'll be watching the match so can add blue arrows to the wingbacks if it looks like his wings are pressing up too much - having the wing backs ought to give me some extra possession vs having DR/DL. I had considered 4-5-1 v, but I've been struggling a little to score with only 1 striker this season, hence the consideration of dropping an MC

[Pete Cresswell]

I quickly dropped my DMC/DMR back in the match, and had a couple of injuries which left me with a formation of
DL-DC-DC-DC-DR

---MC--MC---
AML--------AMR
------ST------

but I won 5-1!

[apash]

Well done