How to Win Against Any Formation?

[Adel Gamal]

If you have some time can you pls give an advice?
I'm playing against a team that uses sometimes 4-4-1-1 (ml&mr-amc-st) formation and some other times 4-1-3-1-1 wide.

So, I have players and I can play only these 3 formations: 3-1-4-2, 4-1-4-1 and 4-5-1 V
* 3-1-4-2 with 3 DC, 1 DMC (red arrow) and ML/MR (red arrows). And the tactic would be: normal mentality, on both flanks, pressing own half, normal tackling, mixed passing, zonal marking.
* 4-1-4-1 with 1 DMC (red arrow) and ML/MR (red arrows). And the tactic would be: defensive, on both flanks, pressing own half, normal tackling, long passing, zonal marking.
* 4-5-1 V style with DMC (red arrow). And the tactic would be: defensive mentality, on both flanks, pressing own half, normal tackling, long passing, zonal marking.

What you recommend, what's your advice?

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play with 4 5 1 v stile don't put any player out of his position ... but 4 5 1 v stile motivated like normal mentality ... mixed passing ... don't play down both flanks except only if you play against team focus on attack through swings/flanks ... red arrows at DMC & DR/L ... blue arrows at AMR/L if you face a hard opponent ... and red arrows if you face opponent like or weaker than you.

No counter attack ... no offside trap.

[Adel Gamal]

Sadly... I lost one game and drew another... Against weaker opponents.... My team had not scored for 4 games in a row...

Adel, could I add you in the game?

I'm thinking of using 4-4-2...

Here's my team:

Attachment 348

I feel sad to hear that ... but i told you that 3 5 2 flat if limited in scoring goals chances.

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the important thing if you want good team result is to be able to attack by different ways ... to be able to play with 4 5 1 v ... 4 3 2 1 ... 4 2 2 2 ... 3 1 2 2 2 all of these need AMR/L .

and the narrow diamond 4 1 2 1 2 also great on attack and don't need AMR/C/L if you can play with it it will be good

If you wanted to play with 4 4 2 then you need to know that you will not win all the games, you will only win more than you draw or lose .

4 4 2 orders:
Normal mentality ... short passing ... down both flanks if you faced a team focus on attacking through the flanks and if not then make it mixed ...

no offide trap ... play counter attack always .... own half ...

Red arrows at Mr/ L & Dr/L ... and leave rest of the team as it is.

[Adel Gamal]

As july said

3-5-2 should do the trick

[senz777]

how to beat 4321 like this??
DL-DC-DC-DR
ML-MC-MR
AMC-AMC
ST

anyone have idea?? i just have 1 dmc to stop the amc.. my opponnet tim is better than mine..

[Adel Gamal]

how to beat 4321 like this??
DL-DC-DC-DR
ML-MC-MR
AMC-AMC
ST

anyone have idea?? i just have 1 dmc to stop the amc.. my opponnet tim is better than mine..

4-3-2-1


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

An excellent attacking formation and strong in wing attack..

Can be countered by:

3-2-3-2:

-------ST---ST-----
----MC-MC-MC---
DML---------DMR
----DC-DC-DC----

A logical choice formation to use against the 4-3-2-1.. 3 DC to block 1 lone striker, a DML and DMR to block attacks from the flanks coming from the AML and AMR, 3 midfield to keep control and 2 strikers to go for goal.

3-2-2-2-1:

ST
AML-AMR
MC-MC
DML-DMR
DC-DC-DC

Fight fire with fire, 3 DC again to block a lone striker.. DML and DMR to block the AML's and AMR's which can feed passes up your own AMLs and AMRs to take advantage of the lack of wing defence and one lone striker to go between the 2DC..

There is no such thing as the perfect formation, however you can look for areas exposed in certain formations and take advantage.
but if you can't play with this formations then use 4 4 2 classic with short passing normal mentality down both flanks no counter no offside.

[Shlong]

What should i play vs this?

---Dc-Dc-Dc---
Dmr--Dmc--Dmr
---Mc---Mc----
-----Amc------
------St-------

Thanks!

[Gonçal]

how can I win to a better opponent? (he is in ligue 6 and I am in 2nd ligue) He plays:
------ST-----ST------
AML-------------AMR
------MC-----MC-----
----------DMC--------
DL-------DC-------DR

[joeleyf]

I have a match in 2 days time, on paper my team average quality is higher 28.7 vs 27.5, but on form he has been on a 7-game winning streak whilst I have lost 1 of the last 2 matches. He also has home advantage and plays with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

-----------Gk------------
DR-----DC-----DC-------DL
------------DMC-----------
MR-----MC-----MC-------ML
-------------ST-----------

Should I still use 4-5-1 V motivated or is there a better way to get at him?

[pacey]

DC-DC-DC
DML(UP)-DMR(UP) (If using DL/DR as DML/DMR, remove the red arrows)
MC-MC
AML-AMR (Red arrows if AML/AMR also play as strikers and you want some extra punch)
ST

Short passing, through the flanks, attacking mentality, zonal marking,
pressing whole pitch with offside trap.
OR
Own Half, counter attack, defensive, mixed passing

nice one beat him 7-0

[pacey]

my next victim has this formation, away game

dl dc dc dc dr
ml mc mc
st st

should i treat is as standard 5-3-2