How to Win Against Any Formation?

[4am]

4-4-2 is not a very strong formation on the game; it rules the midfield and defence but offers very little going forward.

Anything to back this up? I've played four seasons with 442 and been top scorer in the league three times.

[Tristan Consten]

Hi,
very good so far, I used the tactics against 442 and it worked twice so far.
Now, you explained the tactics against 4-1-3-2 Wide, but what to do if he is not using wide but centered, meaning 3x MCs?
I have come up with
----St----
ML--MC--MR
--DMC-DMC-
DL-DC-DC-DR
With red arrows on ML, MR, DL and DR and both DMCs. What do you think?

[Adel Gamal]

Hi,
very good so far, I used the tactics against 442 and it worked twice so far.
Now, you explained the tactics against 4-1-3-2 Wide, but what to do if he is not using wide but centered, meaning 3x MCs?
I have come up with
----St----
ML--MC--MR
--DMC-DMC-
DL-DC-DC-DR
With red arrows on ML, MR, DL and DR and both DMCs. What do you think?

you can use any formation that focus on the wingers like 4-5-1 V Style:

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

Another variation by using the 4-3-2-1:

4-3-2-1

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

3-3-2-2
--------ST----ST-----
AML--------------AMR
----MC--MC--MC----
-----------------------
----DC--DC--DC----

but you need to focus on down both flanks and mixed passing , whole pitch offside trap .. no counter attack.

Try and let me know if it works

[Adel Gamal]

Anything to back this up? I've played four seasons with 442 and been top scorer in the league three times.

And so I'm ... but this may happen because your/my opponents are weak enough to make great score against any manager in the league.

this formation used when only you want to beat some other formation like 3 2 3 2 with DML/R ... or any formation it works good as a counter formation not as main formation against any formation.

and in overall i think it the from the most balanced formation at all ... but not v.effective in attacking you need to choose your way defense/ attack .