How to Win Against Any Formation?

[Adel Gamal]

I need some advice for beating 4-3-3 formation

--------GK-------
DL---DC--DC---DR
--MC---MC---MC--
--ST---ST---ST--

He is 1st in my league, but I have little advantage in average quality (77.9 - 76.8). I play at home, so need all three points for Champions League next level.

Sorry i didn't see your post except now so you will find you answer at the 1st page
4-3-3

This formation has a fatal flaw in the form of not having any wingers. To beat it, exploit this major weakness by focusing your attack on the flanks while defending your middle. Here's a few examples of formations that do exactly that:

3-1-3-2-1
----------ST----------
(UP)--------------AMR(UP)
----MC--MC--MC----
---------DMC(UP)---------
----DC--DC--DC-----

4-1-4-1
----------------ST--------------
---------------------------------
ML (UP)--MC----MC----MR (UP)
--------------DMC (UP)-------
DL (UP)--DC--DC------DR (UP)

3-3-2-2
--------ST----ST-----
(UP)--------------AMR(UP)
----MC--MC--MC----
-----------------------
----DC--DC--DC----

The exact formation is up to you, but keep this in mind:

a) Always attack the flanks with either ML/MR with red arrows or AML/AMR
b)Use at least 2 DC's
c)Use at least 2 MC's
d)The combined number of your Defenders+DMC's+MC's must be 6 or higher.
e) MC's+ML/MR must be 4 or higher.

Tactics against 4-3-3.

4-3-3 is an attacking formation, so you can either play offside trap with very fast defenders while pressing the whole pitch, or a more defensive counter-attacking way while pressing your own half.

Most formations able to easily beat 4-3-3 will be heavy in the midfield, as such, use short passing if playing offensively and mixed passing when trying to counter attack.