Quote Originally Posted by James Norman IV View Post
What orders would you use with 4-1-4-1? I am playing against 4-3W-3, is 4-1-4-1 still an effective formation? My team is better quality should I just run a 4-3W-3 as well and just fight fire with fire?
If it's 3W focus passing through the middle. 4-1-4-1 should work fine. I'd go attacking mentality, mixed passing length, through the middle, zonal marking, own half pressing, normal or hard tackling - maybe start normal but change to hard if you don't get enough possession? No counter, no offside.