4-4-2

[connorhansonx]

I use a 4-4-2, with an aml and amr, I just need some help with orders? Ive been playing with no arrows, attacking and counter attacks, but ive played 4 weaker teams (by about 2.0 usually) and drawn one lost 3, please help?

[Skidz]

I use a 4-4-2, with an aml and amr, I just need some help with orders? Ive been playing with no arrows, attacking and counter attacks, but ive played 4 weaker teams (by about 2.0 usually) and drawn one lost 3, please help?

Are you saying your playing DL,DC,DC,DR,AML,MC,MC,AMR, ST ST or are you playing DL,DC,DC,DR,AML,AMC,AMC,AMR,ST,ST ? as as common standard 4-4-2 is DL,DC,DC,DR,ML,MC,MC,MR,ST,ST!, with that I would play red arrows on all midfield and strikers, attacking , mixed passing, close down own half, hard tackling, mixed style passing , zonal marking , play offsides, but if your playing AML,AMC,AMC AMR, ST,ST then you will need to be a bit more defencive because you have so many players in advanced areas you will be prone to counter attacks and offsides, so Normal tackling, normal attack with the option to change to hard attacking later!, also it depends on the formation your playing against!.

[connorhansonx]

Im quite new, so I havent got a real set formation, after reading abit in the last hour alot of people seem to play 4-5-1 V, would this be with Dmc mc mc aml amr or mc mc mc aml amr?

[John Naish]

Im quite new, so I havent got a real set formation, after reading abit in the last hour alot of people seem to play 4-5-1 V, would this be with Dmc mc mc aml amr or mc mc mc aml amr?

4-5-1 V is as below:

MR-MC-MC-ML
-----DMC-----
---MC--MC---
AMR------AML
------ST-----

[RJSlow]

I think John had a typo but its only 1 striker, and from what im getting you are using what we call 4-2-2-2 hexagon

[John Naish]

Yeah - I added an extra striker by mistake.

[RJSlow]

Yeah - I added an extra striker by mistake.

Its cool
and back to the OP, don't run attacking mentality with force counter attacks. That is a big no no

[Skidz]

4-5-1 is DL,DC,DC,DR. ML,MC,MC,MC,MR, ST! NO DMC! the formation listed above is 4-1-2-2-1.

[John Naish]

4-5-1 is DL,DC,DC,DR. ML,MC,MC,MC,MR, ST! NO DMC! the formation listed above is 4-1-2-2-1.

I guess you could call it that, but a lot of people talk about it as 4-5-1 V-style, as opposed to 4-5-1 flat. I guess it doesn't really matter what you call it, so long as people understand.

[Skidz]

I suppose your right, as you say its the same.