How did I draw this game

[John Naish]

Oh, ok - I thought you'd switched the middle MC with the middle striker. Yeah - sometimes switching which position they play within the choice available to them can improve their performance.

[RJSlow]

If his AMC was good that could have been the reason why he was able to draw against you, he was allowed to feed the strikers without much resistance. Also it could just be a freak result.

[Qambu Yaasi]

His team looks decent and I personally would have been more careful if I was up against him. 3* players are sometimes better than 5* players so you can really say you are the better team.

4-3W-1-2 is actually very hard to beat if you get your orders wrong. I know, because I have used 4-3W-1-2 to win the league once. A lot of ppl think it is weak in the middle, but all you need is one good MC & AMC to make it work. And what do you know, his MC got an 8 match rating!

So yeah...your orders were wrong, he wasn't even playing defensive counter IMO, because if he was he would have lost. He was probably set to Normal or Attacking and he simply ran your midfield. You're actually quite lucky it was a draw not a loss.

What I can tell you, if you are planning to play 4-4-2, you need better wingers and MCs. They may be 5* but I think they are duds.

[RJSlow]

Illegal formation will get a 20% possession regardless of anything else. Out of position players give you a slight possession loss (from other forum members research, they assumed minimal loss of around 2%) and will have generally worse ratings. Part of formations being legal include GKs being used as GKs, so a formation could look fine but actually there is an outfield player as goalie and that makes it illegal

[John Naish]

Illegal formation will get a 20% possession regardless of anything else. Out of position players give you a slight possession loss (from other forum members research, they assumed minimal loss of around 2%) and will have generally worse ratings. Part of formations being legal include GKs being used as GKs, so a formation could look fine but actually there is an outfield player as goalie and that makes it illegal

What about a goalie outfield when another goalie is in goal? I think that's the situation in which an out of position player earned them 20% possession.

[RJSlow]

It does not make it a 20% possession. It is still considered legal, although the out of position rules apply. There have been people who have lost to a team with 2 GKs in the outfield

[Buffs Mad]

Yeah I lost to a team earlier with a striker in goal but legal in all other ways....and I had 80% (but 0 goals XD)

[RJSlow]

Yeah I lost to a team earlier with a striker in goal but legal in all other ways....and I had 80% (but 0 goals XD)

Those results I can't stand. Hope it wasn't an important game

[Buffs Mad]

Those results I can't stand. Hope it wasn't an important game

CL - I'll get over it - one day I might remember playing 90 mins with 80% possession and getting 2 shots on target without his keeper (striker) getting dirt on his gloves and maybe even manage a laugh.

[RJSlow]

CL - I'll get over it - one day I might remember playing 90 mins with 80% possession and getting 2 shots on target without his keeper (striker) getting dirt on his gloves and maybe even manage a laugh.

positive attitiude, I like it