Offline strategy

[Christian Christiansen]

But if you have dmc mc and amc then it would be 4-1-2-1-2 not 4-3W-3 in 4-3W-3 you have ml mr mc so 3 midfielders 1 red 2 midfielders not illegal formation...

[Gintaras Račas]

isn't this screenshot by lightshot 4-3w-3? Of course without the wrong positions...

ml,mr=/=mc

[Christian Christiansen]

ml,mr=/=mc

ML=LEFT MIDFIELDER a formation needs to have 3 midfielders so it is not illegal...
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[Gintaras Račas]

ML=LEFT MIDFIELDER a formation needs to have 3 midfielders so it is not illegal...
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Yes, but if a formation has 2 midfielders they MUST be MCs. 4-3W-3 without red carded MC would be left with 2 midfielders that are NOT MCs.

[John Naish]

But if you have dmc mc and amc then it would be 4-1-2-1-2 not 4-3W-3 in 4-3W-3 you have ml mr mc so 3 midfielders 1 red 2 midfielders not illegal formation...

I wasn't saying that - I was saying that if you were playing 4-3W-3 and your MC got sent off you wouldn't have a DMC, a MC or an AMC and so you would have no central midfielders and it would be illegal.

[Christian Christiansen]

Yes, but if a formation has 2 midfielders they MUST be MCs. 4-3W-3 without red carded MC would be left with 2 midfielders that are NOT MCs.

But the ml and mr are also midfielders...

[Christian Christiansen]

I wasn't saying that - I was saying that if you were playing 4-3W-3 and your MC got sent off you wouldn't have a DMC, a MC or an AMC and so you would have no central midfielders and it would be illegal.

But the Ml and mr are also midfielders... I think they are counted in the midfield area. So I think with the ml mr it is not an illegal formation... However I don't play 4-3W-3 so I might be wrong

[John Naish]

But the Ml and mr are also midfielders... I think they are counted in the midfield area. So I think with the ml mr it is not an illegal formation... However I don't play 4-3W-3 so I might be wrong

Me neither - I may be wrong in thinking that you need someone in the centre other than in your back row.

[Christian Christiansen]

@gintaras So by your opinion Screenshot by Lightshot wide diamond is illegal? It doesnt have MCs

[Cat Harrison]

442 is the only formation that dont became ilegal If any of the player sees a red.

But of course you dont expect to see reds in everygame.

You are so right, it is the best for that. But I hate 4 4 2 though so usually leave my team in this Maple Leaf variant:

My D line rarely gets a card so I don't (didn't! watch it happen after I said this) worry too much about a ejection for them.

Wiki has nice clear description of requirements to avoid possession penalty: http://wiki.topeleven.com/Squad#Formations