Can anyone explain these losses and tell me what I should do different next time?

Hi guys,

These are some matches from 2 seasons ago, but I still don't know why I lost them, in all situations I had a better or a equal team.

Could you try to explain why I lost and what formations I should've used? All tips and hints are welcome :) ;)

Standings in competion before/during this season:Attachment 33826

Here are the matches:

League:Attachment 33827Attachment 33828Attachment 33829Attachment 33830

Two games against the number4: Attachment 33831Attachment 33832

I figured wide didn't work so I tried narrow..

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CL half final:Attachment 33835Attachment 33836

Cup half final:Attachment 33837 Attachment 33838

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The three matches behind each other: Attachment 33841

Thx for reading so far, I really put alot of time and effort in making this post, kept delaying it for myself too. I hope you guys can tell me what I did wrong and what formations I shouldve used and what formations I should never use. :)

Ah, around level 8-10 (depends on server) the competitiveness increases. That was a problem for my team too and costed me some nerves.

What usually helps in such situations:
- Check if some players of my team have constantly bad ratings. If so, I try to replace them.
- Check if some formations that worked well in the past, do not work anymore. If so, try to vary your formations and tactics slightly.
Example:
- Your team lost with 4-3N-2W-1 vs. 3-5-2 flat. This tactics does not work for me, too. I think the match engine does not like that the lone striker is covered by 3DCs. I changed my tactics vs. that system to 4-4-2 with attack over the flanks to exploid the lack of fullbacks and have 2 ST "only" twice covered.

Some other things I saw while playing:
- Standard situations are important in topeleven. I saw many matches where close matches were decided by FKs or corners. Assigning good players to these roles can decide important matches.
- And some results like your 1-4 loss with 4-5V-1 vs. 3DC-DMC-2MC-3W-ST one has to take this game with a grain of salt. Solely based on the formations and statistics it is hard to explain.

Good luck with your team.