Cup! Urgent! How to counter 4-3w-1-2?

[peteryeung]

The big thing that stands out to me is your orders and arrows! Your using a lot of options that are designed for a defensive/normal approach such as force counter-attacks and own half pressing. Regarding the arrows, your DL and DR can do more to support your attack if they have red arrows!!!

For the formation, I've lost with a 4-4-2 classic against this same formation before; that doesn't mean it can't work just that the 4-3w-1-2 does appear to possibly play well against the 4-4-2 (there are other threads discussing this as well). However, I've had success using the 4-1-3w-2 against this formation.


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If you're able to acquire an AMC, I would think the narrow diamond would be a good play against it as well, due to your opponent having practically no defense in the midfield. Orders for the ND are attacking, through the middle, whole pitch, hard, short, zonal, no counter, no offsides. Red arrows on DL/DR, DMC, both MC's and AMCs. No blue arrows!!!

Good luck!

Will there be any possible alternatives in case I cant buy an AMC?

[pcmacdaniel]

Will there be any possible alternatives in case I cant buy an AMC?

4-1-3w-2 normal/down the flanks/own half/hard/mixed/zonal. red arrows on DL/DR, ML/MR and blue arrow on MC, I've used to beat a 4-3w-1-2.

I'd think a 4-5-1V/4-1-4-1, normal/mixed/own half/hard/mixed/zonal red arrows on DL/DR, DMC, (A)ML/both MC's/(A)MR could work as well. Personally haven't tried this setup though...

If you can't find an AMC, maybe using 3 strikers instead (4-1-2n-3) with the same orders as ND might work too.