4-5-1 V style counter for 4-4-2 ?

[Gabez Teh]

I use 4-5-1V against 4-4-2 and get 95%+ wins against it - depends if you've got the players that enable you to take advantage of the formation. I tried ND against 4-4-2 and got tanned on the wings - the oppos ML and MR got all the goals... Just because one counter has broken doesn't mean the whole table is cr*p...

and i hope you realised dat counter-bull**** is old it's time to up2date a little bit or* We are playing with 7+7+5 seasons with my friends and ALL of our ND vs 442 (and we had lot of ND vs 442 clash coz 2 popular formations) had 95%+ success...

*ur stating you got opposite results against mine... that proove one thing all of this counter brainstorms are overhyped and overthinked.... this game is too random (still) thats for sure

[jackers]

tomorrow i'll play Narrow Diamond. Which instructions do you use ?

[talisman]

General advice for your team: Lose a couple of the strikers (nos 3 and 4) and get an ML and another DMC. You are short of wide midfielders, particularly the ML, which you have mentioned yourself, and will definitely need those players, and cover for them. In an emergency, your AML should cover adequately for ML (and AMR for MR) even if you get a 2-3% hit on possession while doing so. Similarly, if you are honing your team for 4-5-1V, the critical defensive position is the DMC - you only have 1, and if he is injured and you don't have the red packs, or more seriously, suspended and you can't use him, you need cover for that position. An MC will cover in an emergency, but you will need to have permanent cover just in case. If you can buy a DC/DMC, all the better, as this will get you cover in both areas, as you haven't got a sub DC.

[Nikia]

Good formation!!!

[Kylos]

I took Talisman's advice, used 4-5-1 v against 4-4-2. Defensive down the flanks long passing, counter on.. 2nd half changed mixed passing and took counter off. Won 3-2 against a slighly stronger opponent... Thanks for the info!

[Kylos]

I took Talisman's advice, used 4-5-1 v against 4-4-2. Defensive down the flanks long passing, counter on.. 2nd half changed mixed passing and took counter off. Won 3-2 against a slightly stronger opponent... Thanks for the info!

[talisman]

Glad that helped, Kylos. Still waiting to hear from Jackers, though.

In my experience 4-5-1V is one of those formations which relies on really good players in key positions. The defensive part is strong and takes care of itself, it is the offensive part which is the tricky bit, and I really didn't get on with 4-5-1V until I got a couple of strong wingers (see this post Special Skills discussion) - with these wingers I can almost put any striker in at the front and the attack flows to the extent that I have about 90% success against any formation that is countered by 4-5-1V.

[Buster Keaton]

Glad to see their is a win

here ihave another counter formation for 4-4-2

4-3-1-2. 4 defenders (DL - DC - DC - DR), 3 midfielders (MC), 1 attacking midfielder (AMC) and 2 strikers. With defensive team mentality, focus passing through the middle, pressing style own half, tackling style normal, passing style mixed, marking style zonal and checked both forced counter attack and offside trap.

[Kylos]

Glad to see their is a win

here ihave another counter formation for 4-4-2

4-3-1-2. 4 defenders (DL - DC - DC - DR), 3 midfielders (MC), 1 attacking midfielder (AMC) and 2 strikers. With defensive team mentality, focus passing through the middle, pressing style own half, tackling style normal, passing style mixed, marking style zonal and checked both forced counter attack and offside trap.

Dont want to risk it....



Playing the opponent that won above.

[Buster Keaton]

I am sorry for your loss

Did you play with or without arrows?