Good defensive formations

[Potemy]

I think he means this:

------------ST-------------
---------------------------
------MC---MC---MC-------
-DML------DMC-------DMR-
-------DC--DC---DC-------

This formation is almost pure defense. I dont think there are many others out there without being illegal formations.

3-6-1 or 5-4-1, they are both hard to break down regardless of which formation you choose.


------------ST-------------
---------------------------
------MC---MC---MC-------
-----------DMC------------
-DL----DC--DC---DC-----DL


Of course, you have to pick the right tool for the job. You dont use a hammer to tighten a screw, so your orders have to be correct to justify your decision. I think the opponents formation and the desired result are key to the decision. So you have to iron out a few variables before you go with a formation.

No, that's not what I meant. I said in my last post, the actual placement, wide or narrow, depends on the opponent's formation.

4-5-1 is a possibility too, 4-2-3-0-1, I guess.

So far this season, I've used 3-3-2-2 and 3-3-2-1-1, as below, to get past my Cup preliminary and first league match respectively, both against teams with scouts playing 4-3W-3.

-----ST-------ST------|----------ST----------
-----------------------|-------------------AMR
-----MC------MC------|--ML--MC--------------
DML-----DMC-----DMR-|-----DMC-----DMC-DMR
-----DC--DC--DC------|--DL--DC--DC----------