Formations and tactics ideas!

[Tactician]

Any tactical idea for using 4-2mc-2W-2st?

By just looking at the formation, it is evident that you have to make use of the wings. Appropriate passing orders will more likely be mixed or short. DR and DL may be asked to provide support in attack, especially if short passing is set as preferred. It can also be played with high pressing.

In terms of personal preference, it's not something that I would like to use. I have used this formation only once or twice, where on one of the occasions, it failed against a weaker team despite looking good as counter formation on paper at that time. This formation, while it might look very pleasing to the eye (seems very good in attack), will likely to fail in many cases, because it is very weak in midfield, especially the centre part. An opponent can easily exploit this. While you might score a few goals if your opponent has weaknesses on the wings and at the back, you will likely concede a lot goals and also fail to retain possession; and, given the fact that a team using such an attacking formation can only score provided that it has enough possession, if you cannot get enough hold of the ball, you will have trouble scoring goals despite having 4 players upfront. It is likely that you will lose or draw games (1-0, 1-1) against weaker normal or defensive teams, especially if you do not attend the match, and can 'easily' lose games with high scores against attacking and very attacking teams. This formation can be classified as an inferior formation for general use.

[Arion]

3N-2W-2N-2W-1 (Butterfly) is an expensive formation to use as in addition to AMLs and AMRs, there is the need for DMLs and DMRs.

My server has more DML/ML and DMR/MR than attacking midfielders. Since people rarely ever use them it won't be surprising to get them for a T.

[Abhinavsharma]

So we must prefer blue arrows on Mc's and long passes to bind the midfield gap?

[Tactician]

So we must prefer blue arrows on Mc's and long passes to bind the midfield gap?

It may work. You must experiment.

[Abhinavsharma]

It may work. You must experiment.

Experiment worked.But yellow card on Mc lol

[Abhinavsharma]

3W-2Dmc-2Mc-2aml/r-1St or 3W-2Dmc-1Mc-2aml/r-2St both are best.First one as defensive and second one as offensive.

[motrin]

3W-2Dmc-2Mc-2aml/r-1St or 3W-2Dmc-1Mc-2aml/r-2St both are best.First one as defensive and second one as offensive.

I've been really happy with 3w-2dmc-2mc-2aml/r-1st... Particularly against the 4-5v-1.

[Tactician]

I've been really happy with 3w-2dmc-2mc-2aml/r-1st... Particularly against the 4-5v-1.

There is still room for wingers to receive long passes from deep-lying players though, especially when counter-attacking. Or does the DMCs (or combination of DMCs and Side Defenders) stop those? Have you seen it? As it is now, it seems that the wingers might face some difficulty as they have to beat at least one player if they decide to dribble, and if they decide to send an early cross, they still have to send it in such a way that the DMC does not block it.

[motrin]

There is still room for wingers to receive long passes from deep-lying players though, especially when counter-attacking. Or does the DMCs (or combination of DMCs and Side Defenders) stop those? Have you seen it? As it is now, it seems that the wingers might face some difficulty as they have to beat at least one player if they decide to dribble, and if they decide to send an early cross, they still have to send it in such a way that the DMC does not block it.

I'll pay attention more to the winger action next time I face the 4-5v-1. All I can tell you right now is that there haven't been any goals, which could be due to a million different reasons (opp wasn't counter attacking, my player quality make up for bad defensive tactic, etc). I typically go for a 3DC-2DML/R in that situation since I prefer to have all attacking midfielders directly marked. Due to a suspension, I had no DML and went with the 2DMC formation. It went well so I used it a few more times. I wish I could pull up the matches from last season to get more of the games stats/ratings.

[Tactician]

I'll pay attention more to the winger action next time I face the 4-5v-1. All I can tell you right now is that there haven't been any goals, which could be due to a million different reasons (opp wasn't counter attacking, my player quality make up for bad defensive tactic, etc). I typically go for a 3DC-2DML/R in that situation since I prefer to have all attacking midfielders directly marked. Due to a suspension, I had no DML and went with the 2DMC formation. It went well so I used it a few more times. I wish I could pull up the matches from last season to get more of the games stats/ratings.

Ok, thanks.