Cup game tomorrow, any ideas how I should set up?

[Morgan O'Bree]

I played with someone with the same formation in cup being it 10 quality over me. I countered using

DL DC DR
DMC DMC
MC MC
AML AMR
ST

It's a bit risky since you keep 2 dmcs for his 3 am's, but to counter that tactic i believe you need one more man at midfield (mc) than him able to open to your wings. One other option would be to play 2 amcs instead of the wings and try spear the center. I did pretty well untill i got a red card in both home and away matches, even given the difference (0-2 in the first, but 2nd goal taken dcd'ing with an illegal formation i couldn't log back to change, and 1-0 loss in the second match -after another red card-).

You can also play 4 behind with red arrows on laterals + 1 dmc only.

you can play 5 behind with 1 dmc too if you like defensive style. But that formation hurts if they control the ball.

[shwanko07]

4-1-4-1 didn't work.

it always work for me , was it motivated 4141?
did you switched to any other formations which worked better?

[dv8r]

it always work for me , was it motivated 4141?
did you switched to any other formations which worked better?

I motivated it after the goal, it was normal 4-1-4-1 before. My star player didn't do anything because he doesn't like MR

[shwanko07]

I motivated it after the goal, it was normal 4-1-4-1 before. My star player didn't do anything because he doesn't like MR

it should be always motivated bcz of its defensive nature, did you tried to put your star as AMR (as i have same issue with my best scout who is AMR/AML/AMC) , i push him as AMR after 5 min as a test to see if i lose possession or not, if not i will keep him as AMR, but often need to remove the arrow to keep the balance right , but he will be motivated if he was RM, same as LB/RB/LM/RM/DMC. only lost once using this formation and it was with far superior teams, my mate since 4 seasons is trying to crack it and failing, beat him yesterday away 3-0

did you try any other formations after the goal? just out of curiosity.. bcz many suggested several formations with a base of 3N-3W at the back?

[dv8r]

it should be always motivated bcz of its defensive nature, did you tried to put your star as AMR (as i have same issue with my best scout who is AMR/AML/AMC) , i push him as AMR after 5 min as a test to see if i lose possession or not, if not i will keep him as AMR, but often need to remove the arrow to keep the balance right , but he will be motivated if he was RM, same as LB/RB/LM/RM/DMC. only lost once using this formation and it was with far superior teams, my mate since 4 seasons is trying to crack it and failing, beat him yesterday away 3-0

did you try any other formations after the goal? just out of curiosity.. bcz many suggested several formations with a base of 3N-3W at the back?

I played my own formation today, something I call "my secret weapon" and won 3-0.. beat him on aggregate