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    Quote Originally Posted by Stephen Lam View Post
    Hi all,

    I'm 15 seasons in and like to think that i'm fairly experienced with seeing different formations/tactics and finding a way to deal with them.

    However through multiple seasons I've found that I struggle against the classic 4-4-2 formation. Initially i had great success using the Butterfly(3n-2-2-2w-1), only to discover that it SUCKS against 4-4-2 if they use short passes. I've also tried my favored 4-5-1 V formation and also found that defensively it is very poor against 4-4-2. Shifting to a more defensive mentality using these formations makes things even worse.

    What do people like to use when up against this? Thanks!
    well this working for me good but you always against 4-4-2 you have to watch the game
    orders normal
    middle
    short
    counter on
    press high
    zone
    offcide off
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Lizas View Post
    well this working for me good but you always against 4-4-2 you have to watch the game
    orders normal
    middle
    short
    counter on
    press high
    zone
    offcide off
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    This is what I use as well. Only difference is low press. I'll make minor mentality changes as well based on quality of opponent.

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