Experienced manager giving countering advice for managers who need it

[Seangomes12]

Hey gianluca he put his striker to AMC just now.put ur one mc in dmc or put blue arrows on one of ur mc

[Iridensys]

Hi Sean, thanks a lot...any arrows on my swings?
I go attacking, donw the flanks, high press, mixed pass, counter off, offside on
Is it better a DMC or MC with blue arrow?

[Highlife]

I need help about playing against 4-4-1-1 in 2 hours time.he is 8% better than me.plz help it's a CL which I really want to win.i hope u can help.i lost 2-0 against him away. In first leg

[Seangomes12]

So basically in 4-4-1-1 formation u have to mainly try and stop the opposition AMC to have any chance of winning the game.the AMC is his most important player on the pitch stopping him would mean stopping his whole attacking play.he also has a good midfield(4).he does not have a DMC to counter ur AMC.playing a AMC and a DMC in ur formation will be vital to ur success.i would say that u need to either go thru the middle or down the flanks.

Basically I would prefer to play a formation which is solid in the middle and which enables u to attack down the flanks and also thru there middle of the pitch.

I would tell u to use 4-1-3w-1-1.why??
1)good back four to stop opponents wingers and one striker.
2)1 DMC to stop or counter his AMC.
3)solid midfield to maintain possession(5)
4)u will have a AMC who will operate without being challenged by a DMC.
5)the formation also gives u the option to play down the flanks and also thru the middle.ur choice.

[Altiplano]

Up against 3w-1-2n-3w-1 in associations today. Never seen this before. Any advice?

[Seangomes12]

Up against 3w-1-2n-3w-1 in associations today. Never seen this before. Any advice?

Let us make a basic assessment of this formation.
1)he has a wide back three.usually.wide back threes are very vulnerable as a single DC can be overrun by opposition midfielders.the full backs if they lose the battle against ur wingers will leave a huge gap for u to attack.
2)he has a DMC.hence playing AMC is useless unless his DMC is ****
3)he has 2 in central midfield which is stable.
4)he has an AMC,hence,u have to play a DMC
3)u need a back four to stop his wingers and striker

I would say use a formation like 4-1-4-1 or 4-5-1 v

Why 4-1-4-1?
1)back four to stop opposition wingers and striker
2)DMC to counter his AMC
3) strong 4 players in midfield so as to dominate midfield as he only has two players in central midfield
5)this will allow u to choose between playing on flanks and thru the middle.both can work

Why 4-5-1 v style.
1)back four to stop his wingers and striker.
2)advanced wingers to terrorize opposition back line.
3)three players in the mid-midfield to dominate possession against his two MCs
4)DMC to counter his AMC
5)this too will allow u to choose between attacking on flanks and thru the middle

[Highlife]

Thanks for the advice man.its gonna be tough one for sure.i joined the forum coz I though I could get help.lets see whether ur so called "experience" is good.

[Seangomes12]

I'm sure it is

[weeed]

How to play against 3n-2w-1-2w-2?? I was thinking 4-5-1 flat or 4-4-1-1 through the middle??

What do you think?

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[Seangomes12]

Northlondonisred,nice thinking man.its good way of playing.play the second option as it is more fluid and attacking.plus,he is going thru the middle and our formation is quite packed in midfield.

Albeit the superiority of our formation,it's always good to keep a plan B.i feel suppose our first choice formation is not working,u can play 4-3n-2w-1.why?
1)back four to stop attackers.
2)central midfield three to match his central midfielder three
3)advanced wingers to break his back line.u will also have one striker up front who will be assisted by ur wingers.this makes the formation more like playing three in front
U can start with any of the two formations.both are equally good