Experienced manager giving countering advice for managers who need it

[Seangomes12]

Both ways u have more advantages then disadvantages

[Seangomes12]

The opposition's only and I mean ONLY strength is possession which u can stop

[Seangomes12]

The obvious weakness of this formation is that there are three at the back and mostly they play narrow.hence it is useful for attacking wingers to terrorize the opposition defense.the formation has a DMC so using AMC will be useless.also midfield is quite strong with 4 players in the middle. u need a DMC in ur squad to stop opposition AMC.basically you have two options to beat this formation
1)go down flanks with fast and skillful wingers playing with counterattack and mixed passing.
2)play fire with fire by packing ur midfield with 5 players or more.

I would prefer going down the flanks

[Seangomes12]

U said ur playing against 3-1-4-1-1 not 3-5-2 v style..I didn't understand ur question.do u mean when the opposition plays 3-5-2 v style what do u do??

[Iridensys]

Yes

[Seangomes12]

Always remember that going down flanks does not always require support from full backs.this I have learnt from my own experience.

[Seangomes12]

U just have to adapt.one formation can have many variations.if ur playing against 3-5-2 flat then u have to put DMC in central midfield with blue arrows so that u have 5 in central midfield which forms a 3-5-1-1 formation which is useful for maintaining possession in the game.DMC is not required to counter 3-5-2 flat as that formation does not have AMC to counter against.using an AMC will be useful as in 3-5-2 flat opposition does not have DMC.in this way there will be a strong link between midfield and attack.it is all about adaptation.so basically even against 3-5-2 flat u have the option to go down flanks by putting red arrows on wide players or u can go through middle with short passes.UR CHOICE

[weeed]

What would you play agains this guy. Its 4-2-3-1

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[Seangomes12]

As much as possible go down the flanks.if u want ,u can go thru the middle.always use counterattacks(don't forget)

[Seangomes12]

The perfect solution for beating 4-2-3-1 is playing a formidable 4-1-3w-1-1.imshall explain how this works.
1)u have a DMC to protect the defense as 4-2-3-1 is a very attack minded formation
2)u u will have three central midfielders compared to his 2 central midfielders.hence u can maintain possession
3)u will have a back four to stop his attacking wingers and striker(very important)
4)u will have an AMC who will be unchallenged as opposition does not have DMC

Perfect isn't it.one of the guys who I gave my advice to on another thread won the game easilty by playing this formation