How to counter 4-4-2

[kateleya]

michael, may i know did u put red arrow on ur dmc??? or aml or amr?

[Narf]

Well, congrats.
For me it's 2 losses in 2 matches using 4-5-1V so far and I just can't risk another one when I have an alternative. Thanks for the feedback anyway, I hate it when people just come here asking for help and they never say what the outcome was. Kudos to you for that one!

[Michael Unonk]

michael, may i know did u put red arrow on ur dmc??? or aml or amr?

i did blue arrow to 2dc and dmc, red arrow on dl/dr and aml/amr also st

[kateleya]

i did blue arrow to 2dc and dmc, red arrow on dl/dr and aml/amr also st

mixed passing or short passing?

[Michael Unonk]

mixed passing

[kateleya]

mixed passing

thx. bro

[Narf]

LOL, I used the same tactics except for playing Attacking instead of Normal and I didn't play counter-attacks.

[Michael Unonk]

LOL, I used the same tactics except for playing Attacking instead of Normal and I didn't play counter-attacks.

Maybe u should play normal instead of attacking and play the counter attack,

[Narf]

Maybe u should play normal instead of attacking and play the counter attack,

Yeah, I will.
But I've decided to go with this S-shaped formation and attack through the left flank:

-----ST--ST----------
AML------------------
-----MC-----MC--MR
-----------------DMR
DL---DC-----DC-----

Match starts in an hour, will see how it goes.

[Narf]

Changed my mind in the last minute and introduced a DR instead of the MR, turning it into a modified 4-4-2:

-------ST---ST----------
AML--------------------
-------MC---MC---------
--------------------DMR
DL---DC------DC---DR

Red arrows on DL, AML & blue on both DCs, DR and DMR.
Normal mentality, Left flank, Own half, Normal tackling, Long passes, Zonal marking; Force counter-attacks and no offside trap

Got the needed 0:2 result and I'm through to the semi-final.