How to beat 4-4-2 (5 Star) formation?

[amit4life5]

Him:



Me:


I know that 4-5-1V is the famous formation to beat this but i am not sure. It seems a but clumsy cause it doesnt have any focus. Too much attack and 2 MC's against 4 of his..Not sure. How do you reccomend on beating this guy? By the way my AML is 31 years old. All others are 20-21-22

Also this is away match so i gotta win cause if i **** up i believe i wont have any chance to promote to the next level.

[nsretkovic]

No 4 5 1 V! I always win with 4 4 2 against 4 5 1 V. Try 4 1 4 1, 4 5 1 flat or "fire to fire" (4 4 2)

[amit4life5]

No 4 5 1 V! I always win with 4 4 2 against 4 5 1 V. Try 4 1 4 1, 4 5 1 flat or "fire to fire" (4 4 2)

4-5-1 and 4-1-4-1 both lacks on defense. I can go with 4-4-2 but for example today i had a league match against 4-4-2 too, 4-5* players and i won 2-1, it was real tight. I can go with 4-4-2 but i am not sure. Its home away match so i gotta win if i want to take the advantage.

[hullabaloo]

4-5-1 V still works against the 4-4-2? for me it stopped working after the game engine update 1-2 seasons ago

[shwanko07]

Butterfly may be?
tried it and it worked tbh this season

[P.F.C. Stompwijk]

Just go for 4-4-2 against 4-4-2. Red arrows on ML & MR. Down both flanks. Hard tackling. Pressure on the whole pitch and your team mentality on the highest. This is maybe not the wisest tactic. But yeah... good luck

[BiteTheDust]

The last 2 matches were against a 4-4-2 formation Team.

I used 4-5-1 V Style against both of them. I won 6-1 and 6-0.

Tactics: Red Arrows on AML/AMR/both MC´s. With a lead of 3-0 i gave the DL and DR red arrows too.
Team mentality: offensive
Passing: mixed
pressing: own half
pass style: mixed
Defending: zonal

[dimdim1]

4-5-1 V is the answer