Quote Originally Posted by FlyingV View Post
Add - In initial away formation I used the 4-5-1 V ( I pulled the wingers back for this game to add a little defense on the wings without having to change my tactics to defensive )

How would you more experienced players have played against this 4-3-3 at home with a 2-0 lead away in the first leg. Very Curious,

Thanks.
Why NOT use defensive? Understand that mentality, as far as we know based on Nordeus, only determines how risk-taking your team is with their shots.
Hard Attacking = more long range & risky shots, less likely to be on target
Hard Defending = Fewer shots, more likely to be on target

Your formation isn't bad. Against 4 defenders with no DMC I use an AMC and lone ST and attack the middle (the weak spot between the central defenders) - essentially what you have except replacing one ST with an AMC, and moving the wingers around depending on whether I want to be more cautious or more attacking.

As for tactics, as I said, don't be afraid to go defensive - read everything Nordeus has posted and read some of the older tutorials. It seems a lot of people come into this game with an erroneous idea of what team mentality and arrows actually do. I also find counterattack to be effective quite often because so many people use a kamikaze all-out attacking formation. Also, match focus passing to your formation, so even with the formation you have I think middle or mixed would have been more effective than what you used - down the flanks with your wingers pulled back seems counterproductive, doesn't it?