I Won - BUT know I could have played this game Better - Would Love Advice

[FlyingV]

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?

This was really well good Razz,

I am not too ashamed to admit that until you posted this I did not know about a couple of Items you mentioned. If I had known about the Defensive mentality this well I would have tried it and now I will.

I love these ideas and will seriously use them and your right about the counter attack, I just needed to hear someone experienced say what I knew was in my gut.

Thanks so much for this Razz, time to add a much needed AMC to my squad. You have been of great help.

Dont Laugh, I always thought using 2 central defenders had me protected for Center Defence (example 4-4-2) This also explains a couple of things now. Great stuff, seriously.
Cheers,
V

[Razz]

This was really well good Razz,

I am not too ashamed to admit that until you posted this I did not know about a couple of Items you mentioned. If I had known about the Defensive mentality this well I would have tried it and now I will.

I love these ideas and will seriously use them and your right about the counter attack, I just needed to hear someone experienced say what I knew was in my gut.

Thanks so much for this Razz, time to add a much needed AMC to my squad. You have been of great help.

Dont Laugh, I always thought using 2 central defenders had me protected for Center Defence (example 4-4-2) This also explains a couple of things now. Great stuff, seriously.
Cheers,
V

I guess i have the advantage of not having played other futbol sims so I had no preconceived notions, so I read the official help (sparse as it is) and the tutorials and tips. You have nothing to be ashamed of.

re defense, http://forum.topeleven.com/tutorials...-part-1-a.html
That's the bible I follow for T11. So if a player covers his square and all adjacent squares, it follows, and experience bears out, that they cover adjacent squares less effectively and with less priority than their own. (when using zonal D)

I literally NEVER use a 4 wide D, because I'm always able to exploit it on attack. I use 3 central defenders, or 3n + a DMC (because the DMC, in addition to strengthening the middle, also adds to midfield possession numbers). If I really feel i need to cover the flanks i go 5 wide, or 4 wide WITH a blue arrowed DMC.