Quote Originally Posted by FlyingV View Post
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.