The New Inside View

[Temidayo_]

Our tactical evolution since the season started has been very interesting. Began the season with the formation with which I last played the game. A standard 4-3-3, without the exact players who fit in their normal positions in a

AML-ST-AMR

MC-DM-MC

DL-DC-DC-DR

which I would normally play, but with players whose ideal positions were:

(first lineup)


AMR -ST- (AML/AMC/AMR)

MC-DM-AMC

ML-DL-DM-MR

(first result)


It was insane. Struggled to draw the game which surprised me, given how much better we were on paper (team %).

Decided to adjust my team to better fit what I had in the return leg. Dropped the DM in DM from the first leg to the defence and played the DL and DM already in defence on either side of his. Pushed up the MR and ML higher up so that they became wingbacks.

The MC and AMC both dropped backwards to DM in the center of the pitch. Moved the AML/AMC/AMR slightly inwards so that he vacated AMR, moved closer to No10 but remained close enough to the MR now playing almost to his right.


(2nd lineup)


Did something similar on the left wing, while bringing in a real AML for the AMR who had started on the left in the first leg. The AML moved slight inwards, but more forward, closer to the ST, to become something of a second striker.

(2nd result)



Improvement, or was it mostly the home advantage?



Veteran manager just returning. Starting an asoc by the principles expressed in this thread ((https://forum.topeleven.com/showthread.php?p=667307). Assoc tag is #7V6TDT.