Heavy injuries despite Buildings

[GehSterben]

This formation was just an emergency formation: all my other MC were injuried. Normally I play with no DML and DMR but with 3 MC
Today I lost a game against a Player 1 League lower than mine, 5 rating points lower and he just had 20% possession ( I tried to test my new Scout player) WHY?

[Accyrover]

Playing with 1 MC has no baring on possession in the case above.

Last season I played over twenty games with either 1 MC or none at all. take a look at my sig, possession IMO is defined by: watching the match, player quality against opposition and passing type with a formation that dominates MF, as such it creates chances for the striker and also stops runs from MF against your defense.

The formation I used above was.

-----DC--DC--DC
----DMC-----DMC
MR-----------------ML
----AMR------AML
----------ST

Its all about out numbering your opponent in MF, forcing him to play long balls, which create possession loss.
Even against 3MC's that formation played with the correct orders and a couple of arrows will dominate the MF.

Take 4-3-3 as an example, why does the V formation work well:
1. 5 MF players against 3.
2. Opponents MF is blocked so has to play from the back with long balls.

4-4-2 against butterfly, 4-4-2 relies on flank play suppling the strikers and is weak through the centre, it has three rows of players get in between those rows and block the flanks you will again force him to play long to create chances again giving away possession.

See how they match up in their basic formation.

---DR---DC-ST--DC---DL
-AML----------------AMR
--MR---MC---MC---ML
--------MC---MC
-DML--------------DMR
---DC-ST-DC-ST-DC

Of course in the game other factors play apart, but by watching the game having a full stadium should give you a head start with circa 12% less any away add ons.

Even against 4-5-1, outnumber the MF you win possession %.

All the above is based on playing this game, and in general against opposition from the same level and always with a decent win bonus, which progressively gets higher as the two cup comps progress. league stays around the same 2nd-3rd option.

A perfect example was my CL victory last season, post 399.

http://forum.topeleven.com/top-eleve...-doing-40.html

[Accyrover]

Attachment 412
Here are the formations, my MC has no injury and is my best player.
I have another problem: My goalkeeper was player of the game once but instead of showing player of the game 1 in his details he got 1 assist
Strange?

What orders did you use and what arrows.
The first thing you notice is your DL/DR are doing little to help the team stuck in behind the DM's, three DC's would have been better giving you another player in an advanced position.
He has more than likely played with mixed focus, which certainly would over run you through the centre.
Check the game comments leading to the goals, see where they came from.

If the possession loss persists I would be taking screen shots of the last few games and the next couple of games and sending them to support.

AS for the OP injuries, I would not be surprised to find you are being hit for progressing your facilities to fast, L6 medical at L2 is some going not to mention the rest of the upgrades in other areas to get to L6.

[GehSterben]

So today the Goalkeeper Best Player /assist issue is gone. Good.
I have offensive arrows on MCs AML AMR and St and defensive arrows on all the others!
I only had so few possession in this match in most other matches I have about 60-80%
By the way: Almost forgot to say Thank you for your replies!