Mmmhhh... I'll never understand the "logic" of this game.

[cracicot]

As the name implies mentality is the focus on which you orient your team into playing. Offensive mentality will much likely pressure the opponent's midfield and 3/4 zone in order to break through. It doesn't change the stats, this is not a fighting game.

On the other side, mentality means nothing if not supported by the right team. As example. a 3-3-1-3 module with defensive mentality is as much trash as a pen with no ink. On the other side, a 4-2dmc-3mc-1 with offensive mentality won't bring any good that the normal mentality.

Basically, modules needs to match orders and orders need to match modules to be effective.

A 4-3-3 will be more offensive and have more chanches with attacking mentality. But attacking mentality will leave you open to counters. To answer once to your reply before, during your match if the other manager was present and at the moment of red card switched to defensive/counter on you most probably would have taken in a second goal.

a 3-3-2-2 like yours profits more with defensive/counter strategy as well, along with own half pressing. WHen i wrote that it's an AI you're facing i meant that even on defensive/counter the AI won't produce a scenario when you get pressured and got less possession than the enemy. You would actually have the same pressure on pitch but the AI woul pick better and more chanches for your players to score rather than with the orders you used.

So according to your orders you needa put your module to favour them. A 4-3N-3 plaied on flanks will fail due to lack of wingers, as much as an offensive mentality won't bring any good if 7 of your players are playing in you own half, as i said earlier in your situation.

Nice "theories", because that's all they are without concrete proof and/or confirmation from Nordeus.

a 4-3N-3 played on flanks might not fail if the opponent also plays illogical and/or uses wrong instructions/tactics. there are defensive formations that can be played with attacking mentality and win, simply because I do it all the time. I am ALWAYS playing attacking mentality no matter what formation I use.

Until Nordeus confirms the actual definition and usage of mentalities, it is all trial and error with no way of actually knowing 100%

[kebess]

Nice "theories", because that's all they are without concrete proof and/or confirmation from Nordeus.

a 4-3N-3 played on flanks might not fail if the opponent also plays illogical and/or uses wrong instructions/tactics. there are defensive formations that can be played with attacking mentality and win, simply because I do it all the time. I am ALWAYS playing attacking mentality no matter what formation I use.

Until Nordeus confirms the actual definition and usage of mentalities, it is all trial and error with no way of actually knowing 100%

Indeed. I'm too used to the saying "the best defense is the strongest attack" or something like that... well, you know what I mean.

If you're attacking your opponent constantly and firmly, and can keep it up long enough, then he can't really do anything else but defend, inevitably giving you an advantage.
Obviously, this doesn't always apply, but I'd say it's the way to go as a "default" mentality.

For example, many people say, Hard Attacking mentality is bad, etc... but the truth is, every single time I've "dared" to use it, I won the game pretty abruptly, and most goals were yielded right after the switch.
So either, it's all about luck and I was very lucky, every single time, or there's definitely something to this logic.