League Day 7: FC Kneipenkick (72.2, 3W-4-3) 2-1 Hertha Union (63.4, 4-1-4-1)
My team keeps having problems to play out its full potential in the league. Well, I know FCK wins the matches and the players get ok marks (7-9), but the results are way too close considering the standard of the teams and the formations. 3W-4-3 is a counter for the other system, but the goals were only scored by standard situations and individual class that shined through in some scenes. Goals by Monroe and Didonato btw.
I start to doubt the existing of general counter systems. Last CL season at my CL semis I fielded at home 3-5V-2 vs. 4-1-2N-1-2 and lost 0-3 despite having 3 points more quality. In the returning leg I was pissed, did not watch, left the formation untouched at 3-5V-2 vs. 4-1-2N-1-2 and the result was a 2-0 away win. So finally I got angry on myself that I did not watch the match in order to get more possesion (but maybe it would not have worked, because with 3-5V-2 you normally hit 4-1-2N-1-2 on counters).
My current theory (based on observation, all unproved) is that counter formations differ between home and away matches and are additionally based on quality.
P.S.:
About the transfers at my current level (10). 18 years old that costs more than 35 million € (at 68/69 quality) are the fastest trainers. In average they receive 40/80/120 when power-trained hard.