Why am i losing so much all of the sudden?

[Skidz]

i figured i put pictures of my formation. these are basically how i've been playing since i started playing in September, and like i've said, they worked up until recently...

Your main problem here IS NOT having three at the back but because they are all DC and so you are vunerable on the flank! I play 3 at the back! so I know what im talking about!, when playing 3 you need to play DL,DC,DR much more balanced!, play with blue arrows or none at all, the DMC you have is fine and good extra cover, play him with red or no arrows!,. Now only playing to wide midfield players you leave a gaping hole in the middle so I would drop the AMC and play another MC in the middle or drop the middle ST and replace him for a CM in the middle! this looks much better and gives you plenty of cover forward and back! play your MC AND ST with red arrows on.

[Ted Theodore Logan]

Your main problem here IS NOT having three at the back but because they are all DC and so you are vunerable on the flank! I play 3 at the back! so I know what im talking about!, when playing 3 you need to play DL,DC,DR much more balanced!, play with blue arrows or none at all, the DMC you have is fine and good extra cover, play him with red or no arrows!,. Now only playing to wide midfield players you leave a gaping hole in the middle so I would drop the AMC and play another MC in the middle or drop the middle ST and replace him for a CM in the middle! this looks much better and gives you plenty of cover forward and back! play your MC AND ST with red arrows on.

my second season i experimented with a DL, DC, DR and it didn't really work for me and i got better results with the 3 DCs so i stuck with them, i'll try it out once again once i get a DL and see what happens.
i want to try the old formation i wanted to try months ago but never really did (2 MCs a AML, AMR, and 1 ST) since even though having 3 strikers gave me results for months (my strikers usually were the top scorers every season up to this one), i never really liked having 3 strikers since my idea of 3 forwards is 2 wingers and a striker not 3 strikers...
i love having an AMC and DMC since i've always believed that those 2 positions are the puppeteers of teams especially the old school AMC/10/playmaker (i've been looking for an AMC with a playmaking ability for ages), so it will be hard for me to give up the AMC (especially since this season he's the only one that has scored so far), i'll try and see what happens though

[Skidz]

my second season i experimented with a DL, DC, DR and it didn't really work for me and i got better results with the 3 DCs so i stuck with them, i'll try it out once again once i get a DL and see what happens.
i want to try the old formation i wanted to try months ago but never really did (2 MCs a AML, AMR, and 1 ST) since even though having 3 strikers gave me results for months (my strikers usually were the top scorers every season up to this one), i never really liked having 3 strikers since my idea of 3 forwards is 2 wingers and a striker not 3 strikers...
i love having an AMC and DMC since i've always believed that those 2 positions are the puppeteers of teams especially the old school AMC/10/playmaker (i've been looking for an AMC with a playmaking ability for ages), so it will be hard for me to give up the AMC (especially since this season he's the only one that has scored so far), i'll try and see what happens though

I play 3-1-4-2 DL,DC,DR,DMC,ML.MC,MC,MR,ST,ST and have won the last 6 league titles in a row! so I can definatley say it works!, ofcourse you also have to have the players and quality for it to work!, its the little simple things that can make all the diffference i.e. DL,ML and 1 ST all left footed or both and DC,MR 1 ST all right footed!! trying to get a perfect balance to your team! once you have this you can then start tweaking your settings to suit. The main reason I like 3-1-4-2 is you have so many formation options you can change to during a live match from attacking to defencive it really is in my opinion the most versatile formation there is, Im surprised at how little its used.

[Cat Harrison]

It seems you put a lot of responsibility on your wingers. As I said I'm maybe too far other side of the fence but I would try to get another MC so you could sometimes play Narrow Diamond, both your formations leave the midfield a bit open, and maybe you are just playing against guys that have figured out a counter to it...also you could try playing different or no arrows (especially on DC) and see how they do with that.

[Ted Theodore Logan]

my original plan when i started playing was to have 2 MCs instead of a ML and MR and an AML and AMR with 1 striker instead of 3 strikers, but i wasn't sure if it would work the way i wanted to, and since i had been doing so good with the formation i am using i never really tried the latter formation.
i wish there were more freedom as to where you could position your players rather than having those set box spots the game has...

[Cat Harrison]

I have some players that do better out of their position (usually MC's those boys are b*!ches) Also too you can look for more dual role players to expand your flexibility.

Now that friendlies don't hurt the other manager you have a lot more freedom to experiment.

[Qambu Yaasi]

My opinion is that you are vulnerable in midfield because I have noticed in top 11, a lot of emphasis is given to MCs. When my MCs or DMs have a bad day, then that's it, I'll lose to an inferior team, or draw.

I think your DMC & your MC has to perform 99% of the time & maybe this season or the tail-end of last season, they started to crumble.

Personally I think playing 3 strikers is a waste of the extra headcount upfront. It is no different than using 1ST & 2 AMR/L. The additional striker can be used as an MC & you have a cover if your other MC is under performing. But in cases where both are in a slump then that's just out of your control.

[Leandra Marina]

it not his formation, its the game engine. his formation cant be that bad if he had much success before

[Ted Theodore Logan]

it not his formation, its the game engine. his formation cant be that bad if he had much success before

that's why i'm so confused and frustrated i went from being one of the best teams in my general grouping of teams in league/cup/champions to one of the worst at the snap of a finger...

You have a very strong team but how old are they all?

mostly low to mid 20s my 2 oldest players are 28 and 29.

[Skidz]

You have a very strong team but how old are they all?